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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5088628" data-attributes="member: 177">I just spoke with my wife about this (she's got far more exposure to the genre than I), and she gave me some good pointers.As others have noted, "chick lit" and "women's lit" are not the same thing.From "<a href="http://chicklitbooks.com/what-is-chick-lit/" target="_blank">What is Chick Lit?</a>" (chicklitcooks.com)"...chick lit is a genre comprised of books that are mainly written by women for women. The books range from having main characters in their early 20’s to their late 60’s. There is usually a personal, light, and humorous tone to the books. Sometimes they are written in first-person narrative; other time they are written from multiple viewpoints. The plots usually consist of women experiencing usual life issues, such as love, marriage, dating, relationships, friendships, roommates, corporate environments, weight issues, addiction, and much more.So how does that differ from regular woman’s fiction, you might be wondering? Well, it’s all in the tone. Chick lit is told in a more confiding, personal tone. It’s like having a best friend tell you about her life. Or watching various characters go through things that you have gone through yourself, or witnessed others going through. Humor is a strong point in chick lit, too. Nearly every chick lit book I have read has had some type of humor in it. THAT is what really separates chick lit from regular woman’s fiction."The essay continues with other good points, but that section hits some of the important bits.</blockquote>

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