Kidlitchat Transcript – August 16

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@kidlitchat: TOPIC: How do you communicate goals to non-kidlit people in your life? Do they get WHY you do what you do? #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: TOPIC: How do you communicate goals to non-kidlit people in your life? Do they get WHY you do what you do? #kidlitchat

@EgmontUSA: @BonnieAdamson Well we’ll have a good old time tonight. #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: Hi, everyone! #kidlitchat

@boystobooks: 1st time joining #kidlitchat. Excited to be here.

@andreabuginsky: Welcome Kristine! I’m fairly new too #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @EgmontUSA #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @BonnieAdamson No clue AT ALL. But if I tell them I’m busy with something they leave me alone. (Mostly) #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @boystobooks Hello–and to all first-timers, welcome! #kidlitchat

@TracyClark_TLC: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: How do you communicate goals to non-kidlit people in your life? Do they get WHY you do what you do? #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: Hi everyone! #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: Wow, great topic! It’s not always easy to get non-writers to understand what we do. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: Having and communicating deadlines helps me. Makes it concrete to others.n #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: *TAPS SCREEN* Anybody in there? #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @kellyhashway Exactly–or how special we are. #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @kidlitchat I’m very lucky to have a wonderful group of people in my life. #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: They’re usually asking me why I’m NOT writing #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: @BonnieAdamson That too! #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: @andreabuginsky Thanks! Glad to be here!n #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: I think “illustrating children’s books” sounds WAY more romantic and exciting than it is, usually. #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: I do the best I can but sometimes it really is hard to explain what i do and why i want to do it. #kidlitchat

@alexisdonkin: @kidlitchat because it puts the goals out there. Making it public makes it real. #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: luckily for me though my BF also does work in a creative field and understands my work-a-holic nature. #kidlitchat

@TracyClark_TLC: My kids do NOT seem to understand the fact that I’m “home”, I’m “here” but “working.” Constant discussion & explaining. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: It sounds amazing! RT @BonnieAdamson: “illustrating childrens books” sounds WAY more romantic and exciting than it is. #kidlitchat

@aecbks: Do you as-yet-un-pubbed writers have a hard time getting your family to take you seriously? #kidlitchat

@john_zeleznik: Can’t chat, sorry guys. Bound & determined to get this book done. It keeps getting bigger dammit! #kidlitchat

@gregorywalters: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: How do you communicate goals to non-kidlit people in your life? Do they get WHY you do what you do? #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: How do you communicate goals to non-kidlit people in your life? Do they get WHY you do what you do? #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @john_zeleznik Carry on, John #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @alexisdonkin I make all my WIP work counts and project statuses available on my website for everyone. #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: @TracyClark_TLC My daughter (4) thinks it’s funny that mommy works on the couch. #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: I’m lucky to have a supportive partner & a few friends outside the writing world who RESPECT what I do. But others…it’s tough! #kidlitchat

@aecbks: @TracyClark_TLC I’m not a writer but I have the same prob. Only downside to home office. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: When I don’t have concrete deadlines, my writing gets put too far down the priority list. #kidlitchat

@chasingray: This is almost funny to me right now. Family all saying “Finally we will have a book to show people you actually do something!” #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @kellyhashway too cute #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: Oh, good topic. No, they think I’m a stay at home mom, baking cookies. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: We’re all pretty much in this for love, not for glory, lol #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @ek_anderson me too. #kidlitchat

@sarahlaurenson: My wife says she does and sometimes she does, but other times she wants to interact with me. Go figure. #kidlitchat

@john_zeleznik: @aecbks My wife “doesn’t think anything will come of it.” It’s frustration. Oh, well, back to Sisters. #kidlitchat

@briaquinlan: @aecbks getting my wonderful agent helped. Being a Golden Heart finalist helped even more. It was like a big validation stamp #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @LaurelSnyder with lots of time on our hands …#kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: LOL, you mean you’re not? RT @LaurelSnyder: Oh, good topic. No, they think Im a stay at home mom, baking cookies. #kidlitchat

@chasingray: @LaurelSnyder I don’t bake so they just think I’m lazy – and somewhat deluded. #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: @andreabuginsky Hi! *waves* #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: Today I was set to skype w/ huge group of teachers in FL. Playdate parent came hrs late. Got “held up at work.” #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: My hubby will start having a conversation until I glare at him; then he realizes I’m writing #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: And shuts up real fast #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: Of course trying to work a “real” job and writing “on the side” is hard too. #notimeforanything n #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @chasingray I don’t bake EVER. That’s what Trader Joe’s is for! #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @kellyhashway Hello! *waves back* #kidlitchat

@gregorywalters: Until I had something accepted for publication, I didn’t share my writing aspirations with others. Not even family. #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: What’s tonight’s #kidlitchat topic? Is there one? Who’s running things tonight?

@BonnieAdamson: @LaurelSnyder Amen. #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: Hardest thing I’ve found is convincing people that thinking is work. Staring out a window/taking a walk are part of the job #kidlitchat

@sarahlaurenson: @KristineAsselin Real job, two volunteer gigs, wife, furry children and writing. Can you say time crisis? #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: My husband is GREAT about it. He walked in, grabbed kids, left. He absolutely respects the work. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @SheviStories Topic is dealing with non-kidlit expectations #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: Hey there #kidlitchat! I’ve popped in before, but this time I plan to actually PARTICIPATE! Why? Because I have questions that need answers!

@LaurelSnyder: @naveltwins I have to remind myself of this one. But it’s so incredibly true. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @JonathanAuxier ask away, Jonathan #kidlitchat

@chasingray: My husband & son are fine – it’s everyone else who thinks writing is a hobby. It’s been that way since…forever. #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: @LaurelSnyder When I have to write, my husband will do the same with our daughter. He’s good about it. #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @LaurelSnyder That’s wonderful! #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: @BonnieAdamson I don’t understand. You mean the topic is dividing your time between work and family? #kidlitchat

@chasingray: I’ve been told my whole life that writing is something to do for fun not a real job. Reviewing kidlit? Even worse than writing! #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: Sometimes it’s hard to explain that writing is a job even if it’s not a job that is currently paying the bills. SO frustrating. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @SheviStories NO, it’s more how do you get non-kidlit folks to understand your commitment #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: I found I have to make time to write and tell ppl ‘no’ if they want me to do anything during my writing time. #kidlitchat

@gregorywalters: @chasingray Yes, the “hobby” view is frustrating. So many people say they’ll write a novel too–when they have the time. #kidlitchat

@ktquimby: Yes! RT @ixtumea: I found I have to make time to write and tell ppl ‘no’ if they want me to do anything during my writing time. #kidlitchat

@chasingray: ek_anderson YES! Without a biweekly paycheck & payroll taxes, it is like what you do does not exist. #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: For example, MIL came down during son’s soccer camp. That was my writing time. I told her & then went to Starbucks to write. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: Question: figuring out audiobook for my MG adventure (PETER NIMBLE!). Can I have a female actor read? Will that turn boys off? #kidlitchat

@chasingray: @ek_anderson YES! Without a biweekly paycheck & payroll taxes, it is like what you do does not exist. #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: Oh. I just tell them that’s what I do. If they don’t get it, it’s their problem. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @ixtumea ha! Godd for you! #kidlitchat

@mlbrackmartin: #kidlitchat Did you guys see this? http://t.co/R4afpoM Is this what we look like?

@EgmontUSA: My immediate family fully gets it. My extended, etc., think it’s “cute.” Ah, the joys of children’s publishing. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: No money=not a real job. DH is supportive, but he’s still like, “Why isn’t dinner on the table?” if I’ve been home all day. #kidlitchat

@aecbks: RT @EgmontUSA: My immediate family fully gets it. My extended, etc., think it’s “cute.” Ah, the joys of children’s publishing. #kidlitchat

@gregpincus: I view this as the “actually, when I’m lying on the couch staring at the ceiling, I am working” #kidlitchat Not everyone sees life that way!

@naveltwins: @ek_anderson re: “writing as a job” Remember what the brothel owner said: “if they pay you it’s not love” #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: better late than never #kidlitchat Topic, pleas?

@chasingray: @gregorywalters That is the worst! “Oh, I plan to write one day. Just too busy with real world right now.” Condescending @!% #kidlitchat

@gregorywalters: @ixtumea That’s why I often head to a library or cafe to write. Less chance of being disturbed or asked to pick up dry cleaning. #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: I’ve never felt I had to justify myself to other people. Except my mom, but what are you going to do? #kidlitchat

@mlbrackmartin: #kidlitchat No wonder kidlit writers get no respect…Hollywood apparently thinks we are slobs!

@BonnieAdamson: @EgmontUSA oh, yes–they think you deal with mice and bunnies all day, I bet #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @mlbrackmartin LOL too funny #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @gregpincus Most people could use a little more contemplation too. #kidlitchat

@ktquimby: @KristineAsselin Hah! Husband doesn’t mind about late dinner. But Daughter is another story–and she wants to be a writer #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: Dh understands writing is important. Some ppl not so much. I find it’s ok to say ‘no’. If they don’t understand, 2 bad. #kidlitchat

@chasingray: It’s not justification, I just wish the issue didn’t come up at family dinners: “So, how’s that LITTLE writing thing going?” #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws How the people in our lives view our work. #kidlitchat

@EgmontUSA: @BonnieAdamson If they only know how we deal with murder, addiction, and other dark twisty things on a daily basis! #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: Spent all of last week at Starbucks to do edits. Loved it. Will do this more. #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: @chasingray Yes. It’s like your time spent writing is just for your health. So taking hours out of your writing day is nbd. #kidlitchat

@JenniferCEstes: @KristineAsselin Yes. This too. A little. Overall, fam is excited for my work – so far only sis has referred to it as my job. #kidlitchat

@chasingray: Oh! And even worse – the folks who now claim to have always believed in me since I have a book coming out. Liars! #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: @ixtumea Exactly! You don’t have to prove yourself to anyone. #kidlitchat

@sarahlaurenson: Told someone I write MG. She was horrified that I scored myself so low. #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: I did have someone who told me how hard could YA be? That all u need to do is scan through for review. Grrrrr. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: Tho sometimes even my supportive peeps ask “so how’s the book” and they expect a different answer than “still waiting to hear.” #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: Ahhhh. Easy for me, my husband does the same thing RT @LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws How the people in our lives view our work. #kidlitchat

@JenniferCEstes: @gregpincus YES! Could you explain that to my DH??? #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @LaurelSnyder My husband is the same way. Most of the time. But most is better than some folks get, so I’ll take it. #kidlitchat

@MLStoughton: Wow, great topic! One I can definitely relate to. I feel guilty when I spend a lot time writing. #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @sarahlaurenson my mother wants me stop fooling around and write a real book #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @lisabrowndraws dealiong with the “civilians” in your life who may/may not understand your commitment to kidlit #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: HA! RT @sarahlaurenson Told someone I write MG. She was horrified that I scored myself so low. #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @chasingray At least your family *says* that. Out loud. My family thinks the same thing, which makes it kinda worse. #kidlitchat

@gregorywalters: I got suspicious looks from a border guard when I headed to the U.S. last weekend for my own writing retreat. HUH?! #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @ixtumea Ha! Bull honky! LOTs of work, as we all know #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: @sarahlaurenson That’s because she thought middle grade meant mediocre, not books for kids in middle-grade. #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: But he’s more successful than me, so his writing puts the food on the table. So he usually gets dibs. #kidlitchat

@JenniferCEstes: I think non-writers have a hard time understanding how *slow* the process (every step) can be. They want instant gratification! #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: I do get up earlier to get some writing time in before I homeschool. It’s like they say, if it’s important to u, you do it. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws I thought he played accordian or something, something serious like that. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: @MLStoughton Don’t feel guilty–you can’t be writer if you don’t write. I tell people that all the time. #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: @BonnieAdamson Thanks! #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @sarahlaurenson oh, seriously? BOO! #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: Something like that. RT @LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws I thought he played accordian or something, something serious like that. #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: My husband is the most supportive of my writing. Except maybe for my daughter. She’s Gilbert’s biggest fan. #kidlitchat

@chasingray: @kellybarnhill Can’t you just see all eyes turn on you? And there’s always someone smiling in glee at your discomfort. #kidlitchat

@gregorywalters: @SheviStories @sarahlaurenson Funny! I write C-worthy books. #kidlitchat

@sarahlaurenson: @WendyMartinArt Yeah and how hard can a PB be? it’s what – 600 words tops? #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @sarahlaurenson I get that ALL THE FRIGGIN TIME! #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @SheviStories @sarahlaurenson Mid-Grade/Middle-Grade … hilarious! #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @sarahlaurenson She was thinking I should go more generic! #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: Not family. It’s more with peripheral friends etc. They see how flexible my time is, how often I’m home, don’t get it. #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @JenniferCEstes Totally. I heard that all the time. They want instant gratification. Doesn’t work that way. #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @LaurelSnyder I have office hours. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: OMG — PB is harder to write than anything! RT @sarahlaurenson: @WendyMartinArt Yeah and how hard can a PB be? #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: I wrote two books for adults and no one ever asked me why. When I started writing for kids, I got “why?” all the time #kidlitchat

@sarahlaurenson: @WendyMartinArt Commercial fiction that sells a lot and makes tons of money? #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @ixtumea Oh, me too. They call, knowing I’ll be home. Caller ID is my new best friend. #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: An old acquaintance added me on FB & asked abt writing. When he found that I didn’t have books out, he stopped talking to me. #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: I’m ALWAYS asked when I’ll write a “real” book. My book is real! It has pages and words and covers and everything! I checked! #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @ixtumea @JenniferCEstes They are not alone. I too want instant gratification in writing … if only the writing would oblige! #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @WendyMartinArt my kids are super little. I pick up at 1:30, unshowered, and they see me as “lazing around” I think. #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: Hi all- at what pt do you let fam & friends read your wk / wk in prog? How do u handle reactions good & bad? Do you trust em? #Kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @sarahlaurenson She wants me to be Dr. Seuss #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @ixtumea I just unplug the phone. Saves time having to check. #kidlitchat

@sarahlaurenson: @KristineAsselin I’m sure not going to try writing a PB. Way beyond my skill level. #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @ek_anderson I’ve had ppl do that to me when they find out I don’t have an agent. #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: We had a running argument with MIL about NOT taking her to the airport whenever she needed. Cause we don’t workRT @LaurelSnyder #kidlitchat

@gregorywalters: @JenniferCEstes Yes, my mother asks during every phone call if I have something to submit. What’s the hold-up?! #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: People looked up to me more when I was a journalist. Not so much now. But when I start telling my stories, they’re intrigued. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: For a long time I thought I was working on a university career. Then I realized the main reason was that I wanted to legitimize. #kidlitchat

@MLStoughton: @KristineAsselin I hate the question: Is it in Barnes & Noble yet? #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @lisabrowndraws OMG, are all MILs that way? #kidlitchat

@gregpincus: @JonathanAuxier I wonder who drives the buying decisions on audio books? The kids or gatekeepers? That might make a difference #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: @ixtumea It’s so ridiculous. I mean, they were asking me industry questions & I was happy to enter. But since I wasn’t famous… #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @RebeccAgent My mom is my first editor. I let her see it after draft 2 or 3. #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: I will prob be that way someday. RT @ixtumea: @lisabrowndraws OMG, are all MILs that way? #kidlitchat

@boystobooks: #kidlitchat What is worse is when family asks why you keep writing when you can’t get your book published. I love it. That’s why.

@kellybarnhill: @LaurelSnyder And it is so hard to say no or blow people off. Because we want to be helpful, you know? #kidlitchat

mlbrackmartin: #kidlitchat I had a lot of people who couldn’t hide their surprise when I could actually say I had three bks out. Then I said the audience.

@JenniferCEstes: @ixtumea In few vocations can it take *years* from finished product to Product Available for Consumers.Most people don’t get it. #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @LaurelSnyder I get dressed before “work” every day. More productive that way. #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: Hi all – what’s the topic tonight?n #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws Yes, this. Exactly. But my husband has a “real” job so it’s always me. #kidlitchat

@sarahlaurenson: @RebeccAgent My wife stopped critiquing my stuff. She reads adult and doesn’t understand my style. But some of her cmts helped. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: That’s tricky– when in laws come to visit. Don’t want to be rude and ignore them, but I’m HOME so it’s hard. #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @lisabrowndraws Mine’s been here for 2 wks. Can’t get I have to still write. You mean I can’t take her everywhere? #kidlitchat

@thewritejoyce: @KristineAsselin what’s tonight’s topic at #kidlitchat

@chasingray: Trying to explain I write an online column reviewing teen books is INSANE. “Who would want to read that?” I get asked. #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: My computer is on all day so I can write whenever I get time. People think I’m playing online. Really I wrote 70k in 2 weeks. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @SarahDarerLitt TOPIC: How do you communicate goals to non-kidlit people in your life? Do they get WHY you do what you do? #kidlitchat

@mlbrackmartin: #kidlitchat Suddenly the facial expressions changed. “Ah…” Ended up telling what I made, just to shut up one guy. Ashamed after.

@ixtumea: @LaurelSnyder Mine’s been here for 2 weeks…two times this summer. It’s been totally crazy. #kidlitchat

@KRJuchem: #kidlitchat I do not let family read my wip (except my husband), only trusted friends who will be fair and constructive – & those with kids

@Kari_D_Allen: I honestly feel really shy about telling people about my writing. It’s sometimes hard to explain what I am trying to do! #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: @chasingray My mom constantly asks me why I give books “free publicity.” She says “Shouldn’t they pay you for all that work?” #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: Oh dear. RT @ixtumea: @lisabrowndraws Mine’s been here for 2 wks. Can’t get I have to still write. #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: @JonathanAuxier @ixtumea @JenniferCEstes even after you get a publisher, that year btwn turning it in and pub is agonizing #Kidlitchat

@KristenYAwriter: #kidlitchat Teens in my riding life think it’s cool that I’ve met @jayasherguy & give them signed books by @sarazarr @EllenHopkinsYA .

@susanjsteward: @RebeccAgent I don’t actually let fam & friends read my work very often. That’s what writer crit. buddies are for. #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @ek_anderson Yes, I went to this one conference where this one author asked who I was repped by and when I said no, ..#kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @gregpincus Good question. Anyone know who drives MG audiobook purchases — kids or parents? #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: My family is very supportive. They tell everyone that I’m a writer. I appreciate that. #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @ek_anderson …turned her back to me and wouldn’t speak to me. I couldn’t believe how rude that was. #kidlitchat

@chasingray: It always always always comes down to the $$. First question I was asked abt my book deal was “how much did they give you”. #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @RebeccAgent Husband and my 11yo are my 1st readers. Husb is flinty-eyed and detailed. Kid knows a good story when she sees it. #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @RebeccAgent Umm, nvr. If I was a surgeon, i wouldnt ask 4 their thoughts on my stitches. Same approach w writing! #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: Problem is, sometimes I don’t believe I have a “real” job myself. #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: My kids give me no end of shizzle about Twitter. I try to explain that it’s part of my job as author. #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @lisabrowndraws Ooh, yeah. So far a month in total these past two months. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: .@naveltwins @ixtumea @JenniferCEstes I had almost two years from sale to pub. Agonizing, but also, I probably needed it! #kidlitchat

@chasingray: We’re just in a profession where $$ is not the sole proof of value – but a society that sees ONLY $$ as proof of value. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @lisabrowndraws oh, now–you have to stop that! #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: @kellyhashway My mom is the best local PR I’ve got! #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: @jonathanauxier mg audio sales used to be vast majority school/library sales except for blockbusters. Not sure now #Kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: But here’s support: my husband left me alone in a beach house to work while he took the kid home to start school. #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: Same here RT @kellyhashway: My family is very supportive. They tell everyone that Im a writer. I appreciate that. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws Well, in some ways, it isn’t a “real” job. If “real” means you do it b/c you HAVE to. #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @SudiptaBQ @RebeccAgent I actual have a FAQ on my web site saying I won’t crit other writer’s books. I got asked so many times. #kidlitchat

@ktquimby: Daughter (22 yo & writer-in-training) is my first reader. Otherwise, I <3 my critique groups. #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: @SarahDarerLitt My dad takes my book to work with him and tells everyone he meets. Great PR! #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: It’s hard when I would be doing this even if I weren’t paid to. RT @BonnieAdamson:oh, now–you have to stop that! #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @SarahDarerLitt My kids call it “Mom’s bizarre Twitter obsession.” #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @lisabrowndraws I’m there w u – harder for me to take myself seriously than anyone else! #kidlitchat

@LisaYee1: Um. First time here. How does this work? #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: My family is all very supportive of me even if they don’t understand 100% what i do. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: .@RebeccAgent In your opinion, would an audiobook for PETER NIMBLE (MG boys adventure) be hurt by a female voice actor? #kidlitchat

@ktquimby: @LaurelSnyder @laureldraws But some of us do “have to”–not for the money, but because we are driven to. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @LaurelSnyder which is, sadly, how most people seem to define work. My FIL says, “If it were fun they wouldn’t call it work.” #kidlitchat

@JenniferCEstes: @SarahDarerLitt Funny! I recently joined. DH gave me the biz about being on one night. I said, it’s #mglitchat honey! Shut up. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @lisabrowndraws well, that doesn’t make it any less real and important, right? #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: @LaurelSnyder But I do HAVE to! Just not for a boss. For sanity. #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @kellybarnhill lol really? #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: @LisaYee1 LISA!!!!!!!! Helloooooooo! (Glomps) #kidlitchat

@ktquimby: Exactly RT @lisabrowndraws: @LaurelSnyder But I do HAVE to! Just not for a boss. For sanity. #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @SarahDarerLitt My sister works in daycare, so she’s my PR #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: Right. RT @BonnieAdamson: @lisabrowndraws well, that doesn’t make it any less real and important, right? #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: @chasingray Amazing how free people feel to insult this one particular kind of work-we don’t make other jobs justify themselves #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @LisaYee1 You dive headlong, get lost, and eventually lie panting on the beach. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: .@RebeccAgent Also, nice to speak with you again! (we talked for about half a second at the Newbery banquet) #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @chasingray Oh god, totally. But whatever. It makes them comfortable so that’s fine. #butitssecretlynot #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @lisabrowndraws Awesome! #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: While my husband completely supports my writing, he didn’t understand that Facebook, Twitter, blogging are a part of that. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws Of course, yes. But HAVE to like a kid HAS to clean their room. #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: RT @chasingray: We’re just in a profession where $$ is not the sole proof of value – but a society that sees ONLY $$ as proof of value. #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @JonathanAuxier @RebeccAgent maybe, maybe not. My book features a girl on the cover and half my readers are male surprisingly. #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @SheviStories Dh doesn’t get the whole social networking thing either. #kidlitchat

@chasingray: @naveltwins I KNOW! Makes me want to scream. A lot. #kidlitchat

@tinadybvik: So glad you shared @kellybarnhill I thought that happened to me because I write school library readers #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @LaurelSnyder That quote makes me sad! #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: So if he sees me on Twitter, I have to explain that it’s #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: I know! And now I’m wasting work time chatting. RT @andreabuginsky: @lisabrowndraws Awesome! #kidlitchat

@JenniferCEstes: @LaurelSnyder @LisaYee1 What she said. #kidlitchat I’m having the same confusion!

@LisaYee1: I am soooooooo confused. Do we hit “reply” to certain Tweets, or does everyone just talk at once? #kidlitchat

@aecbks: Writing is so much more than a job! #kidlitchat

@chasingray: Second ques after I sold the book “Can you make a living at this?” #couldIjustbehappyfor5minutesplease #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: @SheviStories My husband is the same way. He doesn’t understand social networking at all. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @LisaYee1 hi, there–just jump in when rerady. TweetDeck and/or TweetChat help organize things. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: .@LisaYee1 Also my first night! nice to know I have a friend! I’ve been here 10 min and it’s overwhelming! #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: Hi @jonathanauxier the whole ALA was a whirlwind. Congrats on the bk! #Kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @LaurelSnyder OMG, I love when son cleans his room. It’s kind of scary right now. #kidlitchat

@100scopenotes: @chasingray Man, people are pretty dang up front with you. My usual: I don’t get it, changing the subject … awkward silence #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: And if he seems me working hard on my blog, I have to explain that’s called “Social Media Marketing” for writers. #kidlitchat

@JennBailey: @LisaYee1 Strap in and hold on #kidlitchat

@AaronZenz: I work a self-imposed 3rd shift. I work at night while the house is quiet. Wife & six kids get me from noon-9pm. Good for all! #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: @JonathanAuxier Don’t fret, you are doing great. #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: @SheviStories I’ve ended up in tears sometimes when I get too much stuff from my family about Twitter and FB. PART OF MY JOB! #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @aecbks Yes! It is a way of life! #kidlitchat

@sarahlaurenson: @LisaYee1 Both. I like the columns in TweetDeck for organizing this. #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: .@tinadybvik You know, I get it with my grown-up short stories too. But they are “genre” and therefore not “real literature”. #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: @SarahDarerLitt I love twitter and it has its uses, but i have my doubts that’s it’s part of the author’s job #kidlitchat

@LisaYee1: @JonathanAuxier AAAAAaaaaaah, I’m on overload. #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: @lisayee1 it’s kinda a free for all. Dive in #Kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: .@LisaYee1 I think it works like Street Fighter II in the arcade. Just mash buttons til you die! #kidlitchat

@EgmontUSA: @JonathanAuxier You’re doing swell! And cognrats on the book. It’s a great one, folks! #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @AaronZenz i do my writing at night when everyone else is asleep too. #kidlitchat

@ScribblngScarlt: @RebeccAgent forgot damn hash tag #Kidlitchat won’t let friends or fam read until perfect & polished -submission worthy.

@chasingray: @100scopenotes It’s the inlaws. And the step family. And yes, family get togethers are fraught with tension. SIGH. #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: @sarahlaurenson It’s definitely a part of it! We have to network, and being an RA is great for meeting agents and editors. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @LisaYee1 It helps if you’re replying to someone–creates a thread. You can create a chat column to follow with TweetDeck #kidlitchat

@EgmontUSA: @LisaYee1 You can do it, Lisa! #kidlitchat

@Kari_D_Allen: @JonathanAuxier Hee! I like that image!n #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @JonathanAuxier @LisaYee1 LOL don’t scare them off. #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @kidlitchat And really, most of the people I know are TOTALLY behind my work. It doesn’t take many naysayers to irk. #kidlitchat.

@JenniferCEstes: @AaronZenz Wow! I totally need to renegotiate my contract! I’m on Mommy duty from 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. You rock! #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: @naveltwins Let’s pub it this way – head of publicity at my publisher said my Twitter efforts best thing I could to as author #kidlitchat

@sarahlaurenson: Gotta run, everyone. Thanks for the laughs and commiserations. #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: @chasingray I fire back and ask about their last paycheck. Unless they’re 10. 10 year olds ask that a lot and it’s okay #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @kellybarnhill Me too. But what I meant was… we ARE lucky. To have found the work that makes us sane/happy.etc #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: @kellyhashway By him a copy of Kristen’s Lamb We Are Not Alone: Social Media for Writers. He’ll read it, and he’ll understand. #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: I hate when you meet someone new and they ask “what do you do?” and you say “I’m a writer” and they ask “anything I would know?” #kidlitchat

@EgmontUSA: @JonathanAuxier That’s congrats! Even editors have trouble typing in #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @kidlitchat Because no one naysays doctors. Or astronauts. Or accountants. But folks see the arts in a separate category. #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: @naveltwins Well, other than writing awesome books, but that goes without saying. We have to try to do that as a given #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @JennBailey Hi!!! #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @ek_anderson I have ppl drag me to their teens who want to be writers. You should hear some of these premises! #kidlitchat

@LisaYee1: So hard to figure out this #kidlitchat. It’s like the first draft of one of my novels with weird disconnected stuff everywhere.

@LaurelSnyder: @JonathanAuxier @LisaYee1 Are you guys using tweetchat? If not, try that. It is MUCH easier. #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @ek_anderson that’s when u say, “only if u read very sophisticated stuff, so i doubt it.” #kidlitchat

@gregpincus: @JonathanAuxier @LisaYee1 be zen and accept you will miss much. Focus on what you see. Get rotating eyeballs for next time. #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: @SheviStories I’d have to get him to read it first. Whenever he has to read something he asks me to read it to him. So sad. #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: @SarahDarerLitt See, they don’t get it, because Facebook and Twitter (and blogging) is just fun for them. It’s not for us. #kidlitchat

@JennBailey: @BonnieAdamson Hello you adorable you! #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @ScribblngScarlt ya me too I have a hard time letting people see things that aren’t done. took me yrs to post my illo WIP’s #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @LaurelSnyder Very true. Despite the headaches of this job (and there are MANY) I wouldn’t want to do anything else. #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: My favorite is: “Have I seen anything you wrote?” Um, how should I know? RT @ek_anderson: #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @ek_anderson Of course none of them so far have written anything. One was a combo Eragon/HP/Lord of the Rings. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @EgmontUSA Is that you, Elizabeth? If so, howdy! it’s been a while! #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: @gregpincus @JonathanAuxier @LisaYee1 Definitely use Tweetchat otherwise this makes no sense. n #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @chasingray What DOESN’T ruin a christmas dinner? Holidays are built on a scaffold of tears, I’ll tell you what. #kidlitchat

@chasingray: @gregpincus You are totally sounding like Yoda. Oddly, that was exactly how I described your KidLit Con presen. the other day. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws @ek_anderson I’m terrible with that one. I hang my head and say, “Oh, probably not.” <puts on hair shirt> #kidlitchat

@ampetersen99: @RebeccAgent I show WIP to dad, wife, crit partner as soon as I have a draft w/ plot arc(s), char develop., theme. 100% trust. #Kidlitchat

@LisaYee1: @ek_anderson I know! I never know what to say. It’s embarrassing having to explain what I’ve written, only to get a blank stare. #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: Funny! RT @kellyhashway: Whenever he has to read something he asks me to read it to him. So sad. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @LaurelSnyder @LisaYee1 Thanks for the tip. Signing up now. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @sarahlaurenson g’night, Sarah #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: @ixtumea Yeah. I have a younger cousin who writes. I’ll be happy to help her when she’s ready. But…it can be so awkward! #kidlitchat

@MLStoughton: @RebeccAgent My 17yo wdn’t read my ms for long time-she’s not easily impressed. Then she did and said, “That’s frickin AWESOME!” #kidlitchat

@JenniferCEstes: @LaurelSnyder @JonathanAuxier @LisaYee1 Explain this tweetchat. Use small words and speak slowly for us newcomers. #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @ixtumea @ek_anderson that sounds like it could be either awesome or terrible. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @kellybarnhill I subbed a day at the preschool last year, when they were desperate. it was so very hard and dull. #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @ek_anderson It’s very awkward. #kidlitchat

@KateMilford: @jonathanauxier @lisayee1 I don’t know, if you can have kidlitchat & Streetfighter II, do you really want to simplify? #kidlitchat

@chasingray: I hate that one! RT @lisabrowndraws My favorite is: “Have I seen anything you wrote?” Um, how should I know? #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @LisaYee1 Download TweetDeck–all will be explained. #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: I usually hesitate to tell people what I’ve written, but once I do, they usually love it. I’m told I’m a good storyteller. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @JonathanAuxier r @LisaYee1 It’ll still feel hectic. But you’ll get it. Like walking into a concert. You find your corner. #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: @chasingray @lisabrowndraws Or – “Can I buy your books in a bookstore?” Um, no, try the hardware store – where do you think? #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: @jonathanauxier interesting ? I think best reader is best (duh). A boy might not read bk with pink cover… #Kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @LaurelSnyder I could NEVER teach preschool! I loved teaching seventh graders, but they almost killed me. Writing is safer. #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: @LisaYee1 Yes! I always feel sort of defensive, since I’ve only pubbed in mags so far. Like I have to justify my profession. #kidlitchat

@chasingray: What’s worse, those who want to read WIP or those who have never ever asked to read it?(Guess what happened to me.) #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: LOL RT Or – “Can I buy your books in a bookstore?” Um, no, try the hardware store – where do you think? #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: Love that one. RT @SarahDarerLitt: @chasingray @lisabrowndraws Or – “Can I buy your books in a bookstore?” #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @LaurelSnyder @JonathanAuxier @LisaYee1 My “corner” of the concert is curled up in fetal position behind a speaker #kidlitchat #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: When I tell people I illustrate children’s books 9 x out of 10 they are fascinated. #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @ek_anderson When I was a bilingual teacher, I kind of felt the same way. Everytime I mentioned it, ppl would put it down. #kidlitchat

@chasingray: @SarahDarerLitt @lisabrowndraws Another one I’ve gotten! Yes, they are super secret books sold only in Hobbitland… #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: @jonathanauxier but no one is going to know they are listening to audio with female voice. About how audio is recommended #Kidlitchat

@VonnaCarter: @JonathanAuxier @LaurelSnyder @LisaYee1 I’m in that corner, too. Hate being late! #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: @WendyMartinArt That’s the kind of reaction I generally get. People are intrigued. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @JonathanAuxier @LisaYee1 Then you need a beer, probably. <pats nice new friend on head> #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: I always get the “Is it a real book or just one of those with pictures?” probably due to the fact that I’m an illustrator by day #kidlitchat

@LisaYee1: HELP!!! I’m on TweetDeck now but how do I access the #kidlitchat whatever thing? Is there something special I do?

@SarahDarerLitt: RT @chasingray @SarahDarerLitt @lisabrowndraws Another 1 Ive gotten! Yes, they are super secret books sold only in Hobbitland… #kidlitchat

@susanjsteward: @LisaYee1 Click on the hashtag #kidlitchat to open up a new column.

@KateMilford: @JonathanAuxier @LisaYee1 No, no, that’s where you go for a migraine. Go with @laurelsnyder to the bar. #kidlitchat

@MLStoughton: @KristineAsselin Thanks. #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @ek_anderson @LisaYee1 And people don’t realize how REALLY FRIGGIN hard it is to break in. And how tenacious we need to be. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: Next question: Doing first Skype visit with kids tomorrow. Any tips? #kidlitchat #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: Start a column with the #kidlitchat hashtag. RT @LisaYee1: Is there something special I do?

@genettewood: RT @ek_anderson: I hate when you meet someone new and they ask “what do you do?” and you say “I’m a writer” and they ask “anything I would know?” #kidlitchat

@EgmontUSA: @JonathanAuxier Have fun! #kidlitchat

@MrSchuReads: RT @LisaYee1: So hard to figure out this #kidlitchat. It’s like the first draft of one of my novels with weird disconnected stuff everywhere.

@ixtumea: @JonathanAuxier Ooh, you should ask @katemessner She’s great at Skype visits. #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @JonathanAuxier show them the cool things that live on your desk. #kidlitchat

@JennBailey: @LisaYee1 Up on the left there is a + symbol. click it and add the hashtag. It will appear on the far right. #kidlitchat

ek_anderson: @kellybarnhill Exactly. They treat us like having a book is a pipe dream, even if you’ve already published things. @LisaYee1 #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @JonathanAuxier Oh, yes! Do you have a cat or dog? #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @LisaYee1 Go to the + in upper left and add column for “#kidlitchat” #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: Wear clothing. RT @JonathanAuxier: Next question: Doing first Skype visit with kids tomorrow. Any tips? #kidlitchat #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @kellybarnhill @ek_anderson Don’t know what you’re talking about.Breaking in was easiest 10 FREAKING YEARS of my life#kidlitchat #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: @LaurelSnyder @JonathanAuxier yeah, meeting your pets is always a hit #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @JonathanAuxier Wholy cow! Never thought to do that! (Skype) #kidlitchat

@MLStoughton: RT @kellybarnhill: @ek_anderson @LisaYee1 And people don’t realize how REALLY FRIGGIN hard it is to break in. And how tenacious we need to be. #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: @JonathanAuxier BTW my entire writing group met you at ALA while I was en route. And I was not introduced. So HELLO from ATX! #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @JonathanAuxier Have a warm beverage on hand. And check your teeth. And go to the bathroom BEFORE it starts. #beentheredonethat #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @ek_anderson I still hear that. That it’s all a pipe dream unless you get a million dollar advance. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @genettewood @ek_anderson The answer for that is, “It’s probably a little above your head.” #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: Funny! RT @SarahDarerLitt: Wear clothing. #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @JonathanAuxier @ek_anderson FOR SERIOUS! #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @JonathanAuxier Ok, what is the name of your book? If @egmontUSA says it’s fab, I need to read it! #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: @ixtumea Yeah, until you’re paying your rent with your books you’re probably not that serious. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @ek_anderson Hello yourself! I’ve been following your tweets for ages! #kidlitchatn #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: @JonathanAuxier kids always like it when I move the camera around my office, or run to the back of the room to show them a book. #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @ixtumea I have reached the point where non-writerly opinions of my career choice is irrelevant to my serenity #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @kellybarnhill @JonathanAuxier @ek_anderson Also, turn off phone, close the other windows on computer because they make noise! #kidlitchat

@LisaYee1: #kidlitchat It’s official!!! I don’t know how to use TweetDeck. I don’t even know how to reply to people here.

@SarahDarerLitt: @andreabuginsky @JonathanAuxier Skype visits are awesome! One thing I do is try to send signed bookmarks in advance. #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @JonathanAuxier make sure you have all phones and such turned off so they don’t go off during chat. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @ek_anderson @ixtumea The book is Peter Nimble and his Fantastic Eyes. You can learn more at http://www.thescop.com #kidlitchat #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: Oh, I just remember a new one! Are other people hearing, “I read about this writer, Amanda Hocking. Have you heard of her?” #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: So no one wants family to read when they are say 50 pages in for positive reinforcement? #Kidlitchat

@gregpincus: All #kidlitchat newcomers should read @inkyelbows article on chats: http://t.co/D4lDk6D. – will make this chat thing easier!

@lisabrowndraws: @LisaYee1 put your cursor over the person’s photo and there will be reply options. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @LisaYee1 hover over the person’s photo and you’ll get reply icon #kidlitchat

@susanjsteward: @LisaYee1 Ask Peepy. Peepy knows. #kidlitchat #peepy

@JennBailey: @LisaYee1 Hover over their picture. 4 icons show up. the left pointing arrow replies to the person whose icon you hovered over. #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: @LisaYee1 But you know I couldn’t get in either and had to report the problem. They took care of it. #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: Yes, I like that answer too RT @SheviStories: Funny! RT @SarahDarerLitt: Wear clothing. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @SarahDarerLitt @andreabuginsky Signed bookmarks would have been smart! #kidlitchat #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws @JonathanAuxier Yes, this! I will show them “dirty secrets” like dishes in sink or messy pile of newspapers. #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: @LisaYee1 Try Tweetchat.com. It’s pretty easy! #kidlitchat

@jimhill: @LisaYee1 Hover over their avatar and you get four little icons for choices. one is reply #kidlitchat

@ixtumea: RT @JonathanAuxier: @ek_anderson @ixtumea The book is Peter Nimble and his Fantastic Eyes. You can learn more at http://www.thescop.com #kidlitchat #kidlitchat

@story_queen: Sorry I am late–taking a kid to soccer. And now I’m cooking bacon. But hello #kidlitchat !

@naveltwins: @WendyMartinArt careful, writerly opinions can be dangerous too. Trust yourself and trust a wise child or two @ixtumea #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @gregpincus Thought you were MIA? #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: The news reports on Amanda Hocking, and suddenly non-writers think ebooks is where it’s at. #kidlitchat

@VonnaCarter: @RebeccAgent No, I learned long ago, all I need from them is support, no crit #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @RebeccAgent Ha! Clearly you’ve never met my mother. The only reinforcement i get is, “u can still go back to med school” #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: @JonathanAuxier Oooh I feel all fancy! (And I still want an eyeball tote.) #kidlitchat

@LisaYee1: #kidlitchat YAY!!!! I found the hashtag thing and can see all of you in a TweetDeck column!!! But how do I reply to an individual?

@SheviStories: I have to explain to people that she writes paranormal romance, and I write funny books for teens. Not the same thing. #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @RebeccAgent Even if I *don’t* my kid still will. And tells me if I’m on the wrong track. I think she’ll make a great editor. #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: I like to hold up stuff in front of the computer. or screen view to show my computer itself. RT @LaurelSnyder @JonathanAuxier #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @RebeccAgent I don’t really want anyone to read my sloppy copy #kidlitchat

@JennBailey: @LisaYee1 Hover over their picture. 4 icons show up. the left pointing arrow replies to the person whose icon you hovered over. #kidlitchat

@gregpincus: @chasingray I’m a yoda like cuz I’m short and have a light saber? #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: @JonathanAuxier @andreabuginsky It’s something to think abt for future. I ask teacher or librarian how many kids & send. n #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @SudiptaBQ oh, dear. I get a sarcastic “oh, so you’re ‘working’ “when I answer phone in my “business” voice #kidlitchat

@chasingray: Have to head out but pls everyone spread word on @kidlitcon – RIF fundraiser. GREAT cause for booklovers: http://t.co/kkJoc0F #kidlitchat

@JennBailey: @LisaYee1 The #kidlitchat will show up automatically

@SheviStories: Put your cursor over their avatar. You’ll see. RT @LisaYee1: #kidlitchat how do I reply to an individual?

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws @LaurelSnyder @JonathanAuxier do you have a fancy camera? or just a cheap one? #kidlitchat

@Ava_Jae: @RebeccAgent I used to read to my family chapter by chapter as I wrote the WIP. #kidlitchat

@jimhill: is there a topic tonight or has it turned into a free-for-all? #kidlitchat

@chasingray: @gregpincus Because you tell us to see the big picture, remain calm, all will unfold as it should. ya know – Yoda stuff. #kidlitchat

@AaronZenz: @story_queen Few things are more important than bacon. Carry on. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @jimhill TOPIC: How do you communicate goals to non-kidlit people in your life? Do they get WHY you do what you do? #kidlitchat

@RKirkendall: @RebeccAgent I don’t have many relatives that are big readers and none of them read YA.Most of my family don’t even know I write #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: @LaurelSnyder Just the one that comes in my Mac. #kidlitchat #skypevisits

@mkienstra: @LisaYee1 easiest thing is to follow/read for a while and then join in. I agree – a bit overwhelming until you get it. #kidlitchat

@chasingray: @RebeccAgent Can you guarantee that positive reinforcement? #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @naveltwins One learns who’s opinions are worth trusting after a while. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: This stuff on skype visits is wonderful! Thanks, guys! #kidlitchat #kidlitchat

@jimhill: @BonnieAdamson Thank you, Bonnie! Miss seeing you. That was great in LA #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: #kidlitchat is awesome, but I must dive back into my work. Happy chatting everyone!

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws That’s what I use, but today I was wondering if a nice one would make difference. #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: @jimhill We’re talking about dealing with the less than understanding non-writing public. #kidlitchat

@VonnaCarter: Family are too enthusiastic! They want to contribute and I have to say no. #kidlitchat

@gregpincus: @WendyMartinArt I am chatting via iPhone in the Dallas/fort worth airport on a layover! #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: @RebeccAgent My mom is my toughest critic. She’ll tell me when something isn’t working. I love it! Tough love. #kidlitchat

@kellybarnhill: @jimhill (doesn’t it always?) #kidlitchat

@JenniferCEstes: @JennBailey @LisaYee1 Lisa, I’m with you. I just added TweetChat, and now it’s beeping constantly. Confusing! #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @gregpincus Close enough to MIA in my book. #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: @chasingray of course there are no guarantees with fam but I would think that would be the impulse #Kidlitchat

@jimhill: @kellybarnhill Yep, one of the things I like about it. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @JonathanAuxier Seriously: leave time for Q&A, turn off phone, be yourself & silly if you can. Can’t go wrong. They’re EXCITED! #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @jimhill There is a topic. But some JERK (me) keeps asking unrelated questions about audiobooks and skype visits #kidlitchat #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @jimhill it WAS great, wasn’t it? #kidlitchat

@AReelCoolSummer: I wrote my blog post this week on what many of your are talking about on #kidlitchat with regard to people being surprised I wrote a book.

@andreabuginsky: Oh, yeah! I get that too. RT @VonnaCarter: Family are too enthusiastic! They want to contribute and I have to say no. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: My mom too!RT @kellyhashway: @RebeccAgent My mom is my toughest critic. Shell tell me when something isnt working. #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: @LaurelSnyder I don’t think so. It’s all so lo-tech for something so high tech. #kidlitchat #skypevisits

@JHHCanada: Thanks everyone and @LisaYee1 – I was in the same (leaky) boat… now I am using TweetChat. Thanks! #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @BonnieAdamson Great topic tonight! #kidlitchat

@JenniferCEstes: @LisaYee1 I need a twitter remedial course. #kidlitchat

@jimhill: @JonathanAuxier You should definitely just play an audio book over the skype call, and never appear on screen. #kidlitchat #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @JHHCanada Welcome aboard! #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: @JonathanAuxier enjoy the skype visits! they’re a ball! and very Star Trek. I always feel like one of those guest star admirals #kidlitchat

@jimhill: @JonathanAuxier Was that helpful? #kidlitchat #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: Wait, I’m just figuring out that TweetChat instantly adds “#kidlitchat” to the tweet. So I’ve been WASTING like ten characters! #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @jimhill yes, but ideally someone else’s audiobook. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: Tweetchat rocks for keeping up with chats like this. So glad I found. Inserts the hashtag for you!n #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws I am doing SO MANY this fall, thought it might be worth it. But I guess not! I’ll invest in a silly hat instead #kidlitchat

@jimhill: @SudiptaBQ Evil. Genius. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @naveltwins Not sure I’ll be able to resist the urge to hit a communicator pin on my chest when I sign off. n #kidlitchat

@chasingray: @RebeccAgent You need to spend some quality time with my stepfamily…or inlaws. SIGH #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @WendyMartinArt it was Greg’s idea–thought we needed a reality check after the warm glow of LA. #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @jimhill that’s right, baby. Somebody tell em my name! #kidlitchat

@MorganMarshallJ: @LisaYee1: Yeah, me too. Not sure if I’m even doing it right. #kidlitchat ..?

@ampetersen99: @RebeccAgent not for me, i’m blessed to get positive reinforcement whether or not I show my WIP. I do show short story starts #kidlitchat

@story_queen: @AaronZenz Trying not to burn it, but want to read all the good stuff here tonight. black bacon is still good, right? #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: so jealous of everyone who went to LA. n #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: lol too funny RT You should definitely just play an audio book over the skype call, and never appear on screen. #kidlitchat #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: @LaurelSnyder Far more sensible. The hat. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @JonathanAuxier @naveltwins Okay, the kids would LOVE that. If you had some kind of magical device that zapped you out #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @BonnieAdamson @WendyMartinArt what was the great idea i missed it. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @JHHCanada Many of us are supported by family–but others are sometimes a hard sell. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @KatGirl_Studio the topic #kidlitchat

@JenniferCEstes: @MorganMarshallJ Flying blind! Last tweet on tweet chat did NOT add the #kidlitchat hashtag. Alas.

@LauraAnnSwanson: @RebeccAgent Will let my husb. read *sometimes* but I always come away wanting a divorce, lol #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @BonnieAdamson ah #kidlitchat

@angelamatteson: I told a coworker I was going to paint on the weekend. She turned her head to the side, scrunched her face & said, “Why?” #kidlitchat

@thereadingzone: @story_queen all bacon is good. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws The important thing about hats… is they’re sensible. #kidlitchat

@mswinchell: Not sure I have time, but wanted to remind THE @tommygreenwald that #kidlitchat is going on right now! Like, now-NOW!

@JennBailey: @JenniferCEstes You’ll get it. You are more rational than any social network #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @angelamatteson there goes someone who will NOT be successful. #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: @LauraAnnSwanson @RebeccAgent When I let my ex-husband read my stuff I used to end up crying in bathroom. Prob why he’s EX. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: LOL. My DH has never read for me! Not sure what I’d do if he asked! RT @LauraAnnSwanson: @RebeccAgent #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: Have you seen “Have you seen my hat?” Genious. RT @LaurelSnyder The important thing about hats… is they’re sensible. #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @BonnieAdamson my fam is v supportive, its just not nec. 4 them 2 understand what i do. why do writers feel the need to justify? #kidlitchat

@ampetersen99: @RebeccAgent Sry, I misunderstood. I should say: yes, I show initial story outline for fdback. no, I usually dont show parts. #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @BonnieAdamson I’m working on the set up for that GN Challenge. #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: As an agent, the fam doesn’t get they shouldn’t tell people what I do & give them my email so they can sub me their dog story #Kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: This has been a really good topic to chat about — something I struggle with a lot, and it’s nice to share. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @thereadingzone @story_queen I disagree. Canadian bacon is a gummy, floppy gross insult to bacon. And I say that as a Canadian. #kidlitchat

@jimhill: I get terrific support from my wife. Siblings and parents just kind of nod, and mutter about how I’ve always been a bit weird. #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @BonnieAdamson Most of my week was taken up last week by art production art and signing stuff. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @SudiptaBQ I dunno–maybe because people keep asking why we do it, lol #kidlitchat

@KatGirl_Studio: @JonathanAuxier @thereadingzone @story_queen I agree #kidlitchat

@tcanny: I always seem to miss #kidlitchat since I found out about it. Is it too late to find out peoples objections/preferences for Scrivener?

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws Have heard about it. Amazing things. Not seen it yet, but taking the boys to the bookstore on friday for a treat #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @jimhill Weird is good! My brother says the world needs people like us. #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: Or that they should email with questions about how to sub instead of doing any research just cuz they know someone who knows me #Kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: @LauraAnnSwanson @RebeccAgent Cause now my BF and my daughter both read my MS. And I trust their input. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: I have PB contract for 2015! No one gets that! RT @JHHCanada: @BonnieAdamson 2 years before my PB comes out. #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @BonnieAdamson still, we dont have to justify it. if the input doesnt change we should change the output #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: @LaurelSnyder @JonathanAuxier well now I have to develop a special effect. if either of you do it first, share! #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @SarahDarerLitt My husband is VERY supportive, but he reads too critically, lol–I can take it from crit group–not from him #kidlitchat

@angelamatteson: @BonnieAdamson Now, my coworkers are a bit more used to the fact my illustration is my second job. It’s serious business to me. #kidlitchat

@VonnaCarter: Even extended fam is supportive, but dear MIL keeps telling people I “write books like that Henry Potter story” Uh, no. #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: What is “DH”? I’ve seen a few of you use it now. #kidlitchat

@thereadingzone: @JonathanAuxier @story_queen Canadian bacon is not real bacon, so that does not count. It’s a farce! #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @SudiptaBQ that’s true; always have a polite deflective comment handy. #kidlitchat

@ktquimby: @RebeccAgent Sometimes I’ll have my daughter read the first 50 pages (she’s a 22 yo writer-in-training) for support. #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: Darling Husband. Kindof gag-worthy RT @andreabuginsky: What is “DH”? I’ve seen a few of you use it now. #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @BonnieAdamson why do i do it? cuz i’m awesome at it. if thats not good enough 4 u, i have some places that need kissing #kidlitchat

@jimhill: @WendyMartinArt yes, weird gives the world flavor. We’re the cinnamon of humanity. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @naveltwins @LaurelSnyder If a yo-yo trick counts as a “special effect” I’m all set! #kidlitchat

@JenniferLMeyer: I have a wonderful family who is supportive and an extended family who is very interested. Reactions outside of the family vary. #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: @KristineAsselin @JHHCanada @BonnieAdamson With you there. My next PB will be out in 2 years. No one gets why it takes so long. #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @jimhill or the chocolate chips #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: @JonathanAuxier I like Canadian bacon. And I say this as an almost-Canadian. (Maine native.) @thereadingzone @story_queen #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @thereadingzone @story_queen This gospel truth you speak! #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @SudiptaBQ LOL! I’m going to steal that response! #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @lisabrowndraws Ah! Thank you #kidlitchat

@jimhill: RT @SudiptaBQ: why do i do it? cuz i’m awesome at it. if thats not good enough 4 u, i have some places that need kissing #kidlitchat

@AaronStarmer: @VonnaCarter At a school visit, a kid gave me this sage advice: “You would be more famous if you wrote a Harry Potter book.” #kidlitchat

@LisaYee1: @thereadingzone @JonathanAuxier So confused. Are we talking books or bacon? #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @JonathanAuxier @naveltwins Just don’t eat fudge and be like, “I’m eating fudge and you’re in schoooool. Ha ha ha!” #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: @naveltwins @LaurelSnyder @JonathanAuxier My book is about an Internet Predator. I’m afraid of any special effect I’d think of. #kidlitchat

@courtneyamartin: The inevitable moment when a stranger learns I’m an illustrator is “Wow! Maybe you could illustrate the book I wrote!” #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: RT @AaronStarmer At a school visit, kid gave me this sage advice: “You would be more famous if you wrote a Harry Potter book.” #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @AaronStarmer @VonnaCarter Aaaannnd Aaron wins the internet. #recordtime #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @SudiptaBQ #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws @andreabuginsky Yes, but nobody understands me when I say FH. #kidlitchat

@tcanny: Guess I should have read more of the feed. Just saw people talking about hats & bacon. Didn’t know a real discussion was going. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: So true. RT @lisabrowndraws: RT @AaronStarmer “You would be more famous if you wrote a Harry Potter book.” #kidlitchat

@story_queen: @kellyhashway @KristineAsselin @JHHCanada @BonnieAdamson Yes! I know this feeling. #kidlitchat

@LisaYee1: @SarahDarerLitt Great mention about Want to Go Private in EW, I believe. Was that where I saw it? #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @LisaYee1 @thereadingzone Bacon. Canadian books are wonderful. #kidlitchat

@ek_anderson: It’s hardest is when someone tries to be supportive, but it comes off insulting. “Well, so-and-so wasn’t famous until he died.” #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: @courtneyamartin Oh, yes, I hate that! People don’t ask for freebies from doctors. Why do they think it’s okay with us? #kidlitchat

@VonnaCarter: @lisabrowndraws @AaronStarmer Why yes, yes I would! #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: @LaurelSnyder @JonathanAuxier but that’s the best part of being a writer-eating fudge while everyone else has to be in school! #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @BonnieAdamson yes please do! but use the words “sweet” “brown” & “bottom” in whatever combo makes sense in the reply #kidlitchat

@debbieduncan: @LisaYee1 Hit “Reply to” in Tweetdeck in the upper left-hand quadrant of the photo, as I just did to you. #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: Gotta go. Keep writing everyone! We’ll all buy your books if you buy ours! That’ll show the nonbelievers [beams out] #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: I do. RT @LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws @andreabuginsky Yes, but nobody understands me when I say FH. #kidlitchat

@JenniferCEstes: Okay, holy cow. Now tomorrow I have to write ch.8 AND figure out tweetchat. G’night all – great stuff here! But now head hurts. #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: @SarahDarerLitt @LaurelSnyder @JonathanAuxier [cringes] #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: Another thing I hate is “I have this great idea for a picture book” from someone who won’t even read picture books. #kidlitchat

@courtneyamartin: People easily grasp WHAT I do, but they haven’t a clue as to HOW I get work. They don’t understand that publishers contact me. #kidlitchat

@story_queen: @lisabrowndraws @AaronStarmer Hahahaha! Harry Potter and the Plagerized Manuscript! #kidlitchat

@kellyhashway: Thanks for another great chat. Time to get back to my WIP. Night all! #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws @andreabuginsky Well, yes. You do. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: @JenniferCEstes DM if you want help. Happy Writing! #kidlitchat

@AaronStarmer: @JonathanAuxier …but I lost the last shred of respect from that gentleman when I tried to explain copyrights and trademarks… #kidlitchat

@gregpincus: Folks, I can’t do the iPhone thang no more tonight. Good to see all you #kidlitchat regulars and newbies. Carry on!

@debbieduncan: @LisaYee1 I always add it at the end of the tweet. #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: All too often, I meet someone, tell em what I do& they say “I wrote a book” & I always think…. #Kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @LaurelSnyder I’m with @naveltwins on the fudge thing. I never had a little brother to terrorize. Now I have 30 of em! #kidlitchat

@jordynface: RT @chasingray: We’re just in a profession where $$ is not the sole proof of value – but a society that sees ONLY $$ as proof of value. #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @courtneyamartin oh c’mon. publishers dont contact u. we know its the fairies #kidlitchat

@austentwit: RT @RebeccAgent: As an agent, the fam doesn’t get they shouldn’t tell people what I do & give them my email so they can sub me their dog story #Kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @kellyhashway ‘night Kelly #kidlitchat

@JLichtenberg: RT @RebeccAgent: All too often, I meet someone, tell em what I do& they say “I wrote a book” & I always think…. #Kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: I really need to get back to revising. Or trolling the #writeoncon forums. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @naveltwins @JonathanAuxier Ummm. Yes. Fudge. Right. <hides bourbon> #kidlitchat

@debbieduncan: @LisaYee1 Even if you Reply in the #kidlitchat column, TweetDeck makes you add the hashtag somewhere in the tweet.

@SarahDarerLitt: @LisaYee1 I do believe it was!! )))))))) #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @LaurelSnyder Just stole the internet from @aaronstarmer #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: @courtneyamartin This is a common problem. #kidlitchat

@KristineAsselin: Lately I’ve had more acquaintance and old high school friends email me about “how do I publish a children’s story.”n #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @JonathanAuxier @naveltwins CRUEL PEOPLE. You should eat a bowl of spinach and be like, “This is for you, guys.” #kidlitchat

@courtneyamartin: @SudiptaBQ hahaha. yes. I just go to sleep and they leave a manuscript under my pillow and I wake up with a job! #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: If you wait until u happen to meet agent before pursuing pub, u can’t be that serious about it & I wouldn’t want to partner w/em #Kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: Where is @delzey tonight? I miss him. #kidlitchat

@EgmontUSA: @courtneyamartin @SudiptaBQ Hooray! (If only it worked that way.) #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: @LaurelSnyder just won #kidlitchat @JonathanAuxier

@SudiptaBQ: @courtneyamartin i knew it! that’s, BTW, how I got all the kids. they were left on my pillow #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: Is this the bourbon talking? RT @LaurelSnyder: Where is @delzey tonight? I miss him. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @RebeccAgent Disagree completely. Not chasing an agent was the best thing I ever did. I just wrote and wrote and wrote … #kidlitchat

@LisaYee1: @debbieduncan Wait, I don’t think I have a kidlit column, I’m in a “seach #kidlitchat” column. Is everyone hiding elsewhere?

@MrSchuReads: RT @LaurelSnyder: @JonathanAuxier @naveltwins Just don’t eat fudge and be like, “I’m eating fudge and you’re in schoooool. Ha ha ha!” #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @EgmontUSA to be sappy for a minute…there is a bit of magic when the book finally comes together…. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: (finishing thought) too much cart-before-the-horse stuff with writers learning about queries before they’ve even finished draft #kidlitchat

@story_queen: @SheviStories Aaugh! I think in order to write, you have to love to read. You should love to read the kind of thing you write #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws @delzey Isn’t that always the question? #no #yes #doesntmatter #iveonlyhadone #kidlitchat

@naveltwins: I really need to sign off but don’t want to miss any fun of #kidlitchat If I leave, will you all promise not to do anything cool w/out me?

@BonnieAdamson: @LisaYee1 All the cool kids are here. #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @SudiptaBQ absolutely! #kidlitchat

@LisaYee1: @davidcaolo Noooooo, I can’t handle any more new things in one day!!!!!!!!!!!!! #kidlitchat

@SarahDarerLitt: Okay someone in my house is sucking up all the bandwidth & I have a column to finish so I’ll bid y’all goodnight! #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @SudiptaBQ Even 4 us illustrators. It looks so difft when the art is in book form. Get a thrill every single time I get proof #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @naveltwins We promise (gets in the car, meets tweeps at Disneyland) #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @SarahDarerLitt have a good night #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @WendyMartinArt exactly. i cant help but think there are fairies involved. #kidlitchat

@story_queen: @JonathanAuxier Yes. You have to write the durn thing before you sell it….most of the time anyway. #kidlitchat

@AaronStarmer: @JonathanAuxier @LaurelSnyder There are no winners and losers at kidlitchat, just those who can keep up with the scroll… #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @JonathanAuxier has learned #kidlitchat faster than anyone ever. @naveltwins #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @SudiptaBQ The book worm fairies! #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: RT @AaronStarmer: There are no winners and losers at kidlitchat, just those who can keep up with the scroll… #kidlitchat

@jimhill: So my weird night included a folky jam session with the EIC of Citadel Press at Kensington Publishing and author C.E. Lawrence #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @lisabrowndraws @AaronStarmer And Aaron pulls into the lead! #everythingsagame #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @jimhill nothing like that has ever happened to me #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @jimhill That begs explanation #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @WendyMartinArt @SudiptaBQ I’m waiting for art for new book right now, and going out of my MIND. New illustrator too. #kidlitchat

@debbieduncan: @LisaYee1 Sorry, I meant #kidlitchat column. When you search for #kidlitchat & TD sets up a column at the far right, you still have to add #

@WendyMartinArt: @LaurelSnyder Wish it were me. #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: @story_queen Definitely. People who won’t read picture books have no business writing them. #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: @jonathanauxier not saying to chase agent. Should write &write &write &when it’s ready research and try to find rt partner #Kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @LaurelSnyder wish it was MY new book ;-P #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws @AaronStarmer As with most things, the internet is like life this way. #butnotallthings #didimentionthebourbon? #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @LaurelSnyder @naveltwins I credit my typing speed to the current “Passion Pit” pandora station. #kidlitchat

@jimhill: @WendyMartinArt They were at the Cape Cod Writers Conference and wanted to hang out and play. Not what I expected to happen #kidlitchat

@PaulAcampora: @AaronStarmer I get “u should write Potter” advice too. I say I did & suggest looking up pseudonym. But Mom just wont believe me #kidlitchat

@MLStoughton: @story_queen @JonathanAuxier But they should be learning the biz at same time, or else they don’t know to finish before. #kidlitchat

@BonnieAdamson: When the world doesn’t understand, we always have #kidlitchat! Thanks for the good cheer, everyone. See you on the Tweetie. Rock on.

@jimhill: @SudiptaBQ You need more folky jam sessions in your life! #kidlitchat

@WendyMartinArt: @jimhill Hope you had fun! #kidlitchat

@LisaYee1: @debbieduncan But @jonathanAuxier says it does it automatically for him #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @RebeccAgent Yes, you’re totally right! Too nuanced a point for Twitter probably! #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @jimhill u know, i think i do! but somehow my stilettos keep people from finding me folksy! #kidlitchat

@EgmontUSA: I still feel the magic when I hold finished books that I saw as mss in my hands. #kidlitchat

@delzey: pismo beach, and all the clams you can eat! oh. wait. i’m supposed to be at #kidlitchat

@SheviStories: Family’s back from Funplex. They had fun, and I edited. Thanks for the fun (and sometimes funny) chat. #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: Ppl I’m talking about wri they don’t even write Despite that they’re quick to say they’ve written kid’s bk when we meet #Kidlitchat

@alishagabriel: RT @gregpincus: All #kidlitchat newcomers should read @inkyelbows article on chats: http://t.co/D4lDk6D. – will make this chat thing easier!

@WendyMartinArt: @EgmontUSA I think it’s like holding a new born baby. #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: There you are! @laurelsnyder RT @delzey: pismo beach, and all the clams you can eat! oh. wait. i’m supposed to be at #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @RebeccAgent Clipped responses and a refusal to use emoticons is why I should not be allowed on the internet. #kidlitchat

@Shelley_Watters: @RebeccAgent It happens to writers too. I constantly have people telling me they had an idea or wrote a book & want me to help. #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @RebeccAgent those arent writers. those are something i dont want to put on twitter… #kidlitchat

@debbieduncan: @LisaYee1 Ah. Maybe it’s because I haven’t updated to the latest version of TweetDeck. #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @lisabrowndraws @laurelsnyder @delzey OH GOOD! #kidlitchat

@JohnJGeddes: RT @JonathanAuxier: @RebeccAgent Disagree completely. Not chasing an agent was the best thing I ever did. I just wrote and wrote and wrote … #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: ABsolutely! RT @WendyMartinArt: @EgmontUSA I think its like holding a new born baby. #kidlitchat

@jimhill: @SudiptaBQ it was a lot more folky than I’m used to. When they broke out the tenor recorder and pennywhistle I was over my head #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: Wonder if some of the discussed stigma is less in NYC and LA because there are more working writers there? Thoughts? #kidlitchat

@Shelley_Watters: @RebeccAgent Get them published. Um, get in line buddy! I’m still trying to get MYSELF published! #kidlitchat

@delzey: @lisabrowndraws yeah, leave it to me to space out the chat. so… what’d i miss, in 140 characters or less. #kidlitchat

@story_queen: @EgmontUSA it IS magical, what we do, bringing stories to children! Thanks for the reminder! #kidlitchat

@SudiptaBQ: @jimhill now u r using words that i’m sure u r making up. pennywhistle? u r joshing me #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @JonathanAuxier @RebeccAgent Emoticons exist. We all have to live with that. But they require explanation. #liksomanythings #kidlitchat

@RebeccAgent: @jonathanauxier all good. We’re on the same page now #Kidlitchat

@delzey: @LaurelSnyder sorry. next round is on me. #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: @delzey bourbon, mother in laws, rides to the airport, @jonathanauxier #kidlitchat

@jimhill: @SudiptaBQ I’ll wait while you google it… #kidlitchat

@story_queen: @JonathanAuxier I think it’s the opposite. If you write a book in SoCal, well, you’re nothing special. So is everyone else! #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @RebeccAgent Just for you, I break my rules… : ) #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @JonathanAuxier Stigma of kidlit? Yeah, I learned it in “the academy.” I think it lurks most in lit’rary institutions. #kidlitchat

@andreabuginsky: @lisabrowndraws don’t forget the bacon #kidlitchat

@Jane_George: @EgmontUSA It’s the same magic for DIY pubbers, along with a PTSD feeling, lol #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @lisabrowndraws @delzey She pretty much nailed it. Also real bacon vs Canadian bacon. #kidlitchat

@MLStoughton: @RebeccAgent Psychic told sister he saw a book published (I’m thinking me) sister said, “not necc. I thought about writing… #kidlitchat

@LaurelSnyder: @delzey In the madding crowd, it was you I missed. #kidlitchat

@lisabrowndraws: Can’t believe I forgot the bacon. RT @JonathanAuxier: @delzey She pretty much nailed it. Also real bacon vs Canadian bacon. #kidlitchat

@JonathanAuxier: @LaurelSnyder My wife’s a kidlit scholar … she’s come up against that alot, but thinks things are improving. Hope so! #kidlitchat

@AaronStarmer: @PaulAcampora Mom will come around. Just make friends with Emma Watson and buy a castle or two. #kidlitchat