What is the Womens Fiction Genre?
What is women’s fiction? Women’s fiction is a specialized writing genre. Although there are many similarities between women’s fiction and other genres, women’s fiction stands on its own. Some consider “women’s fiction” to refer to any fiction targeting women; however, the term is often used within the publishing industry to refer to a specific and distinct genre. Women’s fiction as a genre is distinct from romance, chick lit, literary fiction, mainstream fiction, etc.-though, as with most genres, there is often some crossover and blending. Some might say women’s fiction is an emerging genre that’s been around-unnamed-for a very long time. Women’s fiction can be published as trade paper (larger paperback size), mass market (smaller paperback size), or hardcover. Women’s fiction is published by many publishing houses, and because women are generally held to be the most frequent purchasers of books, it can be very profitable. Sometimes, the only difference between a women’s fiction novel
