Not to mark myself as stupid but . . .

alley · May 5, 2007

Define "Chick lit" for me. I'm a girl. I've read a lot of books. But this is a term I've only recently come across and I am not sure I am clear on the definiton.

Is it "grrl power stuff" is it just fiction forma feminie perspective. (For example, I love fantasy stuff, but am at the point of givingit up, can't find strong female caracters to root for)

Is it a new term for romance novels written for mainly a feminine audience?

maestrowork · May 5, 2007

Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_lit

Rolling Thunder · May 5, 2007

Yep, Ray got a good source.

alley · May 5, 2007

wikipedia rocks

Uncarved · May 5, 2007

when all else fails :

google it or wiki it.

Will Lavender · May 5, 2007

According to Miss Snark, who should know, chick lit is dead.

Last September, I heard an editor say that the new thing -- or the thing-to-be, maybe -- is hen lit.

Silver King · May 5, 2007

Will Lavender said:
Last September, I heard an editor say that the new thing -- or the thing-to-be, maybe -- is hen lit.

Pshaw...you must mean men lit.

Will Lavender · May 5, 2007

Silver King said:
Pshaw...you must mean men lit.

Ha!

Actually, didn't something called "guy lit" hit a phase in the mid-to-late '90s? Dude lit, maybe? Seems like Matthew Klam's Sam the Cat was one of its bibles.

scarletpeaches · May 5, 2007

Dick Lit.

Will Lavender · May 5, 2007

scarletpeaches said:
Dick Lit.

Like Raymond Chandler?

DeborahM · May 5, 2007

Silver King said:
Pshaw...you must mean men lit.

Isn't MEN LIT considered Playboy and intellectual mags like that?

Silver King · May 5, 2007

DeborahM said:
Isn't MEN LIT considered Playboy and intellectual mags like that?

Naw, that's men lit up!

DeborahM · May 5, 2007

SpookyWriter · May 5, 2007

Soccer Mom · May 5, 2007

That's right, Spooky. And we won't tell you where the owner's manual is either.

ATP · May 6, 2007

Ahhh, yes, there's an 'owner's manual' alright -- one for each switch and dial !!...

Tiger · May 7, 2007

scarletpeaches said:
Dick Lit.

Well, blow it out

Tirjasdyn · May 7, 2007

Chick Lit is something guys call something they don't want to read.

Silver King · May 7, 2007

Tirjasdyn said:
Chick Lit is something guys call something they don't want to read.

Maybe, but how many women want to read Guy Lit?

Kate Thornton · May 7, 2007

Oh, come on! We *all* read Clive Cussler...don't we?

dub · May 7, 2007

Where would we be without Janet Evanovich - semi chic lit, but so funny everyone reads it - wife buys them, I read them - good reader can read two or three a day.

Will Lavender · May 7, 2007

Kate Thornton said:
Oh, come on! We *all* read Clive Cussler...don't we?

In all seriousness, I think there's a market for a sort of fusing of chick lit and guy lit. You see it sometimes in SF and mystery, but I think the right story could really make some noise in mainstream fiction.

Look at Alias. Is there anything quite like that in pop literature?

Novelust · May 7, 2007

I won't pick up another chick lit book until they start labeling the Shoe Porn. I've been burned too many times. Story begins with a harried female protagonist, sneaks in a bit about her shoes, introduces her stressful job that she can handle in her amazing shoes, then there's a sexy guy attracted with help from the confidence she gained from wearing her shoes, she's spending a third of her income on more shoes - shoes, shoes, shoes.

Soccer Mom · May 7, 2007

Novelust said:
I won't pick up another chick lit book until they start labeling the Shoe Porn. I've been burned too many times. Story begins with a harried female protagonist, sneaks in a bit about her shoes, introduces her stressful job that she can handle in her amazing shoes, then there's a sexy guy attracted with help from the confidence she gained from wearing her shoes, she's spending a third of her income on more shoes - shoes, shoes, shoes.

:starts drooling and runs off to buy cooler shoes:

Novelust · May 7, 2007

That's it; I'm scrapping my current WIP to write "Ethel Buys Sensible Clogs."

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