Kidlitchat Transcript – August 25th (part 1)
7:59 pm bonnieadamson: Hello, everyone–welcome! BIG day today in kidlitdom–many launches, esp. for our friends at Egmont USA!
7:59 pm ChrisRichman: Hi, all. I’m going to try my best to do this #kidlitchat tonight. Just to warn you, I haven’t quite mastered the speed-reading.
7:59 pm joycelansky: @JennBailey That’s a hard one to put down.
7:59 pm elanaroth: Hooray for Egmont! Not that I’m partial 
7:59 pm ChrisRichman: If I don’t get to our question, please forgive me.
7:59 pm EgmontUSA: @dulemba @bonnieadamson @jeanie_w Thank you!
7:59 pm sabrosen: @egmontusa Congrats, Alison!
8:00 pm amy7a: Do we have a theme this time? Or is it a free-for all, like in Tara Lazar’s basement?
8:00 pm merylevans: @EgmontUSA I was trying to think of a way to congrat Dr. Seuss style, but nothing comes to mind. 
Mazel tov!
8:00 pm dulemba: @joycelansky #kidlitchat LOVED Hunger Games!! e
8:00 pm LiaKeyes: @bonnieadamson Congratulations to Egmont!
8:00 pm maggiedana: @EgmontUSA Congratulations on launch day … and did you plan it for a kidlitday on purpose???? ;-}
8:00 pm bonnieadamson: @gregpincus will be joining if iPhone permits. So, congrats all around–and 1st topic coming up.
8:01 pm maggiedana: @merylevans Am wracking brains trying for words that rhyme with Egmont.
8:01 pm ChrisRichman: Congrats to Egmont! If you didn’t see Michael Stearn’s post , check it out here: http://bit.ly/3UOTi
8:01 pm dulemba: @ChrisRichman #kidlitchat Congrats on the new venture Chris! e
8:01 pm merylevans: @maggiedana Being in Texas… Beaumont
8:01 pm bonnieadamson: Topic 1: Now that we’re somewhat recovered from SCBWI-LA, what OTHER cons, wokshops do you find most valuable?
8:01 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontUSA Happy launch day!!
8:01 pm EgmontUSA: I’m also super impressed w/ the other great books that went on sale today. Lots of pretty covers seen on bookstore fieldtrip. #kidlitchat
8:02 pm debbieohi: @EgmontUSA Woohoo, congrats! #kidlitchat
8:02 pm joycelansky: @dulemba I keep hoping to win a Catching Fire ARC, but I guess I’ll have to splurge & buy it. #kidlitchat
8:02 pm ChrisRichman: @dulemba Thanks! It’s been exciting. #kidlitchat
8:02 pm gregpincus: Just a quick #kidlitchat hi! I won’t be active tonight and transcripts won’t be available til late Wednesday, at least. Now chat on!
8:02 pm EgmontGal: We’re still high from Michael Stearns’ post. And from our first two books being on sale today. We’re a business! My God. #kidlitchat
8:02 pm amy7a: @bonnieadamson I went to Chautauqua last year –Highlights workshop. It was wonderful. #kidlitchat
8:02 pm f_rancesca: @EgmontUSA @Egmontgal Alf mabrouk! (‘Congratulations, a thousand times’ in my sketchy Egyptian arabic.) Really excited for you. #kidlitchat
8:02 pm JennBailey: @EgmontUSA Give us the titles! and congrats. #kidlitchat
8:02 pm dulemba: @bonnieadamson #kidlitchat I love our local conferences – sometimes you can get much more one on one time! e
8:02 pm EgmontGal: @maggiedana Book on sale dates are always Tuesdays, did you know? #kidlitchat
8:03 pm tidesox28: @EgmontUSA I’m happy for you guys #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
8:03 pm bonnieadamson: @gregpincus Hi, Greg! Will do. #kidlitchat
8:03 pm SherriePetersen: @JennBailey #kidlitchat Loved the Hunger Games. Six days to Catching Fire!
8:03 pm dulemba: @gregpincus #kidlitchat Howdy Greg! e
8:03 pm MyraMcEntire: Happy launch day @EgmontUSA! Read CANDOR over the weekend, fell in love!!!! #kidlitchat
8:03 pm SuePinto: @JennBailey Absulutely loved it!!!! Can’t wait for “Catching Fire” #kidlitchat
8:03 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal Ha! Definitely a red letter day. #kidlitchat
8:03 pm susanwrites: @EgmontUSA Thanks for expanding out #kidlit world. So many of us are looking forard to your launch. #kidlitchat
8:03 pm joycelansky: @bonnieadamson I’ve had some good author presented workshops on where to find ideas, using multiple senses, & developing voice. #kidlitchat
8:03 pm elanaroth: @EgmontGal I think you’re a few steps above a simple “business”, Elizabeth. #kidlitchat
8:03 pm amy7a: RT @dulemba: @bonnieadamson #kidlitchat I love our local conferences – sometimes you can get much more one on one time!–Me Too! #kidlitchat
8:03 pm dulemba: @EgmontGal #kidlitchat SO happy for you! Did you have cake in the office today? e
8:03 pm gregpincus: Indeed, biiiig congrats on all the launches! #kidlitchat
8:03 pm mgbuehrlen: I have yet to go to a con or workshop… does that call for a wrist slap? #kidlitchat
8:03 pm ChrisRichman: The regional SCBWIs are great, too. Especially ones I’ll be attending #kidlitchat
8:03 pm EngridE1: @EgmontUSA Here’s to Success! #Kidlitchat
8:03 pm maggiedana: @EgmontGal But of course. Tuesday. A magical day to be sure. #kidlitchat
8:03 pm elanaroth: @MyraMcEntire Glad you loved CANDOR!! #kidlitchat
8:03 pm bonnieadamson: RT @EgmontGal: Still high from Michael Stearns post. And from our first two books on sale today. Were a business! My God. #kidlitchat
8:04 pm JennBailey: @bonnieadamson We’ll be having our regional here in KS. Really looking forward to it. We’ve got Bruce Coville coming Squee! #kidlitchat
8:04 pm Gwenda: ::rousing applause for @EgmontGal and the big day:: #kidlitchat
8:04 pm marybrebner: I haven’t been to a conference/workshops yet. Are there any you all would recommend? (esp. in Southern/Eastern area). #kidlitchat
8:04 pm Leaheps: I’m excited to read Alan Zadoff’s book–#kidlitchat #kidlitchat
8:04 pm EgmontGal: @JennBailey We talk about The Hunger Games (and Catching Fire) all the time at Egmont. Because we’re obsessed with it, esp me. #kidlitchat
8:04 pm f_rancesca: RT @ChrisRichman: The regional SCBWIs are great, too. Especially ones Ill be attending > I too love regional SCBWIs. #kidlitchat
8:04 pm ChrisRichman: I’m also doing my first Rutgers 1-on-1, which I think should be a lot of fun. #kidlitchat
8:04 pm llunalila: @mgbuehrlen you aren’t alone! Not a single one, but would love to be nearer so I could get into 1 or 2 #kidlitchat
8:04 pm SherriePetersen: @MyraMcEntire #kidlitchat How did you score an early copy?
8:04 pm KindrilyKaren: RT Congrats to Egmont! If you didn’t see Michael Stearn’s post , check it out here: http://bit.ly/3UOTi #kidlitchat
8:04 pm KateMessner: Adding my voice to the cheers for Egmont’s launch today – Congrats! #kidlitchat
8:04 pm MyraMcEntire: @elanaroth Um, totally ignored WHOLE family, including in-laws to read CANDOR. Fabulous. Please tell me there’s more. Please? #kidlitchat
8:05 pm KayCassidy: I get a lot out of the great workshops at RWA national. Since I write YA w/ a romantic bent, it’s a good fit. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm juliacollard: @bonnieadamson @ Pacific NW Children’s Book Conference we got to have all meals with the faculty. fabulous, but $$$ #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
8:05 pm bonnieadamson: @EgmontUSA @EgmontGal I think virtual bubbly was promised! *CLINK* !! #kidlitchat
8:05 pm dulemba: @marybrebner #kidlitchat Mary, email me later and I’ll hook ya up – elizabeth@dulemba.com
8:05 pm joycelansky: @MyraMcEntire Hi Myra. I read the first chapter of Candor on line & really want to read it now. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm amy7a: @ChrisRichman My author pal is going to Rutgers too! Congrats on that!! #kidlitchat
8:05 pm f_rancesca: @JennBailey I am haunting the SCBWI WPA website waiting to sign up for conference. Have complete brain crush on Bruce Coville! #kidlitchat
8:05 pm AudryT: Dude, almost forgot about #kidlitchat. :::fires up TweetChat::::
8:05 pm EgmontGal: @Leaheps Allen was just interviewed by AP. There are some books about fat teen girls this season and his is only boy book #kidlitchat
8:05 pm blayze316: @EgmontUSA Congratulations! #kidlitchat
8:05 pm elanaroth: @MyraMcEntire All I can tell you is that Pam’s second book is AMAZING as well. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm aecbks: Congratulations to Egmont! #kidlitchat
8:05 pm KellyDHouse: @ChrisRichman I have a good friend who will be at Rutgers. Sounds great. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm MyraMcEntire: @SherriePetersen I review for YABC. http://yabookscentral.com – it’s run by @KimberlyRPauley #kidlitchat
8:05 pm cheriwilliams: Here I come… #kidlitchat
8:05 pm EgmontGal: @joycelansky you can buy it on 9/22, and yeah, wait till you see Drought! #kidlitchat
8:06 pm mgbuehrlen: @llunalila Me too. Are there good cons for Midwesterners? #kidlitchat
8:06 pm EgmontGal: Hey, what is our topic? I am hoping not just to talk about me and Alison all night. #kidlitchat
8:06 pm marybrebner: @dulemba Awesome! Thanks. #kidlitchat
8:06 pm SherriePetersen: @JennBailey #kidlitchat I might fly to Kansas for Bruce Coville!
8:06 pm bonnieadamson: Yes, let’s hear it for SCBWI regional conferences! #kidlitchat
8:06 pm Leaheps: I want to read that, too: Candor and @EgmontGal I’ll find the interview–he went to cornell around same time as me #kidlitchat
8:06 pm joycelansky: @JennBailey Bruce Coville came to our conference last year and was amazing! #kidlitchat
8:07 pm llunalila: @mgbuehrlen don’t really know yet. Will be investigating cons when I can afford them! #kidlitchat
8:07 pm dulemba: @SherriePetersen #kidlitchat My bookseller brought one home from BEA and we all fought over it. e
8:07 pm ebyss: I would love to go to a conference one day. Hopefully soon! #kidlitchat
8:07 pm Leaheps: i loved scbwi new york and saw @egmontgal at regional NY–both great and helpful #kidlitchat
8:07 pm EgmontGal: @ChrisRichman I think Alison (@egmontUSA) is doing Rutgers, too #kidlitchat
8:07 pm tidesox28: @EgmontGal did I understand that you were vacationing in Maine a week ago or so? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm merylevans: @MyraMcEntire Where is Candor online? Not finding a list of books and info on the USA site. #kidlitchat
8:07 pm joycelansky: @marybrebner Midsouth is full but a great one. I enjoyed Springmingle in Birmingham and a MO conference in St. Louis. #kidlitchat
8:07 pm bonnieadamson: @amy7a Indeed! #kidlitchat
8:07 pm KayCassidy: @KateMessner I’ve heard great things about NE SCBWI’s conference. If only I lived closer. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm landlroecker: How do agents/editors decide which conferences to attend? #kidlitchat
8:08 pm MyraMcEntire: @joycelansky Bruce Coville. I wanted to put him in my pocket and bring him home. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm EgmontUSA: Thanks all! I second @EgmontGal. We’re super excited, but I DO want to hear all about your favorite conferences. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm aecbks: I loved the Dallas SCBWI. Great hospitality. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm mgbuehrlen: @llunalila I hear that… completely. Especially this year. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm JennBailey: @mgbuehrlen Come to the Kansas regional. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm jeanie_w: NJ SCBWI seems to have a lot of workshops. Wish I lived there. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm susanwrites: @KateMessner Even though I’m in CA I’m thinking of flying east for the New England SCBWI conference as it gets such rave reviews #kidlitchat
8:08 pm f_rancesca: Fall Philly SCBWI conference coming up in October. That’s the conference that made an old dream feel possible to me. #scbwi #kidlitchat
8:08 pm bonnieadamson: @ebyss What region are you in? #kidlitchat
8:08 pm cheriwilliams: @debbieohi Hi Debbie. Glad you’re here! #kidlitchat
8:08 pm literaticat: I am here! WHAT are we talking about! (oh i will just look and see)… #kidlitchat
8:08 pm aecbks: Editors/agents get invited by conference organizers. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm EngridE1: @BonnieAdamson Still recuperating from ER, in bed w/iPhone lurking #Kidlitchat
8:08 pm EgmontGal: @SherriePetersen when I spoke at SCBWI national I said I thought writers could learn a lot re. plot and economu from Collins #kidlitchat
8:08 pm SherriePetersen: @dulemba #kidlitchat I’ll bet! I’ll be first in line next week!
8:09 pm Leaheps: can you got to any regional or do you have to live there? #kidlitchat
8:09 pm amy7a: The Southern Idaho Con is coming up in Sept., if anyone is near the Potato State. #kidlitchat
8:09 pm susanwrites: Our SCBWI conference at Asilomar is almost always sold out and very popular. You can’t beat the location. #kidlitchat
8:09 pm literaticat: @landlroecker Well – we go to the ones we get invited to! #kidlitchat
8:09 pm bonnieadamson: @literaticat Conferences & workshops #kidlitchat
8:09 pm ChrisRichman: Since I’m still relatively new to agenting, I’ve only been to a few SCBWIs so far. But each one I’ve attended has been great. #kidlitchat
8:09 pm alijwalker: I thought there was a SCBWI in SC coming soon. Am I wrong? #kidlitchat
8:09 pm ebyss: @bonnieadamson I live in Illinois #kidlitchat
8:09 pm bonnieadamson: @EngridE1 Hi, Engrid–feel better soon! #Kidlitchat
8:09 pm landlroecker: @aecbks Do you try to go to all the conferences you are invited to then? Or are you more selective? #kidlitchat
8:09 pm elanaroth: Yeah, I go to conferences I get invited to. So…invite me! #kidlitchat
8:09 pm dulemba: @aecbks #kidlitchat And totally different experiences when you’re on the volunteer side – even more fun-ner! e
8:09 pm sabrosen: I’m excited to attend Editor’s Day in SCBWI-LA this october … they’re also sold out and popular #kidlitchat
8:09 pm debbieohi: @EngridE1 Hope you feel better soon! Good luck with the iPhone chat. #kidlitchat
8:09 pm f_rancesca: @MyraMcEntire Bruce is my second writer-crush. Madeleine L’Engle was my first. #kidlitchat
8:09 pm EgmontGal: @literaticat Alison and I are resting on our laurels tonight….JUST KIDDING. We’ve both had vacation and are peppy #kidlitchat
8:09 pm KayCassidy: @susanwrites Where is Asilomar? #kidlitchat
8:09 pm KellyDHouse: Any Carolinians here tonite? SCBWI-Carolinas always sends me home with fab. inspiration and ideas. #kidlitchat
8:09 pm dulemba: @EgmontGal #kidlitchat Yay! e
8:09 pm elanaroth: I’m going to both SCBWI Western Washington’s Fall Kickoff in 2 weeks, and SCBWI Carolina’s fall conference in late Sept. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm ebyss: @ChrisRichman what type of things do you do there #kidlitchat
8:10 pm SarahDarerLitt: I’ve heard great things about NESCBWI but have never made it #scbwi #kidlitchat
8:10 pm EgmontGal: @KellyDHouse there are two Carolinians on Project runway this season #kidlitchat
8:10 pm bonnieadamson: @alijwalker Oh, goody–plug op: SCBWI-Carolinas is 9/25-9/27 in Durham. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm aecbks: @landlroecker If I can make it work with my schedule, yes– depends on how far in advance I’m asked. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm CREvers: @alijwalker In Durham, NC in September. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm susanwrites: @KayCassidy Asilomar is near Monterey. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm ClaraGillow: Anyone ever gone to Kindling Words #kidlitchat
8:10 pm bonnieadamson: AND the fabulous @elanaroth will be there! #kidlitchat
8:10 pm debbieohi: Sure wish there were more SCBWI events near Toronto. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm MyraMcEntire: @merylevans CANDOR is listed on Amazon. I tried to tweet the link, too long. BUY IT. YUMMO. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm PeriPam: I wish I could stop by but revising calls. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm elanaroth: @bonnieadamson I’m quite excited for Carolinas! I just booked my flights today. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm literaticat: My favorite ones I’ve been to have had my clients there – NESCBWI and Writers League of Texas were great. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm dulemba: @joycelansky #kidlitchat Yup, we have a great region here in the South. We’re about to have our Portfolio Workshop.
8:10 pm alijwalker: Me! @kellyDHouse I live in NC! You? #kidlitchat
8:10 pm KateMessner: @Leaheps You can attend any regional conference (I am technically not a New Englander, but they are nice to me!) #kidlitchat
8:10 pm Gwenda: If people are writing spec fic/fantasy, I think it is worthwhile to go to some SFF conferences like World Fantasy, Wiscon… #kidlitchat
8:10 pm bonnieadamson: @EgmontGal WE’re so proud. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm joycelansky: @EngridE1 Oh no. Hope you are feeling better. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm ChrisRichman: @landlroecker We wait to get invited I also try to pick places I either haven’t been to before or where I have clients. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm KayCassidy: @susanwrites Ah. I can definitely see the appeal of location then. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm cheriwilliams: @susanwrites Asilomar is on my list! #kidlitchat
8:11 pm literaticat: But the best of course is the BIG SUR WRITER’S WORKSHOP! #kidlitchat
8:11 pm KellyDHouse: @elanaroth I’ll have to look you up in Sept! I’m looking forward to it! #kidlitchat
8:11 pm SherriePetersen: @EgmontGal #kidlitchat I agree. I’ve been “studying” her Gregor series. Those books are brilliant!
8:11 pm sabrosen: elizabeth did a great job selling candor at the SCBWI LA conference — can’t wait to read it! #kidlitchat
8:11 pm bonnieadamson: @ebyss Have you checked out your local schedule? I’m a believer in regional chapters! #kidlitchat
8:11 pm KateMessner: @ClaraGillow I’ve been to Kindling Words twice – it’s an amazing four days. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm f_rancesca: @ChrisRichman — is that the NJ SCBWI one-day intensives? I have heard good things about those. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm dulemba: @susanwrites @katemessner #kidlitchat Yah – y’all seem to have a rockin’ good region! e
8:11 pm joycelansky: @Leaheps You can go to regional conferences even if you don’t live in that region. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm aecbks: I wanted to go to RWA this year but the timing wasn’t good. Just wanted to try something different. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm SarahDarerLitt: @ClaraGillow YES!!! It’s so awesome. It literally saved me when I was going through second book blues. #kindlingwords #kidlitchat
8:11 pm LiaKeyes: RT @literaticat: But the best of course is the BIG SUR WRITERS WORKSHOP! Lia: That’s where my agent found me! #kidlitchat
8:11 pm sabrosen: @literaticat what do you like about big sur? #kidlitchat
8:11 pm KellyDHouse: @alijwalker Charlotte . . . #kidlitchat
8:12 pm KayCassidy: In terms of networking and understanding the library market, I really enjoyed ALA too. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm juliacollard: @literaticat i’m signed up for the Big Sur Writer’s Workshop in December — so excited! #kidlitchat
8:12 pm SherriePetersen: @dulemba #kidlitchat I keep hearing that. How do you volunteer?
8:12 pm MyraMcEntire: @f_rancesca I loved him. And as an aside, he sings a remarkable version of “Sisters” from White Christmas. Bruce Coville. Ah … #kidlitchat
8:12 pm f_rancesca: @bonnieadamson What is your region? (Sorry, I should probably know that…) #kidlitchat
8:12 pm Leaheps: @KateMessner good to know–those conferences sound great #kidlitchat
8:12 pm elanaroth: @KellyDHouse Please do! #kidlitchat
8:12 pm tidesox28: so what you’re saying is SCBWI Iraq may have to wait awhile for some good presenters? #kidlitchat
8:12 pm aecbks: @KateMessner Can you tell us about Kindling Words? #kidlitchat
8:12 pm bonnieadamson: RT @dosankodebbie: I’d like to network with other #kidlit authors who write on theme of indigenous cultures. Anyone out there? #kidlitchat
8:12 pm pinkcottonpaper: @debbieohi At least they have something in Toronto-nothing in Nova Scotia. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm KayCassidy: @aecbks It’s an exceptionally well done national conference. I had to miss this year because of ALA, but will be there in 2010. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm dulemba: @EgmontGal #kidlitchat Yup – Collins is brilliant.
8:12 pm JennBailey: @KateMessner They are still accepting proposals. Until 9/15 I think. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm aecbks: Just spoke today with a friend involved with SCBWI Moscow. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm joycelansky: @ebyss Go to the one in St. Charles, Mo. (Outside St. Louis). It was good. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm literaticat: @KateMessner I am so jealous of Kindling Words. But theres no agent track. *cries* (what would it be – the art of haggling?) #kidlitchat
8:12 pm ebyss: @bonnieadamson nope, but now I am going to. I need to get out there. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm adamselzer: Dipping my toe into #kidlitchat while I revise.
8:12 pm bonnieadamson: @f_rancesca Carolinas–I’m in Greenville, SC. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm ClaraGillow: @KateMessner There’s one in New Mexico too that I’ve heard is terrific. Have you been to that one? #kidlitchat
8:12 pm KateMessner: @KayCassidy This summer was my first ALA Conference – It was overwhelming in the best possible way. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm CREvers: @KellyDHouse I’m also in the Carolina’s SCBWI. Will be at the conference this sept. too. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm ChrisRichman: @ebyss At conferences? I speak, critique, and…I can’t think of another thing to rhyme other than “reek,” so I’ll stop. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm cheriwilliams: @LiaKeyes Yes, Big Sur is awesome! #kidlitchat
8:13 pm f_rancesca: @MyraMcEntire Okay, now I’m actually fluttering. Maybe if I get to see him this year, I can get him to sing… #kidlitchat
8:13 pm susanwrites: I’m looking forward to the Vermont College event in Texas in October. Is anyone else going to that? #kidlitchat
8:13 pm dulemba: @alijwalker #kidlitchat That’s the Carolinas region – dunno what’s on the docket. e
8:13 pm MyraMcEntire: @SherriePetersen HEY YOU! I’m following you! Like, not in a stalker way. In a Twitter way. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm SuePinto: Went to regional conference in Jan. editor Molly O’Neill, author EM Crane and illustrator London Ladd were all excellent! #kidlitchat
8:13 pm quirkywriter: @elanaroth We’re pumped that you’re coming to the Carolinas conference in Sept. #kidlitchat : )
8:13 pm aecbks: @literaticat I know– we should make one for KW. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm literaticat: @juliacollard Yay!!! I will be there on faculty. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm AudryT: ALA is a phenomenal conference. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm EgmontGal: @susanwrites it’s possible I could get to that event what part of texas? #kidlitchat
8:13 pm bonnieadamson: @CREvers TweetUp! #kidlitchat
8:13 pm debbieohi: @adamselzer Hey Adam. Good to see you here. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm carrieryan: @CREvers I’m also going to SCBWI Carolinas conference! #kidlitchat
8:13 pm KayCassidy: @KateMessner Yes! Definitely overwhelming at first, but lovely too. And hey, I got to meet you in person, so that was a plus. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm maggiedana: @ChrisRichman Creak? Nah, you look too young for that. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm ebyss: @joycelansky That is just a few hours drive. I’ll need to do that. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm landlroecker: Agents and editors when you attend a conference what are your goals? Looking for new talent? Networking? #kidlitchat
8:14 pm Gwenda: @susanwrites You’ll have a blast–so many great VCFAns in the area. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm KateMessner: @aecbks I’ve only been to KW East -I’ve heard West is great, too. Here’s the website: http://www.kindlingwords.org/ #kidlitchat
8:14 pm storyconnection: I’m just now jumping in… #kidlitchat
8:14 pm MyraMcEntire: @f_rancesca Tee Hee. He danced, too. 
#kidlitchat
8:14 pm joycelansky: @f_rancesca I love Margaret Peterson Haddix. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm ebyss: @ChrisRichman LOL!! #kidlitchat
8:14 pm bonnieadamson: @elanaroth We’re excited, too–I look nothing like my icon, btw! #kidlitchat
8:14 pm KindrilyKaren: Pikes Peak Writers Conf is a great one. I learned SO much and met so many great people. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm literaticat: @aecbks Yes – we could start a drum circle & channel our inner negotiators. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm aecbks: @KateMessner Thanks! #kidlitchat
8:14 pm KatGirl_Studio: yay! I found it this week #kidlitchat
8:14 pm bonnieadamson: @storyconnection Topic is conferences/workshops #kidlitchat
8:14 pm ebyss: Seek?? #kidlitchat
8:14 pm alijwalker: @ChrisRichman “Book geek” works. And that’s a good thing. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm SherriePetersen: @MyraMcEntire #kidlitchat I think I’m following you, too. I’ll have to check!
8:14 pm elanaroth: @bonnieadamson I promise not to look for walking, talking illustrations #kidlitchat
8:14 pm bonnieadamson: Is there a master list of conferences? #kidlitchat
8:15 pm AudryT: Is there a hashtag where agents/editors alert followers to confs they’re attending? If not, there should be! #kidlitchat
8:15 pm EZF_TopAuthors: RT @susanwrites: Our SCBWI conference at Asilomar is almost always sold out and very popular. You can’t beat the location. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm debbieohi: @KatGirl_Studio Yay! Glad you made it! #kidlitchat
8:15 pm cheriwilliams: @SherriePetersen Gregor is one of my faves. Hunger Games too! #kidlitchat
8:15 pm dulemba: @ClaraGillow #kidlitchat ADORE Kindling Words – been twice. e
8:15 pm peg366: #kidlitchat I’m here.
8:15 pm KellyDHouse: I’d also like to hear what agents/editors want to get out of conferences. Always wondered. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm KayCassidy: RWA national doesspeed dating pitch sessions with agents/editors too. They’ve gotten more YA editors, so that’s a nice bonus. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm storyconnection: @AudryT I agree. ALA rocks. I go every year. This year I am also speaking at AASL. Ever been? #kidlitchat
8:15 pm EgmontGal: I would like to say a word for the Arizona/NM area and Pacific Northwest. Those writers are so supportive of each other. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm katie_bowden: Hi guys, just tuning in! #kidlitchat
8:15 pm literaticat: @sabrosen Big Sur is the workshop my agency hosts. It is super – beautiful locale, great people, amazing energy. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm JennBailey: @bonnieadamson The main SCBWI site has something, don’t they? #kidlitchat
8:15 pm KellyDHouse: @cheriwilliams here, here! #kidlitchat
8:15 pm f_rancesca: @joycelansky YAY! I will investigate. Anyone worth crushing is worth investigating. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm bonnieadamson: RT @KellyDHouse: Id also like to hear what agents/editors want to get out of conferences. Always wondered. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm SherriePetersen: @KindrilyKaren #kidlitchat I went to Pikes Peak last year. It was AWESOME! And my novel won 3rd place
8:15 pm AnnaZiska: do online workshops count? Are they worth taking? RT @bonnieadamson: @storyconnection Topic is conferences/workshops #kidlitchat
8:16 pm juliacollard: @literaticat re: Big Sur Conf. in Dec: since it’s in Monterey Bay this time, will we take a field trip to the aquarium? hee. #kidlitchat
8:16 pm elanaroth: I like doing more intensive, hands-on workshops at conferences. Teach stuff. #kidlitchat
8:16 pm JohansenNewman: Hello! How does one jump into #kidlitchat
8:16 pm ChrisRichman: @landlroecker Both, for me. Looking for talent, networking, + getting my name and the name of the agency out more. #kidlitchat
8:16 pm mgbuehrlen: Someone tell me what to expect at your first conference. Please? I’m a hermit. #kidlitchat
8:16 pm maggiedana: #agentstalk? RT @AudryT: Is there a hashtag where agents/editors alert followers to confs theyre attending? #kidlitchat
8:16 pm EgmontGal: @cheriwilliams @sherriePeterson are you Gale or Peeta girls? #kidlitchat
8:16 pm CREvers: @carrieryan I’ll have a copy of your book for you to sign. LOVED it! :0) Look forward to meeting you. #kidlitchat
8:16 pm AudryT: I haven’t been to AASL yet. @storyconnection #kidlitchat
8:16 pm f_rancesca: @MyraMcEntire Okay, now just STOP or I will need to lie down in a darkened room with a tea cloth on my fevered brow… #kidlitchat
8:16 pm bonnieadamson: @AnnaZiska Good question–anyone do online workshops? #kidlitchat
8:16 pm EgmontGal: @bonnieadamson I want to find a good author, first and foremost. And recently, I’ve wanted to publicize Egmont. #kidlitchat
8:16 pm jimhill: I enjoyed the NESCBWI conference this past Spring, and had a great time at the Cape Cod Writer’s conference last week. #kidlitchat
8:16 pm KellyDHouse: @JohansenNewman Looks like you’ve done it! Welcome! #kidlitchat
8:16 pm SherriePetersen: @cheriwilliams #kidlitchat Once I started Hunger Games I couldn’t put it down. I stayed up all night until I was done!
8:16 pm joycelansky: @ChrisRichman seek – As in you seek new talent. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm KayCassidy: @bonnieadamson Teach online courses or take them? #kidlitchat
8:17 pm sarahockler: Hi all! A big congrats to @EgmontGal ! #kidlitchat
8:17 pm dulemba: @SherriePetersen #kidlitchat Just keep offering to help – they need you! e
8:17 pm f_rancesca: @mgbuehrlen Expect invigoration. Exhaustion. Exhilaration. Excitement. Inspiration. Oh, you cannot imagine how wonderful… #kidlitchat
8:17 pm jimhill: @mgbuehrlen Lessons on how not to be a hermit. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm bonnieadamson: @EgmontGal Heading South anytime soon? #kidlitchat
8:17 pm storyconnection: @AudryT It’s children’s book authors heaven… All school librarians! #kidlitchat
8:17 pm TaraLazar: NJ-SCBWI holds fabulous events. About 8 first page sessions a year, annual conference, mentoring workshops, one day intensives #kidlitchat
8:17 pm jeanie_w: @bonnieadamson There’s a list of conferences in Children’s Writers and Illustrators Market. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm MyraMcEntire: @mgbuehrlen Just go in with an open mind and heart. So much to learn, so many kind people. Kid Lit Writers ROCK! #kidlitchat
8:17 pm mgbuehrlen: @f_rancesca @MyraMcEntire You gals are hilarious. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm landlroecker: @ChrisRichman Thanks Chris! We’re dying to get to a conference, but haven’t had the chance yet…hopefully soon. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm aecbks: Finding new authors, seeing clients, meeting editors and agents. Re-connecting with old colleagues. #kidlitchat
8:18 pm aecbks: Have any conferences been curtailed due to economy? Doesn’t sound like it. #kidlitchat
8:18 pm mgbuehrlen: @jimhill Uh oh… you folks are going to try and *change* me, eh? :-p #kidlitchat
8:18 pm KindrilyKaren: @SherriePetersen -Last year as in this past April? That was my first and learned so much from agents. Congrats on the big win! #kidlitchat
8:18 pm KateMessner: I’ll be at NCTE and International Rdg. Assoc. this year, too – looking forward to those! #kidlitchat
8:18 pm EgmontGal: @bonnieadamson I am attending an SCBWI in Utah this fall. And prob my sis in San Antonio #kidlitchat
8:18 pm leewind: Hi All. Happily jumping in for 20 min. I find when attending a conf. I love actual WRITING (exercises) to balance me out. #kidlitchat
8:18 pm elanaroth: Admittedly, I go to conferences for good one-on-one time with the editors there. It really helps me learn their tastes. #kidlitchat
8:18 pm f_rancesca: @KatGirl_Studio I hear you. Word. #kidlitchat
8:18 pm adamselzer: So, the local library here moved all the YA books into a “teen space” that isn’t open til 1! ugh! #kidlitchat
8:18 pm AnnaZiska: Take an online course or webinar. RT @KayCassidy: @bonnieadamson Teach online courses or take them? #kidlitchat
8:18 pm SherriePetersen: @dulemba I guess I should talk to the regional advisor? #kidlitchat
8:18 pm bonnieadamson: @jeanie_w duh–of course. Thanks! #kidlitchat
8:19 pm MyraMcEntire: The Midsouth conference is full. So, no economy trouble there! #kidlitchat
8:19 pm mgbuehrlen: @f_rancesca Humilation? Fainting spells? Those too? #kidlitchat
8:19 pm storyconnection: @KateMessner Are you coming to IRA Regional in New Orleans? That’s where I live! #kidlitchat
8:19 pm marybrebner: Okay, I’d love to stay but exhausted…will catch up on transcript. Once again, congrats @EgmontGal et al. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm debbieohi: @JennBailey I loved Hunger Games, too! @SherriePetersen #kidlitchat
8:19 pm tidesox28: Anybody been to any of the SCWBI conferences in New England? #kidlitchat
8:19 pm KayCassidy: I’ve taken online workshops on craft & biz and I teach online marketing workshops. There’s such a great variety out there now. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm EgmontGal: @jennbailey I can’t believe you’re even here with HG beckoning. Someone called my name when I was reading it but i didn’t hear #kidlitchat
8:19 pm llunalila: @KatGirl_Studio you can read transcripts afterwards & peek at what you’ve lost. That’s how I can keep up as it’s so late here! #kidlitchat
8:19 pm gregpincus: Local scbwi schmoozes can be great for learning and for building a local support network #kidlitchat
8:19 pm jimhill: @mgbuehrlen No, you will want to change. Imagine being surrounded by people as passionate for kidlit as you are! Liberating. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm SherriePetersen: @KellyDHouse Yeah, should we reserve our places on the sidewalk now? #kidlitchat
8:19 pm EgmontGal: Everybody please join our Facebook group “we’ve read catching fire and we need to discuss” when you’ve read #kidlitchat
8:20 pm leewind: @aecbks Interestingly, the #SCBWI09 conf had a record number of attendees this year. Word of its value is spreading! #kidlitchat
8:20 pm JennBailey: @leewind You gave me a writing excercise with your recent blog post. Don’t know if I’ve ever commented like that before #kidlitchat
8:20 pm SherriePetersen: @JennBailey It’s totally worth it! #kidlitchat
8:20 pm storyconnection: OT but if you haven’t already heard, I started new site for Kid Lit Book Trailers www.kidlitbooktrailers.com Upload your videos! #kidlitchat
8:20 pm f_rancesca: Agents/editors/seasoned writers already in full flow get one thing from conferences, but newbies get something amazing too… #kidlitchat
8:20 pm EgmontGal: @gregpincus yes, yes, yes writers meet critique buddies and get good feedback at conferences #kidlitchat
8:20 pm EZF_TopAuthors: RT @susanwrites: I’m looking forward to the Vermont College event in Texas in October. Is anyone else going to that? #kidlitchat
8:20 pm KateMessner: @storyconnection No – it’s the IRA annual convention in Chicago in the spring. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm debbieohi: @gregpincus Are chatting on your iPhone, Greg? #kidlitchat
8:20 pm SherriePetersen: @EgmontGal I’ll join next week after I read it! #kidlitchat
8:20 pm PattyJMurphy: @KatGirl_Studio Hi, Kat–It’s me again. We met at SCBWI/LA. Good to see you here. How do I get to tweet chat??? #kidlitchat
8:20 pm cheriwilliams: @EgmontGal Ooh! Undecided. Have you already read Catching Fire?! #kidlitchat
8:20 pm AudryT: There was a Cape Cod Writer’s Conference last week? Now I regret going to the Cape in June. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm aecbks: @gregpincus I urge aspiring writers to soak in all things scbwi. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm bonnieadamson: Love smaller workshops for craft; conferences for getting fired up. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm SherriePetersen: @KatGirl_Studio Yes, it does move fast. I think I’m like a few minutes behind! #kidlitchat
8:20 pm MyraMcEntire: @mgbuehrlen The great thing about conferences is all the ideas you come home with, as well as the belief that you CAN DO IT. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm SuePinto: @bonnieadamson Eileen Robinson at f1rstpages.com does workshops with Harold Underdown. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm debbieohi: @leewind I’m already saving up for next year’s LA #scbwi. LOVED the conference this year. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm KellyDHouse: @SherriePetersen Going to lunch with some friends after we pick it up at the store. A quiet lunch, I might say. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm mgbuehrlen: @jimhill Hey, that sounds good. *sniffing the carrot dangling before me* #kidlitchat
8:21 pm KindrilyKaren: @mgbuehrlen expect to be overwhelmed. critiqued to pieces. realize the amazing competition. and create a strong support system. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm KayCassidy: @KateMessner IRA is in April next year, right? I think it’s a few weeks after my book comes out, so I’d love to go. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm f_rancesca: @mgbuehrlen Seriously, no. I had no idea how supportive and uplifting the whole thing would be. And I’m a bit of a snob (alas) #kidlitchat
8:21 pm JennBailey: @EgmontGal Probably why I’m minutes behind the conversation. I’ll be ducking out early. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm debbieohi: @PattyJMurphy Patty! It’s great to see you here. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm joycelansky: @aecbks Our conference (Midsouth) is on Sept. 25 & is already sold out. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm dosankodebbie: @BonnieAdamson: @dulemba Yes! we’re twitter friends. Let’s talk indigenous/multi-cultural kidslit sometime! #kidlitchat
8:21 pm literaticat: I’m also jealous of everyone who got to go to SCBWI nationals. One day! #kidlitchat
8:21 pm SherriePetersen: @KindrilyKaren It was my first time too. I learned a lot and just had a great time. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm SherriePetersen: @KellyDHouse Yeah, you’ll all be reading instead of talking! #kidlitchat
8:21 pm storyconnection: @KateMessner I go to IRA too. Maybe we’ll meet! #kidlitchat
8:21 pm jimhill: @tidesox28 I went to the one in April. learned a lot, met great people. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm bonnieadamson: @SuePinto He’s such a nice guy! #kidlitchat
8:21 pm KateMessner: @tidesox28 I love NE SCBWI – presented on a panel with @literaticat there last year and have been the past three years. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm KellyDHouse: RT @bonnieadamson Love smaller workshops for craft; conferences for getting fired up. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm jeanie_w: @leewind Have you been to the winter conference in NY? #kidlitchat
8:21 pm aecbks: @joycelansky That’s great. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm EgmontGal: @cheriwilliams yes, i started a fb group for people who had the galley to discuss the book. i’m obsessed with it #kidlitchat
8:21 pm katie_bowden: If anyone here has been to the Big Sur workshop in years past, I’d love to hear more about it – what you got out of it, etc. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm f_rancesca: Oh, and for all you self-employed USAians out there, conferences are tax deductible! #kidlitchat
8:22 pm MyraMcEntire: @joycelansky Are you going this year? I can’t. 
#kidlitchat
8:22 pm maggiedana: @AudryT Would NOT want to be stuck inside on the Cape in June or in August … or is writer’s conf. held on the beach? #kidlitchat
8:22 pm bonnieadamson: RT @literaticat: Im also jealous of everyone who got to go to SCBWI nationals. One day!<–Me, too! #kidlitchat
8:22 pm aecbks: @literaticat But you go to Big Sur, right? Not too shabby. #kidlitchat
8:22 pm KindrilyKaren: @mgbuehrlen …then you’ll go home and you and your writing will be better and thankful that you attended. #kidlitchat
8:22 pm dulemba: @literaticat #kidlitchat We had a drum circle at KW last year – it was AWESOME!! e
8:22 pm sarahockler: Anyone going to NCTE in Nov.? #kidlitchat
8:22 pm EgmontGal: @literaticat I waited YEARS for an invite to the national. It’s the holy grail of speaking gigs! #kidlitchat
8:22 pm jimhill: @AudryT It’s always in August. Start planning now. Usually at least two good kidlit sessions to be had. #kidlitchat
8:22 pm PattyJMurphy: @debbieohi You are such a sweetie. It’s good to see you here, too. Did you have a nice anniversary? #kidlitchat
8:22 pm LiaKeyes: @cheriwilliams Read Catching Fire – v. impressed, deeper + richer than Hung. Games. Fans will love it, others will be converted #kidlitchat
8:22 pm JoKnowles: @sarahockler I’ll be there! #kidlitchat
8:22 pm gregpincus: @debbieohi trying sporadically. It’s no way to do #kidlitchat let me tell you!
8:22 pm literaticat: @katie_bowden I’ve been on faculty for the past three years. It is the best ever! #kidlitchat
8:22 pm ClaraGillow: @literaticat I’m jealous too. Want to go to L.A. #kidlitchat
8:22 pm debbieohi: @dulemba I thought you were kidding. You really did have a drum circle?!? #kidlitchat
8:22 pm EgmontGal: @sarahockler two of our editors and 4 of our authors are. Not me, though, I don’t think #kidlitchat
8:22 pm SherriePetersen: @EgmontGal I met two of my critique buddies at a Writers’ Day last October. #kidlitchat
8:22 pm SuePinto: @bonnieadamson I have not taken the online course but have worked with Eileen. She’s wonderful! #kidlitchat
8:23 pm f_rancesca: RT @bonnieadamson RT @literaticat I’m also jealous of everyone who got to go to SCBWI nationals. One day!<–Me, too! >Me too too #kidlitchat
8:23 pm debbieohi: @PattyJMurphy Yes, thank you. We went book browsing for our anniversary! #kidlitchat
8:23 pm ChrisRichman: @literaticat You and me both. Although I did have free drinks at the national NYC conference #kidlitchat
8:23 pm tehawesomersace: Anyone here going to SCBWI Fall Philly? Bueller? Bueller? #kidlitchat
8:23 pm KatGirl_Studio: @PattyJMurphy yes i remember you #kidlitchat
8:23 pm KateMessner: @KayCassidy IRA is April 25-28th – in the same convention center where you were just at ALA. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm literaticat: @aecbks True true. Cause my agency hosts it – I’m free labor! #kidlitchat
8:23 pm sarahockler: @JoKnowles yay! Would love to meet you in person! #kidlitchat
8:23 pm bonnieadamson: @gregpincus I’m amazed you can manage at all! #kidlitchat
8:23 pm PaulWesman: Anyone got a take on the Writers’ Digest Sept conference in NYC? #kidlitchat
8:23 pm debbieohi: @gregpincus I tried doing #kidlitchat from the airport on my iPhone. My brain nearly exploded. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm SherriePetersen: @MyraMcEntire The inspiration is worth the price of admission. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm MyraMcEntire: *admits the truth* I’m kind of scared to read Hunger Games. *ducks* Will it make me sad? #kidlitchat
8:23 pm storyconnection: I’m keynoting at TASL in Sept, featured speaker at Encyclomedia in Sept & presenting at AASL in Nov. Anyone going to those conf? #kidlitchat
8:23 pm susanwrites: @EgmontGal It’s in Austin. Here’s the info http://tinyurl.com/lf9m46 #kidlitchat
8:23 pm SarahDarerLitt: @jeanie_w I found the LA conf offers more for published author. The NY conf had more agent/editor sessions & less craft/mkting #kidlitchat
8:23 pm EgmontGal: Tracy van Straaten at Scholastic told me I’m practically a deputy publicist on Catching Fire. And I’m proud to be so. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm SherriePetersen: @debbieohi Me too! #kidlitchat
8:23 pm f_rancesca: @debbieohi That’s the sort of thing Ed and I would do. Old bookstores. Piles of books. Hay on Wye, anyone? #kidlitchat
8:24 pm KateMessner: @sarahockler I’ll be at NCTE, too – on a panel w/ Jenny Moss, Loree Griffin Burns, & Tanya Lee Stone. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm PattyJMurphy: @EgmontGal And, you did TWO amazing talks. I went 2 the BIG talk and your breakout session. Ooooodles of helpfu/fun information! #kidlitchat
8:24 pm EgmontGal: @MyraMcEntire No, it’s a thriller. Read it. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm literaticat: @dulemba I know – that is why I tease. I don’t want to break my hand like LHA! #kidlitchat
8:24 pm mgbuehrlen: Well, if the folks I would meet at a conference would be as great/supportive as all of you, then I better start saving. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm KayCassidy: @sarahockler I might be. Not 100% sure yet. You’re going? #kidlitchat
8:24 pm cheriwilliams: @SherriePetersen I couldn’t put Hunger Games down either. Had my 17 yo son read it too. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm jeanie_w: My crit group formed out of a Maryland regional conference. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm catesfolly: Anyone else do the advanced or masters children’s book writing classes through Gotham Writers’ Workshop? #kidlitchat
8:24 pm EgmontGal: @susanwrites Oh! That’s a real possibility. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm f_rancesca: RT @SherriePetersen: @MyraMcEntire The inspiration is worth the price of admission. > SECONDED! #kidlitchat
8:24 pm JennBailey: @EgmontGal Thrilled that the SCBWI Nationals asked me to speak this year. A little overwhelmed with 3 workshops but I had FUN!! #kidlitchat
8:24 pm dulemba: @debbieohi #kidlitchat No joke. We really had a drum circle. It was amazing. Really! e
8:24 pm SherriePetersen: @literaticat Do you take turns at your agency? #kidlitchat
8:24 pm bonnieadamson: RT @PaulWesman: Anyone got a take on the Writers Digest Sept conference in NYC? #kidlitchat
8:24 pm debbieohi: @f_rancesca Nothing more romantic than browsing bookstores together. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm KayCassidy: @MyraMcEntire I am too! I keep telling my agent that I’m a big chicken about books like that. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm ChrisRichman: @tehawesomersace I’d love to go to the Fall Philly. Maybe next year they’ll invite me #kidlitchat
8:24 pm joycelansky: @MyraMcEntire I’ll be there. We will miss you, Myra. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm KayCassidy: @MyraMcEntire I mean I keep telling *our* agent. LOL #kidlitchat
8:25 pm EgmontGal: Can writers say here the most valuable things they have learned at conferences? Useful for us who speak there #kidlitchat
8:25 pm cheriwilliams: @EgmontGal That’s a good obsession to have!! #kidlitchat
8:25 pm SarahDarerLitt: @EgmontGal They sent me an ARC of Catching Fire after I seeing met quoted in local paper saying I’d mug anyone with an copy! #kidlitchat
8:25 pm MyraMcEntire: Okay. Hunger Games. As soon as revisions are done and off to my agent! Incentive. I like it. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm mimking: I’ve listened to Writer’s digest conferences online, for a nominal fee — an great option if you can’t get there. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm tidesox28: @KateMessner I’ll have to check it out. I think it’s usually in April, right? #kidlitchat
8:25 pm debbieohi: Wow, major lag in Tweetchat. I hope someone comes out with a better Twitter chat client soon. Or maybe it’s Twitter…? #kidlitchat
8:25 pm KindrilyKaren: Off for one more round of final edits and to fine tune query letter. Thanks and goodnight to everyone at #kidlitchat
8:25 pm f_rancesca: @EgmontGal Book lovers must stick together! No party lines. Bugger capitalism… #kidlitchat
8:25 pm bonnieadamson: RT @jeanie_w: My crit group formed out of a Maryland regional conference. <–best place to find groups. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm MyraMcEntire: @KayCassidy LOL. Yes, our agent! #kidlitchat
8:25 pm aecbks: I’d like to do the Rutgers one. It’s close and sounds a bit diff from others I’ve been to. More one-on-one, which is fun. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm tehawesomersace: @ChrisRichman I’ll put in a good word for you! #kidlitchat
8:25 pm EgmontGal: @KayCassidy I have an extra copy of Hunger Games, could I loan it to you? I like to spread the word #kidlitchat
8:25 pm debbieohi: @dulemba At what convention was this drum circle? Any other instruments? #kidlitchat
8:25 pm susanwrites: Has anyone done classes through Media Bistro? #kidlitchat
8:26 pm SherriePetersen: @EgmontGal I think being able to see agents and editors as real people is really helpful. #kidlitchat
8:26 pm tidesox28: I need a critique group #kidlitchat
8:26 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal Market info is usually the biggest for me. What’s going on and what’s driving it behind the scenes. #kidlitchat
8:26 pm bonnieadamson: Corollary topic–MFA in writing: pro/con? #kidlitchat
8:26 pm KateMessner: Behold the Kindling Words Drum Circle: (scroll down) http://kmessner.livejournal.com/87242.html #kidlitchat
8:26 pm PattyJMurphy: @debbieohi How do I get to tweet chat??? #kidlitchat
8:26 pm joycelansky: @EgmontGal Nationals always fall the weekend before school starts. Maybe I’ll get there once I retire. #kidlitchat
8:26 pm literaticat: @EgmontGal @SarahDarerLitt: I got 3 copies of CATCHING FIRE at BEA, sent them to my clients to pass round, I still haven’t read! #kidlitchat
8:26 pm leewind: @EgmontGal You were AWESOME when you were up to Bat at #SCBWI09! How cool your facebook group for readers of a book you loved! #kidlitchat
8:26 pm f_rancesca: @ChrisRichman Fall Philly? I’ll TOTALLY make them invite you! I’m on the inside now, baby. Volunteering has its privileges… #kidlitchat
8:26 pm dulemba: @ClaraGillow #kidlitchat I may pass this year – sadly – but hope for next! e
8:26 pm ebyss: I have an online crit group #kidlitchat
8:26 pm maggiedana: @debbieohi No lag here, so it’s probably a server issue. Sometimes slower than slow here, but wicked fast tonight. #kidlitchat
8:26 pm MyraMcEntire: @EgmontGal How awesome are you, sharing the love for other publishers. I like it! #kidlitchat
8:26 pm PaulWesman: @susanwrites Have not done one myself but know someone who has and was very happy. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm debbieohi: @PattyJMurphy Tweetchat.com #kidlitchat
8:26 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal You’re so sweet. I think I’m finally going to break down and buy it. But will read with all the lights on. #kidlitchat
8:26 pm KatGirl_Studio: @PattyJMurphy http://tweetchat.com/room/kidlitchat #kidlitchat
8:27 pm LiaKeyes: @EgmontGal For me, conferences are the best way to get a feel for which editors I’d like to work with. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm ebyss: @tidesox28 I have an online crit group but we are not professionals. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm mitaliperkins: @literaticat Tell them about our NESCBWI conference, will you? I think we’re fairly fabulous. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal But thank you so much for the kind offer! #kidlitchat
8:27 pm EgmontGal: @literaticat YOU HAVEN’T READ CATCHING FIRE???? #kidlitchat
8:27 pm dulemba: @aecbks #kidlitchat If anything, I hear attendance at locals is UP – more bang for the buck, closer to home!
8:27 pm PaulWesman: @f_rancesca Please, what is fall Philly? I live in Philly . . . #kidlitchat
8:27 pm carrieryan: @literaticat Oooh! What a nice agent you are! Mine did the same and I love him forever for it! #kidlitchat
8:28 pm MyraMcEntire: @KayCassidy We’ll read it together. Via Tweets. But if I cry, I’ll be back to place blame. #kidlitchat
8:28 pm EgmontGal: Guys, every editor I know is generous in talking about books they love from other houses. I just tweet and facebook a lot. #kidlitchat
8:28 pm jimhill: Any conferences better for illustrators? NESCWBI had an illustrator track with an all day graphic novel intensive this Spring. #kidlitchat
8:28 pm KayCassidy: @MyraMcEntire Okay, deal. Want to read it together? Get your blankie ready. #kidlitchat
8:28 pm JennRHubbard: @sarahockler I’ll be around when NCTE’s in town. #kidlitchat
8:28 pm dulemba: @debbieohi #kidlitchat At KW East last year. I’ve probably already said too much. Was it a secret?
8:28 pm ebyss: @tidesox28 not published, I meant to say #kidlitchat
8:28 pm literaticat: @SherriePetersen I’m sorry – take turns doing what? #kidlitchat
8:28 pm joycelansky: @MyraMcEntire I cried at one point. It was a rollercoaster that hardly ever slowed. #kidlitchat
8:28 pm debbieohi: @maggiedana Ah ok. Even w/lag, the posts are going by pretty quickly! #kidlitchat
8:28 pm storyconnection: @LiaKeyes Glad you’re here! #kidlitchat
8:28 pm KatGirl_Studio: my writing crit group consists of only me and my friend of 10 years because i know they will be honest with me #kidlitchat
8:28 pm KateMessner: @mitaliperkins We’ve been talking about NESCBWI – Are you hoping to present this year? (Say yes…I love your workshops!) #kidlitchat
8:28 pm ClaraGillow: @mitaliperkins What where is Nescbwi #kidlitchat
8:28 pm literaticat: @EgmontGal MY CLIENTS COME FIRST, ELIZABETH! I AM NOBLE AND SELF-SACRIFICING! #kidlitchat
8:29 pm ebyss: Is there a good conference in Chicago by chance. #kidlitchat
8:29 pm cheriwilliams: @EgmontGal Do you have extra copies of Catching Fire too??? !!! #kidlitchat
8:29 pm EgmontGal: @myraMcEntire @kaycassidy I’d love to know your thoughts on Hunger Games #kidlitchat
8:29 pm JoKnowles: @sarahockler You too! Yay! #kidlitchat
8:29 pm EgmontGal: @literaticat oh hardy har har #kidlitchat
8:29 pm SherriePetersen: @literaticat Do you take turns going to conferences? #kidlitchat
8:29 pm bonnieadamson: @PattyJMurphy log in at http://tweetchat.com/kidlitchat #kidlitchat
8:29 pm f_rancesca: @EgmontGal What I take from confs. is more nebulous. A sense of community, connection. That we’re all in the same boat. Hope. #kidlitchat
8:29 pm MyraMcEntire: @KayCassidy I’m good with thrillers. Just don’t make me cry. @mstiefvater did with SHIVER. But I forgave her. Barely. #kidlitchat
8:29 pm inkgypsy: RT @LiaKeyes: RT @literaticat: But the best of course is the BIG SUR WRITERS WORKSHOP! Lia: That’s where my agent found me! #kidlitchat
8:29 pm literaticat: Yes, @mitaliperkins is quite right – NESCBWI is superb. Next year, if I get invited again, I’ll try not to make anyone cry. #kidlitchat
8:29 pm EgmontUSA: @MyraMcEntire @KayCassidy I promise not scary. I don’t promise no crying, but I cry at everything and didn’t for HG. Just read! #kidlitchat
8:29 pm mitaliperkins: @KateMessner Aw, nice! @anindita is co-directing NESCBWI and she asked me to submit something about social media. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm mgbuehrlen: RT @ebyss: Is there a good conference in Chicago by chance. << Would totally be at that one. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm debbieohi: @carrieryan “Forest Of Hands & Teeth” is one of my favorite books, by the way! Really loved it. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm gregpincus: Here’s a poem I wrote about editors and agents http://bit.ly/c93ro #kidlitchat
8:30 pm EZF_TopAuthors: RT @susanwrites: Has anyone done classes through Media Bistro? #kidlitchat
8:30 pm dosankodebbie: @dulemba I write & translate Ainu folktales 4 young English readers http://bit.ly/R7FlQ What cultural groups r u interested in? #kidlitchat
8:30 pm juliacollard: Were u at Nationals in LA? If not, go next year! Tons of great info there. RT @jimhill: Any conferences better for illustrators? #kidlitchat
8:30 pm JennBailey: Please don’t let any spoilers slip about The Hunger Games. I’m 2/3rds done and I can’t take it. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm Becky_Levine: Forehead slap, just realized I still had my tweets locked. Duh! #kidlitchat
8:30 pm cheriwilliams: @literaticat You passed around Catching Fire before reading it?! Pretty sure that qualifies you for saint! #kidlitchat
8:30 pm storyconnection: @mitaliperkins Lots of bookbdays today! Twitter was all a flutter! #kidlitchat
8:30 pm ebyss: My twitter is not lagging. and this tweetchat is. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm AudryT: This is turning into a Catching Fire & Hunger Games love-fest. (Understandably.) #kidlitchat
8:30 pm dulemba: RT @storyconnection: Kid Lit Book Trailers www.kidlitbooktrailers.com Upload your videos! #kidlitchat – LUV IT! e
8:30 pm literaticat: @SherriePetersen We all get invited to them individually – if we can’t go, we share the invite w/ another agent. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm KellyDHouse: @cheriwilliams I’ve just resigned myself to being patient. I can wait a week. Good for the work ethic: write instead of read. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm EgmontGal: @f_rancesca I get those things from conferences, too. A lot of it is about getting inspired about what matters most, I think. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm Becky_Levine: For those of you who’ve taken online classes, any major likes/dislikes? I’m supposed to teach one for Writer’s Digest next year. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm MyraMcEntire: @EgmontGal I know that Suzanne was part of Little Bear (stop laughing) and my 3YO won’t MOVE when that show is on. #momjeans #kidlitchat
8:30 pm f_rancesca: @PaulWesman Gosh this moves fast: Fall Philly is a one day conference… here’s the link http://is.gd/2yEZT Ask if you have ?s #kidlitchat
8:31 pm merylevans: @bonnieadamson I’d like to get an MFA to enhance my knowledge. It depends on why you’d want an MFA. #kidlitchat
8:31 pm tidesox28: @ebyss well, I’m kinda stuck up. I only work with the published. Just kidding. How do I get involved? #kidlitchat
8:31 pm mitaliperkins: And I’m so excited and humbled that @scbwiwwa asked me to be 1 of their keynoters. Feels like a real milestone for some reason. #kidlitchat
8:31 pm jimhill: Anyone else reading “When You Reach Me” by Rebecca Stead? #kidlitchat
8:31 pm KateMessner: @mitaliperkins Oh good! I sent in a few ideas – including one on authors & Skype. #kidlitchat
8:31 pm PattyJMurphy: @KatGirl_Studio Thanks, Kat! How’s your writing and illustrating going? #kidlitchat
8:31 pm EgmontGal: Who here has used an editorial service and liked it and has a rec? My friend, a new novelist, would like to know #kidlitchat
8:31 pm bonnieadamson: @Becky_Levine Ooh, where do I sign up? #kidlitchat
8:31 pm Becky_Levine: @MyraMcEntire I LOVED that show. My son pretty much HAD to watch it! #kidlitchat
8:31 pm SherriePetersen: @JennBailey We won’t spoil it #kidlitchat
8:31 pm jeanie_w: @jimhill I had a good portfolio crit at the last MD SCBWI conf. But often find illustration side of conferences is weak. #kidlitchat
8:31 pm EgmontGal: @jimhill Yes! I nobly gave my copy to a friend when we were on vacation last week and now I need to buy to finish it #kidlitchat
8:31 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal Will definitely tweet you when I’m done. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm tardisgrl: Congratulaions! RT @mitaliperkins And I’m so excited and humbled that @scbwiwwa asked me to be 1 of their keynoters. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm debbieohi: @Becky_Levine Hi Becky! Glad to see you here. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm f_rancesca: @debbieohi Shared words are the ultimate aphrodisiac (if that word can expand to mean all sorts of love) #kidlitchat
8:32 pm JoKnowles: @literaticat I sooooo hope you come back! #kidlitchat
8:32 pm Becky_Levine: @bonnieadamson Thanks, Bonnie. Believe me, when I know, you’ll know! And hear me fret, too! #kidlitchat
8:32 pm bonnieadamson: @merylevans Was surprised to hear some negative comments recently. Personally, would love to be able to! #kidlitchat
8:32 pm mitaliperkins: @storyconnection Yes, we had FOUR #bookbday parties today. It’s so great to see all the tweets and re-tweets. SIX on 9/1! #kidlitchat
8:32 pm EgmontGal: @KayCassidy you may have more to say than 140 characters! Trust me. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm MyraMcEntire: @Becky_Levine I watch too. I ain’t lyin’. (I’m from the south – I can say ain’t legally.) #kidlitchat
8:32 pm susanwrites: @EgmontGal I really like it when an editor and their writer present together. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm MarieDevers: @susanwrites I took a mediabistro ya writing class. nice for getting deadlines and feedback. they lay out a plan and you follow #kidlitchat
8:32 pm LiaKeyes: @EgmontGal I’ve used @Eric_Elfman (freelance editor, screenwriter, novelist) and I’ve heard great things about Cornerstones. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm KayCassidy: @jimhill Reading When You Reach Me right now. About 1/3 through. No idea what’s going on, but totally sucked in. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm dearauthor: RT @EgmontGal: Who here has used an editorial service and liked it and has a rec? My friend, a new novelist, would like to know #kidlitchat
8:32 pm literaticat: @EgmontUSA @KayCassidy Yes – I am a scaredy-cat & cry at everything, and Hunger Games did not make me cry. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm EgmontGal: Hey, are you guys scared to call your editors? It was a big topic at one of my SCBWI rooms and also on shrinking violets.com #kidlitchat
8:33 pm bonnieadamson: @mitaliperkins We’ll save our party hats! #bookbday #kidlitchat
8:33 pm Becky_Levine: @debbieohi Thanks, Debbie–I’ve GOT to remember to change that setting. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm catesfolly: On editorial service: I hired several different freelancers at one point. Rec’d by SCBWI. Huge range in quality and price. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm debbieohi: @carrieryan Reading your book also convinced me to take Krista Marino’s YA Voice class at #scbwi09. It was great! #kidlitchat
8:33 pm JohansenNewman: OK, back. Glad to be here! Now I get it! #kidlitchat
8:33 pm KatGirl_Studio: @PattyJMurphy now that i have my computer back i can continue illustrating my clients PB #kidlitchat
8:33 pm TaraLazar: @jeanie_w NJ-SCBWI has a one-day illustrator’s intensive that’s supposed to be fabulous! November 15 this year. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm storyconnection: Twitter is having tech probs which is why there’s prob such lag w tweetchat #kidlitchat
8:33 pm SherriePetersen: @literaticat @susanwrites #kidlitchat Oh yeah, that’s good. Hearing about the process is always fascinating for the unpublished #kidlitchat
8:33 pm KateMessner: I read WHEN YOU REACH ME this summer & ordered a set for school. Also called @rebstead to ask about author visit. It’s great. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm KayCassidy: @mitaliperkins Congratulations, Mitali! What a lovely compliment. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm literaticat: @KayCassidy WHEN YOU REACH ME is one of my top-10 favorite books I LOVE IT SO MUCH! #kidlitchat
8:33 pm amynoblethomas: @EgmontGal Hearing from the speaker’s heart/gut is most valuable to me. Talk of great books, future dreams, frustrations. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm bonnieadamson: @KayCassidy When You Reach Me–AWESOME!!! #kidlitchat
8:33 pm mitaliperkins: Here you go @ClaraGillow (bit.ly is down): http://bit.ly/3hmMRM #kidlitchat
8:33 pm jimhill: @EgmontGal OMG (that’s right, I OMG’d) – how could you give it away without finishing! It’s just beautiful. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm debbieohi: @f_rancesca Oh, I love that quote. Is that yours? (about shared words being the ultimate aphrodisiac?) #kidlitchat
8:34 pm MyraMcEntire: @EgmontGal @KayCassidy If I cry … I’ll get over it. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm EgmontGal: @SherriePetersen hearing about the process is fascinating for unpubbed, but is it useful? I’m not sure #kidlitchat
8:34 pm KellyDHouse: @storyconnection I’m on the old tweetchat, and it’s going so fast I can hardly keep up. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm KatGirl_Studio: @PattyJMurphy in a bit I will be sending my Quetzal book out into the world too. Oh and COR hit its 20,000 word make 2 days ago #kidlitchat
8:34 pm f_rancesca: Since there was some talk of writer crushes earlier (oh Bruce, Bruce!) I want to shout Geraldine McCoughrean’s name very loudly. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm tidesox28: @EgmontGal so did you vacation in Maine? #kidlitchat
8:34 pm dulemba: RT @debbieohi: @gregpincus I tried doing #kidlitchat from the airport. Man, this is like the Olympics of tweeting – hard to keep up!!
8:34 pm ebyss: @tidesox28 did you get that #kidlitchat Tweetchat is lagging for me.
8:34 pm lindsey_leavitt: @literaticat I just bought that today. It’s my reward for finishing this next draft. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm KateMessner: @susanwrites One of my NESCBWI proposals is an author/editor workshop on revision after the sale. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm EgmontGal: @jimhill very close, old friend, she needed a good book and I knew I could get another #kidlitchat
8:34 pm SuePinto: Ahhhh, my eye, my eyes..this must be what a slot-machine feels like….. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm bonnieadamson: Note: Greg will have transcript up by tomorrow night–I’m going to need it to track workshop recs! #kidlitchat
8:34 pm SherriePetersen: @literaticat I cried on the part with…no, I won’t say. Some are still reading, but I did cry… #kidlitchat
8:34 pm f_rancesca: @debbieohi Totally mine! I mean it too… way too tired to dissemble or be clever. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm EgmontUSA: @jimhill I think I know where another copy resides. I’ll make sure she finished it! #kidlitchat
8:34 pm aecbks: RT @ebyss: @tidesox28 did you get that #kidlitchat Tweetchat is lagging for me. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm storyconnection: @mitaliperkins Well, I was a big supporter, RTing all day! #kidlitchat
8:35 pm EgmontGal: @tidesox28 yes, oh yes. Re. author crushes, I have one on William Nicholson #kidlitchat
8:35 pm debbieohi: @dulemba @gregpincus “Olympics of Tweeting”…LOL! #kidlitchat
8:35 pm jimhill: @KayCassidy The writing is graceful and compelling. I can barely put it down. May read all night tonight to finish. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm KellyDHouse: @bonnieadamson where do we go to find the transcript? #kidlitchat
8:35 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal Terrified. But my editor is a big wig, so that’s understandable, right? #kidlitchat
8:35 pm LiaKeyes: RT @KateMessner: 1 of my NESCBWI proposals is an author/editor workshop on revision after the sale. LIA: LOVE that kind of talk! #kidlitchat
8:35 pm ebyss: Seriously, how do you keep up with this. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm storyconnection: @KellyDHouse Lucky you! All my messages come in bunches. Argh! #kidlitchat
8:35 pm bonnieadamson: TweetChat is crazy fast tonight for me. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm mgbuehrlen: RT @SuePinto: Ahhhh, my eye, my eyes..this must be what a slot-machine feels like….. << heehee! #kidlitchat
8:35 pm ColleenLindsay: @dearauthor @egmontgal You guys should check out @papertyger and http://www.thirddraftnyc.com – both excellent editors. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm KatGirl_Studio: Hey Greg where do you post the transcripts? #kidlitchat
8:35 pm EgmontGal: @EgmontUSA yes, the other copy is on the shelf in my office! #kidlitchat
8:35 pm leewind: #kidlitchat I like Esther Hershenhorn’s advice that for a conf. do 1 thing you need now, 1 thing you’ll need in future, and 1 wildcard!
8:35 pm literaticat: @EgmontGal I know lots of authors are scared of calling their editors AND their agents! I try to make sure I’m v. accessible… #kidlitchat
8:35 pm jimhill: @EgmontGal You’re a very good friend. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm Becky_Levine: @EgmontGal @SherriePetersen YES USEFUL! I meet many writers w. vague/zero ideas about it all. Less we know, more lost we feel! #kidlitchat
8:36 pm mitaliperkins: @literaticat We were bawling all over New England after you left … Or was it because you left? #kidlitchat
8:36 pm SherriePetersen: @EgmontGal It’s useful in showing us what 2 expect. because until u know the business, expectations r pretty unrealistic #kidlitchat
8:36 pm bonnieadamson: @KellyDHouse Follow @gregpincus. He will tweet when it’s up on his web site. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm EgmontGal: @bonnieadamson fast? Fast? Thank GOD my mother FORCED me to take typing in 8th grade. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm ClaraGillow: @mitaliperkins Thanks for the link #kidlitchat
8:36 pm JoKnowles: @KateMessner Oooh, that would be great one, Kate! I hope it goes through! #kidlitchat
8:36 pm maggiedana: Tweetolympics? RT @debbieohi: @dulemba @gregpincus “Olympics of Tweeting”…LOL! #kidlitchat
8:36 pm storyconnection: @debbieohi BTW, I love your tweets. You make it easy to RT! #kidlitchat
8:36 pm KayCassidy: @susanwrites I like that too, Susan. Editor/author workshops and agent/author workshops are always good to hear. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm LiaKeyes: @literaticat I never call Laura, but sometimes send her updates. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm MyraMcEntire: I’m following @ replies on iPhone. It’s helping. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm Georgia_McBride: @EgmontGal The Editorial Department. Reasonable. Reputable. Reliable. Run by Renni Browne. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm EgmontGal: @Becky_Levine but you are concentrating on stuff other than making your writing better which is most important thing, no? #kidlitchat
8:36 pm ebyss: @EgmontGal what is your facebook site? #kidlitchat
8:36 pm aecbks: Got distracted for a second and missed like a million tweets. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm whimsicalwalney: @EgmontGal I too was forced to take typing and it has payed off in more ways than one! #kidlitchat
8:37 pm bonnieadamson: @EgmontGal Oh, THAT’s what I did wrong–didn’t pay attention in typing class! #kidlitchat
8:37 pm jeanie_w: @TaraLazar It seems that dedicated workshops is the way to go for illustrators. SCBWI confs focus more on writing. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm dearauthor: RT @ColleenLindsay: @egmontgal You guys should check out @papertyger and http://www.thirddraftnyc.com – both excellent editors. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm literaticat: @mitaliperkins Awww… #kidlitchat
8:37 pm debbieohi: @storyconnection Thanks so much! #kidlitchat
8:37 pm Becky_Levine: Author chat–Mine: James Howe. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm f_rancesca: RT @literaticat: @EgmontGal Lots of authors scared of calling their editors & their agents! > yes! don’t want to seem mad/pushy #kidlitchat
8:37 pm EgmontUSA: @aecbks Me too! #kidlitchat
8:37 pm EgmontGal: @ebyss “We’ve read catching fire and we need to discuss” is facebook group. My unique user name is Elaw1 #kidlitchat
8:37 pm JennBailey: I keep the tweetdeck up but handle the “tweeting” on tweetchat. Still, crazy fast tonight #kidlitchat
8:37 pm bonnieadamson: @aecbks Thank goodness for transcripts! #kidlitchat
8:37 pm Becky_Levine: I mean author CRUSH–James Howe. I am NOT alert tonight. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm debbieohi: @MyraMcEntire I’m keeping a separate window open to monitor any direct replies so I don’t miss them. Too confusing otherwise! #kidlitchat
8:37 pm literaticat: @LiaKeyes Well, I don’t expect my clients to phone me every day. But emails asking questions / giving updates? Heck yes! #kidlitchat
8:37 pm ebyss: @aecbks You can’t look away for a second. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm f_rancesca: RT @aecbks: Got distracted for a second and missed like a million tweets. > see your million and raise you a google. Ooof. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm bonnieadamson: @f_rancesca Oh, been THERE! #kidlitchat
8:38 pm LiaKeyes: @dearauthor www.thirddraftnyc.com is Donald Maass’ wife Lisa Rector, right? Love her. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm tidesox28: @EgmontGal where in Maine? #kidlitchat
8:38 pm dulemba: @KateMessner: the Kindling Words Drum Circle: #kidlitchat Kate!! You have broken the oath!!! HA!! e Just glad I’m not in those pics.
8:38 pm EgmontGal: @f_rancesca people need to learn to be in conversation with their editors. I really regret when people are afraid to ask us #kidlitchat
8:38 pm ebyss: @EgmontGal Thank you #kidlitchat
8:38 pm KatGirl_Studio: @bonnieadamson yes i agree #kidlitchat
8:38 pm bonnieadamson: RT @debbieohi: @MyraMcEntire Im keeping a separate window open to monitor any direct replies so I dont miss them. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm ColeGibsen: Is writing a YA novel in present tense the new trend? Or is third person still okay? #kidlitchat
8:38 pm davidhburton: I’ve been posting from bberry on kidlitchat while ironing (yeah, dangerous) and nothing came through. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm debbieohi: @maggiedana Tweetolympics almost sounds like a breakfast cereal. Heh. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm JohansenNewman: @dulemba OK, I think I figured it out! Hi there!#kidlitchat
8:39 pm MyraMcEntire: @debbieohi BTW, your comics have kept me laughing this week. You are sooooo talented!!!! Thanks for the chuckles. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm davidhburton: @EgmontGal Since this didn’t come through earlier on my bberry, Congrats!!! #kidlitchat
8:39 pm dulemba: RT @mitaliperkins: @literaticat Tell them about our NESCBWI … I think we’re fairly fabulous. #kidlitchat I think y’all are too!!! e
8:39 pm leewind: #kidlitchat FAST and Furious – even with my 9th grade typing skills… Regrets on leaving the party early… Hugs all round, Namaste, Lee
8:39 pm JennBailey: RT @EgmontGal:people need to learn to be in conversation with their editors. I really regret when people are afraid to ask us #kidlitchat
8:39 pm bonnieadamson: @EgmontGal Terrified of being labeled pushy or neurotic. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm susanwrites: @EgmontGal I also really like talks from publishers that are honest about things like $$, publicity, reality stuff. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm mgbuehrlen: @ColeGibsen I’m sure third person will *always* be okay. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm debbieohi: @dulemba @KateMessner There are pics of the Ultra-Secret Drum Circle? (perks up) #kidlitchat
8:39 pm MyraMcEntire: @davidhburton Wait. You’re a writer and you iron? Is that legal? #kidlitchat
8:39 pm davidhburton: @bonnieadamson You asked about online workshops earlier. I did the SFF Online Writers Workshop. Simply brilliant! #kidlitchat
8:39 pm tidesox28: I have an author crush on Jhumpa Lahiri #kidlitchat
8:39 pm joycelansky: I’ve been enjoying an older book. I’m reading Indian in the Cupboard & it’s really good. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm ebyss: Eek!! I looked away again. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm mitaliperkins: I missed the first part of the chat, but I’d like to know titles of workshops that revolutionized your writing and/or career? #kidlitchat
8:40 pm dulemba: @jimhill #kidlitchat Local NY Portfolio Show ROCKS. And our upcoming Portfolio Workshop in Georgia. e
8:40 pm debbieohi: @MyraMcEntire Yay, glad you like my comics. Thanks! #kidlitchat
8:40 pm storyconnection: @davidhburton I’ve been monitoring on hootsuite. I have two columns – one for messages and the other for @ replies. Helps. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm EgmontUSA: Please don’t be afraid to tak to your editor or agent. Part of our job is to talk to you. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm ColeGibsen: I’m going to try again *face palm* Is writing a YA novel in present tense the new trend? or is past tense still okay? #kidlitchat
8:40 pm EgmontGal: @bonnieadamson Calling every day is pushy or neurotic. Sending emails with questions and calling are both good. Really. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm KateMessner: @dulemba I don’t remember the oath. I must have been in the bathroom when the oath happened. (But aren’t they fun pictures?) #kidlitchat
8:40 pm ChrisRichman: @ColeGibsen Look who showed up! You can always ask me questions, so I’ll let someone else handle this. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm bonnieadamson: @debbieohi TweetOlympics–what are the events? #kidlitchat
8:40 pm PattyJMurphy: @dulemba I’ve heard great things about NESCBWI…SCBWI/IL rocks, too. I hear your conferences are hugely popular, yes? #kidlitchat
8:40 pm MyraMcEntire: @debbieohi Love. LOVE your comics. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm catesfolly: @davidhburton Link for SFF workshops? #kidlitchat
8:40 pm AudryT: Third person will always be okay. IMO, I dislike the use of FPPT unless it’s critical to the plot/narrator. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm KatGirl_Studio: @joycelansky we read that in school when i was little. it was great, but the movie was horrid. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm davidhburton: @JennBailey I agree. They’re not to be feared. First, they’re human. Second, they’re partners in a business. The book business. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm elanaroth: I used to have an author crush on Jonathan Safran Foer, but then he just started to piss me off. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm bonnieadamson: @EgmontGal Thanks–that’s nice to hear. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm gregpincus: @davidhburton yeAh of the handful I’ve typed a few seem to have disappeared #kidlitchat most unolympic!
8:41 pm maggiedana: Ironing. RT @bonnieadamson: @debbieohi TweetOlympics–what are the events? #kidlitchat
8:41 pm KateMessner: My KW blog post from last winter: http://kmessner.livejournal.com/87242.html #kidlitchat
8:41 pm KayCassidy: RT @EgmontGal: people need to learn to be in conversation with their editors. I really regret when people are afraid to ask us #kidlitchat
8:41 pm JennBailey: @storyconnection I went to hootsuit but drifted back to tweetdeck. Perhaps I should check it out again. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm bonnieadamson: @davidhburton Was it pricey? #kidlitchat
8:41 pm debbieohi: @bonnieadamson I’m so far behind in the TweetOlympics that I don’t even know what the events are. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm SarahDarerLitt: @tidesox28 I have an author crush on Markus Zusak. I saw him crossing the street in NYC at BEA a few yrs ago and turned to goo. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm SherriePetersen: RT @MyraMcEntire: @debbieohi Love. LOVE your comics. #kidlitchat ME TOO!!
8:41 pm EgmontGal: @susanwrites yes, but hearing about publicity before you’ve learned to write well? Why? From my side, I say learn writing 1st #kidlitchat
8:41 pm cheriwilliams: @LiaKeyes Catching Fire is deeper and richer??!! Oh how you tease me! #kidlitchat
8:41 pm dulemba: @MyraMcEntire @mstiefvater #kidlitchat SHIVER – She’s coming to the Decatur Book FEstival -look forward to meeting her! e
8:41 pm merylevans: @BonnieAdamson What have you heard? I haven’t heard much by way of any opinion #kidlitchat
8:41 pm SherriePetersen: @elanaroth Why did he piss you off? #kidlitchat
8:41 pm debbieohi: @SherriePetersen Thank you, Sherrie! #kidlitchat
8:41 pm EgmontGal: @KayCassidy I got worried when you said you’d tweet me thoughts on hunger games. Surely you would email or call? #kidlitchat
8:42 pm CREvers: editors/agents, what are the best questions a writer can ask during a conference critique? #kidlitchat
8:42 pm pvlundqvist: @EgmontGal I thought Catching Fire wasn’t out yet? Still haven’t finished HG. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm susanwrites: @EgmontGal I think your question needs to go in 2 directions – what do unpubbed writers want to hear & then a professional track #kidlitchat
8:42 pm EgmontGal: @cheriwilliams @liakeyes Well, catching Fire doesn’t let you down. Though opinions varied on our discussion board #kidlitchat
8:42 pm dulemba: @gregpincus #kidlitchat LOL!!!!!! e
8:42 pm joycelansky: @KatGirl_Studio I’ve never seen the movie but have heard, “Don’t judge a book by its movie.” #kidlitchat
8:42 pm ChrisRichman: @SarahDarerLitt I’ve got a crush on his writing, at least. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm merylevans: @MyraMcEntire Just read the first chapter on Bachorz’ site and it’s intriguing. Thanks for pointing to Amazon so I’d have ref pt #kidlitchat
8:42 pm SherriePetersen: @EgmontGal But by learning about the way the business works keeps people from querying too soon and reminds them 2 write! #kidlitchat
8:42 pm bonnieadamson: @merylevans That all MFA grads begin to have the same Voice–@LiaKeyes, was that you? #kidlitchat
8:42 pm jimhill: @dulemba Thanks, I’ll look for news on them. btw – love your work. traditional, digital or mixed? #kidlitchat
8:42 pm EgmontGal: @pvlundqvist I talked about HG so much the publicist sent me a galley of CF #kidlitchat
8:42 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal @susanwrites But writing conferences are for people at all stages. The biz stuff helps a lot, esp now. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm JeannineNorris: Hi everyone – just joining in the fun. Almost forgot it’s Tuesday night…. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm MyraMcEntire: @dulemba SO amazing. Decatur GA? I mean, cause I know where that is. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm PattyJMurphy: @KayCassidy I think it’s all about building and fostering relationships with your editors and your agents. They’re REAL people:) #kidlitchat
8:43 pm SherriePetersen: @susanwrites That’s probably a good point… #kidlitchat
8:43 pm dulemba: @dosankodebbie #kidlitchat Oh, very cool! I love Jack Tales and tales that repeat in various cultures. Cinderella, etc. e
8:43 pm mitaliperkins: @ColeGibsen Present, Past, 1st Person, 3rd Person, I switch around with every revision. @jlbellwriter gives a good talk on this. #kidlitchat
8:43 pm cheriwilliams: @bonnieadamson Agree we can avoid being pushy, but how do we stop being neurotic?! #kidlitchat
8:43 pm JennBailey: Tweet Olympics Event #1 The 140 character dash #kidlitchat
8:43 pm bonnieadamson: RT @CREvers: editors/agents, what are the best questions a writer can ask during a conference critique? #kidlitchat
8:43 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal LOL. Depends on how quick I read it. I know you’re budgeting, so don’t want to give you a distraction. #kidlitchat
8:43 pm susanwrites: @EgmontGal New writers need to understand this is a business. So many of them don’t. They don’t realize where all the $ go. #kidlitchat
8:43 pm tidesox28: @elanaroth Following your tweets, many things piss you off. Peanut Butter was today, right? I love it. What’s next? Babies? #kidlitchat
8:43 pm MyraMcEntire: @merylevans Seriously, I could NOT put CANDOR down. I’m on a self-imposed deadline for my agent, and I skipped school to read. #kidlitchat
8:43 pm debbieohi: RT @JennBailey Tweet Olympics Event #1 The 140 character dash #kidlitchat
8:43 pm LiaKeyes: @EgmontGal Where can I read your discussion board? Is it on FB? #kidlitchat
8:43 pm DDHearn: Hi all. I’m late to the party. What’s the topic? #kidlitchat
8:43 pm bonnieadamson: @cheriwilliams Good point–comes w/the territory! #kidlitchat
8:44 pm elanaroth: @tidesox28 No, I like babies right now. It’s small toddlers who are annoying me. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm dulemba: @PattyJMurphy Yup – we have GREAT conferences down South! #kidlitchat
8:44 pm SherriePetersen: @susanwrites Or why it takes so long… #kidlitchat
8:44 pm realmlovejoy: Omw to @richellemead’s reading…will miss most of #kidlitchat.
8:44 pm SarahDarerLitt: @ChrisRichman Well, it was the writing that started it. The Book Thief…wow. Wish I’d written that. But he’s cute too #kidlitchat
8:44 pm ebyss: I read all tense books, but I prefer third person. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm SherriePetersen: @MyraMcEntire Oh you reading rebel! #kidlitchat
8:44 pm mitaliperkins: Good question! RT @CREvers: What are the best questions a writer can ask during a conference critique? #kidlitchat
8:44 pm jimhill: @bonnieadamson tweetolympics event – Not Blinking with Comprehension
8:44 pm bonnieadamson: @DDHearn Conferences/workshops–what are your faves?
8:44 pm jimhill: @debbieohi a new cartoon is born…
8:44 pm tidesox28: @SarahDarerLitt just goggled him. I’m straight, but I can see why you have a crush. Good looking man.
8:44 pm dulemba: @KateMessner #kidlitchat LOL – they’re awesome pics. Here are some of mine: http://bit.ly/XWnqk
8:44 pm Becky_Levine: @susanwrites @EgmontGal And they don’t get HOW well the books have to be written. Learning the realities may encourage revision?
8:44 pm MyraMcEntire: @KayCassidy Don’t read too fast! I can’t start until Monday.
8:44 pm bonnieadamson: @jimhill haha–good one!
8:45 pm EgmontGal: To all: I have attended many excellent SCBWI conferences, and imo 80% of authors really, really need to work on their writing
8:45 pm KatGirl_Studio: @debbieohi hahaha you’re awesomely funny!
8:45 pm KayCassidy: @susanwrites @EgmontGal I taught at a conf in March & was shocked @ how many people didn’t know advances aren’t single lump sum.
8:45 pm mgbuehrlen: Apparently my coffee fix was a fake. Must go sleep… Goodnight, all!
8:45 pm susanwrites: @EgmontGal @KayCassidy In the past some conferences I attended catered mostly to the beginners. I would like more for pros.
8:45 pm katie_bowden: Allrighty guys, signing out. See yez next time. Looking forward to the transcript. Thanks!
8:45 pm landlroecker: @SarahDarerLitt @ChrisRichman…and let’s not forget about the accent! Amazing writer + Sort of cute + Accent = HOT
8:45 pm f_rancesca: @EgmontGal Ah, but so much emotion leaks into the business of writing! Not like selling drills or toothpicks. Reminds me of HS.
8:45 pm merylevans: @bonnieadamson I’d think with the different colleges, professors, styles… it’d be hard to sound similar.
8:45 pm MyraMcEntire: @SherriePetersen Tee hee. It’s difficult when you love to read and write equally! It’s a hard life.
8:45 pm debbieohi: @jimhill OH! Brilliant! You’re right…TweetOlympics would make a GREAT cartoon!! But who do I credit?
8:45 pm tidesox28: @elanaroth I have two of those in my house right now. I can see why you hate. Not a fan of other people’s toddlers.
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Thanks for this. Good reading.