tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175293359124379112.post3332953480408750063..comments2023-04-19T12:13:52.773-07:00Comments on Time Flies: The Nonromantic Romance WriterPamala Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823051545160002135noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175293359124379112.post-81812495343009163982009-07-13T09:33:36.334-07:002009-07-13T09:33:36.334-07:00What about Alice Hoffman? Your fiction can be pla...What about Alice Hoffman? Your fiction can be placed in the same category, I think. I think of her more as a chick-lit author who leans more in the literary/fantasy fiction direction than to the more romantic side of chick lit. I l "lurve" Alice Hoffman - especially the early AlLice Hoffman (pre Oprah)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175293359124379112.post-65815488772541703462009-07-12T21:03:41.359-07:002009-07-12T21:03:41.359-07:00Marilyn, I think that the Golden Heart for Accordi...Marilyn, I think that the Golden Heart for According to Jane gives you license to sprinkle 'romantic elements' throughout anything you want to, don't you agree?<br /><br />As always, thanks for the kind words.Pamala Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823051545160002135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175293359124379112.post-27886458734642317952009-07-12T21:01:11.800-07:002009-07-12T21:01:11.800-07:00Thank you Teresa dear, for trying to seat me with ...Thank you Teresa dear, for trying to seat me with the popular kids, but umm, no. I wouldn't say that what I write is necessarily chick lit (which I happen to like a great deal no matter what anyone says) but some strange hybrid with heavy fantasy elements and a romance woven throughout. <br /><br />I'll do better under the paranormal umbrella until I figure out how to write my way out of a paper bag. *smiles*Pamala Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823051545160002135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175293359124379112.post-51851121299007793832009-07-12T19:55:04.236-07:002009-07-12T19:55:04.236-07:00Pardon me if I'm PROVING my ignorance, but cou...Pardon me if I'm PROVING my ignorance, but could you fall into the chick-lit category? The reason I ask this is I've done a far amount of reading in the romance & chick-lit genres and I don't necessarily think of "romance" as "chick-lit" and vice-versa. Chick-lit, for all of its detractors, does (or should I say, can) have substance. Jane Green, Jennifer Weiner, et al: chick-lit; Jude Devereaux, Johanna Lindsey: Romance. I have no idea what actual romance writers think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175293359124379112.post-63535040618668815302009-07-12T15:08:58.188-07:002009-07-12T15:08:58.188-07:00I'm a big fan of "romantic elements,"...I'm a big fan of "romantic elements," too :). I think to write truthfully about a woman, you often have to include her romantic experiences because these relationships are frequently integral to her life. I like it when the romance is heavily mixed with other elements as well, though. Makes it exciting...so you just do what you do best!<br /><br />Congrats to Neil Gaiman--wow!!Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175293359124379112.post-65985579874104520372009-07-12T09:08:43.486-07:002009-07-12T09:08:43.486-07:00I think you're right Abigail. My work probabl...I think you're right Abigail. My work probably is one of those genres with 'romantic elements' thrown in. And I too, find that the romance is central but I guess the rest of the story does fall outside of the formula. It's good to have a different perspective on it, though.<br /><br />Thanks for the encouragement. I'll keep plugging away.Pamala Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823051545160002135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175293359124379112.post-60586403247371246042009-07-11T12:53:50.804-07:002009-07-11T12:53:50.804-07:00I hear you, as another writer who doesn't quit...I hear you, as another writer who doesn't quite fit in romance and certainly doesn't fit anywhere else. I started identifying as a romance writer after running into prejudice from non-romance writers because my books had romantic elements, as if that were somehow inferior to more "serious" books. The romance part is central for me, but I just can't stick to the standard romance formula. Other stuff keeps creeping in. <br /><br />But I think it's good to push the boundaries of genre. Go for it!Abigail Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708693060207815920noreply@blogger.com