tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post2457541929781718397..comments2023-10-20T09:04:45.829+01:00Comments on My New Notebook: Labelling women's fictionCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-72067247431883687882007-09-05T18:02:00.000+01:002007-09-05T18:02:00.000+01:00Hmm, yes I think it is just your filthy mind, Lane...Hmm, yes I think it is just your filthy mind, Lane. I hadn't even thought of that...!!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-11924661727732631752007-09-05T11:07:00.000+01:002007-09-05T11:07:00.000+01:00Couldn't agree more Cathy. I've always had a probl...Couldn't agree more Cathy. I've always had a problem with the term 'Chick lit' (also when it's said aloud it just sounds very rude or is that just my filthy mind?)<BR/>So many are packaged like a nine year old's 'Princess Diary' book that I've always given them a wide berth - unless they've been especially recommended. <BR/>Trouble is I can't think of an alternative label. What's wrong with the all encompassing 'Contemporary Women's Fiction?'<BR/>Not too keen on 'heart lit.<BR/>Never come across Dorothy K. Will check her out.<BR/>I'll shut up now.Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-2248876394012146562007-09-05T09:00:00.000+01:002007-09-05T09:00:00.000+01:00Unfortunately it was bookkeeping work rather than ...Unfortunately it was bookkeeping work rather than the writing I would like to have been doing, Crystal!<BR/><BR/>CxCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-43904407193610008702007-09-04T22:20:00.000+01:002007-09-04T22:20:00.000+01:00What a wonderful feeling being able to finally do ...What a wonderful feeling being able to finally do some proper work! I am thoroughly looking forward to that!<BR/><BR/>Crystal xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-68918606986006614692007-09-04T20:07:00.000+01:002007-09-04T20:07:00.000+01:00Rachel's Holiday has been recommended by a lot of ...Rachel's Holiday has been recommended by a lot of people as superior chick lit. I haven't read it yet, but I have got it in my 'to be read ' pile!<BR/><BR/>I agree with you about the 'chick lit by numbers'. I suspect that all the copy-cat novels churned out rapidly to satisfy publisher's demands have devalued it as a genre. There are some good books there, it's just difficult to identify which ones they are. I loved Bridget Jones and Melissa Bank's two books, for example.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-1792717933046258942007-09-04T19:24:00.000+01:002007-09-04T19:24:00.000+01:00It's a term I'm not comfortable with either, I thi...It's a term I'm not comfortable with either, I think it is too broad. I'm sure I've missed out on some good books because of their packaging or blurbs. Unfortunately chick lit 'by numbers' just doesn't do it for me. For example I really enjoyed Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes - it was funny and bubbly like a chick lit novel but it also gave me a completely different perspective on addiction. I think all writing should aim to shed new light on a situation or issue, regardless of how 'mundane' it might be.<BR/><BR/>(In other words, writers should try to take risks and not stick to the rules of their genre by the book - but that's easier said than done!)Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712024237175327405noreply@blogger.com