Red Emma’s

Sex scenes can be tough to write. If you can get past your own authorial discomfort, you still have to contend with multiple characters, orifices, and limbs. You have to scale a veritable mountain of cliché and find a way to say something fresh and new about the oldest activity in human existence. In this one-off workshop, we’ll think about writing at the intersection of the physical and metaphysical, discuss how to advance characterization through embodiment, and think about sex as communication and conflict. No previous experience required and no mandatory sharing. Come ready to generate material and have fun in the process! NB: a good sex scene doesn’t have to feature good sex. Everything from the steamy (NORMAL PEOPLE) to the cringey (“Cat Person”) encouraged.

Kate Brody is a writer from LA. Her work has previously appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Parents, Lit Hub, Electric Lit, The Literary Review, The Rumpus, Crime Reads, _and Noema, among other publications. She recently released her debut novel, _Rabbit Hole, _which was an Indie Next pick for January 2024. She will be discussing and signing copies of _Rabbit Hole _at Greedy Reads Remington on Thursday 2/15, along with Kate Reed Petty (author of _True Story).