tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post114741592833199983..comments2024-03-18T19:36:26.270-07:00Comments on Camy's Loft: Chick-lit, originality, and Brandilyn CollinsCamy Tanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14577747925320907186noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-1147545989984631832006-05-13T11:46:00.000-07:002006-05-13T11:46:00.000-07:00I think a lot of what you said about the chick lit...I think a lot of what you said about the chick lit realm has to do with character. We have to not only care about her, but we have to believe in her and her struggle. True, storylines can become cliched, but it's the characters (like Scarlett, Bond, Vader and Harry) that stick with us after the cover of the book has turned. That's how I want to stand out: memorable characters. Hmmm... maybe I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-1147475817387673472006-05-12T16:16:00.000-07:002006-05-12T16:16:00.000-07:00Hi Camy -- I sent you an email w/ my address yeste...Hi Camy -- I sent you an email w/ my address yesterday afternoon -- it must've not gone through. I'll send you another one here in a sec. Sorry about the delay! Thanks!! RuthRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03577880961222731393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-1147460197006648772006-05-12T11:56:00.000-07:002006-05-12T11:56:00.000-07:00Actually, heroines solving crimes with visions was...Actually, heroines solving crimes with visions was done in the romanctic suspense genre before Brandilyn (in films on tv, and by Linda Howard and others). Brandilyn had the schmarts to put the Christian Fiction touch on it and bring it to CBA. :)<BR/><BR/>MirMirtikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04668769199544406582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-1147447166946411942006-05-12T08:19:00.000-07:002006-05-12T08:19:00.000-07:00I read a lot of books of many different genres. My...I read a lot of books of many different genres. My favorites are romance (of pretty much any kind) and you do see a lot of repetition in the themes, characters, conflicts, etc. What does make the same storylines still interesting is when the author adds that little something special that makes it his/her own.<BR/><BR/>Way to go on losing one fat percentage! But, wait a minute...I think...maybe...Deliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230074814043297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-1147439577537429412006-05-12T06:12:00.000-07:002006-05-12T06:12:00.000-07:00Congrats on the diet!! :) And great thoughts on ch...Congrats on the diet!! :) And great thoughts on chick-lit!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03577880961222731393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-1147417063360797882006-05-11T23:57:00.000-07:002006-05-11T23:57:00.000-07:00woohooo down one fat percentage!!!! yay!!!woohooo down one fat percentage!!!! yay!!!Heather Diane Tiptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254245102688606312noreply@blogger.com