tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post996431535964724656..comments2023-08-13T07:13:45.326-05:00Comments on LK Hunsaker, Thoughts and Sketches: Labels of GrayLK Hunsakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706929624587891992noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-41058579672090108182013-03-07T11:17:51.451-05:002013-03-07T11:17:51.451-05:00Mona, they do tend to be first person, which also ...Mona, they do tend to be first person, which also isn't my favorite kind of story, but some authors do it well enough I'm fine with it.LK Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706929624587891992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-87892101775645707052013-03-07T11:16:53.436-05:002013-03-07T11:16:53.436-05:00Morgan, thanks for the link! I missed that you had...Morgan, thanks for the link! I missed that you had a chic lit page. How do you keep up with them all?LK Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706929624587891992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-295081142102463102013-03-07T11:14:33.888-05:002013-03-07T11:14:33.888-05:00Maggie, thank you! And if I could only get all tha...Maggie, thank you! And if I could only get all that stuff in my attic properly labelled... LK Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706929624587891992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-28028394371801620532013-03-07T11:13:43.583-05:002013-03-07T11:13:43.583-05:00Jessica, I'd just call that FICTION, like John...Jessica, I'd just call that FICTION, like John Irving is just called fiction. ;-)<br />LK Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706929624587891992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-72137487190728596842013-03-07T11:12:56.545-05:002013-03-07T11:12:56.545-05:00Valerie, probably readers are not all that concern...Valerie, probably readers are not all that concerned about labels. Covers and back blurbs are what they look for. We get bogged down in marketing detail when we start to promote, which is a shame.LK Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706929624587891992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-59018169166526757502013-03-07T11:10:59.525-05:002013-03-07T11:10:59.525-05:00Steph, I think chic lit does tend to be light read...Steph, I think chic lit does tend to be light reading, which is nice, but more for middle-aged women. Maybe it's YA for the older crowd? ;-) Although I think a lot of what's called YA now is not very light reading.LK Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706929624587891992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-90684434759554877312013-03-05T14:09:27.552-05:002013-03-05T14:09:27.552-05:00I don't pay attention to genre or labels when ...I don't pay attention to genre or labels when I read. I was under the impression that Chicklit were mostly written in first POV which I'm not fond of, but I may be wrong.Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-68025298484197080832013-03-05T12:21:55.866-05:002013-03-05T12:21:55.866-05:00I like to read and write Chick Lit. it's great...I like to read and write Chick Lit. it's great escapism!<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://www.chicklitfaves.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-52828497777214243442013-03-05T11:42:35.752-05:002013-03-05T11:42:35.752-05:00I personally think labels are for boxes of stuff i...I personally think labels are for boxes of stuff in your attic. As someone who doesn't write consistently in one label or another, I find labelling restictive.<br /><br />And yet, I remember quite clearly the time I went in the bookstore to buy a Jayne Ann Krentz book and they'd shelved that title in mystery, when she's a romantic suspense author. I had to have the clerk find the bookMaggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-40840339394049635712013-03-05T03:18:48.656-05:002013-03-05T03:18:48.656-05:00LK, my novella, The Book, is retro fiction. But it...LK, my novella, The Book, is retro fiction. But it's not what I MAINLY do. I don't know what to call what I mainly do. It's always very real-to-life, contemporary, with literary flavors. "Real Fiction"? LOLOLOLJessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-13626041407328652172013-03-05T00:01:28.139-05:002013-03-05T00:01:28.139-05:00To be honest, I really don't even know what mo...To be honest, I really don't even know what most genres mean outside my own. I think official labels are almost becoming out of style. At least with younger people I talk with. They mostly just use descriptions like, "I like vampire books" or something like that. I don't know. I tend to enjoy most "YA Fantasy" I've read, but I judge my purchases more back the back Valeriehttp://fireflys-locket.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-36158363956452687862013-03-04T14:35:57.137-05:002013-03-04T14:35:57.137-05:00Lorraine, I never considered Nicholas Sparks, &quo...Lorraine, I never considered Nicholas Sparks, "romantic" but that's just me. I like "Literary Romance," as you define/suggest it. As for Chick Lit, I think they're a lot of good chick lit stories out there. I see them more as light reading, too, but the way the message is written, I think, appeals to a younger audience, perhaps? Young adults 22-28 ? Just my ideas.<br Stephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-50927855077383112122013-03-04T13:56:55.052-05:002013-03-04T13:56:55.052-05:00Jessica, String Bridge would definitely fit Litera...Jessica, String Bridge would definitely fit Literary Romance. <br /><br />I love the idea of Retro Fiction. My Rehearsal series is retro fic. I guess they call that 20th century historical but that feels wrong to me. Is that what you're doing now?<br />LK Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706929624587891992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660174.post-44579943812932529442013-03-04T13:43:30.096-05:002013-03-04T13:43:30.096-05:00Oh my gosh, I would have loved there to be a liter...Oh my gosh, I would have loved there to be a literary romance label when I put out String Bridge. I've sort of moved away from that type of story now though, but I still think it should exist. Just like I think Retro Fiction should exist. You know, those stories that are set in the 60s, 70s, 80s but not far enough into the past to be labelled historical? Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.com