Writing Like A Girl
Much like obscenity, you know chick lit when you see it. “Legs and shoes,” said moderator Meghan Daum to the mostly female crowd at the Skirball Cultural Center. As she skimmed through slides of over a dozen book covers, all emblazoned with well-shod or delicately barefoot gams, the crowd groaned, along with speakers Elisabeth Robinson and Laura Zigman, both novelists. Beyond the covers, however, chick lit is hard to define. The term can be pejorative or just commercial shorthand. The subject can be frivolous or serious, formulaic or innovative, authentic …
