Do you need a strong friendship dynamic for good chick lit?
These are thoughts that came about while reading Up & Out
For creative writing I did notice something in this book, that is making me thinking alot. The group of girls are falling apart in this book and Rebecca is trying to find her place with or without her friends. It makes me think about my own life. I had a group of close female friends in high school and a group like that in college, but not any more. I wish I did at times, but over all I have to say that I am ok with my life and happy. Then I consider if there are books that I have read without groups of girls like this. There are a few I can consider that do not have a strong group of women. But, there is always one girl that they go to. There is always the best friend, yes sometimes it is a gay best friend, but that is not as often. I don't have that either. There are some books that I can think of that are more fall out from a best friend that has fallen apart and they are putting themselves back together or dealing with the lose. The question I want to ask is can a chick lit book be successful without this group of women or this best friend. Is dealing with this sort of dynamic something that has to be dealt with in a plot of a chick lit book? Is it part of their appeal? Can you have a chick lit book with a main character like me that doesn't have the friendship support?
I hadn't really though about this before. Part of the reason I like so many chick lit books and read them is because I can usually relate to the main character in some way. Sure I have noticed the friendship dynamic and wished I had it at times. But, I guess I never realized how prominent it is. I guess what it makes me think is that I am writing well lately. I enjoy it and it is going well writing. It is not amazing yet, but ok. Can I even succeed and should I keep trying if I don't have personal experience with these friendship dynamics. I don't know, but it is what I am thinking about. Just keep swimming, or chugging or whatever you want to call it.
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For creative writing I did notice something in this book, that is making me thinking alot. The group of girls are falling apart in this book and Rebecca is trying to find her place with or without her friends. It makes me think about my own life. I had a group of close female friends in high school and a group like that in college, but not any more. I wish I did at times, but over all I have to say that I am ok with my life and happy. Then I consider if there are books that I have read without groups of girls like this. There are a few I can consider that do not have a strong group of women. But, there is always one girl that they go to. There is always the best friend, yes sometimes it is a gay best friend, but that is not as often. I don't have that either. There are some books that I can think of that are more fall out from a best friend that has fallen apart and they are putting themselves back together or dealing with the lose. The question I want to ask is can a chick lit book be successful without this group of women or this best friend. Is dealing with this sort of dynamic something that has to be dealt with in a plot of a chick lit book? Is it part of their appeal? Can you have a chick lit book with a main character like me that doesn't have the friendship support?
I hadn't really though about this before. Part of the reason I like so many chick lit books and read them is because I can usually relate to the main character in some way. Sure I have noticed the friendship dynamic and wished I had it at times. But, I guess I never realized how prominent it is. I guess what it makes me think is that I am writing well lately. I enjoy it and it is going well writing. It is not amazing yet, but ok. Can I even succeed and should I keep trying if I don't have personal experience with these friendship dynamics. I don't know, but it is what I am thinking about. Just keep swimming, or chugging or whatever you want to call it.
E