Aphrodite's Pen: The Power of Writing Erotica After Midlife

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The first book of its kind for middle-aged and older women wanting to empower their sexual lives through the craft of writing erotica The erotic imagination is a doorway to personal empowerment, experienced no more viscerally and vibrantly than through the written word. Aphrodite's Pen is a celebration of women's sexuality after midlife. It is the first book of its kind created for older women who are ready to embark on an intimate journey of personal discovery, healing, connection, and growth through the art of writing erotica. Author Stella Fosse, founder of the Elderotica Writers group, has created a guide for writers and non-writers alike. This book covers all genres of writing, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoir, and more. Fosse offers step-by-step instructions for character design, plot development, and accessing the erotic imagination. She shares her expert advice on creating a writing circle within one's community and gives useful tips for getting published or reading one's work in public. Aphrodite's Pen is an open invitation to women of all sexual orientations who are ready to take the next step and tap into the transformative power of their passions.

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Writing erotica is powerfulit can entertain, empower, and excite the writer as well as the reader. If youre over fifty, you have wisdom and experience to share, and youll findAphrodites Pena lively and motivating erotic writing course. This book offers instruction, prompts, interviews with published post-midlife erotica writers, andsamples of erotica to inspire you and help you create your own.
Joan Price, advocate for ageless sexuality and author ofNaked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud about Senior Sex

When we think of erotica, we dont usually link it together with middle-aged women. In fact it is middle-aged women who are finally liberated to fully experience the sensuous delight of erotica. They have reached the point in their lives when they are no longer encumbered by the risk of pregnancy nor zapped by the physical ramificationsof menopause. This is a groundbreaking book that so many of us have been waiting for ... empowered women writing erotica!
Kathleen A. Barry, PhD, coeditor ofUnmasked: Women Write about Sex and Intimacy after Fifty

Women in midlife and beyond are often sexually marginalized, yet we are in a great position to call on years of passionate experience. Stella Fosse shows us how to write erotica through step-by-step instructions and exercises. Writing erotic literature, like fantasizing, is a great way to explore your sexuality and stay safe at the same time.
Barbara Keesling, PhD, author ofCrazy Stupid Sex: Dr. Barbs Guide to Keeping It SafeandAll Night Long: How to Make Love to a Man over 50

Author Bio

STELLA FOSSE is a late bloomer whose erotic life went from blah to ecstatic in her late fifties. In 2016, Fosse and Lynx Canon founded a group for women over fifty called Elderotica Writers, with monthly meetings to share story writing and friendship. Fosse' story "Terraforming," about the friendship between a bookish woman in her sixties and a well-endowed cowboy, appeared in the 2017 anthology, Dirty Old Women, and she has read several times at the quarterly Dirty Old Women literary event in Oakland. Stella's collaborative project, The Palace of Wisdom, is based on an imaginary erotic spa in Big Sur for women over fifty, which includes floorplans, activities, and rules, which she shares in workshops and online, inviting women to submit stories for a themed anthology. Fosse is retired from a career in biotechnology and lives with her partner in North Carolina.