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Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard was the perfect prostitute, screenwriter-wise...

I've got a high dollar NYC escort as an accidental love interest and savior for the hero. This makes me think everything about it is cliche and bordering on Pretty Woman territory. Yikes.

Miranda Sajdak of Under the Stairs Entertainment shares some great advice about the problems with many prostitute characters: Enough with the badly written strippers and prostitutes This is a Must Read for anyone thinking about writing a male or female sex worker (prostitute, stripper, porn star, etc.).

Also, check out this essay by Harriety Jay about thinking, researching and writing about sex workers. It's really worth your time to read.