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I live in India and here light reads and "chick lit" have made a great impression. The youth are picking up such books like petrol on fire. Even non-readers are giving reading these genres a try. T...
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System
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2019-12-08T02:07:29Z (over 4 years ago)
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J A Tagala
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2019-12-08T02:07:29Z (over 4 years ago)
I live in India and here light reads and "chick lit" have made a great impression. The youth are picking up such books like petrol on fire. Even non-readers are giving reading these genres a try. Titles like these have helped the publishing industry here to grow more than 100% in the last few years. Is it a good idea someone who wishes to become a [literary fiction](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/7/what-is-literary-fiction) writer to write such a book; does it fix his/her genre? Is it going to demean his standing as a literary writer from the readers' point of view? Does he or she come to be characterized as a Light read or "chick lit" writer who cannot write in another genre, especially literary fiction?
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System
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2011-12-30T15:17:29Z (over 12 years ago)
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