Kidlitchat Transcript – August 11th (part 1)

You can click here for part 2 of the transcript.

I cannot tell you why the twitter names are not active hyperlinks this week, by the way. Sorry!

8:01 pm gregpincus: We wanted to let those at #SCBWI09 toss out key takeaways from the conference. And…
8:01 pm lolielynn: Hi, I can be here for the next 20 minutes or so, then I need to run off to my class!
8:02 pm gregpincus: For everyone who WASN’T there… ask what you want about what you might have missed, so we can try to answer.
8:02 pm EngridE1: @EgmontGal I think the topic is what info came out of the #scbwi09
8:02 pm ConnieAnnKirk: Whassup with #kidlitchat? I’m new!
8:02 pm EgmontGal: @ZimblerMiller I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks for telling me
8:02 pm gregpincus: so, I guess you’d say Topic 1 – the SCBWI Conference
8:02 pm skutir: I’m in #kidlitchat.
8:02 pm joycelansky: @dosankodebbie But I’ve seen you.
8:02 pm bonnieadamson: RT @gregpincus: We wanted to let those at #SCBWI09 toss out key takeaways from the conference. And…
8:03 pm PaulaYoo: how does this work? just wanted to say hi. how do i participate or watch? Is there a website? xo Paula
8:03 pm catesfolly: Had SO much fun following it via twitter — a whole new experience!
8:03 pm bonnieadamson: RT @gregpincus: so, I guess youd say Topic 1 – the SCBWI Conference
8:03 pm jeanie_w: Tweetdeck isn’t working for me tonight.
8:03 pm catesfolly: I think I even got a question asked and answered by remote!
8:03 pm skutir: @PaulaYoo Try http://tweetchat.com/room/kidlitchat
8:03 pm MandyHubbard: Hi All! First attempt at TweetChat…..
8:03 pm EngridE1: @PaulaYoo Read if you like or just jump in to #kidlitchat
8:04 pm bonnieadamson: @PaulaYoo http://tweetchat.com/roo/kidlitchat
8:04 pm Evilgenius333: #kidlitchat What up, Mandy? Welcome.
8:04 pm tehawesomersace: @catesfolly me too! Loved the tweets from the conference. #kidlitchat
8:04 pm marybrebner: I missed SCBWI conference, darn it–what’d you all learn? #kidlitchat
8:04 pm bonnieadamson: AArgh! http://tweetchat.com/room/kidlitchat <--sorry for typo #kidlitchat
8:04 pm EngridE1: @jeanie_w My Tweetdeck isn't its usual self either #kidlitchat
8:04 pm joycelansky: Who won the best awards at the conference? #kidlitchat
8:05 pm JeannineNorris: Couldn't get to LA, but blogging made me feel like I was sitting in the front row - thx. for great info. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm EgmontGal: A thing I learned from Alice Pope: you have to be participating in social networking and can't leap in just to promote your book #kidlitchat
8:05 pm KindrilyKaren: My random and only-useful-to-some tip of the week : Have your MS beta read. Then beta read for someone else. You'll learn LOADS. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm danieller: RT @gregpincus Any trend info - good or bad - come out of #SCBWI09? Book sales? Editors' likes? Dislikes? Etc. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm dosankodebbie: Re-try @gregpincus I've been here before, but being a translator rather than a writer, I try to make myself inconspicuous. : ) #kidlitchat
8:05 pm elanaroth: Well, I hear I was mentioned by someone (ahem @egmontgal) at SCBWI... #kidlitchat
8:05 pm lolielynn: It was so great to come home each night and check out what I'd missed on the blog #kidlitchat
8:05 pm kathleenfoucart: I'm here watching- wasn't at #scbwi09 so just lurking for now #kidlitchat
8:05 pm EngridE1: Thank you to everyone who Tweeted from #SCBWI09 #kidlitchat
8:05 pm joycelansky: @KindrilyKaren What does "beta read" mean? #kidlitchat
8:05 pm johannaharness: I actually remembered #kidlitchat tonight! So proud of myself. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm ConnieAnnKirk: I'll ask a question - I had to bow out of SCBWI. Did those of you who went find it worth the $, er, investment? #kidlitchat
8:06 pm gregpincus: One big takeway for me: everyone in publishing is working harder than ever. Authors and illustrators need to, too. #kidlitchat
8:06 pm jeanie_w: @EngridE1 I've switched to Tweetchat #kidlitchat
8:06 pm bonnieadamson: RT @EgmontGal: from Alice Pope: you have to participate in social networking and cant leap in just to promote your book #kidlitchat
8:06 pm EgmontUSA: Followed @PaulaYoo and the gang's commentary, but I'm dying to get some more gossip about SCBWI '09. Do dish! #kidlitchat
8:06 pm PaulaYoo: OMG I am in. Thanks everyone for the link to this. Just wanted to say hi and see how this chat thing worked! #kidlitchat
8:06 pm EgmontGal: @elanaroth I don't remember mentioning you, but I talked about Pam Bachorz (@peripam), how she found you, and Candor a lot #kidlitchat
8:06 pm innaj: @EgmontGal As someone who's been online 20 years, it drives me nuts when folks do that, show up just to promote. #kidlitchat
8:06 pm EngridE1: @KindrilyKaren Excellent tip! #kidlitchat
8:06 pm LizB: like others, i really enjoyed following the posts from scbwi #kidlitchat
8:06 pm bonnieadamson: I want to thank all the live bloggersat the conference--excellent coverage! #kidlitchat
8:06 pm danieller: So true, good advice: RT @egmontGal...You have to be participating in social networking & can't leap in just to promote ur book #kidlitchat
8:06 pm HanaDesBordes: @johannaharness Hey! Glad you remembered #kidlitchat
8:07 pm innaj: @EgmontGal Not that promo isn't part of online, but if the _first_ thing does is tell me about their book, it's a turnoff. #kidlitchat
8:07 pm EngridE1: @jeanie_w Same here! #kidlitchat
8:07 pm Gwenda: (Hi, everyone. Wasn't at SCBWI, but want gossip! ALWAYS want gossip!) #kidlitchat
8:07 pm Evilgenius333: @EgmontGal #kidlitchat Nathan Bransford had a great post on his blog about that today
8:07 pm dosankodebbie: @jeanie_w I give up participating thru tweetdeck; but it seems to be working w/Twitter search #kidlitchat
8:07 pm EgmontGal: @paulayoo should know lots of things not blogged about. they only gave a few highlights from each talk. Paula? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm elanaroth: @EgmontGal I'm happy with mentions by proxy, but I definitely have the tweets to prove I got the shout-out. I was flattered #kidlitchat
8:07 pm KateMessner: I loved the updates at the SCBWI blog, too! #kidlitchat
8:07 pm jeanie_w: @EgmontGal Yeah. I sure don't like it when folks friend me just to sell me something. #kidlitchat
8:07 pm innaj: @gregpincus Have we all ever not worked harder than ever, though? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm bonnieadamson: @PaulaYoo Welcome, Paula--thx for your hard work reporting for us! #kidlitchat
8:07 pm Storybird: Re participating vs promoting. Like @timoreilly's mantra: create more value than you capture. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm EngridE1: @ConnieAnnKirk I had to cancel due to an injured hip. I was wondering the same thing. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm tehawesomersace: @innaj I agree. It's like spam with the clever wording. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm ZimblerMiller: I privately told a new follower today -- someone new on Twitter -- it would be a good idea if all her tweets weren't selling. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm innaj: I was amused to see SCBWI and Worldcon the same weekend. Like my communities (tweeting and otherwise) were colliding. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm ConnieAnnKirk: I'd also like to thank the SCBWI bloggers and twitterers. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm catesfolly: PaulaYoo you and the whole SCBWI team blog did a HUGE service for those of us not there! Thank you! #kidlitchat
8:08 pm MandyHubbard: @Gwenda I'm with Gwenda. GOSSIP!!!! Sigh. Is it any wonder I write for teens? #kidlitchat
8:08 pm KindrilyKaren: @joycelansky beta:give ur MS to another writer to read and critique. plot, over use of adverbs, cliches, character develop. etc. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm innaj: @tehawesomersace Exactly. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm EgmontGal: It helps if you know who your market is as you try to sell it to agents or a publisher. What is your hook? Why will someone buy? #kidlitchat
8:09 pm Gwenda: The larger conversation is more interesting than promotion, anyway. #kidlitchat
8:09 pm WriterRoss: I'm in. Welcome home, Wandering Writers, Editors, Artists and Agents. #kidlitchat
8:09 pm rarararach: #kidlitchat What IS this thing?
8:09 pm EgmontGal: That makes me sound crass and commercial, but those are the harsh realities in this very tough financial climate #kidlitchat
8:09 pm gregpincus: @joycelansky Israel Sanchez won the portfolio award (http://www.israelsanchez.com) #kidlitchat
8:09 pm PaulaYoo: @bonniedamson thanks for the kind words. Team Blog had a blast! and wow this chat stuff is fast! so many tweets keep appearing! #kidlitchat
8:09 pm lovebiscuits: RT @catesfolly: PaulaYoo you and the whole SCBWI team blog did a HUGE service for those of us not there! Thank you! #kidlitchat --> I agree!
8:09 pm joycelansky: @KindrilyKaren Oh, thanks. I already do that just didn’t know the fancy name for it. #kidlitchat
8:09 pm rillajaggia: “Craft is what makes the writer’s ideas both digestible and delicious” Dinah Stevenson #kidlitchat
8:10 pm KayCassidy: @catesfolly They really did. Excellent job, blog team! #kidlitchat
8:10 pm innaj: @Gwenda That, too. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm tehawesomersace: @PaulaYoo I also dug the blog. You guys rock! #kidlitchat
8:10 pm EngridE1: @dosankodebbie Tweetchat works great & it adds the hashtag for you #kidlitchat
8:10 pm landlroecker: what was the general consensus on the market at the SCBWI? are we going to start seeing lots of sales in September?? #kidlitchat
8:10 pm bonnieadamson: So the prevailing mood was upbeat–business-wise? (I can see it was pretty upbeat socially!) #kidlitchat
8:10 pm EgmontGal: I heard Sarah Davies did an amazing talk on Monday. Anyone there? #kidlitchat
8:10 pm Evilgenius333: RT @EgmontGal: know who your market is as you try to sell it to agents or a publisher. What is your hook? Why will someone buy? #kidlitchat
8:10 pm MandyHubbard: @rarararach Just a bunch of people talking YA/kids books, conferences, anything related. You are SO in the right place. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm PaulaYoo: @EgmontGal yes, we were only allowed to post “highlights” (so not to give away the store) so we have lots more info re: panels #kidlitchat
8:10 pm JeannineNorris: @KindrilyKaren thx. Didn’t know the Beta Read term either. Now I’m in… #kidlitchat
8:10 pm joycelansky: @PaulaYoo Yes, I read your blog too. It was interesting. Thanks. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm lchardesty: the blog was good, but I still wanted to be there #kidlitchat
8:11 pm lolielynn: Huge congratulations! RT @gregpincus: @joycelansky Israel Sanchez won the portfolio award (http://www.israelsanchez.com) #kidlitchat
8:11 pm EgmontGal: @landlroecker I didn’t hear anyone address that specifically. And, are we the oracle of delphi? We don’t really know. scared. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm PaulaYoo: ps. @EgmontGal, as for the dish, hmmm, I could tell u but then i’d have to kill you. Haha! Just kidding. Racking my brain… #kidlitchat
8:11 pm EgmontGal: @PaulaYoo so, can you spill more info? #kidlitchat
8:11 pm innaj: Which does bring up the “how much promo is too much” question. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm WriterRoss: I don’t want to take Paula’s blog off my Favorites Bar. I’ve grown accustomed to its face. A Great Job linking Us to You. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm innaj: Seems blogs I read are split between “it’s all about my book” and “I’m afraid to even mention my book” sometimes. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm Evilgenius333: @EgmontGal #kidlitchat Important issues being spoken about here. Pay attention kiddies! Research your genre/market.
8:11 pm gregpincus: I agree with @EgmontGal – it wasn’t only here saying you need to think of audience. Still, all agreed that THE WORK is the key. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm marybrebner: RT @EgmontGal: Know who your market is as you try to sell it to agents or publisher. ~Agree-no excuse for not researching #kidlitchat
8:11 pm PaulaYoo: ps. @EgmontGal, as for the dish, I will be posting post-con blogs all week @ http://paulayoo.com with exclusive dishy stuff. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm rillajaggia: #PaulaYoo Is it possible to buy video of the different sessions? #kidlitchat
8:12 pm rillajaggia: @PaulaYoo Is it possible to buy video of the different sessions? #kidlitchat
8:12 pm jlbellwriter: For the first time, I remembered about #kidlitchat in time to see it in action.
8:12 pm rarararach: So guys…I’m applying for internships in the fall! Any awesome imprints/pub houses I should look at? #kidlitchat
8:12 pm bonnieadamson: RT @PaulaYoo: ps. @EgmontGal, as for the dish, I will be posting post-con blogs all week @ http://paulayoo.com #kidlitchat
8:12 pm dosankodebbie: @joycelansky it’s good to be seen. thanks. : ) #kidlitchat
8:12 pm landlroecker: @EgmontGal And here I thought you guys knew it all…Good to hear that the overall mood was upbeat though. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm gregpincus: @danieller Trends. Sales are soft but not disasterous. In terms of following trends… DON’T. Write what you love. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm Evilgenius333: @MandyHubbard @rarararach – Rach – you’re here too? Great! Very important issues being brought up. Stay a while. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm ktubb: Paula, the SCBWI blog is wonderful! Thank you and Team Blog! #kidlitchat
8:13 pm PaulaYoo: @rillajaggia re: video, best to ask Alice Pope, she would know more about that… or know the right contacts to answer it… #kidlitchat
8:13 pm Gwenda: @innaj Definitely–there really should be an annoying-ometer that could be employed objectively to determine. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm KindrilyKaren: @joycelansky @JeannineNorris yes, beta readers have HELPED my MS SOO much. Plus u grow thick skin! #kidlitchat
8:13 pm CynthiaCWillis: @gregpincus I couldn’t hear this enough! #kidlitchat
8:13 pm tehawesomersace: @rarararach @colleenlindsay just tweeted about one earlier today…I think #kidlitchat
8:13 pm PaulaYoo: @EgmontGal pps. my dish is just extra stuff and observations from the panels. Other Team Bloggers might post social fun dish! #kidlitchat
8:14 pm EgmontGal: U Rtoo afraid to self promote! And Afraid to ask ur editors questions. I made my author Allen Zadoff take his book out of a bag #kidlitchat
8:14 pm Evilgenius333: RT @gregpincus: @danieller In terms of following trends… DON’T. Write what you love. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm rillajaggia: @PaulaYoo Thanks Paula. I had so many people as that question. It would be a fabulous resource. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm KateMessner: This is @literaticat’s mantra – great advice. RT @gregpincus In terms of following trends… DONT. Write what you love. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm PaulWesman: @gregpincus Re writing what we love, that’s encouraging; thanks! #kidlitchat
8:14 pm joycelansky: @PaulaYoo When you say “dish,” I think of the conference food. Any good? Doesn’t matter, I’m dieting anyway. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm EgmontGal: @PaulaYoo I am trying to encourage some extra stuff from the panels here. anyone else? Notes from sessions? #kidlitchat
8:14 pm dosankodebbie: @EngridE1 Thanks for the tip. I look into tweetchat! #kidlitchat
8:14 pm gregpincus: The mood was that manuscripts are still selling. Every agent reported success on that front. BUT… it’s still hard times #kidlitchat
8:14 pm PaulaYoo: @WriterRoss Aww, tnx! Acclaimed illustrator/pic bk author Janie Bynum did the cartoon of me. janiebynum.com #kidlitchat
8:14 pm Gwenda: For those with questions about promotion (esp online) I highly rec the book Jeff VanderMeer has coming out called Booklife. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm PaulaYoo: @EgmontGal yes, just posted a new reply re: that. Let me get my notes for 2nite… #kidlitchat
8:15 pm CynthiaCWillis: @EgmontGal I have tons of notes, but I still have to organize my chicken scratch. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm WriterRoss: LOVE Janie! Will check ASAP. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm ZimblerMiller: I have lots of book marketing online ideas at http://budurl.com/bookmarketarticles #kidlitchat
8:16 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal Allen is awesome. Food, Girls is next up in my TBR pile. #kidlitchat
8:16 pm landlroecker: Any advice re. what you gives an author an edge in this tough climate? Aside from a really kickass book (duh)? #kidlitchat
8:16 pm lynnekelly: @KateMessner Another @literaticat saying I love: “There is always a market for awesome.” #kidlitchat
8:16 pm lolielynn: Yes, I am still “annotating” my notes . . . #kidlitchat
8:16 pm PaulaYoo: @EgmontGal 4 example, Reisman’s lecture on Hollywood/options was amazing – he provided his real “coverage” of Millicent Min #kidlitchat
8:16 pm gregpincus: Yes. Everyone go Ask Alice! (That’d be @alicepope, by the way). Video has NOT been available in the past, though #kidlitchat
8:16 pm elissacruz: @gregpincus I’d wondered about this, since I’ve seen plenty of agents acquiring new clients recently. So not all bad news. #kidlitchat
8:16 pm cheriwilliams: @EgmontGal Sarah Davies’ talk was *awesome*. #kidlitchat
8:16 pm PaulaYoo: Reisman cont’d – 3 handouts that clearly explained how coverage works. Very valuable for just regular writing craft issues, too! #kidlitchat
8:17 pm rarararach: #kidlitchat I will be back later. I have to go study. @evilgenius333 @MandyHubbard @egmontgal
8:17 pm catesfolly: Sounds like Karen Cushman was fabuloso. I love that she came to this late (r) in life. LIke some of us…#kidlitchat (oops forgot that)
8:17 pm CynthiaCWillis: @cheriwilliams I totally agree!!! #kidlitchat
8:17 pm EgmontGal: @cheriwilliams yes, but do you have any tips or notes from it? #kidlitchat
8:17 pm lchardesty: @PaulaYoo Ooh. I’d like to hear more on that. Seems like options are all over the place. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm joycelansky: How far did the farthest person travel from? #kidlitchat
8:17 pm PaulaYoo: Reisman cont’d: His coverage for Lisa Yee was premise/idea, characterization, dialogue, storyline all “good”… #kidlitchat
8:17 pm gregpincus: I was at Marlee Frazee’s talk about how texts can inspire art (or NOT) and vice versa in PBs. She said that… 1/2 #kidlitchat
8:17 pm ConnieAnnKirk: Is there a way not to bug all your followers with a planned chat like this? Thanks. #kidlitchat
8:18 pm bonnieadamson: Does SCBWI make conference handouts available . . . ever? #kidlitchat
8:18 pm catesfolly: #kidlitchat
8:18 pm WriterRoss: I want to thank the bloggers for all material they DID share. I worried SCBWI wouldn’t want all the “freebie” info out there #kidlitchat
8:18 pm PaulaYoo: Reisman: but “set/production values” for Millicent Min “fair” #kidlitchat
8:18 pm Evilgenius333: @cheriwilliams #kidlitchat Sarah was there? Do you know if she’s coming to NYC in Jan?
8:18 pm EgmontGal: Well, Egmont has read many good ms’s in last few weeks and many are getting multiple offers. I’m not exaggerating. #kidlitchat
8:18 pm lolielynn: My time is up! I have to go–I will catch up with the transcript later–thanks all! #kidlitchat
8:18 pm PaulaYoo: Reisman: His real coverage handout gave Yee a “consider” judgment – “worth a serious look; needs varying degrees of changes” #kidlitchat
8:18 pm bonnieadamson: @ConnieAnnKirk There’s something called Twittersnooze–but I don’t know how it works! #kidlitchat
8:19 pm gregpincus: She does not agree that a PB must tell its story only through pictures. Yes, if wordless, but the words can tell much #kidlitchat
8:19 pm KayCassidy: @PaulaYoo I would have loved to have seen his coverage of Millicent Min. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm HeleneBoudreau: RT @elissacruz: Ive seen plenty of agents acquiring new clients recently. So not all bad news. (werd!) #kidlitchat
8:19 pm EgmontGal: @ConnieAnnKirk oh god, i hope so. i forgot i was torturing non children’s book types with this #kidlitchat
8:19 pm bonnieadamson: @EgmontGal Oh, wow–that’s encouraging! #kidlitchat
8:19 pm KindrilyKaren: @ConnieAnnKirk just apologize. They’ll understand. Though I think there is a feature on some of the special Tweet programs. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm rillajaggia: A great book speaks to both personal as well as universal truths with honesty, telling the story in an exceptional way. K Nelson #kidlitchat
8:19 pm EgmontUSA: @landlroecker A great pitch. This takes work, so take the time to get it right. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm PaulaYoo: @bonnieadamson Not sure re: rules on handouts but I think protocol dictated first come first serve. Also… #kidlitchat
8:19 pm katie_bowden: Considering joining SCBWI and would love a reco on the best of their events to go to…I know there are a lot to choose from. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm Evilgenius333: @EgmontGal #kidlitchat Congrats on the multiple offers! Excellent news.
8:19 pm gregpincus: RT @ZimblerMiller: I have lots of book marketing online ideas at http://budurl.com/bookmarketarticles #kidlitchat (A very good resource!)
8:20 pm PaulaYoo: re: handouts: I know many writers don’t want conference handouts floating out there cuz of copyright & it’s their bread/butter #kidlitchat
8:20 pm EngridE1: @ConnieAnnKirk I did the unthinkable, I opened another account with a 1 after the name….I use it only for writers/agents/pubs #kidlitchat
8:20 pm landlroecker: @rillajaggia Love that! #kidlitchat
8:20 pm bonnieadamson: @katie_bowden Start with your local chapter’s conference–then 2 national cons: LA & NY #kidlitchat
8:20 pm PaulaYoo: handouts cont’d: so we were very careful in only providing some highlights so not to offend panelists by giving away the goods #kidlitchat
8:20 pm KayCassidy: Amen to that! RT @EgmontUSA: @landlroecker A great pitch. This takes work, so take the time to get it right. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm DDHearn: Hi all. I’m glad to be able to join you tonight. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm EgmontGal: @Evilgenius333 Well, we don’t like multiple offers! I think you misread. several houses are offering, we like no competition. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm dosankodebbie: @ConnieAnnKirk If you post in the form of a reply to someone on #kidlitchat, and add the hashmark, most of your followers will be spared
8:20 pm gregpincus: @elissacruz It’s not all bad news. It’s not that zillions of books are selling, of course. But sales are being made. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm joycelansky: @KayCassidy I’m not following this thread. I’ve 25 pages left of Millicent Min. Like it. Don’t understand what coverage means. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm rillajaggia: @katie bowden — where do you live? scbwi regional events can be hugely beneficial as well as nationals #kidlitchat
8:21 pm KateMessner: @katie_bowden SCBWI’s regional events are fantastic, too – less overwhelming and more intimate than nationals. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm DDHearn: @gregpincus I don’t agree that a pb has to tell the story completely through pictures. It’s a pairing of words and pictures. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm EgmontGal: @KayCassidy Bravo. Pitch well. Sorry to sound so crassly commercial, but who will read your book, why does it stand out? #kidlitchat
8:21 pm ktubb: @katie_bowden The events in NY and LA are both awesome, but I love local events to get to know others! #kidlitchat
8:21 pm CynthiaCWillis: @katie_bowden I love the LA SCBWI conference best of all. I’ve been to lots and the speakers and workshops are stellar. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm jeanie_w: @EgmontGal Are you losing a lot of auctions? #kidlitchat
8:21 pm joycelansky: @PaulaYoo What is set production values? #kidlitchat
8:21 pm Gwenda: @joycelansky Coverage is what readers for producers and studios write to summarize book/property for higher ups. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm EgmontGal: On the other hand, your agent is good at that. Just write something really good and your agent will market it. Best plan #kidlitchat
8:21 pm lynnekelly: @Evilgenius333 Greenhouse’s website doesn’t show that Sarah will be in NY in Feb., but at a NY SCBWI event Nov. of next year. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm landlroecker: @EgmontUSA Sometimes I think a great pitch might be harder to achieve than a great book! #kidlitchat
8:22 pm rillajaggia: though the word free picture books shown by Daviod Wiesner are to die for #kidlitchat
8:22 pm EgmontGal: @jeanie_w auction info is confidential. All I am saying is we are seeing a lot of things that several houses are offering on. #kidlitchat
8:22 pm KayCassidy: @KateMessner Very true, but it also depends on how active your SCBWI region is. Some are more active than others. #kidlitchat
8:22 pm PaulaYoo: @joycelansky Coverage is what professional story analysts do to determine whether a book should be considered 4 possible movie #kidlitchat
8:22 pm bonnieadamson: @DDHearn That’s what Marla Frazee said: it takes both, & they must “dance” together #kidlitchat
8:22 pm cheriwilliams: @EgmontGal Sarah explained world rights–and how she hates to see them left laying around. #kidlitchat
8:22 pm ChrisRichman: Hi, hi, hello, hi. Sorry I’m late. May have to scoot. Just brought home a pair of kittens. How is everyone doing? #kidlitchat
8:23 pm gregpincus: Karen Cushman: “If I wrote what I know it would be “Got up. Made stuff up. Went to bed.” She says write what you WANT to know #kidlitchat
8:23 pm bonnieadamson: @ChrisRichman Awww! #kidlitchat
8:23 pm PaulaYoo: @joycelansky How much they estimate a movie might cost to make (location, building of sets, production = clothes/effects, etc. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm DDHearn: Is it possible for a book that is out of print to be pitched to a studio for possible animated film? #kidlitchat
8:23 pm lchardesty: @EgmontGal Ahh, but first one has to get an agent… lol #kidlitchat
8:23 pm CynthiaCWillis: @ChrisRichman Kittens! How wonderful!!! #kidlitchat
8:23 pm KindrilyKaren: @pvlundqvist yes, my betas are BRUTAL. And I love them so much because of it. so do my future readers #kidlitchat
8:23 pm joycelansky: @Gwenda Thanks. Sorry to be showing my ignorance about this, but I bet someone else was probably confused too. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm Evilgenius333: @lynnekelly Thanks! #kidlitchat
8:23 pm katie_bowden: @rillajaggia East Coast of Canada. Can anyone advise on the liveliness of SCBWI chapters outside of the US? #kidlitchat
8:23 pm EgmontGal: Personally, I adored doing a Pro track session. We talked about the fact that you SHOULD ask your editor stuff, books that are #kidlitchat
8:23 pm rillajaggia: @ChrisRichman Hi Chris– great to see you here. Doing very well. Great to have another cat person aboard #kidlitchat
8:23 pm ZimblerMiller: Coverage is also done for screenplays — and most companies have their own specific way they want their coverage done. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm jeanie_w: @EgmontGal You seem to be producing a lot of great books even with all the competition for them. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm cheriwilliams: @EgmontGal Sarah talked about the need for a book to be *different* & *great* She needs to *ahem* drop her boots over it. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm JeannineNorris: @KateMessner love the regional events. My first book was acquired through a NJSCBWI workshop. Regions are great. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm DDHearn: @bonnieadamson Example. The end of Wild Things when we see Max home. What would it be without “And it was still hot.” #kidlitchat
8:24 pm EgmontGal: inherited are almost always inherited by editors very glad to have them. And if B+N doesn’t like a jacket, we try to change it #kidlitchat
8:24 pm Gwenda: @joycelansky There is no reason to know this stuff unless you’ve been in the screenwriting or movie world. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm EgmontUSA: @EgmontGal and that great pitch sure comes in handy once you’re helping your house promote your book! #kidlitchat
8:24 pm gregpincus: @DDHearn I agree with you. And so does Marla Frazee #kidlitchat
8:24 pm elanaroth: @chrisrichman How did Franny and Zooey end up in #kidlitchat
8:24 pm joycelansky: @PaulaYoo Cool! I didn’t know they did that. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm ktubb: @gregpincus Thank you for sharing that! “Write what you WANT to know.” Love it. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm EgmontGal: @jeanie_w Thanks, Jeannie! We sure are trying. N’est-ce pas, @egmontusa? #kidlitchat
8:25 pm ZimblerMiller: @DDHearn Yes, it is possible for a book that is out of print to be pitched as a possible animated film. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm skutir: I’m out. Everyone have fun. #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
8:25 pm bonnieadamson: @DDHearn Absolutely–they have to work together: whole is greater than sum of parts! #kidlitchat
8:25 pm cheriwilliams: @Evilgenius333 Sarah rocked scbwila. Not sure if she’ll be in ny. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm KindrilyKaren: new topic! : name @ChrisRichman ’s kittens! Puss & Boots, Peaches & Cream, Jekyll & Hyde ? #kidlitchat
8:25 pm ChrisRichman: @elanaroth Just to explain that if I’m frazzled, it’s their fault. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm EgmontGal: @Gwenda Are you sure? Suzanne Collins is a screenwriter. She sure knows something about writing for movies AND books. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm KellyDHouse: @gregpincus Love that thought! There is so much I WANT to know! #kidlitchat
8:26 pm DDHearn: @ZimblerMiller I have an agent, and I wanted to ask her if she could try to pitch book for animation. How does she do that? #kidlitchat
8:26 pm EgmontUSA: @EgmontGal @jeanie_w Most definitely. But we want more! Keep writing! Keep those great mss coming! #kidlitchat
8:26 pm ChrisRichman: I’m happy to try and answer any questions I can about Upstart Crow Literary, my new, shiny home. You know, within reason. #kidlitchat
8:26 pm rillajaggia: @katie_bowden several friends in Eastern Canada including tweet buddy inkyelbows. #kidlitchat
8:26 pm Gwenda: @EgmontGal I meant know in advance–no reason for book writers to know all lingo b/f they need it. #kidlitchat
8:26 pm gregpincus: Yes @EgmontGal – it was great to hear that conversation. WRiters have fear of editors and agents, it seems. Unnecessary fear. #kidlitchat
8:26 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal How early do jackets typically go before B&N? #kidlitchat
8:26 pm jeanie_w: @bonnieadamson @ddhearn I like the idea of a pb being a dance of words and pictures. #kidlitchat
8:26 pm landlroecker: any discussion on the paperback vs. hardcover debate? kidlit sales are better in PB right now, right? #kidlitchat
8:26 pm DDHearn: @KindrilyKaren What do you want to discuss about kittens? Pairings? What’s the topic? #kidlitchat
8:27 pm ConnieAnnKirk: @dosankodebbie Thanks; that makes sense! I have such a diverse Twitter follower list. I’d hate to bug them. Went to NYC-SCBWI. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm Gwenda: @EgmontGal In other words, not talking technique, but biz terminology. (which is easy to learn on the fly) #kidlitchat
8:27 pm bonnieadamson: RT @ChrisRichman: Im happy to answer questions about Upstart Crow Literary, my new, shiny home. You know, within reason. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm EgmontGal: I did say that @LynnKelly is writing a middle grade novel that features bestiality. I told, like, 450 people at my keynote. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm littlefluffycat: @ChrisRichman chase them in circles for a few minutes and they’ll fall asleep. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm jeanie_w: @EgmontUSA I’m working at it! #kidlitchat
8:27 pm bonnieadamson: @jeanie_w Yes–don’t you love that image? #kidlitchat
8:28 pm tehawesomersace: @chrisrichman Are you guys still buried under queries? #kidlitchat
8:28 pm WriterRoss: I would love someone to be afraid of me. Just for one day. What would that feel like? What DOES it feel like? ;> #kidlitchat
8:28 pm EgmontGal: @kaycassidy jackets go before B+N ongoingly, but always at a stage where it costs us money to fix. Or that’s what it feels like! #kidlitchat
8:28 pm jlbellwriter: @Gwenda And sometimes terminology from another field is actually useful because it gives you a new way to think. #kidlitchat
8:28 pm elissacruz: @lchardesty @gregpincus but at least agents are still looking for new clients. I think it could be worse. But I’m an optimist. #kidlitchat
8:28 pm jeanie_w: @bonnieadamson Makes me think of that space dance in Wall-E #kidlitchat
8:28 pm johannaharness: @gregpincus Write what you want to know. I like that. I’ve also heard people say, don’t write what you know; write who you are. #kidlitchat
8:28 pm rillajaggia: @ChrisRichman love to hear about your new home. saw the new website up yesterday. is it business as usual already? #kidlitchat
8:28 pm katie_bowden: @ChrisRichman Is your new website up yet? I looked for it the other day. Looking forward to learning more! #kidlitchat
8:28 pm DDHearn: @EgmontGal Yipes. Bestialty. Am I reading the wrong meaning into that? #kidlitchat
8:29 pm EgmontGal: @WriterRoss I made someone cry at a critique 10 years ago and he left the conference. It was horrible. #kidlitchat
8:29 pm lchardesty: @ChrisRichman How much research of social networking do you do on a prospective new client (if any)? #kidlitchat
8:29 pm ChrisRichman: Sorry, kittens came up because I just adopted a pair. They might make me frazzled. Their names are Franny and Zooey. Onto books! #kidlitchat
8:29 pm EgmontGal: @DDHearn I was kidding. it’s a joke between me and lynn #kidlitchat
8:29 pm lynnekelly: @EgmontGal Right, & now I’m thinking editors who get the ms will wonder “Where are the glistening chests of shirtless boys?” #kidlitchat
8:29 pm CynthiaCWillis: Bye-bye everyone! I’m out. Too much traveling today. #kidlitchat
8:29 pm bonnieadamson: @chrisrichman Did you bring any undecided ms. with you–or start fresh? #kidlitchat
8:29 pm JeannineNorris: @ChrisRichman didn’t I read that Upstart Crow will be attending a SCBWI workshop? #kidlitchat
8:29 pm jlbellwriter: @EgmontGal Disney already made that movie, right? With the candlestick. #kidlitchat
8:29 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal LOL. Isn’t that always the way? #kidlitchat
8:29 pm catesfolly: johannaharness @gregpincus Pat Schneider says write what you’re most afraid to write. #kidlitchat
8:29 pm joycelansky: @WriterRoss Not good. My son’s X-girlfriend was afraid of me. I’m such a scary person. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm DDHearn: @ChrisRichman Oh, I understand. When our cats were kittens we would find ourselves watching them instead of movie. So funny. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm WriterRoss: @EgmontGal Has that person ever contacted you since? #kidlitchat
8:30 pm bonnieadamson: @DDHearn I don’t think there is but one meaning. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm PaulaYoo: Hi! This has been fun. My first TweetChat! Gotta go, exhausted still. Heart you all! xo Paula #kidlitchat
8:30 pm EZF_TopAuthors: RT @CynthiaCWillis: Bye-bye everyone! I’m out. Too much traveling today. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm jeanie_w: @ChrisRichman I love your website. That crow is wonderful! #kidlitchat
8:30 pm lynnekelly: And 450 other people! RT @EgmontGal: @DDHearn I was kidding. it’s a joke between me and lynn #kidlitchat
8:30 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal What do you think were some highlights of your PRO track session? #kidlitchat
8:30 pm tidesox28: @EgmontGal I was almost sure that was a joke, but seriously tried to figure out twittersnooze in between that post and your last #kidlitchat
8:30 pm DDHearn: @EgmontGal Phew! I’m reading the Hunger Games and thinking….wow, how far can the envelope be pushed. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm Gwenda: @jlbellwriter I suppose. I came up thru screenwriting and am not convinced its biz practices _always_ gel with art. #kidlitchat
8:31 pm joycelansky: @EgmontGal I’ve known writers to cry in the car on the way home from conf. They may not show it to you… #kidlitchat
8:31 pm EgmontGal: @Gwenda I certainly agree that writers’ #1 priorty ( and #2 and #3) is to write a really good book. then to submit it! #kidlitchat
8:31 pm andybrokaw: @ChrisRichman How many queries has Upstart Crow received since opening? #kidlitchat
8:31 pm realmlovejoy: Hah, that’s what I tend to do. RT @gregpincus Pat Schneider says write what you’re most afraid to write. #kidlitchat (via @catesfolly)
8:31 pm ktubb: @KayCassidy The PRO track – yes – I’d love to hear more about that! It looked wonderful. #kidlitchat
8:31 pm KrisYankee: I just came across this chat. Does it happen often?#kidlitchat
8:31 pm HanaDesBordes: Really enjoyed lurking tonight but now I have to go! Goodnight everyone #kidlitchat
8:31 pm EgmontGal: @DDHearn you know, i don’t consider the hunger games that edgy. deaths are handled off the page mostly. V well done. Brilliant #kidlitchat
8:32 pm iTweeVeeTopRT: RT @ktubb @KayCassidy The PRO track – yes – I’d love to hear more about that! It looked wonderful. #kidlitchat http://itwev.com/ZBeZi
8:32 pm ConnieAnnKirk: @EgmontGal Aw. Making someone cry must have been really tough. Rejection is HARD, but at least agents/eds are not Simon Cowell! #kidlitchat
8:32 pm KellyDHouse: Write what you love, write what you know, what you want to know, what you fear . . . the jist? Just write! #kidlitchat
8:32 pm Evilgenius333: @KrisYankee #kidlitchat every Tuesday @ 9pm est
8:32 pm WriterRoss: @joycelansky I am so not a scary person. Wondering what it takes to intimidate another colleague. Writers = Power-Challenged? :} #kidlitchat
8:32 pm marybrebner: @DDHearn I loved Hunger Games-one of my fave books of the summer. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm bonnieadamson: @KrisYankee Every Tues. night, 9pm Eastern #kidlitchat
8:32 pm EgmontGal: @KayCassidy I talked about sending Jay Leno to Politics and Prose so we could get him on Times list, and said pls call ur editor #kidlitchat
8:33 pm johannaharness: @ChrisRichman Saw the write-up in Literary Agents. Looks good! #kidlitchat
8:33 pm jlbellwriter: @Gwenda Nor do publishing’s practices. And historically it’s tended to be a fuddy-duddy field. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm DDHearn: @EgmontGal I guess I’ve been pretty protected. To me Hunger Games is pretty harsh. Haven’t finished it, though. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm Margo_L_Dill: Make the editors happy. . RT @marybrebner: RT @EgmontGal: Know who your market is as you try to sell it to agents or publisher. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm KrisYankee: Thanks!RT @Evilgenius333: @KrisYankee #kidlitchat every Tuesday @ 9pm est
8:33 pm landlroecker: @EgmontGal Agree. Just gave Hunger Games to my 10-year-old cousin. She’s an advanced reader and doesn’t scare easy. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm EgmontGal: @joycelansky I know! The responsibility is scary. You are really brave to go through it. But sometimes the sessions are amazing #kidlitchat
8:33 pm rillajaggia: @EgmontGal I loved the writing, couldn’t put it down…but the premise made me sick to the stomach. Did anyone else feel that? #kidlitchat
8:33 pm KateMessner: @EgmontGal I agree -Hunger Games and CF walk that line beautifully. (Please, Suzanne Collins, teach a plotting workshop near me) #kidlitchat
8:34 pm ktubb: @realmlovejoy @gregpincus Re: “Write what ur most afraid to write.” Then I’m right on track with my WIP! #kidlitchat
8:34 pm realmlovejoy: Agreed. Hunger Games is best book I read this year. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm EgmontGal: This year’s crop receiving critiques very professional and engaged. I was impressed and heartened and moved. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm cheriwilliams: #scbwi09 Take aways: 1) Be careful not to submit too early. 2) Get that manuscript out the door. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm dosankodebbie: #kidlitchat Does anyone know where I can find a list of agents who specialize in getting translated foreign kidlit published for US market?
8:34 pm DDHearn: @marybrebner Which do you think is more disturbing, The Hunger Games or Lord of the Flies. (I think the latter). #kidlitchat
8:34 pm EgmontGal: @KateMessner I told writers to read Suzanne Collins for her economy of words! Look what she gets done in no room #kidlitchat
8:34 pm gregpincus: One commonly repeated refrain – your manuscript has to be great. The competition is huge #kidlitchat
8:34 pm KellyDHouse: @marybrebner Agreed! And anxiously awaiting Sept. 1st release of Catching Fire. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm EngridE1: @KrisYankee Every Tuesday 9pm ET/6pm PT #kidlitchat
8:34 pm DaphneUn: You should be following the weekly #kidlitchat. Someone remind me next week before it starts so I can get in on the action!
8:34 pm jeanie_w: @cheriwilliams That’s helpful??? #kidlitchat
8:34 pm joycelansky: @WriterRoss Sometimes there’s that person in your crit group who gets the comments just right, but u r scared to read the crit. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm bonnieadamson: RT @rillajaggia: @EgmontGal I loved the writing, but the premise made me sick to the stomach. Did anyone else feel that? <--Yes. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm elanaroth: Ditto to @EgmontGal. Hunger Games is the perfect example of great plot and pacing. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm EgmontGal: @DDHearn lord of flies! Dorp Dead. The Voyage Begun. all haunted me more than hunger games which I LOVE #kidlitchat
8:35 pm SuePinto: @EgmontGal I was suprised by the idea of the Hunger Games but absolutely loved it; a great book about friendship, choices, heart #kidlitchat
8:35 pm ConnieAnnKirk: @bonnieadamson How long does #kidlitchat go? Thanks!
8:35 pm ChrisRichman: @andybrokaw Can't speak to the other agents, but I've received about 75-100 queries since we officially launched the website. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm realmlovejoy: Yeah, I do think Hunger Games coulda been edgier though--but that's my taste. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm pvlundqvist: @landlroecker I've had Hunger Games on my bedside table for awhile. Must read? #kidlitchat
8:35 pm KayCassidy: @DDHearn I'm looking forward to reading The Maze Runner by James Dashner. It's supposed to be Lord of the Flies-esque. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm KateMessner: Yep. RT @EgmontGal: I told writers to read Suzanne Collins for her economy of words! Look what she gets done in no room #kidlitchat
8:36 pm marybrebner: @DDHearn Both deal with premise of kill or be killed...Hunger Games speaks to today's kids more w/ reality tv. Both disturbing #kidlitchat
8:36 pm jlbellwriter: Find balance? RT @cheriwilliams #scbwi09 Takeaways: 1) Careful not to submit too early. 2) Get that manuscript out the door. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm bonnieadamson: @elanaroth But not much true redemption . . . yet (Hunger Games) #kidlitchat
8:36 pm KindrilyKaren: RT1) Be careful not to submit too early. 2) Get that manuscript out the door. #kidlitchat I'm guilty of #1. Making in shine before #2 again
8:36 pm JeannineNorris: @joycelansky gotta love the critique groups though. Huge help in revising. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm EgmontGal: @realmlovejoy @suepinto but about corruption and such a great thriller! I don't need depth of character in every book #kidlitchat
8:36 pm joycelansky: @DDHearn Hunger Games is awesome! I want to read Catching Fire but am a little disturbed by Hunger Games ending (or lack of). #kidlitchat
8:36 pm gregpincus: Another takeaway from an indie bookseller - don't send promotional postcards to them. They're too busy. Save your money! #kidlitchat
8:36 pm Gwenda: @jlbellwriter See, in principle I agree with you, and am not saying it's not a good idea for writers to learn. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm KateMessner: @pvlundqvist Oh my gosh, yes! Read it! #kidlitchat
8:36 pm ChrisRichman: Thanks, @janie_w Michael Stearns really knew what he wanted for the website; his friend Symon Chow did a great job designing it. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm landlroecker: @pvlundqvist MUST read. Amazing book. One of the best I've read this year. Dying to read Catching Fire! #kidlitchat
8:36 pm DDHearn: @ConnieAnnKirk It lasts one hour. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm KellyDHouse: @realmlovejoy How would you define "edgy?" #kidlitchat
8:36 pm elanaroth: @bonnieadamson Really? I disagree. But we'll see what Volume 3 brings. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm EgmontGal: @bonnieadamson Everyone puts their own agenda on Hunger Games! Guess that's why you guys are writers. Some think K passive #kidlitchat
8:37 pm Gwenda: @jlbellwriter I just don't think not knowing the term "coverage" is anything a writer primarily of books should worry abt. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm cheriwilliams: @pvlundqvist Must. Read. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm gregpincus: Much talk about social networking and its importance (although, uh, Richard Peck would NOT agree it's all good!) #kidlitchat
8:37 pm KateMessner: @KayCassidy I grabbed an ARC of Maze Runner at ALA. My son read it & passed it to a friend -I'm guessing that means it's good! #kidlitchat
8:37 pm joycelansky: @EgmontGal Naw. I'm not brave. No one's made me cry yet. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm EgmontGal: Everyone, there is a facebook group called "We've read Catching Fire and We need to discuss" pl join us when you've read it #kidlitchat
8:37 pm marybrebner: @KellyDHouse Already pre-ordered Catching Fire. Love it when book captures imagination so well-Tightly plotted, great characters #kidlitchat
8:37 pm JeannineNorris: @gregpincus that's interesting. I would have thought the indie booksellers liked the promo postcards..... #kidlitchat
8:38 pm realmlovejoy: @DDHearn I think Lord of The Flies is more disturbing too. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm EgmontGal: @gregpincus god, i feel so guilty. didn't hear peck's talk then i spoke about networking hope he doesn't think i'm an idiot #kidlitchat
8:38 pm DDHearn: @marybrebner Lord of the Flies was disturbing because it portrayed a complete breakdown of civilization. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm rillajaggia: @gregpincus though Richard Peck did 'friend' the entire room he spoke to. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm KatherineBoG: @jlbellwriter MAZE RUNNER was pretty great.Cross b/w HUNGER GAMES & LotFlies. (Prefer HG though) #kidlitchat
8:38 pm Gwenda: @jlbellwriter Heck, most of the people I know who have made a living writing it don't really like it. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm johannaharness: @catesfolly What I'm afraid to write--that's usually revised in after the first draft. lol. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm nandinibajpai: loved Hunger Games too - anyone lucky enough to have read an ARC of Catching Fire? #kidlitchat
8:38 pm landlroecker: Were there any books getting big buzz at the conference?? I just read Hush, Hush and thought it was AMAZING. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm KellyDHouse: @JeannineNorris #kidlitchat
8:38 pm KindrilyKaren: RT@joycelansky Sometimes they get comments right, but u r scared to read the crit. #kidlitchat Be brave. It will only make ur story better!
8:39 pm KayCassidy: @KateMessner That's where I grabbed mine too, Kate! I heart ALA. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm gregpincus: Editor Jordan Brown said simply "Character drives story" He had a nice graph to show why. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm jlbellwriter: @Gwenda I suspect everyone knows the flaws of one's own field well and might romanticize others. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm ConnieAnnKirk: @DDHearn Thank you! #kidlitchat It seems a little crazy, but another fun way to use Twitter.
8:39 pm AudryT: RT @EgmontGal: I told writers to read Suzanne Collins for her economy of words! Look what she gets done in no room #kidlitchat
8:39 pm EgmontGal: @landlroecker I keep hearing about When You Reach Me big newbery buzz #kidlitchat
8:39 pm KayCassidy: @landlroecker LOVE Hush, Hush. Nora and Patch are one of my fave couples of the year. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm DDHearn: @EgmontGal I haven't finished Hunger Games, but I wouldn't call Katniss passive. So far she's been pretty tough. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm thewritingthing: #kidlitchat going on for anyone that cares.
8:40 pm EgmontGal: @jlbellwriter @gwenda yes, i glamorize being a broadway star #kidlitchat
8:40 pm lynnekelly: @nandinibajpai Yes, Catching Fire is amazing! Only problem now is waiting patiently for the next book. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm ChrisRichman: I was surprised by how much I liked Catching Fire. I was expecting it to be a bit of a letdown, but it was really great. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm bonnieadamson: @EgmontGal Oh, Oh! When You Reach Me! Wonderful!!!! #kidlitchat
8:40 pm joycelansky: @KateMessner I loved Hunger Games, but Gregor the Overlander didn't do much for me. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm realmlovejoy: @KellyDHouse I was hoping for more scary scenarios. As soon as the announcer said 2 may win, it lost suspense for me. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm cheriwilliams: #scbwi09 Take aways: 1) Be aware of the market. 2) Don't write to the market. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm Gwenda: @jlbellwriter Maybe--but some of these are folks with a foot in both worlds. Nothing romantic abt either. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm landlroecker: @KayCassidy Patch is the new Edward Cullen. You heard it here first. He's H-O-T, HOT #kidlitchat
8:40 pm gregpincus: Personally, I don't think Richard Peck was labeling it evil or wrong in toto. Just when folks use it rather than engaging IRL #kidlitchat
8:40 pm EgmontGal: @DDHearn That comment came from Emily Kokie re. Catching Fire. I don't agree. But also, I'm not a writer.
8:40 pm KateMessner: @EgmontGal When You Reach Me is amazing. I finished reading, ordered classroom set, & booked her to visit my school. THAT good.
8:41 pm EgmontGal: @cheriwilliams exactly!!!! well said
8:41 pm Gwenda: Hunger Games = hugely broad audience. My mom made my western-reading dad read it and he loved it.
8:41 pm bonnieadamson: RT @cheriwilliams: #scbwi09 Take aways: 1) Be aware of the market. 2) Dont write to the market.
8:41 pm EgmontUSA: And When You Reach Me definitely deserves it. Gorgeous voice. Wonderful smart plot, in a consise package. Go read it!
8:41 pm DDHearn: @ConnieAnnKirk It is a bit crazy. Makes me glad I took a speed reading class ages ago. It's finally coming in handy.
8:41 pm landlroecker: @bonnieadamson @egmont gal - Adding When You Reach Me to my TBR list...is it already available? #
8:41 pm moonb: It helps if you know who your market is as you try to sell it to agents or a publisher. What is your hook? Why will someone buy?
8:42 pm tidesox28: @KateMessner what do you teach?
8:42 pm nandinibajpai: I find Lord of the Flies more disturbing than HG too ...
8:42 pm cheriwilliams: #scbwi09 Take aways:1) Write from the heart. 2) Have a head for the business.
8:42 pm ConnieAnnKirk: @landlroecker _Hush Hush_ is the first teen "First Look" book at BN.com Book Clubs. Members get free ARC and discuss w/ author.
8:42 pm DSloanandco: Have been on the phone with an author (yes, this late) about KidsBuzz and missing #kidlitchat. Argh. Thank goodness for twitter search!
8:42 pm Evilgenius333: RT @cheriwilliams: #scbwi09 Take aways: 1) Be aware of the market. 2) Don't write to the market.
8:42 pm bonnieadamson: @ConnieAnnKirk "Officially" until 10 Eastern
8:42 pm realmlovejoy: @DDHearn agree. Katniss is pretty tough! I like her.
8:42 pm bonnieadamson: @landlroecker Yes, came out mid-July
8:42 pm gregpincus: I'm a screenwriter by trade, too. There are great people in that world, too, but I lerrrrrve my children's book folks
8:42 pm KateMessner: @tidesox28 I teach middle school English.
8:43 pm jeanie_w: @cheriwilliams 1) Be aware of the market. 2) Don't write to the market. That one makes sense to me.
8:43 pm jlbellwriter: @Gwenda Agree authors don't need to know movie term "coverage." Must know that books get boiled down for most people in chain.
8:43 pm Evilgenius333: RT @cheriwilliams: #scbwi09 Take aways:1) Write from the heart. 2) Have a head for the business.
8:43 pm KellyDHouse: I'd love some discussion on the question: what is teh definition of "edgy."
8:43 pm realmlovejoy: @KateMessner I'll have to check it out!
8:43 pm gregpincus: The picture book, by the way, is not dead yet. But that market continues to soften, sorry to report
8:43 pm Evilgenius333: Great advice from @cheriwilliams tonight. Read up!
8:44 pm rillajaggia: @landlroecker -- i thought edward cullen was icy cold!
8:44 pm cheriwilliams: #scbwi09 Take aways: Characters matter most. 2) You better have a plot.
8:44 pm tidesox28: @KateMessner nice. so do I. we start back in two weeks.
8:44 pm bonnieadamson: RT @gregpincus: The picture book, by the way, is not dead yet. But that market continues to soften, sorry to report
8:44 pm SuePinto: @gregpincus What is the reason for "softening"?
8:44 pm realmlovejoy: @KellyDHouse I'd love to hear "edgy" defined too!
8:44 pm ConnieAnnKirk: @gregpincus Thank you for the SCBWI-LA tips you're giving us.
8:45 pm JeannineNorris: @realmlovejoy Now I'm interested too! Guess this is an example of viral marketing.
8:45 pm EgmontGal: Yes @cheriwilliams I have seen voice with no plot and plot with no "why do we care?" Neither is successful.
8:45 pm landlroecker: @rillajaggia details, details...
8:45 pm lynnekelly: @EgmontGal Was my name mentioned as author of the salacious book, or was I "a writer"? Nice publicity even if it's a bit twisted
8:45 pm ShellieBr: Thanks for all the SCBWI gems!
8:45 pm DDHearn: @Evilgenius333 That's been my problem. No head for business. It should be required course in Art School and any area of study.

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