Getting Spicy: Nailing the Art of Erotic Scenes with Shanna Germain

Come learn the ins and outs of crafting sexy scenes that inspire, delight, and turn up the heat in your romantasy realms and interstellar space operas alike.  We'll talk about the birds, the bees, and other winged things, tackle your fears about writing erotica, and how to turn up the heat to just the right level.

This one-hour live webinar live Q& A will cover:

• How to make sex scenes matter (aka, turn your readers on AND make them cry),
• Where the body parts go (yes, even that one), and
• Avoid the biggest erotica mistakes.

Participants will walk away with:

• Suggestions for improving your existing scenes,
• Exercises for writing new ones, and
• A list of useful resources for going even deeper.   

This class meets for one hour on September 13 from 10:00 - 11:00am Pacific.
This class will be held in a webinar format. Video/microphones are not required to participate. No advance preparation is required for this class.

About the Instructor: 

Shanna Germain is an award-winning author, editor, and game designer. Her stories about sex or death (or both) have appeared in hundreds of publications, including Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Best American Erotica, Best Bondage Erotica, Best Gay Romance, Best Erotic Romance, Best Lesbian Erotica, Fantasy Magazine, Lightspeed Magazine,The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica, and Penthouse. She is also the author of myriad games and books, including As Kinky As You Wanna Be, Bound By Lust, Leather Bound, The Lure of Dangerous Women, and We are All Mad Here. She lives in a pocket rainforest in Seattle and has a thing for girls in red dresses and boys with sharp teeth. Follow her down the rabbit hole at shannagermain.com.

This event will be held in Zoom. By registering for this class, you agree to follow the Clarion West Code of Conduct and Zoom policies. 

About Our Community Classes:
 

Community classes are offered at low cost and with additional sliding scale options to enable access to high-quality writing instruction, regardless of your economic circumstance. Please choose the ticketing price that best supports your circumstances.

Limited Free Seating: 

We offer a percentage of seats in every class to People of the Global Majority (Asian, Black, African, Latina/o/x, Middle Eastern, Indigenous, Pacific Islander, and/or have been racialized as 'ethnic minorities') for free, regardless of financial need. 

Eligible folks should complete this form to enter the lottery for free seats.  If a seat is available, we will email you 7-10 days before the class begins. For more information, see our equity and inclusion policies.