tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842990939186042342.post6416076868930277217..comments2024-03-17T09:15:36.598+00:00Comments on Christine Murray: How to know what genre you write in...Christine Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08168406879681616375noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842990939186042342.post-36875424207459875632011-06-21T19:35:51.689+01:002011-06-21T19:35:51.689+01:00I agree with Emy. I went to three different confe...I agree with Emy. I went to three different conferences in 2007 - 2009 and word was the term "chick-lit" was a no-no. What I don't know is whether it has or will come back around. Best to play it safe.Ice Charadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338292086135826226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842990939186042342.post-78748636159543187382011-06-20T11:24:04.468+01:002011-06-20T11:24:04.468+01:00Thanks everyone. I think I'll go with women...Thanks everyone. I think I'll go with women's contemporary fiction, it seems like a better fit.<br /><br />Thanks again!Christine Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168406879681616375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842990939186042342.post-36079755760877425202011-06-20T01:09:03.344+01:002011-06-20T01:09:03.344+01:00I agree that you should think about the target aud...I agree that you should think about the target audience. I've honestly not really heard of "chick-lit", but contemporary women's literature just sounds more professional to me. Other than that, from what I've found, there's not a big difference between the two. Sorry if that doesn't help.Krista McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230770035490273428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842990939186042342.post-56376526474284191882011-06-19T18:01:23.510+01:002011-06-19T18:01:23.510+01:00I think it depends on your target audience. Chick-...I think it depends on your target audience. Chick-lit tends to make people think of teenage girls, or more mature women looking for a relaxing escape into more simple literature... So I'd be careful about pigeon-holing yourself into that category if you think your book is also applicable to more philosophical readers.<br /><br />I in no way have any idea what the technical definition of these two genres are, but from a consumer perspective that's what I think when I see a "chick-lit" category.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204930915192187217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842990939186042342.post-46867896268654650852011-06-19T16:08:44.144+01:002011-06-19T16:08:44.144+01:00I think yours sounds a lot like chick-lit. However...I think yours sounds a lot like chick-lit. However, I have read in several articles that chick-lit as a genre is dying out. (I can't seem to find the original ones, but Google gave me <a href="http://barbarahartzler.com/2011/01/05/book-genres-like-movie-categories/" rel="nofollow">this</a> and <a href="http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2006/02/state-of-chick-lit-nation.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> (which is back in the 2006).)<br /><br />I think books with chick-lit characteristics still sell, but I'd be wary of labelling it "chick-lit." However, please don't take my words on it, since I write primarily YA and know very little about this. If you do decide to label it "chick-lit," do research a bit more into it to see if the genre is still called that now. :)Emy Shinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109925009902220083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842990939186042342.post-40762732960815206462011-06-19T15:11:23.682+01:002011-06-19T15:11:23.682+01:00Wikipedia defines chick-lit like this:
"Chic...Wikipedia defines chick-lit like this:<br /><br />"Chick lit is genre fiction within women's fiction which addresses issues of modern women often humorously and lightheartedly."<br /><br />So, I'd say you're book is probably chick-lit. Or, at least, it'd be safe to query it as such.Caitlin Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103283514840723865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842990939186042342.post-44383403872799959012011-06-19T14:03:04.188+01:002011-06-19T14:03:04.188+01:00Sorry, I don't know the difference. Talli Rola...Sorry, I don't know the difference. Talli Roland writes chick lit - maybe she can help.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com