How to Write Chic Lit

As an avid reader of chic lit (even though I find this term derogatory) I find that what defines successful chic lit from unsuccessful chic lit is a strict adherence to the rules of the genre. This is generally my philosophy of all genres  but here it is as it pertains to that most frowned upon genre of Chic Lit.
Here's what you need if you want your chic lit to be successful.
1.) A plucky heroine- your heroine must not be too thin or beautiful. No one will identify with a thin, beautiful, successful main character. They should be pretty but ordinary.
2.) Said heroine must be recently dumped or have a boyfriend that she likes but the reader  knows doesn't stand a chance of making it to the end of the book, this is because he is a BAD BOYFRIEND. The traits of the bad boyfriend can be any combination of the following: obsessed with money, doesn't want kids, doesn't feel like having sex ALL THE TIME, is a cheater, doesn't want to get married, doesn't call, doesn't want to meet the family, doesn't like talking about feelings.
3.) The Best Friend-the best friend is vital, at the turn of the century chic lit favoured the gay best friend (GBF) but these have fallen out of favour due to stereotyping. If you want to risk the GBF he must start every sentence with darling. Otherwise the female best friend is a good option. FBF and the heroine have been friends from childhood and one should be a hippie while the other is more conservative. THE FBF must also not be too pretty or successful, she can however be rich and dole out cash to our heroine.
4.) THE NEW BOYFRIEND-the NBF doesn't know he is the NBF. He is a dark ominous and usually rich figure. He seems like he has no emotions at all and is usually a cutthroat businessmen. A poor farmer will do in  a pinch if no suitable business men are available. Half way through he must reveal his tragic past which may include one or more of the following: dead sibling, dead parent, abusive parent, absent parent, rich parent, moved around a lot, was expected to be a lawyer but is secretly a painter. This must also follow the revelation that he is engaged and mere minutes away from his impending nuptials. Fortunately the NBF also has a BAD GIRLFRIEND. The bad girlfriend seems like a good girlfriend at first until it is revealed that she has a giant character flaw. These are more or less the same as the bad boyfriend traits, only in a pair of very expensive heals. She is about to be dumped for our plucky and slightly overweight heroine. (Overweight due to excessive consumption of KitKats)
5.) Location- Home or abroad? A tough call. Home can be fun but abroad has the advantage that the characters can be holidaying and everyone can be under one roof for no apparent reason.
6.)The plot-this is always an irksome bit. Basically it can be anything that gets the NBF and the plucky heroine to run into each other a lot. Working together is good.
7.) The misunderstanding-this is quite essential to chic lit. Basically a simple misunderstanding leads to the heroine or the NBF believing something terrible about the other. Although a simple conversation could usually clear this up this must be avoided at all costs. After a few chapters the misunderstanding will be cleared up.
8.) Getting our characters together- this is tricky. After the NBF realises his significant other is a huge BITCH he dumps her unceremoniously. You may ask-how did he date this woman for presumably several years without knowing she was a bitch? This doesn't matter though because they are in a chic lit.
Next the heroine will be on her way somewhere because she thinks the nuptials of her NBF are pending. However he chases her down and they make out in the car and everyone is happy while the best friend cheers from the sidelines.

et voila!