Quick Fix: Writing a Great Sex Scene

On this Slate Plus episode, Carvell Wallace continues his conversation with award-winning author and memoirist Melissa Febos. They discuss the "unrules" of writing about sex—and Melissa shares advice for new writers on how to make a sex scene come alive.

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The show is produced by Rosemary Belson, with Kevin Bendis. Our technical director is Merritt Jacob and our supervising producer is Joel Meyer.

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