At any given time, there are certain trends in publishing. In the ’80’s, there was the explosion of the female sleuth thanks to such trailblazers as Sue Grafton and Sara Paretsky, among others. In the late ’90’s, Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones’s Diary spawned a whole new sub-genre in women’s fiction; namely chick-lit. By the looks…
In regards to my own writing, three out of four of my completed manuscripts have followed whatever was trending at the time. This was not intentional. It is not that I study the market religiously and write what is hot at the time; it is just that I like to read a wide variety of…
My name is Michele Zimmer and I’ve been invited to write a couple of posts a month for the BIAW blog. Here’s a little bit about me. Originally, I’m from Buffalo, NY but for the last four years, I’ve lived in County Limerick, Ireland, where there is no shortage of inspiration. As for reading and…
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: I’ve often wondered what it would be like to be on the inside looking out instead of always on the outside looking in. Are those people even aware of how great their lives are? Do…
I talked to three writers about Chick Lit and its role in literature. To each of them I posed five questions. Lauren Baratz-Logsted
What Chick Lit is may vary depending on the fondness of the person doing the describing but basically it’s a cutesy name for another division of women’s (chicks) literature with a little more flair. The books are fun accounts of
Many emotions course through Girls In Trouble: excitement, fear, happiness, love, forgiveness, acceptance, jealousy, and the all powerful anger. With her flowing dialogue and decorative prose, Leavitt draws readers into the life of two families forever connected by one blessed event. Birth. I originally reviewed Girls in Trouble for BellaOnline. Read the full review of…
Cosmopolitan compared it to Bridget Jones but this book is really about loss. It isn’t about the laughs and it isn’t about finding someone to spend the rest of your life with. I originally reviewed this book for Linear Reflections and reprinted it for Literary Fiction, BellaOnline. Read the full review.