Porn Writing Demimonde
Matthew Flamm explores the subculture of sex writers writing for adult magazines, "once a thriving New York demimonde, it is now a world in its twilight." The writers profiled reminisce about the glory days of the 1970s.
New [porno magazine] titles appeared almost monthly, writers mingled at klieg-lighted Times Square premieres (before sex films went straight to video) and editors had leeway in what they assigned. . . . "Later on, you had to limit the complications, and there was like a checklist of things the stories had to have," added Mr. Moody, whose name is a pen name. "That was the big irony. The porn, which was supposed to be so exotic, became more and more bland."
Long, fascinating feature article; highly recommended.
