Guest Author - Colette

Supposedly, life is stranger than fiction; if this is true today’s generation of young women has their work cut out for them. For those of you who don't know, I am a wife and mother of three (take a look at my bio on my homepage).
Currently, I am working on a young adult novel. Part of making it as a writer includes researching what is already out there. While doing the necessary research for the teen romance that I am currently writing a came across a brand new genre for young girls...Teen Chic-Lit.

As I write this it is the hottest thing going in the world of teens. In fact, the topic was even covered on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Okay, I thought, I am fairly young, cool, and hip. Even my 16 year old's friends thinks so. Anyway, I ask my daughter's friends what books they are currently reading and they turn me on to the world of Gossip Girls. I go to the bookstore thinking that the title sounds pretty hip and purchase a several copies without ever cracking the cover. Everything is copasetic until I actually begin reading the first installment.

For those of you, who are actually Sex in the City fans, remember the episode when Samantha throws a party for the daughter of one of NYC's uptown families. As hot as free and promiscuous as Samantha is she is absolutely amazed at the precocious nature of her teen clientele. Well folks that is the world of Gossip Girls. For the record, I have never in my life advised not to read a book. On the other hand, I would strongly advise that you familiarize yourself with whatever it is that your child is reading. As for me, I didn’t discourage my daughter from reading this series. Let's face it; she began reading it without my knowledge or permission, so she would certainly continue to do so. Instead, I used situations in the books as bridges for communication. To learn more about these books and others, don't take my word for it, simply visit the links provided.