Kidlitchat Transcript – December 1 (part 2)

For part one of the transcript, please click here.

•    amyknichols: RT@RebeccAgent Can’t help but think some who speculate and gripe would be better off spending the time writing and crafting #kidlitchat
•    debbieohi: @andreacremer It’s @EllenHopkinsYA‘s fault. She’s torturing us with famous sweet potato fries we can’t have. #kidlitchat
•    RebeccAgent: @ellenhopkinsYA would love an invite to your region & sweet potato fries! #kidlitchat
•    leewind: #kidlitchat kid lit industry book reviewer blogs are really “recommendation blogs” – fear of burning bridges makes it hard to be negative.
•    HeidiRKling: Well, when I first started my lj, I liked the interactive blogs the most. I stopped commenting on blogs who don’t comment back. #kidlitchat
•    zoe_walton: @onbeyondwords @DDHEarn What are your different presences on fb and twitter? How do you define? #kidlitchat
•    EgmontGal: @carlrigney The first thing people used to read in SLJ were writers responding to their negative reviews in the letters column #kidlitchat
•    innaj: @Zoe_Walton I can see that. Maybe even harder. #kidlitchat
•    courtneywrites: Re my blog and comments: Personally I exercise the ‘If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say Don’t Say Anything At All’ approach #kidlitchat
•    EllenHopkinsYA: And there are new sites popping up all the time. ie: mylifeisaverage #kidlitchat
•    andreacremer: Good question RT @innaj The idea that neg reviews harm keeps coming up here-but do they actually harm sales? #kidlitchat
•    EgmontGal: @debbieohi If you were an agent in NYC, you could have had a lovely cheese platter at our party tonight. There’s LOTS left. #kidlitchat
•    sallymurphy: Yup RT @RebeccAgent Can’t help but think some who speculate and gripe would be better off spending the time writing andcrafting #kidlitchat
•    sarahockler: Negativity in general is a turnoff. 1 thing to joke or be appropriately self-deprecating, but complainers & “whoa is me” =no thx #kidlitchat
•    AnnetteFix: @catesfolly Good luck with that fantasy. There are days I wouldn’t mind being an Amish writer. #kidlitchat
•    zerbinetta: RE: reviews. Its funny, in film and TV NO ONE worries about pointed, nasty, personal attacks. Its like their expected. #kidlitchat
•    HeidiRKling: It only takes a few seconds per comment to give readers personal attention. I’ve made so many wonderful friends that way. #kidlitchat
•    MandyHubbard: I keep my blog to professional topics, no personal, religious, or political. I stopped followings lots of blogs during elections #kidlitchat
•    EllenHopkinsYA: @RebeccAgent Now see how social networking CAN work? Who knew you might like to come to NV? #kidlitchat
•    DDHearn: @catesfolly I agree that professional reviewers are expected to be negative if it’s called for. For authors it can feel wrong. #kidlitchat
•    Gwenda: @innaj I don’t think they hurt sales. I do think they can hurt writers and buzz w/in plugged in community. #kidlitchat
•    JoKnowles: @EgmontGal I thought that was a mock hawk. That was real?? Oh no. #kidlitchat
•    AudryT: Agree, @RebeccAgent. One always spends time better by writing & editing instead of griping or dawdling. #kidlitchat
•    amyknichols: @debbieohi Maybe if ask nicely she’ll post the recipe. ;) #kidlitchat
•    debbieohi: @EgmontGal I love cheese. And now I’m REALLY hungry. #kidlitchat
•    Scribblerati: @EgmontGal Hmm, cheese platter sounds nice, but orange chicken (here) and glass of wine is hitting the spot, too! #kidlitchat
•    dlschubert: Yup – NO WHINERS! @sarahockler Negativity in general is a turnoff. 1 thing to joke but complainers & “whoa is me” =no thx #kidlitchat
•    andreacremer: I agree RT @sarahockler Negativity in general is a turnoff. #kidlitchat
•    RebeccAgent: @ellenhopkinsYA absolutely. I’ve heard nothing but good things. Esp. from my v. good friend Nancy C. from Little, Brown. #kidlitchat
•    AudryT: @EgmontGal Agreed. There are good reasons to go Anon (professional discretion, mostly). #kidlitchat
•    EllenHopkinsYA: @HeidiRKling I try to always return reader comments. Can get difficult, especially when I travel. Still, they’re why I’m here. #kidlitchat
•    EgmontGal: @leewind Have posted about that on HornBook blog.What value blog reviews if they are all positive?But why else should pub send? #kidlitchat

8:49 pm yachicka: seem to be dual conversations happening on kidlitchat – the food comments are making me hungry! #kidlitchat
8:49 pm DDHearn: @AudryT True. I use my real name everywhere, and so try to be careful about what I say, but I slip up sometimes. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm ChristineTB: @AudryT What? No griping? No Dawdling? No whining? What will I fill my day with? (oh yeah – writing.) #kidlitchat
8:49 pm thaliachaltas: See, @EllenHopkinsYA goes all TMI viral on us and now her sweetpotato fries are “famous”! Perfect use of Twitter. Perfect. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm innaj: @Gwenda Right. That’s my take, too, and is something to be careful of. Yet seems we often talk in terms of hurting the book, too #kidlitchat
8:49 pm NVCrittenden: @HeidiRKling blogs have been a great way to get to know people- totally agree! Hi, Everyone! #kidlitchat
8:49 pm elloecho: @dlschubert Yes no Whiners – only Winos allowed… #kidlitchat
8:49 pm gregpincus: @_rachelsimon Assume that whatever you write or tweet can be found. In theory, private Twitter is private, etc. In theory :-) #kidlitchat
8:49 pm jeanie_w: @KatGirl_Studio I say less online than I might in a face to face conversation. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm wanart: @innaj i think negative reviews are only harmful if it comes from a trusted source #kidlitchat
8:49 pm EgmontGal: @JoKnowles It was real. Gang, check out the comments in the Horn Book blog www.hbook.com/blog under the New Moon review #kidlitchat
8:49 pm KayCassidy: @MandyHubbard I did too. There were so many extreme posts one way or the other that some blogs lost their community feel. V. sad #kidlitchat
8:49 pm earth_mommy: Gotta run. Great chat tonight. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm PattyJMurphy: @EgmontGal: What kind of cheese, crackers…and wine? #kidlitchat
8:50 pm sarahockler: I also don’t like when sharing great news turns to obvious bragging, or when people attack others’ good news instead of cheering #kidlitchat
8:50 pm johnlechner: @aliciapadron I agree, though many reviewers act like they are giving facts not opinions. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm ChristineTB: @AudryT But anon’s should be respectful and constructive. Many “anon’s” are biting. Loved Roger’s retort to one on his blog. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm HeidiRKling: @EllenHopkinsYA Ellen, you are one of the most interactive Most Awesome of the BIG YA writers out there. You are an inspiration. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm EKokie: @EgmontGal See, mocking is a very effective deterent I think. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm debbieohi: @ChristineTB Just saw your earlier post. I agree – some people say things online that they would NEVER say in person. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm RebeccAgent: @audryT that applies not only to writers- editors, agents, all in publishing & so many others. Is your online time productive? #kidlitchat
8:50 pm LaFabuliste: One of my favorite things is to go to Amazon and read the 1-star reviews of some of my favorite books. Ridiculousness ensues. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm jeanie_w: RT @gregpincus: @_rachelsimon Assume that whatever you write or tweet can be found. . :-) #kidlitchat
8:50 pm EllenHopkinsYA: @debbieohi I want them, too… 25 minutes from now! #kidlitchat
8:50 pm Gwenda: Honestly: smart negative=always read blog, but if I were editor/publisher, not someone I’d want to be in business with. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm EgmontGal: Random advice: Never send a manuscript in a cupcake box. We were so, so disappointed that we didn’t get cupcakes! #kidlitchat
8:50 pm sarahockler: @gregpincus Yes, anything private online can be screen-captured and flickred. :-) #kidlitchat
8:50 pm elloecho: @yachicka Great are we talking food now? You know how I can go on and on about food…. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm zerbinetta: @Scribblerati I’m totally eating Chin Chin’s orange chicken for dinner…. Weird! #kidlitchat
8:51 pm DDHearn: @innaj I could see how negative reviews might keep bookstores or libraries from buying a book. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm MandyHubbard: @wanart even trusted sources can give bad reviews and it’s not a bad thing: I put swoon on my mustbuy list after SLJ SKEWERED it #kidlitchat
8:51 pm EllenHopkinsYA: @thaliachaltas I know, and I kind of made up the “famous” part, although now they’re famouser…. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm ktubb: RT @jeanie_w: @KatGirl_Studio I say less online than I might in a face to face conversation. <good practice. nonverbals absent! #kidlitchat
8:51 pm YolaRamunno: @DDHearn I have to adjust my twitter sites and blogs to my real name. I was stupid and put usernames. No one will know me me. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm debbieohi: RT @EgmontGal: Random advice: Never send a manuscript in a cupcake box. We were so, so disappointed that we didnt get cupcakes! #kidlitchat
8:51 pm Becky_Levine: @EgmontGal And you wouldn’t mind a little frosting on the manuscript, if it came WITH cupcakes, right? :) #kidlitchat
8:51 pm AnnetteFix: @courtneywrites I review books I like. Though I have interviewed writers whose books I didn’t. But you’d have to read b/t lines. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm amyknichols: :) RT@EgmontGal Random advice: Never send a manuscript in a cupcake box. We were so, so disappointed that we didn’t get cupcakes #kidlitchat
8:51 pm sallymurphy: Thanks for the chat. I’m gradually learning how to ‘do’ it #kidlitchat
8:51 pm jemifraser: YES! RT @HeidiRKling: It only takes a few seconds to give readers personal attention. I’ve made many wonderful friends that way. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm thaliachaltas: RT @EgmontGal: Random advice: Never send a manuscript in a cupcake box. We were so, so disappointed that we didnt get cupcakes! #kidlitchat
8:52 pm RebeccAgent: Instead of posting something that could negatively impact me- I spend my non-productive online time… #kidlitchat
8:52 pm camoulton: The worst reviews are the 3-Star reviews. I’d hate for anyone to be so-so about my book, meaning they didn’t love it or hate it. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm amyknichols: @EgmontGal That is too funny! #kidlitchat
8:52 pm elloecho: @EgmontGal that’s an awesome story though!!! lol #kidlitchat
8:52 pm andreacremer: @EgmontGal Ha! That would be a disappointment. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm AudryT: Also, there is no such thing as real anonymity online, b/c geeks can see your IP. ::cackle::: #kidlitchat
8:52 pm EgmontGal: @PattyJMurphy cheese and cracker platter, fruit, and white and red wine. The white was a pinot. and @egmontUSA’s brownies! #kidlitchat
8:52 pm RebeccAgent: …reading PerezHilton (or the like) or playing online scrabble #kidlitchat
8:52 pm sarahhazelton: Publishing = business of opinions. I try to keep public opinions positive (e.g reframing dislikes into what I prefer). #kidlitchat
8:52 pm ChristineTB: Dang. I was reading the comments on Roger’s blog. Okay – that made my day! Perhaps I should be “Team Spice” the buff one! #kidlitchat
8:52 pm rj_anderson: Authors posting abt religion/sex/politics — now & then is OK even if I disagree, but if it’s all the time & I disagree, I walk. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm lyonmartin: @EgmontGal Would you prefer a cupcake in a manuscript box? #kidlitchat
8:52 pm DDHearn: @zoe_walton I have a lot of Christian friend on FB who might not appreciate some of the movie reviews I post on twitter. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm innaj: @DDHearn But I don’t think what sells best and what gets the best reviews is at all consistently aligned. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm Shelltex: @EgmontGal Maybe it was teaser. If you buy the ms, they’ll follow with cupcakes. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm EllenHopkinsYA: @EgmontGal How about if the cupcakes are in there, too? #kidlitchat
8:52 pm zoe_walton: @sallymurphy Nice to see another Aussie here, Sally! #kidlitchat
8:52 pm elloecho: @zerbinetta i’m split between wanting to talk about food and wanting to talk about TMI – how about TMI about food? #kidlitchat
8:53 pm jenonymously: RT @EgmontGal: Random advice: Never send a manuscript in a cupcake box. We were so, so disappointed that we didnt get cupcakes! #kidlitchat
8:53 pm PattyJMurphy: @EgmontGal: A ms in a cupcake box without cupcakes = sooo cruel…if I can say that on twitter:) #kidlitchat
8:53 pm KayCassidy: @sarahockler That would give me nightmares. Nightmares! #kidlitchat
8:53 pm susan_marie: But do give authors space to be professional reviewers. Reviewing can be part of being a person of letters. @DDHearn @catesfolly #kidlitchat
8:53 pm courtneywrites: @EgmontGal What if there were cupcakes in the box too? You should probably let everyone know your cupcake flavor preferences. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm dlschubert: Funniest tweet of the nt: @EgmontGal Random advice-Never send ms in a cupcake box. Were SO disappointed we didn’t get cupcakes! #kidlitchat
8:53 pm KatGirl_Studio: picking on others for their accomplishments is just petty. You should be cheering them. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm EgmontGal: @Becky_Levine right! We would not be more likely to publish your book, because the ms speaks for itself. but we love cupcakes #kidlitchat
8:53 pm ChristineTB: One editor told me she got chocolate with a manuscript. Only it was a hot summer and – well – you know the rest. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm DDHearn: @zoe_walton Also, I”m using twitter to connect to people in my profession whereas FB is more of a hodgepodge. More trivia. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm sallymurphy: RT @EgmontGal Random advice: Never send a manuscript in a cupcake box. We were so, so disappointed that we didn’t get cupcakes! #kidlitchat
8:53 pm Scribblerati: RT @HeidiRKling: @EllenHopkinsYA U R one of the most interactive Most Awesome of the BIG YA writers out there. An inspiration. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm innaj: Dinner’s ready. (Will spare everyone the TMI details. :-) ) Thanks for the chat! #kidlitchat
8:53 pm EllenHopkinsYA: @HeidiRKling I truly think every second spent communicating with your readers is worth that second spent. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm HeidiRKling: @sarahockler I don’t mind when people are frustrated, b/c publishing can be a frustrating business, but jealous stuff is bad. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm rachelarrr: I would be! RT @EgmontGal Never send a manuscript in a cupcake box. We were so, so disappointed that we didn’t get cupcakes! #kidlitchat
8:53 pm thaliachaltas: @DDHearn But your opinion is not a personal attack, right? We are allowed our opinions, respectfully stated! We are! #kidlitchat
8:53 pm MandyHubbard: Q: Can google reader show Locked LJ posts? Some people say yes. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm jeanie_w: @lyonmartin @EgmontGal I bet you could fit about a dozen cupcakes in a ms box. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm bonnieadamson: @elloecho IS there TMI about food? :-) #kidlitchat
8:54 pm eloranicole: @EgmontGal wait. back up. an author sent a manuscript in a cupcake box? lol. was the manuscript about…cupcakes? #kidlitchat
8:54 pm AnnetteFix: @courtneywrites That’s the way I do it. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm CynLeitichSmith: RT @sallymurphy Thanks for the chat. I’m gradually learning how to ‘do’ it #kidlitchat –>Me 2! Thanks so much!
8:54 pm onbeyondwords: @Zoe_Walton FB is people I know – I can be more informal while still discussing work. Twitter is more formal – professional #kidlitchat
8:54 pm alijwalker: I really want to join the discussion on #kidlitchat, but I know I need to write. Thank goodness for the transcripts. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm saundramitchell: I don’t review books anymore. I just don’t feel right about it. I do *recommend* books, but that’s it. If I love it, I share. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm EllenHopkinsYA: That goes for minutes spent communicating with your readers, and longer if need by. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm innaj: @Gwenda Even the gushing needs to be backed up, in a sense. :-) #kidlitchat
8:54 pm PattyJMurphy: RT @EgmontGal: Cheese + cracker platter, fruit, white + red wine. The white was a pinot + @egmontUSAs brownies! <–Nice spread:) #kidlitchat
8:54 pm EgmontGal: @lyonmartin Yes, I would prefer a cupcake in a manuscript box, and the manuscript electronically. But tomorrow we have brownies #kidlitchat
8:54 pm wanart: @EgmontGal ha! thanks for the tip – i almost did that once #kidlitchat
8:54 pm AnnetteFix: jklhnsb’lojWFN #kidlitchat
8:54 pm jennymckmoss: @EgmontGal esp red velvet cupcakes – yum yum yum #kidlitchat
8:54 pm amyknichols: Totally agree: RT@KatGirl_Studio picking on others for their accomplishments is just petty. You should be cheering them. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm andreacremer: RT @EllenHopkinsYA @HeidiRKling I truly think every second spent communicating with your readers is worth that second spent. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm DDHearn: @AnnetteFix Amish writer. LOL! I guess I”m one as I still write first drafts with pencil on paper. But I do PBs. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm williamkostakis: RT @EgmontGal Random advice: Never send a manuscript in a cupcake box. We were so, so disappointed that we didn’t get cupcakes! #kidlitchat
8:54 pm AudryT: I just opened a book…and was disappointed there weren’t any cupcakes inside of it. Ya’ll are a bad influence. ;-) #kidlitchat
8:55 pm Scribblerati: @EllenHopkinsYA Lickable manuscripts? Cupcake-flavored? Now THERE’s an idea… be careful what you wish for… in public, too! #kidlitchat

•    tiffanytrent: Dipping in quickly–I don’t handle condescension on blogs very well. That’s the biggest turn off for me. #kidlitchat
•    debbieohi: I hope to someday sample @EgmontUSA‘s brownies, @EllenHopkinsYA‘s -famous- sweet potato fries & @PattyJMurphy‘s cupcakes. #kidlitchat
•    crcook: great #kidlitchat re: online presence and TMI. Catch it now! Heading to bed. Look forward to transcripts @gregpincus and @BonnieAdamson :)
•    ChristineTB: I suspect some “editor” is about to be slammed with cupcake submissions. I’m more subtle than that, though – he he he #kidlitchat
•    sallymurphy: @Zoe_Walton Waving madly.Think there’s a few aussies here. #kidlitchat
•    jeanie_w: Not if it’s delicious. :) RT @BonnieAdamson: @elloecho IS there TMI about food? :-) #kidlitchat
•    elloecho: @MandyHubbard my teching BIL says yes but it is b/c the internet is built on layers of info and if you can get pass first layer. #kidlitchat
•    EgmontGal: Dan Gutman once taped a coaster to the last page of a ms. he returned to me, because I’d gotten so much coffee on it #kidlitchat
•    zoe_walton: @onbeyondwords Same for me. Tricky now when I am getting fb friend requests from strangers (writers I don’t know). #kidlitchat
•    AnnetteFix: Sorry about last post. My Lab/Pit has decided it’s dinner time and I have been mauled into compliance. Ciao. #kidlitchat
•    williamkostakis: stepping in a little late, i know #kidlitchat
•    EllenHopkinsYA: Okay, peeps… now must go make homemade applesauce… back as soon as I can… #kidlitchat
•    jemifraser: Yikes! My computer can’t keep up with #kidlitchat! Lots of great comments again tonight :)
•    YolaRamunno: Have to get going. Have a great night everyone. Tweet-Tweet. #kidlitchat
•    elloecho: @bonnieadamson Yes because I am a gluttonous pig… #kidlitchat
•    amyknichols: On FB, I have to monitor my friends’ comments on my posts. Sometimes they get a bit out of hand. #kidlitchat
•    andreacremer: Agreed RT @tiffanytrent Dipping in quickly–I don’t handle condescension on blogs very well. That’s the biggest turn off for me. #kidlitchat
•    debbieohi: Hey, I missed stuff while writing that last tweet. What’s this about cupcake-flavored lickable manuscripts? #kidlitchat
•    KayCassidy: @EgmontGal Alison’s brownies? Lucky you! Are you FBing the party pics? #kidlitchat
•    sarahockler: @HeidiRKling Totally agree. Frustrated is natural. Just don’t vomit all over public web. B/c it’s like “poor u & ur book deal!” #kidlitchat
•    aliciapadron: I was going to have cereal for dinner , now I want a cupcake. #kidlitchat
•    gregpincus: Oh how I wish #kidlitchat could be a potluck!
•    wanart: @MandyHubbard though, doesn’t it seem like people such as oprah have the power to make or break a book? #kidlitchat
•    peg366: RT @amyknichols: On FB, I have to monitor my friends comments on my posts. Sometimes they get a bit out of hand. #kidlitchat
•    andreacremer: @EllenHopkins YA Sweet potato fries and homemade applesauce? Can I live in your kitchen? #kidlitchat
•    rj_anderson: I make awesome chocolate chip cookies, for the record. We could have a potluck! … oh, great @gregpincus beat me to it. #kidlitchat
•    LaFabuliste: I would bring the pumpkin bread! #kidlitchat
•    laurielyoung: You said a mouthful! RT @gregpincus: Oh how I wish #kidlitchat could be a potluck! #kidlitchat
•    dlschubert: Thank goodness I just got back from Starbucks or I’d be starving reading these tweets! #kidlitchat
•    yachicka: seems foodie comments have won! off to kitchen for snack #kidlitchat
•    elloecho: @jeanie_w Ha! That’s what you think! #kidlitchat
•    EgmontGal: @KayCassidy The party was so busy, in a very good way, that we only took the one picture of me and Holly!+moving the conf table #kidlitchat
•    jenonymously: I feel the same @zoe_walton @onbeyondwords Tricky now when I am getting fb friend requests from strangers (writers I don’t know) #kidlitchat
•    ktubb: RT @EgmontGal: Dan Gutman once taped a coaster to the last page of a ms. he returned, because Id gotten so much coffee on it<ha! #kidlitchat
•    lyonmartin: @gregpincus all the food loses something over the internet connection. #kidlitchat
•    KatGirl_Studio: We can make delicious fresh raspberry muffins #kidlitchat
•    sarahockler: @MandyHubbard Google reader & alerts show the intro to locked posts sometimes, yes, but not the whole post (I don’t think) #kidlitchat
•    catesfolly: Thanks y’all — now I’m off to raid the snack drawer. Any late night indigestion will NOT be shared on tomorrow’s tweets. #kidlitchat
•    amyknichols: @gregpincus I could bring…um…toast? o_O #kidlitchat
•    debbieohi: Am going in search of food & sleep (H1N1 shot side effects). Will dream of a #kidlitchat potluck, I’m sure. Gnite, all! #kidlitchat
•    Scribblerati: Her kitchen is a place of wonder! RT @andreacremer: @EllenHopkinsYA Can I live in your kitchen? #kidlitchat
•    williamkostakis: @dlschubert i AM starving reading these tweets :( #kidlitchat
•    StephanieDBrown: All the talk of food sent me to the kitchen for a pack of Ritz crackers and peanut butter. #kidlitchat
•    LaFabuliste: lol does #kidlitchat need a break while everyone runs to the kitchen? Be back with chocolate milk…
•    thaliachaltas: I’m out, friends – I need to do some work on my manuscript. Mwah! Mwah! #kidlitchat
•    jeanie_w: @elloecho :-) #kidlitchat
•    katrinagermein: I’m only just finishing my lunch. (Another Aussie!) #kidlitchat
•    peg366: I’ll help with clean up if I can come eat. #kidlitchat
•    EgmontGal: I am craving pink Hostess snowballs for some reason. #kidlitchat

8:59 pm aliciapadron: @johnlechner yes, well some think “they’ve got the power” (like the song..) #kidlitchat
8:59 pm tiffanytrent: @sarahockler I think it’s hard for some people to judge what’s appropriate there. Some *do* have harder journeys than others. #kidlitchat
8:59 pm KarenCollum: @jenonymously I don’t accept FB friend requests from people I don’t know. I use FB to talk about my kids etc so I’m careful. #kidlitchat
8:59 pm LindsJacks: RT @debbieohi RT @EgmontGal Random advice: Never send a manuscript in a cupcake box. We were so, so disappointed at no cupcakes! #kidlitchat
8:59 pm ktubb: Must go crit ms for writer’s group tomorrow a.m. Thank you again for a wonderful chat! #kidlitchat
8:59 pm Becky_Levine: Time to sign off & check on son’s homework! Great chat tonight, all. #kidlitchat
8:59 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal Oh! So glad you got that one though. Can’t wait to see it. :-) And LOL on the coaster! #kidlitchat
8:59 pm laurielyoung: Its dinnertime in LA-all this food talk is making it hard to concentrate . . . #kidlitchat
8:59 pm PattyJMurphy: RT @debbieohi: Maybe, we should create a #kidlitchat recipe book–and then have a potluck reunion! I will bring my cupcakes:) #kidlitchat
9:00 pm KarenCollum: @KatGirl_Studio My boys are eating fresh, homemade raspberry muffins as we speak :) #kidlitchat
9:00 pm KatGirl_Studio: I’m sitting in a kitchen, but i can’t eat till after dance class #kidlitchat
9:00 pm tiffanytrent: @sarahockler But! I think the hardship has to used constructively on the blog. And that’s also hard, sometimes. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm laurielyoung: I LOVE THOSE! RT @EgmontGal: I am craving pink Hostess snowballs for some reason. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm StephanieDBrown: @EgmontGal the ones with coconut? i loved zingers! #kidlitchat
9:00 pm joemts: @debbieohi Let me tell you @egmontusa ’s brownies were to die for. I compensated w/a vegetarian diiner tonight. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm DDHearn: @innaj Yes. Some books take off so quickly that reviews have little impact. But regular books could be hurt by bad review. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm andreacremer: How much info about family/life/personal stuff do you share on FB, Twitter, etc? #kidlitchat
9:00 pm Scribblerati: @debbieohi ‘Night, Debbie! Sweet potluck dreams! #kidlitchat
9:00 pm KatGirl_Studio: @KarenCollum Yummy! #kidlitchat
9:00 pm KayCassidy: Okay, super craving a snack now. Off I go. Great chat tonight! #kidlitchat
9:01 pm ChristineTB: My family is eating stroganoff. Yes – I cooked. And proud to announce no one is dead from the effort. #kidlitchat
9:01 pm DDHearn: @susan_marie I agree. Perhaps authors just have to be a little more tactful in reviewing than critics do. #kidlitchat
9:01 pm elloecho: @EgmontGal You said Hostess and now I must go get some twinkies!!! Nite everyone! #kidlitchat
9:01 pm HeidiRKling: @EgmontGal Get thee to the mini-mart then! Do they still make the orange ones? #kidlitchat
9:01 pm zerbinetta: Been a great chat. Thank you @kidlitchat!!! I’m off to make dinner… #kidlitchat
9:02 pm EgmontGal: @KayCassidy I got a nice shot of our bookshelf beforehand and that will become @Egmontusa’s twitter background soon. #kidlitchat
9:02 pm HeidiRKling: @andreacremer I share funny stories, but nothing specific. No pictures ever, no names. #kidlitchat
9:02 pm happybluejess: Sorry so late! But I do have to say that Trader Joe’s olive oil popcorn goes really nicely with #kidlitchat
9:02 pm tiffanytrent: @sarahockler And I think I have used the word ‘hard’ enough for one day. :) #kidlitchat
9:02 pm HeidiRKling: @zerbinetta Bye! #kidlitchat
9:02 pm ChristineTB: I worry that some authors dish out opinions about peers then cry fowl when it’s lobbed back at them. They, IMHO, are fair game #kidlitchat
9:02 pm EgmontGal: Hey, the 24 hour bodega across the street sells the pink hostess cupcakes. Like a siren’s song they call me, call me… #kidlitchat
9:02 pm Scribblerati: That’s it – have to go make pineapple upside down cake now. Catch you all next time! Thanks to @gregpincus and @bonnieadamson! #kidlitchat
9:02 pm laurielyoung: Lots of great, thought-provoking stuff! See you all next week, (thanks Greg and Bonnie!) #kidlitchat
9:02 pm bonnieadamson: oh, goody–I just remembered I have Klondike bars in the freezer. #kidlitchat
9:02 pm DDHearn: @thaliachaltas Agreed that everyone has a right to state an opinion, but respectfully is the key here, especially among writers. #kidlitchat
9:03 pm HeidiRKling: I have a question for writers: how dressed up did you get to meet your editor/agent for the first time? Going to NY on Friday! #kidlitchat
9:03 pm sarahockler: @tiffanytrent That’s the tough pt. Cool to share rough spots w online friends/rdrs. But straight whining = unproductive #kidlitchat
9:03 pm gregpincus: I had more comments on my FB status update about PopTarts than on just about anything I’ve ever said there. Go figure. #kidlitchat
9:03 pm KarenCollum: For me, bottom line in all of this is to be 100% authentically me, online & off BUT try and put my best foot forward. #kidlitchat
9:03 pm sarahockler: @tiffanytrent Not if you’re a romance author. Ok, that was bad, even for me. ;-) #kidlitchat
9:03 pm joemts: @EgmontGal Resist! They’re nasty. You *know* better. #kidlitchat
9:03 pm gregpincus: @lyonmartin Not if you have REALLY high speed connections! #kidlitchat
9:03 pm bonnieadamson: @Scribblerati Goodnight, Lia! #kidlitchat
9:03 pm amyknichols: @andreacremer I don’t use names or let strangers see photos of my kids, but I do sometimes post if my kids do kooky things. #kidlitchat
9:03 pm ChristineTB: So is this the key to an editor (or author/blogger/reviewer’s) heart – put them into a diabetic coma? #kidlitchat
9:03 pm andreacremer: @HeidiRKling That seems like a good policy #kidlitchat
9:04 pm dlschubert: Night #kidlitchat – it’s been awesome as always. Special thanks to @BonnieAdamson and @GregPincus for hosting. You guys ROCK!!!
9:04 pm peg366: RT @bonnieadamson: oh, goody–I just remembered I have Klondike bars in the freezer. I’ll take one of those, too. My Fav. #kidlitchat
9:04 pm HeidiRKling: @gregpincus We celebrate PopTart Friday. I posted about it once and had a ton of comments. PopTarts FTW! #kidlitchat
9:04 pm lyonmartin: @BonnieAdamson I have cherry cobbler or chocochip brownies. Can’t decide. #kidlitchat
9:04 pm sarahhazelton: Not to be a downer, but if we get food with a submission I’m not going to eat it unless I know the author well. (Even cupcakes!) #kidlitchat
9:04 pm LisaDez: @HeidiRKling I was wondering same thing. Meeting mine in Feb. #kidlitchat
9:04 pm rj_anderson: So the upshot of tonight’s chat is that we all really, really love food? #kidlitchat
9:04 pm bonnieadamson: @lyonmartin Both, obviously! #kidlitchat
9:04 pm andreacremer: Awesome! I’d answer the question, but I haven’t gone yet myself! @HeidiRKling Going to NY on Friday! #kidlitchat
9:05 pm onbeyondwords: @Zoe_Walton While flattering to have writers friend you on FB – perhaps this blurs the lines. Life online is quite a commitment #kidlitchat
9:05 pm AudryT: Before posting/commenting, ask thyself: What am I getting out of this–and will it sidetrack me from writing? #kidlitchat
9:05 pm bonnieadamson: @peg366 Happy to share! :-) #kidlitchat
9:05 pm HeidiRKling: @sarahockler LOL@tiffanytrent I think sharing bad news is fine and v. cool/honest–but whining over and over is different. #kidlitchat
9:05 pm andreacremer: Same here (though not sure what date yet) @LisaDez @HeidiRKling I was wondering same thing. Meeting mine in Feb. #kidlitchat
9:05 pm EgmontGal: @sarahhazelton I’m not that picky! Why would an unknown writer try to poison us? Wouldn’t get ‘em a contract. #kidlitchat
9:05 pm DDHearn: @andreacremer I share more personal stuff on FB because I know who will see it (mostly). But even there it’s good to be careful. #kidlitchat
9:06 pm amyknichols: @gregpincus I get the most comments on my bizarre updates. A friend told me she checks my updates when she needs to laugh. #kidlitchat
9:06 pm jeanie_w: Nite all! RT @dlschubert: Night #kidlitchat – it’s been awesome as always. thanks @BonnieAdamson and @GregPincus for hosting. You guys ROCK!
9:06 pm gregpincus: I apologize to all for the transcript issues I’ve been having lately (and today, too, it seems). It’ll be up, though. Patience! #kidlitchat
9:06 pm RebeccAgent: @sarahhazelton agreed. With pain, I have thrown out a box of homemade cookies that came with a submission. #kidlitchat
9:06 pm zoe_walton: @gregpincus I got the most Facebook responses to a post about wearing a tea cosy on my head. Obviously struck a chord. :) #kidlitchat
9:06 pm sarahockler: Authors are in business & must be professional online. If Bill Gates whined every time someone blogged about Windows sucking… #kidlitchat
9:06 pm HeidiRKling: @LisaDez ooh cool! Suppose I’m dressing for NY itself. Brrr…and chic. Brr and Chic. That would be a good clothes label. Heh. #kidlitchat
9:06 pm PattyJMurphy: RT @EgmontGal: @sarahhazelton Im not that picky! Why would an unknown writer try to poison us? Wouldnt get em a contract <-LOL #kidlitchat
9:06 pm lyonmartin: @BonnieAdamson are you on your way? #kidlitchat
9:06 pm zoe_walton: Agree! RT @sarahhazelton: if we get food with a submission Im not going to eat it unless I know the author well. #kidlitchat
9:07 pm ChristineTB: @gregpincus No need to apologize. This is a lot of work (I know – I run a local group). Be merry and know we are grateful! #kidlitchat
9:07 pm LisaDez: @andreacremer Come with me. Feb 3rd I think. #kidlitchat
9:07 pm onbeyondwords: @rj_anderson Certain foods – maybe #kidlitchat
9:07 pm sarahockler: We just take things more personal b/c writing is our art, our personal creation, our soul. But it’s still a business & product! #kidlitchat
9:07 pm PattyJMurphy: @gregpincus: Have a pop tart and chill…You work tooooo hard:) #kidlitchat
9:07 pm johnlechner: This was a nourishing conversation, lots of food for thought. #kidlitchat
9:07 pm DDHearn: @sarahhazelton LOL! Be especially careful if the author is one you have previously rejected. #kidlitchat
9:07 pm StephanieDBrown: Why would anyone send food with a submission? I certainly wouldn’t send food to an interviewer for a job. #kidlitchat
9:07 pm courtneywrites: @HeidiRKling Got all dressed up when I met my first editor @EgmontGal – actually was just looking at the skirt and reminiscing! #kidlitchat
9:07 pm amyknichols: @HeidiRKling Good luck! #kidlitchat
9:08 pm RebeccAgent: also made me think- does writer not feel that her submission is not treat enough? #kidlitchat
9:08 pm PattyJMurphy: RT @sarahockler: We just take things more personal b/c writing is our art, our personal creation, our soul….<Sooo true:) #kidlitchat
9:08 pm andreacremer: @LisaDez that would be awesome! I’ll check with my editor :) #kidlitchat
9:08 pm LisaDez: @HeidiRKling I’ll just walk up to a store and tell them to give me what’s on the manquin in the window. #kidlitchat
9:08 pm bonnieadamson: @lyonmartin Yes! save me some! :-) #kidlitchat
9:08 pm EllenHopkinsYA: Just BTW, @scribblerati is kind of an amazing cook, too.. and she has cooked in my kitchen! #kidlitchat
9:09 pm tiffanytrent: @HeidiRKling Sometimes knowing other people’s struggles can be encouraging, but the whining? Notsomuch. #kidlitchat
9:09 pm gregpincus: It will be interesting to see how we got from “don’t badmouth people” and “Too Much Info” to non-stop food talk #kidlitchat
9:09 pm jenonymously: @KarenCollum I should probably do that too, but then I feel bad for saying no. Ridiculous, I know. #kidlitchat
9:09 pm EllenHopkinsYA: @sarahockler Wait… windows sucks? #kidlitchat
9:09 pm sarahockler: Professional doesn’t mean no swearing / jokes / bad humor online. Just means take ur work seriously & don’t act like a baby. :-) #kidlitchat
9:09 pm onbeyondwords: Thanks @gregpincus @bonnieadamson everyone #kidlitchat
9:09 pm zoe_walton: @StephanieDBrown Exactly. Publishers are looking for professionalism in a submission. #kidlitchat
9:09 pm bonnieadamson: @RebeccAgent I always thought the candy with submission stories were myths–people really do that? #kidlitchat
9:09 pm jenonymously: @andreacremer I use FB for personal notes re kids, family trips. My Twitter is mainly for children’s lit w/ few personal posts #kidlitchat
9:10 pm lyonmartin: Recipe Book? RT @StephanieDBrown: Why would anyone send food with a submission? I certainly wouldn’t send food to an interview. #kidlitchat
9:10 pm ChristineTB: @gregpincus Must be we are punch drunk from too many PW emails about “cooking the books.” :-) #kidlitchat
9:10 pm jenonymously: @onbeyondwords well said! #kidlitchat
9:10 pm andreacremer: @gregpincus I think it was either cupcakes or cheese that started the food avalanche #kidlitchat
9:10 pm EllenHopkinsYA: @gregpincus Well, for us west coasters, it’s almost late dinner time, at 7:10 p.m. #kidlitchat
9:10 pm bonnieadamson: @gregpincus It’s the carryover from Thanksgiving. All food all the time. #kidlitchat
9:10 pm LaFabuliste: Read an article about twins from Ohio who sent out our candy buckeyes post-interview. Did not work for them. #kidlitchat
9:10 pm HeidiRKling: @sarahockler You mean, like, I shouldn’t get upset about that 1-star review on Goodreads from a person who hadn’t read SEA? LOL #kidlitchat
9:10 pm RebeccAgent: @bonnieadamson not a myth. I have also received dolls, bubbles, and a magic wand #kidlitchat
9:10 pm yabookwriter: #kidlitchat When I eat a cupcake MY writing always seems better. Just sayin’.
9:11 pm dlschubert: RT @sarahockler Professional doesn’t mean no swearing/jokes/bad humor. Just means take work seriously & don’t act like a baby. #kidlitchat
9:11 pm andreacremer: @jenonymously that’s what I’ve been doing so far, seems like it works #kidlitchat
9:11 pm HeidiRKling: @annemariewrites You are rad. I will hold you to that. #kidlitchat
9:11 pm AudryT: I treat FB like a city street, where you never know who’s listening, b/c even if you make it private, it’s stored *online.* #kidlitchat
9:11 pm sallymurphy: @Zoe_Walton If you know me well, you won’t eat any food I send! My husband would vouch for that #kidlitchat
9:11 pm LisaDez: @sarahockler I’m so glad, cuz all my humor is bad. Just sayin’ #kidlitchat
9:11 pm EllenHopkinsYA: @RebeccAgent That IS the big question, huh? Do you need to send chocolate if you have a great manuscript? #kidlitchat
9:11 pm sarahockler: @EllenHopkinsYA Um, idk, I have a Mac. :-) *ducks* #kidlitchat
9:11 pm RebeccAgent: alright. signing off to watch the marathon run on The Biggest Loser. Night all. #kidlitchat
9:12 pm andreacremer: RT @sarahockler Professional doesn’t mean no swearing/jokes/bad humor. Just means take work seriously & don’t act like a baby. #kidlitchat
9:12 pm HeidiRKling: @tiffanytrent For sure. #kidlitchat
9:12 pm StephanieDBrown: @RebeccaAgent A magic wand? Wow! Interesting. :) #kidlitchat
9:12 pm gregpincus: @EllenHopkinsYA True… and I haven’t eaten. But now I want your sweet potato fries, not what’s here at home! I’m driving over! #kidlitchat
9:12 pm DDHearn: While all of you are enjoying your delicious goodies, it is time for me to get to bed. Goodnight, and thanks to everyone. #kidlitchat
9:12 pm sarahockler: @HeidiRKling 1-star reviews from people who haven’t read ur book are the BEST kind! B/c they’re also psychic. Trust them. ;-p #kidlitchat
9:12 pm EllenHopkinsYA: But that is the problem with some writers…. it isn’t their work that needs help… it’s the presentation… #kidlitchat
9:12 pm PattyJMurphy: @RebeccAgent: But, what if the candy (or other item) was a big part of the book??? #kidlitchat
9:12 pm StephanieDBrown: I think it’s okay to send food as a gift AFTER you’ve signed with someone. #kidlitchat
9:12 pm ChristineTB: @sarahockler Umm – you mean there are people who do NOT have a Mac (shudder.) #kidlitchat
9:12 pm bonnieadamson: @RebeccAgent Oh, dear. A magic wand? I hope there was a tie-in. #kidlitchat
9:13 pm sarahockler: @LisaDez Mine’s pretty questionable too. I will never judge bad humor. :-) #kidlitchat
9:13 pm LiaKeyes: RT @ChristineTB: @sarahockler Umm – you mean there are people who do NOT have a Mac (shudder.) #kidlitchat
9:13 pm EllenHopkinsYA: We need a recipe forum, no? Not sure 142 characters works for that. #kidlitchat
9:13 pm sarahockler: @ChristineTB LOL I think so. Just a few, though. #kidlitchat
9:13 pm PattyJMurphy: Would Roald Dahl have sent chocolate with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? #kidlitchat
9:14 pm andreacremer: @StephanieDBrown I sent Halloween candy (halloween is big in my book) AFTER I’d signed and it was a big hit with my agency #kidlitchat
9:14 pm AudryT: What about bacon chocolate? RT@EllenHopkinsYA That IS the question, huh? Do u need to send chocolate if u have a great ms? #kidlitchat
9:14 pm jemifraser: Thanks @gregpincus @bonnieadamson and everyone else at #kidlitchat – Very interesting stuff :)
9:14 pm wanart: @MandyHubbard true, as the saying goes bad publicity is better than none #kidlitchat
9:14 pm StephanieDBrown: @andreacremer So cool! #kidlitchat
9:15 pm gregpincus: Please let writers/illustrators know that if they are submitting food, they’d be better served sending to to me. Just saying :-) #kidlitchat
9:15 pm sarahockler: I do think most of us *have* 2 interact online & maintain web presence w readers, bloggers. Unless u hit Twilight popularity. #kidlitchat
9:15 pm HeidiRKling: @sarahockler YES. My new psychic frenemy. ;) #kidlitchat
9:16 pm LisaDez: @andreacremer I sent homemade persimmon cookies (even grew the persimmons!) when we went on submission :p #kidlitchat
9:17 pm bonnieadamson: Goodnight, all. Thanks for a great chat, and . . . sweet dreams! :-) #kidlitchat
9:18 pm lyonmartin: RT @jemifraser: Thanks @gregpincus @bonnieadamson and everyone else at #kidlitchat – Very interesting stuff :)
9:18 pm EllenHopkinsYA: @sarahockler God forbid THAT ever happens, Sara! Dang… with TWILIGHT popularity we could have a butler1 #kidlitchat
9:18 pm peg366: @bonnieadamson Night. #kidlitchat
9:18 pm sarahockler: @andreacremer Absolutely. Authenticity is key, esp. with teens. They have highly sensitive BS detectors. #kidlitchat
9:18 pm HeidiRKling: @bonnieadamson Good night! #kidlitchat
9:18 pm tiffanytrent: @HeidiRKling @sarahockler Or people who yell at you b/c you’ve co-authored w/other people. That’s the bomb. #kidlitchat
9:18 pm andreacremer: @LisaDez and I am so jealous that you can grow persimmons. I don’t have a garden :( #kidlitchat
9:18 pm DaisyWhitney: @sarahockler interaction is vital but also fun! I love chatting with readers/potential readers/YA fans! #kidlitchat
9:19 pm sarahhazelton: .@EgmontGal Perhaps I’m more cautious than necessary. :) Moot because we switched to mostly email submissions 18 months ago. #kidlitchat
9:19 pm EllenHopkinsYA: @AudryT Bacon chocolate = nasty. One or the other #kidlitchat
9:19 pm andreacremer: @tiffanytrent People have yelled at you for co-authoring? #kidlitchat
9:20 pm sarahockler: @EllenHopkinsYA Maybe for now we can share a butler? :-) #kidlitchat
9:20 pm sarahockler: @DaisyWhitney Me, too. Too much, sometimes! Online when I should be writing. #kidlitchat
9:20 pm EllenHopkinsYA: Looks like everyone’s fading… if I lived on the east coast, I’d be going to bed hungry. #kidlitchat
9:20 pm HeidiRKling: @tiffanytrent What’s that all about? @sarahockler #kidlitchat
9:20 pm tiffanytrent: @andreacremer Yes. On Goodreads. “Who does she think she is–James Patterson?” was what someone said. LOL #kidlitchat
9:20 pm andreacremer: @DaisyWhitney @sarahockler I agree. I’m shy on the phone, but not on the internet – it’s more like writing! #kidlitchat
9:20 pm jenonymously: @EllenHopkinsYA @AudryT How about chocolate kimchi? That’s BIG here! Yuck. #kidlitchat
9:21 pm AudryT: What we need is an Author Butler Fund. #kidlitchat
9:21 pm LisaDez: Dinner time. Great chat! Night! #kidlitchat
9:21 pm peg366: Calling it a night. Thank Bonnie and Greg and all. Will be here next week. Same time. #kidlitchat
9:21 pm HeidiRKling: @DaisyWhitney Not to mention fellow writers! #kidlitchat @sarahockler
9:21 pm tiffanytrent: @HeidiRKling @sarahockler Honestly, I don’t know. But I agree w/the occasional craziness of reviews thing. #kidlitchat
9:22 pm PattyJMurphy: Good night all! Off to get me a snack:) See you next week. #kidlitchat
9:22 pm amyknichols: @sarahhazelton Should we attach pics of yummy food with email submissions? #kidlitchat
9:22 pm andreacremer: @tiffanytrent *groans* oh dear. Sorry that happened to you! #kidlitchat
9:22 pm zoe_walton: @sallymurphy Oh no! No home-baked goodies from you. Is that why your launch was online? ;) #kidlitchat
9:22 pm jenonymously: @AudryT I would gladly sign up for the A-B Fund. Count me in. #kidlitchat
9:22 pm LaFabuliste: What about an Author Sugar Daddy Fund? #kidlitchat
9:22 pm andreacremer: @LisaDez Night!! #kidlitchat
9:22 pm sarahhazelton: Okay, lunchtime over — time to get back to page proofs. Thanks for the #kidlitchat!
9:22 pm HeidiRKling: @EllenHopkinsYA @sarahockler is in snow country NY, Ellen. You’re better off sharing your butler with me. *local* ;) #kidlitchat
9:23 pm tiffanytrent: Re: neg. reviews: I actually really love it when someone can give a reasoned, critical review of why my books don’t work. #kidlitchat
9:23 pm HeidiRKling: @courtneywrites Hey Courtney! I’ll see you on Monday!! #kidlitchat
9:23 pm LaFabuliste: Or an Author Masseuse Fund? I like that one best. Maybe a masseuse-ing butler. #kidlitchat
9:24 pm sarahockler: So which authors have it right? I like how @SaraZarr @SarahDessen do it online. Authentic & personal, also professional. #kidlitchat
9:24 pm amyknichols: Time to call it a night. Thanks @gregpincus @bonnieadamson and everyone for a fun (read: delicious) chat. See you next week. #kidlitchat
9:24 pm courtneywrites: @HeidiRKling Just called you to talk about that … my flight home is later than I remembered. I want to go standby earlier. #kidlitchat
9:24 pm andreacremer: Time for me to sign off. Great chat. Thanks everyone and good night *sugar plums dancing in my head* #kidlitchat
9:25 pm EllenHopkinsYA: @sarahockler I think you need both kinds of presence, Sara… I try to do both. #kidlitchat

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