Comments on: In Defense of Fluff https://booksbywomen.org/in-defense-of-fluff/ Sun, 04 Oct 2015 19:09:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Mary Chris Escobar https://booksbywomen.org/in-defense-of-fluff/#comment-46736 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 19:09:28 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13104#comment-46736 In reply to Barbara Lorna Hudson.

Thank you, Barbara! And yes, please do keep trying for those happy endings, the world could always use a few more of them. However, you can’t fight off the stories as they come to you and it’s certainly important to write the story of your heart – so keep going with the not-as-cheerful ones too. As many have commented here, it’s nice to have all types.

]]> By: Barbara Lorna Hudson https://booksbywomen.org/in-defense-of-fluff/#comment-46735 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 01:55:36 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13104#comment-46735 Thanks. Enjoyed your post very much. No one should underestimate the difficulty of writing cheerful books . I tend to start off quite jolly and then the gloom gathers. My forthcoming novel Timed Out is a case in point. I have managed a happy end in one or two short stories, and will keep trying!

]]> By: Periodically! – #4 – Time For Fall | Occasional News from JLHuspek https://booksbywomen.org/in-defense-of-fluff/#comment-46729 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 06:26:11 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13104#comment-46729 […] one in defense of light reads. Personally speaking, I don’t know how people can read the same genre all the time. If I want […]

]]> By: Mary Chris Escobar https://booksbywomen.org/in-defense-of-fluff/#comment-46043 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 16:48:41 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13104#comment-46043 In reply to Pamela Hart.

“The meringue of writing …” I love that! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.

And yes, I completely agree about the importance of hope!

]]> By: Pamela Hart https://booksbywomen.org/in-defense-of-fluff/#comment-46038 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:40:14 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13104#comment-46038 Hope is so important! I write for both children and adults, and my kids books (under the name Pamela Freeman) all have hope at the centre of them. It seems to me that the theft of hope is an evil act, no matter how old we get.

As for ‘fluff’ – it’s the meringue of writing, and just as light and delicious!

]]> By: Mary Chris Escobar https://booksbywomen.org/in-defense-of-fluff/#comment-46025 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 22:46:22 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13104#comment-46025 In reply to Lynn.

Thank you, Lynn! It feels really good to be in a place where I feel very comfortable with what I write. I really appreciate you taking the time to stop by and read my post!

]]> By: Lynn https://booksbywomen.org/in-defense-of-fluff/#comment-46021 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:29:43 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13104#comment-46021 I love the pride in your choices. Thanks for sharing.

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]]> By: Mary Chris Escobar https://booksbywomen.org/in-defense-of-fluff/#comment-46019 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:25:43 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13104#comment-46019 In reply to Densie Webb.

Hi Denise! Always nice to meet a fellow “fluff” author!

I think you hit on something really important here– the most important thing is a great story, no matter the weight of it.

]]> By: Mary Chris Escobar https://booksbywomen.org/in-defense-of-fluff/#comment-46018 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 23:49:45 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13104#comment-46018 In reply to Catherine Green.

Yes! Easy read is the highest compliment – when that’s what you’re going for!

I also love your idea of alternating reads, sounds like a great strategy. There is plenty of darkness in the world, nothing wrong with adding in a little “escapism, magic and passion” every now and then.

You keep up the good work as well, Catherine!

]]> By: Densie Webb https://booksbywomen.org/in-defense-of-fluff/#comment-46016 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 18:27:03 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13104#comment-46016 As an author of so-called “fluff” myself. I say, “Hear, hear!” Yes, I read the heavy stuff that makes my heart sad for days after, and I marvel at the author’s writing chops, but I also love a good love story. I prefer a little heartache in the mix, but we all want to hope that somewhere things are better, happier, lighter. Yes, “fluffier.” I’m with you all the way.

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