Seduction: Pros & Cons

My life is being overrun with seduction lately. No, I haven't taken up residence on the cover of a Harlequin romance novel, and my schedule is not full of candlelit encounters in romantic restaurants. For better or worse.
The truth is, I'm acting as lead publicist for my first book, which comes out in June. This book is all about seduction, specifically how it is the driving force in French life. It's fascinating stuff, very well written, and will ultimately be, I hope, a lot of fun to work on.
As a result, I've been writing a lot of supporting material for the book, discussing its themes and implications. The French concept of seduction is very different from that of Americans. For us, it's mostly the Puritanical (so I'm told) delay and denial of pleasure, to the point where seduction is less of an art and more of a means to an end. In France, seduction is as ubiquitous in politics as it is in fashion and food. The allure and game present in seduction are everywhere, not just in places that lend themselves to the pleasurable. Just another example of how the French seem to have it all figured out.
In the name of additional research, I've been rereading a book given to me as a joke (supposedly): The Art of Seduction. It's by the same person who wrote The 48 Laws of Power, or something like that. He seems to get the "seduction as a way to get what you want" concept in more than just a sexual way, so I'm thinking it may turn into some worthwhile extra reading.
On a different note, one of my multitude of New Year's resolutions was to write something every day, no matter what it is, even if just for 5 minutes. This morning, while reading the NYTimes in bed (for which the iPad is the best innovation ever), I got some help with that goal. There was an article in the Style section (the first one I read. I know, I'm superficial) on Internet solutions for sticking with resolutions. For writers, they suggested a site called 750words.com. The concept is simple, but I'm really liking the way they approach it. Who knows, maybe it will help me on my way. And I highly recommend you read the article. It's got suggestions for basically any resolution you could have made.
Now, it's back to reading The Happiness Project. Today is all about bettering myself, apparently.