https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/choosing-your-topic/1876/chick-lit---articleen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/choosing-your-topic/1876/chick-lit---articleSun, 26 Feb 2017 09:31:34 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:db3b6a1e-6f2e-4d73-9478-8edf51c1daa3Jill Marsalhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/choosing-your-topic/1876/chick-lit---article#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Choosing Your Topic by Jill Marsal on 2/26/2017 9:31:34 AM<br /> <p>The term <em>chick lit</em> describes a kind of book that was generating a lot of buzz about five to ten years ago. <em>The Nanny Diaries</em> are a good example. It&rsquo;s a genre that focused on women in their twenties. The topics addressed were light&mdash;the kind of thing that&rsquo;s appropriate for summer beach reading&mdash;and the protagonist was a young woman. Often she was trying to find her first relationship or was about to have her first job. Lately what&rsquo;s come into fashion is women&rsquo;s literature, which is much more robust and explores a wider range of topics. The characters tend to be a little bit older, and the books tend to have a bit more thematic depth and maturity. As a result, chick lit has become a little bit harder to sell unless it finds ways to explore some of the issues that you might now find in women&rsquo;s literature. But having said that, trends come and go. While chick lit isn&rsquo;t particularly strong right now, it could come back any time.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: article, fiction, Women’s Fiction</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/choosing-your-topic/1876/chick-lit---article/revision/1Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:db3b6a1e-6f2e-4d73-9478-8edf51c1daa3Jill Marsalhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/choosing-your-topic/1876/chick-lit---article#commentsRevision 1 posted to Choosing Your Topic by Jill Marsal on 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM<br /> <p>The term <em>chick lit</em> describes a kind of book that was generating a lot of buzz about five to ten years ago. <em>The Nanny Diaries</em> are a good example. It’s a genre that focused on women in their twenties. The topics addressed were light—the kind of thing that’s appropriate for summer beach reading—and the protagonist was a young woman. Often she was trying to find her first relationship or was about to have her first job. Lately what’s come into fashion is women’s literature, which is much more robust and explores a wider range of topics. The characters tend to be a little bit older, and the books tend to have a bit more thematic depth and maturity. As a result, chick lit has become a little bit harder to sell unless it finds ways to explore some of the issues that you might now find in women’s literature. But having said that, trends come and go. While chick lit isn’t particularly strong right now, it could come back any time. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: article, fiction, Women’s Fiction</div>