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Quirky Characters In Women's Fiction

March 31, 2011 Leave a Comment

To me, the sign of good women's fiction is when I finish the book and wish I knew the characters -- quirks and all. When I write I keep that in mind. I think the best way to write a quirky character is to think of her as being transparent to the reader.  We  know everything about a character the author chooses for us to know -- we write whatever we want our reader to know.  And you know what? … [Read more...] about Quirky Characters In Women's Fiction

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Girl Crushes — or — Four Women's Fiction Authors I Love And Why

March 29, 2011 26 Comments

It wasn't too long ago that my IRL BFF listed her girl crushes on Facebook. I don't remember who they were but the likes of Penelope Cruz and Angelina Jolie were on the list, along with funny girls like Kathy Griffin and Tina Fey. Whatever. When someone poses the question "if you could have dinner with anyone in the world, living or dead" I'm ashamed that people like Mother Theresa, Abraham … [Read more...] about Girl Crushes — or — Four Women's Fiction Authors I Love And Why

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Women's Fiction Defined

March 24, 2011 31 Comments

There is no harder genre to define than women's fiction.  Lordy, lordy! Is it fiction for women or fiction written by women?  Is it feminist fiction? Is it any book with a female protagonist?  Is women's fiction simply an dumping genre for writing that isn't romance but isn't quite literary?  Is it anything that just wouldn't appeal to most men? Does it have to be about a family or does that make … [Read more...] about Women's Fiction Defined

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