tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8403927900162490748.post495013731243111963..comments2023-05-25T08:02:39.865-07:00Comments on The T Files: Ramblings of a Writer: Chick-lit? Chicklet? Chick, let me tell you…Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10131397890941588079noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8403927900162490748.post-46252372460254676372013-04-26T16:08:13.146-07:002013-04-26T16:08:13.146-07:00Another great post, Carey. #GoTeamChickLitAnother great post, Carey. #GoTeamChickLitJudith Gondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10660792353316408939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8403927900162490748.post-48621822076273308672013-04-13T15:10:45.543-07:002013-04-13T15:10:45.543-07:00Chick lit is still one of my favorite genres to re...Chick lit is still one of my favorite genres to read (I didn't have a problem with it being called chick lit to be honest) because it's realistic and sometimes, not all the stories end up happily (which is the way life is).<br />I know it's not going anywhere.<br />Good luck on your journey to publication :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8403927900162490748.post-9222181289184627032013-03-27T14:27:38.177-07:002013-03-27T14:27:38.177-07:00I personally think it's not worth defending th...I personally think it's not worth defending the label chick lit, but defending the STORIES that used to be labeled that way. <br /><br />I agree with you on so many counts. I never liked the term chick lit, which is probably why it's practically taboo to say it these days. I think chick lit is still being written, we just thankfully aren't labeling it that way. Then it leaves you with the conundrum, what DO you call it?<br /><br />Knowing the romance community a little better has helped me see this a little more clearly. My RWA chapter (romance writers) has a mix of writers who do romantic suspense, paranormal romance, contemporary with romantic elements (which means romance exists but is not the primary plot driver) etc. If it's romance, it's probably going to need an happy ending, since that's what sets romance apart from the equally terrible label Women's Fiction. But you don't have to write yourself into a box; Kristan Higgins is a bestselling romance writer who sometimes writes just a female POV in first person, where more traditional romance is both "hero" and "heroine" (or hero/hero, heroine/heroine) and more often in 3rd person. Especially within the subgenres, you can play around a little bit.<br /><br />If you have romance as a driving force of the plot, I'd call it that. If not, maybe romantic elements. Maybe it's more literary. Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8403927900162490748.post-64197878290875814682013-03-27T13:05:20.124-07:002013-03-27T13:05:20.124-07:00LOL. Well said, Carey. :D LOL. Well said, Carey. :D Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115544398840204484noreply@blogger.com