Maybe I Don't Actually Write Women's Fiction

Trying to explain women's fiction to delusional people is exhausting. Even some article writers don't get it.

"You may also want to consider what bigger issues you want to tackle (if any) in your story because Women’s Fiction tends to be more “issue-driven” than Romance (but again, not always)." 

(Why the caps on Romance and Women's Fiction? They're not proper names.) 

None of my books are "issue driven". Damn, I'm not a sociologist! And, you know, I have no issues to tackle; none that I care enough about, and even if there was one worth tackling, I'd start some kind of protest group or something; not write a novel about it.

Authors, just stop with the women's empowerment shit. That got old forty years ago; you no longer have to fight for it. 

When you drill down, what women (real women) really care about are the emotional aspects of life. Yes, women are emotional. Not crybaby emotional, but they care about things close to their hearts, whereas men love the big picture.  

Women also care about pursuing their dreams, whatever those may be. Admittedly, in almost all my books, the main characters don't know what their dreams are ~ they have to discover them. What's wrong with that? Throughout my life, I dabbled in a lot of different things, both professionally and creatively. When I finally found something that "fit", I knew it.  

As long as the fallacies regarding women's fiction continue, I can't see labeling my works as that. Also, it's not necessary to categorize a book that way anyway. When the blurb refers to a female main character, enough said.

My books are stories with women in them. 

Hopefully that's clear.