Lynda Smith Hoggan

“From the Bedroom to the Page: Writing About Sex” is a presentation by a professor of human sexuality who has curated a collection of sexual scenes in creative writing. Lynda will discuss the following issues in writing about sex:

• A disclaimer re: adult materials
• What constitutes sex in creative writing?
• Reasons to/not to include a sex scene(s)
• Factors in theme, character development, mood
• Importance of genre and language
• Group members’ experience in reading/writing about sex
• Curated readings and discussion
• Writing exercise (depending on time)
• Next steps?

SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHY

Lynda Smith Hoggan is Professor Emeritus of health and human sexuality at Mt. San Antonio College in Southern California. Her first book, Our Song: a Memoir of Love and Race, was published in 2022. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Westwind UCLA Journal of the Arts, the anthology Art in the Time of Unbearable Crisis, and more. She is working on a sequel to her first book and also blogs at www.lyndasmithhoggan.com.