This Week in Chick Lit
~ By Melina Kantor Hi Chick Lit Fans! We’ve made it through the week. Here are a few treats to get you ready for a reading / writing filled weekend: News: The Huffington Post is having a debate as to whether or not chick lit is a valid literary category. You can find more information […]
[Repost] Five Memorable Novel Elements
~ By Chris Bailey Critique partners say I write chick lit, and I hope they’re right, because I love romantic comedy. But I read across a wide range of genres, even delving into literature now and then, and it’s through reading promiscuously that I’ve identified favorite elements that cross the boundaries of genre to make […]
[Repost] Welcome to my World!
~ By Melina Kantor A few months ago, I was at a NaNoWriMo write-in, chatting with the author across from me about the king in her fantasy novel. As she described the rules of her story’s complicated world, complete with magic spells and mythical creatures, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of awe. “Wow,” […]
Friday Un-inspiration
~ By Melina Kantor Well, dear chick lit fans, I’ve realized something. Every Friday, we here at the blog show up with the intention of helping you kick off a weekend filled with productive writing. But, it has occurred to me that just maybe, some of you poor people are tired and just don’t feel […]
Top Five Reasons to Read or Write YA
~ By Charity Tahmaseb Dear Readers, Today, RWA Chick Lit Chapter member Charity Tahmaseb is giving us her top five reasons to love YA. Read on! 1. The best kept secret of writing YA: It’s fun. Writing YA can be a blast. Take, for instance, virtual dress shopping. I’m not much of a girly-girl […]
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
~ By Toni Linenberger So for my birthday / Christmas last year mom and dad bought me an e-reader. Since I got to pick out said e-reader and spend mom and dad’s money, I opted for an iPad. I’ve never been one for anything proprietary. I know, there are ways to break the proprietary ones, […]
Friday Fun!
~ By Melina Kantor Hello Chick Lit Fans! Happy Friday! Today on the blog, we’re kicking off the weekend with a bit of news, a bit of fun, and some inspiration. News: According to an article in the Huffington Post, chick lit is “growing up:” In the past year, though, a different breed of chick […]
Review: The Thin Pink Line by Lauren Baratz-Logsted (2003 – Kindle Edition 2011)
~ By Elle Filz Junior editor Jane Taylor has a problem. Well, that’s not entirely true, she has a lot of problems. Jane, like many women of a certain age, is baby-obsessed. She wants a little bundle of joy to carry around and solidify her relationship with her live-in boyfriend, Trevor. So, convinced is she […]
My Mind is Not My Own
~ By Caryn Caldwell I think I’m losing my mind. Even at the best of times my inner narrator provides an occasional play-by-play of my existence, but my current level of running commentary is reserved for the times when I’m almost exclusively absorbed in my writing, as I am now. The source of this narratus […]
Friday Writing Inspiration
~ By Melina Kantor Hi Everyone. Happy Friday! It may be March, but here in Brooklyn, it’s still pretty wintry. And it seems many of us have had a tiring week. So I thought we’d kick off the weekend with a bit of inspiration from Maeve Binchy, “The Mother of Chick Lit.” Enjoy! Here’s to […]
I Write It, But I Can’t Define It. What Is Chick-Lit?
~ By Shelly Bell My name is Shelly Bell and I read and write Chick-Lit. My friends and I began dabbling in the genre back in the early nineties, when hairspray and waterfall bangs were in style (which I never needed because I’ve always had naturally, big hair). The first Chick-Lit author I remember enjoying […]
Review: The Language of Flowers
~ By Robina Grant Thank you for inviting me to share a wonderful read. The novel, The Language of Flowers, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, touched me in so many ways. Not a romance, not quite YA, not really magical realism but with elements of all three. It was a glimpse into the foster care system and […]
