Your Inner Anaïs: Write Erotica Like a Sex Goddess with Carly, Editor of Read Aurore— September 18

Level up your writing practice + pleasure (yes! both at the same time) Learn how to write good sex scenes or full on smut (up to you).

Have you ever lingered over sexy scenes in novels? Wished for more plotline in porn? Missed the emotional, vulnerable part of sex not typically portrayed in media? Longed for representation of bodies that look like yours? Pored over Anaïs Nin, but wished for a more updated perspective? Felt your real experiences were often more interesting than fiction?

I believe writing real erotica is like therapy. It helps you shape words to your sensations, it makes you more adept at articulating your desires, and it leads to more in-depth fantasies. It’s also really fun.

In this workshop, you’ll be invited to do deep breathing and visualization, complete writing exercises and free writes, shout out your thoughts and feelings, ask questions, and share your writing with the group.

Students will learn

• How to start your story/examples of powerful first lines

• How to avoid cliche in your writing

• A guide to naming body parts and using words that empower

• How to build characters that invite the reader into their inner world

• How to tap into your pleasure, desire, and memories through erotic writing

Beyond becoming a better writer, and beginning to craft your own erotic story, writing real erotica helps you:

• Become a better lover

• Communicate clearly in the bedroom

• Identify your turn-ons

• Relate better to your lovers

• Rewrite past encounters to change the narrative

• Send amazing sexts!

About the Instructor

Carly is the creator and editor behind Read Aurore. A writer with a history of exploring "taboo" topics, including sex and sobriety, abortion, DV, and of course ~~confessional erotica~~ she has been published in VICE, VOGUE, Brooklyn Magazine, Slate, and Refinery29. Carly has helmed digital content and creative for several more vanilla interests, including Perrier (sparkling water), Burrow (couches), and Blake Lively (Gossip Girl star). With her writing and marketing experience combined, Carly has created an accessible digital magazine for modern erotica at Read Aurore. https://readaurore.com/