http://banane.disqus.com/I write about SF, writing, and technology.enThu, 09 Nov 2006 14:39:38 -0000http://www.banane.com/2006/11/08/i-am-not-chick-lit/#comment-4733335<p>At what point does the descriptive "chick" become derogatory? If it means writing by women, for women, that alone shouldn't earn it a critical classification.</p><p>It seems that when just women socialize, it's deemed 'chick talk', which I find funny, since I pretty much speak about the same subjects with my guy friends as I do with my women friends. In fact, more 'war of the sexes' talk gets dished with certain guy friends than between the girls.</p><p>All that aside, I'll check out the book. Anthologies of good fiction, they're right up my alley, whether penned by chicks or otherwise!<br>Congrats to your friend for scoring the shelfspace at Target, too. Maybe our demographic IS in there with <i>avec curlers</i>, but they're just as likely to be picking up motor oil as nail polish.</p>NancyThu, 09 Nov 2006 14:39:38 -0000