In case you were wondering, (I know you weren’t but for the point of this entry humor me) there is a small story behind my chosen moniker, Not So Bad Lit. Around September of last year I read an interview buy author Nicholas Sparks. As an aspiring writer of Romance, his being some of the most loved novels out there, I was very interested in what he had to say.
This is a snippet:
“I write a dramatic epic love story, I write modern-day Greek tragedies, and there’s a big difference between that and romance.”
"You have romance novels, and then you have what I do.”
Jigga-what?
Now, I could go on forever to discuss why these comments bother me, but I think I’ll just stick with my first reaction to reading those comments. (Beside, this article puts it just about perfect. http://www.film.com/celebrities/nicholas-sparks/story/differences-between-nicholas-sparks-william/23318447)
Why is Romance Novelist such a dreaded label? It’s not so bad. But some people avoid the term like the plague. So, from that point on I decided that I was going to join the Nicholas Sparks trend.
No, I don’t write Greek Tragedies, too dark and twisty. And Romance Novels, as if, that’s so not me.
I write Not-so-bad-lit!
Better Recognize!
Now you know. :p
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