tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post7791432365842355269..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: SAME AGAIN, PLEASE?DThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-35579225799232959192011-10-05T11:16:09.239+01:002011-10-05T11:16:09.239+01:00Gillian, maybe this term 'women's fiction&...Gillian, maybe this term 'women's fiction' is a problem in itself. We don't have 'men's fiction' as a genre.<br />Derek, I love the idea of a landscape of uncertainty heralding a new dawn. May it be so.<br />SusiexSusie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-81362739710220741542011-10-05T09:46:51.197+01:002011-10-05T09:46:51.197+01:00Perhaps, as with so many other industries, as the ...Perhaps, as with so many other industries, as the screw tightens we'll see publishers striving for individuality in their covers and works? <br /><br />The cut-price world of ebooks seems to be demonstrating that, once price is eradicated as a factor (and don't even get me started on that one), it's individuality and an original marketing campaign that seem to make the most difference.<br /><br />Perhaps this uncertain landscape heralds the beginning of a new dawn? Maybe it's the end of trends! At least, until a new one bucks the trend...DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-62570888480855395832011-10-05T07:17:28.970+01:002011-10-05T07:17:28.970+01:00I run a mile from pink covers! Having said that, I...I run a mile from pink covers! Having said that, I would also give women only gyms a wide berth! I'd like to see more literary style covers on women's fic though even if I don't read the genre.Gillian McDadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758782108258244355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-78936521044879265822011-10-04T16:09:27.805+01:002011-10-04T16:09:27.805+01:00I do hope you are right, Rosy. I noticed how wond...I do hope you are right, Rosy. I noticed how wonderfully individual the longlisted covers for the Booker were - why the heck can't every cover be unique? <br />SusiexSusie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-57115417474124483132011-10-04T15:42:29.142+01:002011-10-04T15:42:29.142+01:00Well said, Susie - sensible sentiments, and beauti...Well said, Susie - sensible sentiments, and beautifully put. I think one reason for readers seemingly turning away from the pink hearts-and-flowers cartoon covers is that they have misled the reading public about what is inside. Only a small minority of books with those covers were actually about shopping for handbags, and finding Mr Right via a series of amusing misunderstandings. Most are - have always been - about the bigger issues facing women's lives. And maybe now that the 'chick lit' cover isn't a guaranteed sell, the publishers will start packaging women's fiction to match what's between the covers.Rosy Thttp://www.rosythornton.comnoreply@blogger.com