I write Chick Lit and NO NOT Chiclet, like the gum

So over the holidays at countless parties and so forth I talked about writing Chick Lit and what it entails.

And NO, that’s not Chiclet as in the gum!

Monday finds me now diligently writing about Chick Lit and what it is. I scour my brain trying to think of way to explain this easily to others, especially those who do not read.

Thus, I relate Chick Lit to movies.

I ask two questions:

1. Have they ever seen the movie When Harry Met Sally? i.e. Meg Ryan. If they are aware of who she is and what she's played in, then we're good.

2. Have they ever seen the movie, Bridget Jones's Diary? i.e. Renee' Zellwegger. If they are aware of this Chick Lit Phenomenon that set a full-charged blast of Chick Littedness into the Publishing World, then we're good.

If they have neither seen nor heard of either movie, or of Meg Ryan, then their eyes usually glaze over as I continue to grapple like withering apples (explain) my writing genre to them.

Since not many are reading this Chick Lit blog O’ Mine and it’s STILL lost loquaciously and sadly in the Blogosphere, I clamour to gleefully and hopefully tell them about it.

By then, this victim O' Mine at the said Holiday Party have eyes that are darting about trying to escape from me and my uber-long explanation of Chick Lit and what it is. This victim is morose and has a tendency to froth and foam at the mouth by now, saying they are parched and might they get me a drink? I usually shake my head NOPE I am not done explaining yet.

Normally by now, another person has joined us in the convo at this Holiday Party and if this new person does not know who Meg Ryan is, or has not heard of the two aforementioned movies, I now have TWO sets of withering glazed-over eyes.

Luckily most partygoers have heard of Meg Ryan. Luckily most people at parties who deign to talk to me are women and most women have heard of Chick Lit, and most of my friends who are women who are partygoers who talk to me at parties know that I write Chick Lit merged with other genres such as murder mystery, thriller, and the like.

Only one person told me not to merge my genres of mostly Chick Lit with Paranormal.

Chick Lit is literature for women, including romantic comedies. It can encompass several subgenres within the realm of Chick Lit. Mom Lit and Supersingle girl lit and many others. I just happen to merge mine with thriller and murder mystery and whatever other genre I want at the moment.

After all, I’m just a Jobless Wonder and QUIM (Quirky Uncontrollable Middle-aged Woman) who has read more than her fair share of everthing that counts and even more of whatever doesn't count to know enough about Chick Lit to write a novel or two.

Thank you for reading! Stay tuned for more stories!