tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1299583108770114866.post6197371228293881449..comments2015-04-27T06:53:28.397-04:00Comments on The Scribbling Novelist: Death of a TermTanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551390006758943315noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1299583108770114866.post-78621710806542558852008-06-11T22:54:00.000-04:002008-06-11T22:54:00.000-04:00At first I thought you were going to post a eulogy...At first I thought you were going to post a eulogy! lol! But this was much more upbeat. I'm glad to hear that Es, Moo, Daisy and Zoe will have a home even if it has to be called something else to be marketed. And in the end the sales part of it is just sales - like margosita said, and you too I think, it's all about a compelling story. I wonder if you'll switch back and forth between the light and dark sides of your writing or if you'll find something else in there. Some of the best things I've ever read weren't what would be considered literary fiction and I think that has to do with the "compelling story" part of it. but now i'm just rambling ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382258703126540760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1299583108770114866.post-32826068694174501672008-06-11T18:11:00.000-04:002008-06-11T18:11:00.000-04:00Very good points! Es, Moo, Daisy and Zoe tell comp...Very good points! Es, Moo, Daisy and Zoe tell compelling stories and I hope that they do find a home of their own!Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551390006758943315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1299583108770114866.post-4275315240433025722008-06-11T14:22:00.000-04:002008-06-11T14:22:00.000-04:00I think I agree with Speak Coffee's analysis of Ch...I think I agree with Speak Coffee's analysis of Chick Lit. Good writing shouldn't have to have a label. It <I>really</I> shouldn't have to have a sexist label that limits its audience. If Estela, Daisy, Zoe and Moo are good characters with compelling stories I think they'll find their home, no matter what we choose to call it.<BR/><BR/>And actually, I object to labels like "humorous women's literature" and the like, as well. As if women could or should only write for other women! Or as if strong, compelling female characters wouldn't appeal to men, the big dumb apes. I think we should give both women and men a little more credit.margositahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432497140892679276noreply@blogger.com