Are we just more timid, uptight, afraid of exploitation or worse if we do too much ‘hands on’ research?
Interesting reading as always.
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As I recall, Scott said he gained all of his knowledge (about the subject) by interviewing clients and vendors on his many research trips and not by personal experience. I thought he said he took his kids or wife along on a couple of the trips.
Can’t quite recall the exact details because the subject was irrelevant to the eager but cloistered frater. You can probably still listen to the interview at NPR.org.
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Note from the Wicked Witch of Publishing ™: If you say so.
]]>Maybe it’s male menopause, maybe it’s an effort to revive a flagging libido. But the acid test of these books is whether they titilate and one can get a prurient thrill from reading them or is their purpose more serious. Talese’s book was rather pathbreaking for its time an we still don’t have an answer to what his wife was thinking. I am positing these books against Nancy Friday and others who also claim to be doing ‘research’.
We also have of course, much more explicit material. To each their own. But some good may still come of it. I would add of interest to sociologists too, in addition to psychologists, psychiatrists and police. But if we can raise awareness about the nexus between organized crime and pornography and exploitation which leads to paedophalia and prostitution, we may be able take some positive action.
Note from the Wicked Witch of Publishing ™: Sridhar Balan is a senior consultant with book publisher Ratna Sagar Private Ltd. He had previously been a director with Oxford University Press, India. He is involved in professional training in publishing and also writes a column on publishing in leading newspapers.
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I never would have considered going to a kiddie porn site; the thought sickens and terrifies me. Trust me when I tell you, I would not do well in Club Fed.
Of course, real life is the best resource available. There are just some things you wish you had not had to experience to get your background info.
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experience that causes her to go berserk sexually. I’m 59 years old, a little late for a mid-life crisis.
I’ve found that the process of writing the book has been an exploration of the intersection of mysticism and sex that has shown me that connection more clearly.
In every book, for me, there are some givens, parts that feel ready-made and waiting to be put on the page. In this book, the sexy parts were the ones that were easiest to write. And fun.
Note from the Wicked Witch of Publishing ™: Peggy writes novels and nonfiction books. Her themes are mysticism and sexuality (and the intersection of the two), and creative courage and self-expression. Her most recent novel Sister India, is a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
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That is unkind to poor little Elliott.
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Note from the Wicked Witch of Publishing ™: Maybe former Governor Spitzer should have said he was merely “researching.”
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