Bookslut linked to a great article from Radar on how to write chick lit.
With this formula in hand writing the next Bridget Jones for your Nanowrimo novel could be a breeze!
Postscript
Fans of the genre will also enjoy this article that appeared in Melbourne's The Age some time ago.
That goes for romance stories too. Except you need to add some more : must have exotic location -- castles, horses, mountains, jewellery. Hero must have fancy name -- Lance or Damien or something similar.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't mean they don't sell though.