tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post9031148946792949812..comments2024-01-28T18:30:15.042-04:00Comments on wordtryst: Galleys & genre-jugglingLiane Spicerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-14583788406892796492008-04-30T15:41:00.000-04:002008-04-30T15:41:00.000-04:00akalol, that's what I like about you! Good karma! ...akalol, that's what I like about you! Good karma! You'll get a VIP ticket to the premiere, I assure you. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure about the guys-reading-chick-lit-in-public question. I'd advise you to proceed with caution: either dress up as a chick or put a manly camouflage jacket on the book - something with pneumatic boobs, big guns and hot cars! :)<BR/><BR/>Matt, I think so too. Category romance does have a stigma, and chick lit attempts to get around that.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-39948906891394999332008-04-29T13:02:00.000-04:002008-04-29T13:02:00.000-04:00*shrug* My wife likes chick lit but doesn't read r...*shrug* My wife likes chick lit but doesn't read romance. I think its primarily a publisher's way of dodging the stigma associated with Harlequin or other pulp romance while still publishing good love stories.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452291026102177415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-25950064683888371472008-04-28T10:05:00.000-04:002008-04-28T10:05:00.000-04:00I am sure I will have no regrets reading Café au L...I am sure I will have no regrets reading Café au Lait, or even going to see the movie :)<BR/><BR/>I don't suppose authors can control how publishers categorized their work for marketing or review purposes but the right marketing is as important as good reviews. All this must be exciting.<BR/><BR/>p.s. are guys allowed to read chick-lit in public :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-28874770252219382172008-04-28T09:56:00.000-04:002008-04-28T09:56:00.000-04:00Karen, I also got the impression that 'chick lit' ...Karen, I also got the impression that 'chick lit' was a somewhat derogatory term. But then, many people view 'romance' in the same light.<BR/><BR/>I gathered that chick lit was generally considered a small step up from romance - girly twaddle but better written and not totally focused on the man-woman relationship, but also on such profundities as shopping and office politics!<BR/><BR/>And yeah, call it what you want, I say, but buy it, you publishers! We writers can get nit-pickety <I>after</I> we're on the bestseller list!Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-14029880016261178512008-04-28T07:49:00.000-04:002008-04-28T07:49:00.000-04:00It's interesting to read such a specific definitio...It's interesting to read such a specific definition of chick lit. I've always felt the term's used in a derogatory way, despite public popularity. <BR/>I'd class my novel-in-progress as 'romantic comedy,' or 'female fiction,' as the central character doesn't quite fit the 'young/single/professional/city-living/frankly sexual' criteria, but I bet if it's ever published it'll be called chick-lit!! <BR/>Mind you, if it ever does get published I probably won't care either way :o)<BR/><BR/>Definitely looking forward to reading yours! And you're definitely 'a writer!'Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-64042337761675839062008-04-27T22:32:00.000-04:002008-04-27T22:32:00.000-04:00nyc/ragazza, Sept 8th or thereabouts.Why are those...nyc/ragazza, Sept 8th or thereabouts.<BR/><BR/>Why are those three words so hard to say?Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-1717227355230564152008-04-27T10:54:00.000-04:002008-04-27T10:54:00.000-04:00this is so exciting. what date is your book coming...this is so exciting. what date is your book coming out.<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about saying "I'm a writer" out loud.nyc/caribbean ragazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370358466131415888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-13187006931177652962008-04-27T09:33:00.000-04:002008-04-27T09:33:00.000-04:00Kevin, that second novel was completed and submitt...Kevin, that second novel was completed and submitted to the agent more than a year ago. She suggested some changes, and I've been (not) working on that for the longest while. Now that the other is out of the way I'm determined to complete the revisions and send the MS to her no later than the end of May.<BR/><BR/>That voice you mentioned is very insistent. I can't bring myself to say out loud to anyone: 'I'm a writer.' My agent says it; she's had many years experience in this business and she says: 'You're a writer. It's what you do. I can always tell.' Yet saying it myself is so hard. I really hope that having a novel on the shelves will make me feel... authentic. I also think part of it is the money. I need to see a cheque! <I>Then</I> I can say I've gone pro. :) <BR/><BR/>Stephe, I took three days off work to do it. On the final night I didn't finish until 3.30 am, but that was because I didn't really push it during the day.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-37626938280166475202008-04-27T03:27:00.000-04:002008-04-27T03:27:00.000-04:00Hey, the more genres you can fit into, the better!...Hey, the more genres you can fit into, the better! The more markets, the more fans, the more sales for Liane. <BR/><BR/>You go.<BR/><BR/>About how long did it take you to get through that galley?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-13006002200239514202008-04-27T00:05:00.000-04:002008-04-27T00:05:00.000-04:00Is it not so cool you are working on your next nov...Is it not so cool you are working on your <I>next</I> novel? <BR/><BR/>I've found knowing one is already out there -- if not on the shelves yet, at least in the publishing pipeline -- is the perfect rebuttal to that voice that like to suggest you're only playing at being a writer.KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.com