Kidlitchat Transcript – January 26
2:00 am bonnieadamson: TOPIC: With the ever-growing array of communities, sites, chats, etc. online, how do you manage your time? #kidlitchat
2:00 am KrisYankee: @amy7a No, just talking about wine! Not official topic. : ) #kidlitchat
2:00 am kidlitchat: TOPIC: With the ever-growing array of communities, sites, chats, etc. online, how do you manage your time? #kidlitchat
2:00 am skodobah: @amy7a Yes. Wine and how it affects your word flow when writing fiction. #kidlitchat
2:00 am gregpincus: TOPIC: With the ever-growing array of communities, sites, chats, etc. online, how do you manage your time? #kidlitchat
2:00 am nkrell: Ready and waiting… #kidlitchat
2:00 am paulgreci: @skodobah Beautiful day. Sunset red and orange in the sky. #kidlitchat
2:01 am laurielyoung: Hi all?great topic! #kidlitchat
2:01 am amy7a: @skodobah Quantity up: Quality down! #kidlitchat
2:01 am AuthorTaraKelly: Hey all! #kidlitchat
2:01 am skodobah: @paulgreci That sounds fabulous. Soul inspiration, right from nature. #kidlitchat
2:01 am carolgrannick: RT @paulgreci: @skodobah Beautiful day. Sunset red and orange in the sky. #kidlitchat
2:01 am dlschubert: Ah, my girl @katyperry made me proud. Now, on to #kidlitchat !
2:01 am lyonmartin: Nope it’s whine! RT @amy7a: Is the topic wine? 
#kidlitchat
2:01 am skodobah: Managing my time. Uhh…. #kidlitchat
2:01 am KrisYankee: @gregpincus Ohh…that’s a hard one! #kidlitchat
2:01 am nkrell: @gregpincus I have to admit, I get caught on Twitter more than I should be. #kidlitchat
2:01 am jeanie_w: RT @gregpincus: TOPIC: With the ever-growing array of communities, sites, chats, etc. online, how do you manage your time? #kidlitchat
2:01 am lyonmartin: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: With the ever-growing array of communities, sites, chats, etc. online, how do you manage your time? #kidlitchat
2:01 am AuthorTaraKelly: I spend way TOO much time online. Need to work on spending less, actually. #kidlitchat
2:01 am bonnieadamson: @lyonmartin Hahahahaha. #kidlitchat
2:01 am skodobah: @amy7a That’s the truth. I hardly ever write and drink at the same time. #kidlitchat
2:01 am KrisYankee: RT @nkrell: @gregpincus I have to admit, I get caught on Twitter more than I should be. #kidlitchat ME, TOO!
2:02 am JennBailey: RT @bonnieadamson: TOPIC: With the ever-growing array of communities, sites, chats, etc. online, how do you manage your time? #kidlitchat
2:02 am YolaRamunno: I’m always concerned I am not doing enough. I feel like I’m doing all that I can and then I see what others are doing. #kidlitchat
2:02 am AudryT: I focus on the ones that are relevant to my target audience. #kidlitchat
2:02 am laurielyoung: @gregpincus I have a hard time believing you can keep up with blogs and post as much as you do, in only 15 min a day? #kidlitchat
2:02 am KrissiDallas: Oh, man… I don’t know if I’m qualified to participate in this discussion. Ha! 
#kidlitchat
2:02 am skodobah: I’m a Twit. Fell off the FB wagon for the most part. Love blogging. #kidlitchat
2:02 am KOrtizzle: ::waves:: hello all #kidlitchat
2:02 am PattyJMurphy: Hi, everybody! I plan out my week + set my priorities. #KIDLITCHAT is a gift I give myself on Tuesday nights:) #kidlitchat
2:02 am amy7a: @skodobah Hard to type with one hand anyway! #kidlitchat
2:02 am lyonmartin: #kidlitchat I grounded myself from the internet yesterday.
2:02 am KrisYankee: RT @AudryT: I focus on the ones that are relevant to my target audience. #kidlitchat I LIKE THIS
2:02 am skodobah: When I have Twitter going while I write, I have a hard time staying consistent. #kidlitchat
2:02 am andreacoventry: Ooh I didn’t know this one existed…now to join in #kidlitchat every Tuesday at 9 EST?
2:02 am carolgrannick: Ah, yes. Not quite managing yet…feeling overwhelmed with newness. Just beginning to sort out. Agree: how can you do it in 15? #kidlitchat
2:02 am KOrtizzle: There was an interesting article in the PW this week about this topic… #kidlitchat
2:02 am skodobah: @KrissiDallas Baloney!!! #kidlitchat
2:02 am elanaroth: Twitter’s taking over much more of my attention than FB or even various blogs. #kidlitchat
2:03 am gregpincus: @nkrell Me? I never get caught on twitter. Nope. Never #kidlitchat
2:03 am MyraMcEntire: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: With the ever-growing array of communities, sites, chats, etc. online, how do you manage your time? #kidlitchat
2:03 am MichelleMunger: oops, forgot my tag…get off twitter and write…#kidlitchat
2:03 am debbieduncan: @kidlitchat When I need/want to write, I do so on my 20th century desktop. No sites or chats open. #kidlitchat
2:03 am skodobah: @amy7a I think plenty of tonight’s participants are fast one-handed typists! #kidlitchat
2:03 am amy7a: Blogging can take up my whole day, if I let it. But it’s a good way to make new contacts. It’s hard to balance though. #kidlitchat
2:03 am shimes06: ummm time management? yeah, I’ll be looking for tips, but not really offering anything for this discussion lol #kidlitchat
2:03 am adamselzer: Facebook: more person. Twitter: more mundane details. Blog: longer stuff. Website: the more entertaining blog posts + news. #kidlitchat
2:03 am KrisYankee: I’m rarely on FB anymore – more personal, than professional. I find more info on Twitter. Need to blog more. #kidlitchat
2:03 am SuePinto: Imagine what could (used to) do w/o FB, Twit., etc BUT it has opened up a whole new world for me as a new writer. Pick/choose #kidlitchat
2:03 am dlschubert: I’m a Twitter junkie & I swore I’d NEVER get on Twitter. Instead, I went kicking & screaming into heaven. #kidlitchat
2:03 am andreacoventry: I have the same problem! RT @skodobah When I have Twitter going while I write, I have a hard time staying consistent. #kidlitchat
2:03 am bonnieadamson: I’m trying to up my game a bit–branching out from Twitter to start (occasional) posting, etc. Don’t know how that’ll work . . #kidlitchat
2:03 am comagrrl: I write on my laptop…away from an Internet connection. #kidlitchat
2:03 am kellybarnhill: Oh, lord. This conversation should remind me of my sadly neglected resolutions and make me hang my head in shame. #kidlitchat
2:03 am gregpincus: Clearly, we all have to find balance. I love social media, but it doesn’t replace work time. It can’d. So… what to do? #kidlitchat
2:04 am paulgreci: I minimize my email so I can see if I have a new message, then I don’t think about checking it when I am writing #kidlitchat
2:04 am carolgrannick: @gregpincus Well, hardly ever. (thank you, Gilbert and Sullivan) #kidlitchat
2:04 am emilytastic: I don’t know that I DO manage my time. If I do, it’s the last few hours of the day in which I scramble to get something done. #kidlitchat
2:04 am AudryT: I think of writing as a job; what I write on the internet is an extension of that job. Tho’ in Twitter, I get more social. ^_^ #kidlitchat
2:04 am skodobah: Twitter chats, such as this one, take time. It’s worth it. #kidlitchat
2:04 am KrissiDallas: I will admit that I have not struck the best balance yet – with a website, FB, Twit, Myspace, blog, three emails… it’s a lot! #kidlitchat
2:04 am PatEsden: RT @gregpincus: TOPIC: With the ever-growing array of communities, sites, chats, etc. online, how do you manage your time? #kidlitchat
2:04 am jeanie_w: I’ve stopped adding myself to new networks and am trying to limit time spent with twitter, blogger, and FB. #kidlitchat
2:04 am emilytastic: @dlschubert I spent weeks talking about how LAME twitter was. And then I started using my account. And I’m addicted. #kidlitchat
2:04 am HeleneBoudreau: I use parental control software on my laptop when I’m on a deadline. It blocks me from twitter/facebook for certain hrs/day #kidlitchat
2:04 am scott_tracey: By unplugging my modem when I don’t stop procrastinating. #kidlitchat
2:04 am skodobah: I’m a Twitter addict, too. I always said it sounded stupid. Then I tried it. Now I need Twitter rehab. #kidlitchat
2:04 am KOrtizzle: I’m on Twitter more than other sites…I’ve been asked to start a blog and I’m sorta trying to figure that out…time’s an issue #kidlitchat
2:04 am TheMuffinMom: After typing an entire novel w/ kids in arms, Twitter/FB are NOT a problem #kidlitchat
2:05 am gregpincus: @laurielyoung 15 minutes isn’t for everything. 15-30 minutes is just my morning read/comment time. #kidlitchat
2:05 am nkrell: RT @dlschubert: I’m a Twitter junkie & I swore I’d NEVER get on Twitter. Instead, I went kicking & screaming into heaven. #kidlitchat
2:05 am bonnieadamson: @HeleneBoudreau That’s an interesting idea–blocking yourself! #kidlitchat
2:05 am KrisYankee: When I’m writing, I don’t open Firefox or email. I keep my iPod pumping out music and ignore the rest of the world. #kidlitchat
2:05 am AudryT: I hate FB, so it’s easy to ignore it. Only drag myself on it b/c there are ppl I care about there! #kidlitchat
2:05 am KrissiDallas: I remember Janet Evanovich saying she did her “internet” correspondence stuff in the mornings, wrote in the afternoons… #kidlitchat
2:05 am skodobah: @paulgreci That’s a great idea – you can survey your mail and whether it needs attention. #kidlitchat
2:05 am PatEsden: RT @HeleneBoudreau: I use parental control software on my laptop when I’m on a deadline. It blocks me from twitter/facebook for certain hrs/day #kidlitchat
2:05 am loniedwards: RT @MyraMcEntire: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: With the ever-growing array of communities, sites, chats, etc. online, how do you manage your time? #kidlitchat
2:05 am inkyelbows: #kidlitchat on NOW. TOPIC: With the ever-growing array of communities, sites, chats, etc. online, how do you manage your time?
2:05 am elanaroth: I know the agency blog suffers because of my Twitter habit… #kidlitchat
2:05 am andreacoventry: I tend to check email to stay connected, Fbk for friends & family, and Twitter when I need to chat 
#kidlitchat
2:05 am KatGirl_Studio: I check twitter and FB while I work but i never just sit on either of theem #kidlitchat
2:05 am sharifwrites: @KrissiDallas It is a lot. I remind myself that bulk of time needs to be spent on writing, not online. #kidlitchat
2:05 am dlschubert: In my current post, I say I’m not going to visit Twitter before noon. Then again, I’ve been known to lie. #kidlitchat
2:05 am jeanie_w: #kidlitchat and #kidlitart have priority status however.
2:05 am bonnieadamson: Well, yeah. RT @skodobah: Twitter chats, such as this one, take time. It’s worth it. #kidlitchat
2:05 am tia_bowman: School and homework take a chunk out of my time, but the rest is split between blogs I follow/twitter/facebook/my online wrtngp. #kidlitchat
2:05 am comagrrl: I also limit my online activities. Have blog and just recently joined the twitterverse. #kidlitchat
2:05 am MyraMcEntire: #kidlitchat I’ve laid off facebook in a major way. I prefer Twitter bc it feels relational.
2:05 am KrissiDallas: Twitter is where the industry networking is… Facebook is where the fans are! Both are important. #kidlitchat
2:05 am HeleneBoudreau: @bonnieadamson hubby has the password…;-) #kidlitchat
2:06 am amy7a: It sounds like a lot of you have gone to Twitter more than others. Have you given up on Facebook/blogs/etc for good? #kidlitchat
2:06 am skodobah: Other than Twitter, I’m a blog-a-holic. I wish I had time to post every day. I love commenting on other blogs, too. #kidlitchat
2:06 am cheriwilliams: I color-code my calendar with activities I want to get done. I only get social after I’m done with my priorities. Usually. #kidlitchat
2:06 am andreacoventry: RT @KrissiDallas: I remember Janet Evanovich saying she did her “internet” correspondence stuff in the mornings, wrote in the afternoons… #kidlitchat
2:06 am KOrtizzle: @elanaroth but you give good advice on Twitter too, so I’m sure it doesn’t suffer TOO much #kidlitchat
2:06 am AudryT: It’s fascinating how belittling people are toward the concept of Twitter…until they start using it. #kidlitchat
2:06 am shimes06: without twitter, facebook, blogs etc how would i procrastinate?? #kidlitchat
2:06 am sharifwrites: @emilytastic I was shaking my head when I first heard of Twitter, now I’m on everyday. #kidlitchat
2:06 am gregpincus: @KOrtizzle It’s interesting to know that the y’all in other aspects of the field feel these same pressures. #kidlitchat
2:06 am YolaRamunno: @cheriwilliams Wow! I wish I could be that structured. #kidlitchat
2:06 am debbieohi: This is a timely topic. I’m in the midst of trying to cull down the number of my social networks. #kidlitchat
2:06 am adamselzer: For my blogs that aren’t news-based (ie http://www.playgroundjungle.com ) I write several post at once, set to publish one/day #kidlitchat
2:06 am dorothiar: Good evening everyone. Just got on. #kidlitchat
2:06 am elanaroth: @KOrtizzle Yeah, I mean, as long as I’m building community SOMEWHERE it’s fine. #kidlitchat
2:06 am shimes06: true true lol RT @AudryT: Its fascinating how belittling people are toward the concept of Twitter…until they start using it. #kidlitchat
2:06 am melissacwalker: OMG, I so don’t manage my time well. I just check in with myself and ask, “Am I doing something I love?” If not, I try to stop! #kidlitchat
2:06 am DaphneUn: I find setting up things to cross post automatically helps me ration my time — to a degree. #kidlitchat
2:07 am lyonmartin: I have my blog, FB, LJ and Twitter account linked. Blog posts to LJ and FB. Twitter posts to FB. Kind of ignoring the others. #kidlitchat
2:07 am bonnieadamson: So true! RT @AudryT: It’s fascinating how belittling people are toward the concept of Twitter…until they start using it. #kidlitchat
2:07 am carolgrannick: @gregpincus Oh, I know the 15-30 is for blog-checks. But that still feels quick for me. ‘Course, I’m no speed reader… #kidlitchat
2:07 am skodobah: @MyraMcEntire Besides, everyone on FB sends mafia threats, farm animals, and other drivel I can’t stand. #kidlitchat
2:07 am laurielyoung: Twitter is a constant distraction, and I can spend all day reading blogs. Very hard to balance–more interesting than my work. #kidlitchat
2:07 am elanaroth: And truthfully, no one ever works for the same company forever, so I’d rather have you on MY bandwagon *winks* #kidlitchat
2:07 am KrissiDallas: @sharifwrites I think it just took me awhile to learn how to use Twitter to my networking advantage… like these chats!! #kidlitchat
2:07 am cheboricuas: @HeleneBoudreau this is a great tip! #kidlitchat
2:07 am YolaRamunno: @sharifwrites Me too:) At first I didn’t get it, now I see. #kidlitchat
2:07 am skodobah: Come for the Twitter, stay for the fun! #kidlitchat
2:07 am EgmontUSA: Give myself internet time at the start of the day (to get it out of my system). Check in on Twitter between other projects. . . #kidlitchat
2:07 am dlschubert: RT @amy7a It sounds like a lot of you have gone to Twitter more than others. Have you given up on Facebook/blogs/etc for good? #kidlitchat
2:07 am KatGirl_Studio: also all of my “work friends” (you guys) are on twitter and all of my RL friends are on FB #kidlitchat
2:07 am lyonmartin: Oh and one blog cross posts to Jacket Flap. #kidlitchat
2:07 am paulgreci: I post once or twice a week on my blog. I try to keep focused on my writing. #kidlitchat
2:07 am tia_bowman: @AudryT that used to be me. Now it’s such a great resource, it won me over! #kidlitchat
2:07 am debbieohi: It’s a challenge, esp. with all the great writer communities online & more getting launched all the time. #kidlitchat
2:07 am crcook: Great topic #kidlitchat topic! How do you manage your time with ever=growing online communities?
2:07 am ninaberry: I tell myself that once I’m published I’ll post more on others’ blogs, post more on MY blog, etc. But w/a day job it’s so hard! #kidlitchat
2:07 am RebeccAgent: trying to best manage my time by cleaning apt while watching Biggest Loser. Hope to see you all next week #kidlitchat
2:07 am MyraMcEntire: When I’m really writing I forget to eat so Twitter isn’t that big of an issue. I can tweet from phone, try not to use on laptop. #kidlitchat
2:07 am KrissiDallas: GRR, I KNOW!! RT @skodobah: everyone on FB sends mafia threats, farm animals, and other drivel I cant stand. #kidlitchat
2:07 am amy7a: @carolgrannick I couldn’t get through everything in that amount of time! #kidlitchat
2:07 am KrisYankee: Never thought I would use Twitter, but it allows me 2 contact ppl I would NEVER have the opportunity to contact. It’s a lifeline #kidlitchat
2:08 am elanaroth: I also use Facebook for my actual friends, and Twitter more professionally. #kidlitchat
2:08 am tia_bowman: RT @skodobah: @MyraMcEntire Besides, everyone on FB sends mafia threats, farm animals, and other drivel I can’t stand. #kidlitchat
2:08 am skodobah: If I had Twitter, my blog, and red wine, I would be a happy camper. Oh wait, that’s what I have right now! #kidlitchat
2:08 am PattyJMurphy: @debbieohi: I always knew you were a social butterfly… #kidlitchat
2:08 am EgmontUSA: It sure does help that tweeting’s part of of my job responsibility, though. #kidlitchat
2:08 am emilytastic: Has anyone else found it harder to unplug since getting an iphone/palm pre/blackberry/similar device? I check twitter in bed. #kidlitchat
2:08 am SuePinto: Can also be overwhelming to find what is best for me to follow. My comp. is on while parent/clean/paint/laundry/make dinner etc #kidlitchat
2:08 am bonnieadamson: @lyonmartin Sounds vry efficient. Are you talking to roughly the same groups? Or dies each platform have its own group? #kidlitchat
2:08 am debbieohi: I have to remind myself: tweeting/posting about writing is not the same thing as actually WRITING. #kidlitchat
2:08 am sharifwrites: Of all my online activites, I spend the most time on Twitter and Blogger (not just posting, but commenting on other blogs). #kidlitchat
2:08 am amy7a: RT @skodobah: If I had Twitter, my blog, and red wine, I would be a happy camper. Oh wait, thats what I have right now! #kidlitchat
2:08 am crcook: Still trying to identify which parts of me I want online, and how to best share it. Often feel I have split personality! #kidlitchat
2:08 am juliadevillers: Timely topic. I’m about to start a new blog as I move overseas- writing/travel. Debating how often I’ll post. #kidlitchat
2:08 am elanaroth: @emilytastic YES. I’m always staring at a screen…. #kidlitchat
2:09 am comagrrl: RT @KrisYankee: Never thought I would use Twitter, but it allows me 2 contact ppl I would NEVER have the opportunity to contact. It’s a lifeline #kidlitchat
2:09 am skodobah: @KrisYankee Exactly. The social networking opps. are endless w/Twitter. #kidlitchat
2:09 am MyraMcEntire: @skodobah FB makes me crazy. #kidlitchat
2:09 am debbieohi: @PattyJMurphy Heh. I’ve always been a big fan of online communities, so it’s especially challenging! #kidlitchat
2:09 am KrissiDallas: There definitely comes a time where a writer has to shut down or limit internet usage to get work done! #kidlitchat
2:09 am carolgrannick: @debbieohi Absolutely. #kidlitchat
2:09 am AssassinGrl: . @debbieohi dump everything except twitter. How long can 140 characters take? #kidlitchat
2:09 am laurielyoung: Yes! RT @emilytastic: Has anyone else found it harder to unplug since getting an iphone/palm pre/blackberry/similar device? #kidlitchat
2:09 am AudryT: LinkedIn = Fairly useless. FB = Friendship vehicle only (for me). Twitter = All in one! Ning = If I had more time. #kidlitchat
2:09 am dlschubert: So ur saying we’re not ur friends? @elanaroth I also use Facebook for my actual friends, and Twitter more professionally. #kidlitchat
2:09 am HeleneBoudreau: I block 95% of applications on Facebook. Don’t need farm chores on top of everything else. #kidlitchat
2:09 am skodobah: @MyraMcEntire LOL! Water this green patch, okay? #kidlitchat
2:09 am tia_bowman: @emilytastic My comp is right next to my bed. It’s hard to roll over and go to sleep w so much going on on the net. #kidlitchat
2:09 am emilytastic: @elanaroth I have been known to join #YAlitchat or #kidlitchat from a bus stop. It’s either awesome or horrible. #kidlitchat
2:09 am bonnieadamson: @debbieohi Had that epiphany today–I can be a well-organized networker . . . or I can write and draw. #kidlitchat
2:09 am EgmontUSA: @emilytastic Yes! #kidlitchat
2:09 am PattyJMurphy: RT @EgmontUSA: It sure does help that tweetings part of of my job responsibility, though. <<Lucky you:) #kidlitchat
2:09 am jeanie_w: So true RT @KrissiDallas: There comes a time where a writer has to shut down or limit internet usage to get work done! #kidlitchat
2:09 am gregpincus: Hey, I’m brutal in my blog reading – if you’ve got a long post and it’s not my cup of tea, I won’t finish. Nothing personal. #kidlitchat
2:10 am shimes06: my new mantra RT @debbieohi: I have to remind myself: tweeting/posting about writing is not the same thing as actually WRITING. #kidlitchat
2:10 am KatGirl_Studio: I also tend to write only between 11:30-3am and on weekends because i spend my work day illustrating. #kidlitchat
2:10 am nkrell: @emilytastic I’m not quite there yet. I don’t check Twit while in bed. I check it BEFORE I go to bed. #kidlitchat
2:10 am YolaRamunno: Everytime I go on fb anymore my computer shuts down so I have been avoiding it. #kidlitchat
2:10 am debbieohi: @AssassinGrl Sure, just 140 characters. That’s all. #kidlitchat
2:10 am lyonmartin: @BonnieAdamson There is some cross over. Twitter is mainly kid lit friends. #kidlitchat
2:10 am KrissiDallas: I stay VERY connected with teens, though.. and teens are not on Twitter nearly as much as FB & Myspace. #kidlitchat
2:10 am MyraMcEntire: Trying to stick to 3 blogposts a week. We’ll see what happens once revisions start. Can’t read as many as I’d like, though. #kidlitchat
2:10 am elanaroth: To be productive, I often go sit in coffeeshops w/out my laptop charger, so that I limit internet usage as not to drain battery. #kidlitchat
2:10 am gregpincus: @emilytastic It is certainly harder for me to unplug when I can connect so easily. #kidlitchat
2:10 am sharifwrites: @YolaRamunno A year ago I thought it was a fad. Then after joining I experienced direct contact w/people in the industry. #kidlitchat
2:10 am amy7a: I have days when I have to get drawings done–and I just can’t let myself check anything. Email, twitter, blogs, all off limit. #kidlitchat
2:10 am carolgrannick: I head out w/o computer. RT @KrissiDallas: There comes a time [when we] must shut down or limit internet usage to get work done #kidlitchat
2:10 am tinahoggatt: Hey folk. Crazy to see the tweetstream unfold with all of you. I tweet for work as well as me and tweet 4 both @ the same time. #kidlitchat
2:10 am bonnieadamson: @Glutton_In_LA Yep–I sorta skipped right over FB. Only now starting to blog. #kidlitchat
2:10 am jasonashlock: good friend and LOST fanatic @hroot is on a panel tomorrow at #dbw. Topic is children’s lit. Follow that confab w/ #dbwya #kidlitchat
2:10 am KrisYankee: Bloggin for me is so spotty. Need to commit to doing it more, but would really rather be writing my own stuff – manuscripts #kidlitchat
2:10 am SuePinto: What do agents, authors find most useful and reference the most when working; checking on possible client etc.? #kidlitchat
2:10 am emilytastic: @tia_bowman I know what you mean, you feel like there’s a whole other word in the machine! If I’m asleep, my Aussies are awake! #kidlitchat
2:10 am debbieohi: @bonnieadamson So how are you coping with it? Are you culling # networks or amount of time? #kidlitchat
2:10 am juliadevillers: @emilytastic Yes! My iPhone makes me check FB and twitter relentlessly. Wondering what the new Mac tablet will do to me. #kidlitchat
2:10 am adamselzer: When the kidlit speakeasy was open nightly last year, I pretty much lived there. #kidlitchat
2:10 am elanaroth: @dlschubert Kinda? I only friend people on Facebook I’ve met IRL. It does include writers from conferences sometimes. #kidlitchat
2:11 am AudryT: @gregpincus I skim a lot of blogs; can’t commit to a full read unless I feel it’s worth the time. #kidlitchat
2:11 am skodobah: FB for high school chums, neighbors… Twitter for colleagues. #kidlitchat
2:11 am debbieohi: @elanaroth Coffeeshops used to be good that way, but now they all have free Wifi! #kidlitchat
2:11 am KOrtizzle: If I want zero internet distraction, I go somewhere that doesn’t have wifi. #kidlitchat
2:11 am tinahoggatt: By this I mean I create a block of time for twitter both to check & follow and to tweet. #kidlitchat
2:11 am tia_bowman: @emilytastic Exactly! People in other time zones are awake and updating-I’m missing it if I’m asleep! haha #kidlitchat
2:11 am randilin: @inkyelbows #kidlitchat Twitter, Facebook and a general blog and I’m done who has time for more
2:11 am KrissiDallas: I have to admit that my iPhone does NOT help the addiction – I’ve got a comp on me at all times. #kidlitchat
2:11 am jeanie_w: Me too RT @gregpincus: I’m brutal in my blog reading – if you’ve got a long post and it’s not my cup of tea, I won’t finish. #kidlitchat
2:11 am YolaRamunno: @sharifwrites I agree. I remember commenting that it sounded sort of stupid. Now that I see its benefits I have to eat my words. #kidlitchat
2:11 am emilytastic: @KrisYankee I’m that way, too. I keep trying to find relevant topics to blog about, and then decide to focus on ms instead. #kidlitchat
2:11 am crcook: Exactly RT @bonnieadamson: @debbieohi Had that epiphany today–I can be a well-organized networker, or I can write and draw #kidlitchat
2:11 am dlschubert: I also love that the 140-character limit has made me a more economical writer. #thankyoutwitter #kidlitchat
2:11 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat. I’ve been away from Twitter for a long time because of all the hacking and went to FB. Online social needs now met at both
2:11 am MyraMcEntire: From non #kidlitchat – er RT @UC_SID: … I agree w/ you about laying off FB and being on Twitter much more. Loves me some Twitter!
2:11 am ninaberry: I deliberately dont have WiFi at home. So while writing on couch w/laptop, no internet access. More work gets done that way! #kidlitchat
2:11 am KatGirl_Studio: @skodobah ya I do the same thing #kidlitchat
2:11 am carolgrannick: @debbieohi @bonnieadamson Good advice from @gregpincus this week helped me begin culling and sorting. It helps. #kidlitchat
2:11 am comagrrl: @gregpincus Me too. Sometimes I feel ashamed…for five minutes. #kidlitchat
2:11 am bonnieadamson: @debbieohi Trying to block oout “working days”–but feel very disconnected when I return online after coupla days. #kidlitchat
2:12 am debbieohi: For blog-reading, I rely HEAVILY on Google Reader & NetNewsWire. I skim a ton of headlines & choose which posts to read. #kidlitchat
2:12 am elanaroth: @debbieohi Well, I use the wifi. I just don’t constantly reload Twitter or websites because browsers suck power fast. #kidlitchat
2:12 am skodobah: Blogging has really taken off for me. #kidlitchat
2:12 am EgmontUSA: @elanaroth I’m with you. I don’t accept FB friend requests from people I don’t know. #kidlitchat
2:12 am sharifwrites: @KrissiDallas These chats are extremely useful. #kidlitchat
2:12 am nkrell: RT @skodobah: FB for high school chums, neighbors… Twitter for colleagues. #kidlitchat
2:12 am KateMessner: @adamselzer Adam! Congrats on I KISSED A ZOMBIE & I LIKED IT’s release today!! #kidlitchat
2:12 am elanaroth: If it’s not in my Google Reader, I don’t read it. #kidlitchat
2:12 am ACRead: RT @inkyelbows: #kidlitchat on NOW. TOPIC: With the ever-growing array of communities, sites, chats, etc. online, how do you manage your time?
2:12 am amy7a: RT @sharifwrites: @KrissiDallas These chats are extremely useful. ((Yes! #kidlitchat
2:12 am carolgrannick: @debbieohi Uh-oh. Now I’m going to check out NetNewsWire! #kidlitchat
2:12 am MyraMcEntire: @skodobah Here’s a hug!! And have you seen my cow!! Lol! #kidlitchat
2:12 am shimes06: RT @nkrell: RT @skodobah: FB for high school chums, neighbors… Twitter for colleagues. #kidlitchat
2:12 am emilytastic: @dlschubert I got that from my training in poetry. But Twitter definitely encourages sparse writing. #kidlitchat
2:12 am lyonmartin: Had no internet on Sunday afternoon. Edited 6 chapters on WIP. #kidlitchat Couldn’t do that when Twittering.
2:12 am adamselzer: @KateMessner Thanks, Kate! #kidlitchat
2:12 am SheviStories: I like connecting w/writers on Facebook & the SCBWI site. Twitter does almost nothing for me. Rarely blog. #kidlitchat
2:13 am KrissiDallas: I do think social networking is UBER-important… but just like anything else needs balance and moderation… #kidlitchat
2:13 am loniedwards: I block almost all of the apps on FB also. Those are a huge time sink #kidlitchat
2:13 am skodobah: I schedule evenings 4 blog post writing and WIPs. It’s copywriting hell during the day. #kidlitchat
2:13 am debbieohi: @bonnieadamson Because I do a daily publishing news column for Writersmarket.com, I can’t disconnect from the ‘net that long. #kidlitchat
2:13 am crcook: speaking of, need to get kids in bed so I can write. Look forward to transcripts, wish I had more insight to share #kidlitchat
2:13 am dlschubert: @elanaroth Just giving you a hard time-totally get where ur coming from, though I do consider some folks on Twitter friends. #kidlitchat
2:13 am PattyJMurphy: @adamselzer: Shouldn’t you be at some release party? Congratulations! #kidlitchat
2:13 am tia_bowman: Google reader is AMAZING for when I only have a little bit of time. Pick and choose what to read in about a min. #kidlitchat
2:13 am KrisYankee: RT @KrissiDallas: I do think social networking is UBER-important… but just like anything else needs balance & moderation #kidlitchat
2:13 am skodobah: @MyraMcEntire Ha! I’m in need of five sheep for my farm. #kidlitchat
2:13 am KrissiDallas: I agree-I follow most everyone I meet here! RT @sharifwrites: @KrissiDallas These chats are extremely useful. #kidlitchat
2:13 am shimes06: I’m not the only one then? RT @EgmontUSA: @elanaroth Im with you. I dont accept FB friend requests from people I dont know. #kidlitchat
2:13 am debbieohi: @carolgrannick NetNewsWire has quirks, but I love the smartlists feature. I use a combo of Google Reader and NetNewsWire. #kidlitchat
2:13 am HeleneBoudreau: twitter is so ‘in the moment’, facebook allows for more ongoing discussion, imho #kidlitchat
2:13 am tinahoggatt: @loniedwards I hear you #kidlitchat
2:14 am bonnieadamson: I’m not on message boards much at all anymore–anyone else? #kidlitchat
2:14 am paulgreci: I blog when I take breaks from my writing. Just have to make sure I don’t take too many breaks:-) #kidlitchat
2:14 am carolgrannick: @debbieohi You do an amazing number of things – and do them well! And we all benefit! #kidlitchat
2:14 am skodobah: I tweet for others, too, so I’m on Twitter more than usual. #kidlitchat
2:14 am SheviStories: Had no problem balancing the Net with NaNoWriMo. Writing came first, & when I’m into it, I don’t want to stop. #kidlitchat
2:14 am adamselzer: @PattyJMurphy 7 books in and never had one of those so far! I need a reality show or something. #kidlitchat
2:14 am bonnieadamson: @crcook G’night! Thanks for stopping in. #kidlitchat
2:14 am amy7a: RT @bonnieadamson: Im not on message boards much at all anymore–anyone else? Me either, sadly. #kidlitchat
2:14 am carolgrannick: Good idea: RT @paulgreci: I blog when I take breaks from my writing. Just have to make sure I dont take too many breaks:-) #kidlitchat
2:14 am HeleneBoudreau: @bonnieadamson I still love my verla kay blueboard fix #kidlitchat
2:14 am debbieohi: @tia_bowman I agree. Google Reader saves a ton of time for blog-reading. I subscribe to a TON of blogs. #kidlitchat
2:14 am KrisYankee: @bonnieadamson I joined blueboards, but have not devoted any time to them. Really need to, but so much else to do #kidlitchat
2:14 am jeanie_w: Me neither RT @bonnieadamson: I’m not on message boards much at all anymore–anyone else? #kidlitchat
2:14 am JennBailey: I tell workshoppers, Social Networks are Tools. When you are done with your work, put your tools AWAY! #kidlitchat
2:15 am nkrell: @loniedwards I am proud to say, I’ve never played Farmville. (That’s the right name, isn’t it?) #kidlitchat
2:15 am dlschubert: @elanaroth Also, I’m not on FB – it’s just Twitter, email, and my blog. #kidlitchat
2:15 am yachicka: my New Year’s resolution is LESS time online #kidlitchat
2:15 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat. I always have access to Twitter/fb/etc, but schedule breaks for it like I do for eating.
2:15 am debbieohi: @carolgrannick Aw, thanks. #kidlitchat
2:15 am edithcohn: The only way I can get any writing done is to turn on Freedom which shuts off the Internet on my Mac #kidlitchat
2:15 am KatGirl_Studio: I like the feed of information twitter provides, I get to stay up to date on industry stuff without actually searching for info #kidlitchat
2:15 am tinahoggatt: @JennBailey this is a great way to frame that issue #kidlitchat
2:15 am debbieohi: RT @JennBailey: I tell workshoppers, Social Networks are Tools. When you are done with your work, put your tools AWAY! #kidlitchat
2:15 am dorothiar: I was skeptical about twitter. I use twitter to connect or share info on illustrating/writing. FB for friends. This is fast! #kidlitchat
2:15 am loniedwards: @debbieohi @carolgrannick I’ve been using google reader a lot to keep up with my fav blogs #kidlitchat
2:15 am KrissiDallas: @SheviStories So true! When you’re in that all-consuming writing “zone,” not even internet can distract you! #kidlitchat
2:15 am skodobah: I can never seem to update my Goodreads page. #kidlitchat
2:15 am peg366: RT @JennBailey: I tell workshoppers, Social Networks are Tools. When you are done with your work, put your tools AWAY! #kidlitchat
2:15 am jennymckmoss: For future ref: How do I check for topic? #kidlitchat
2:15 am bonnieadamson: @Glutton_In_LA I hear you-I find FB harder to control, anyway. #kidlitchat
2:15 am comagrrl: @bonnieadamson *raises hand* I think I still post on two message boards. #kidlitchat
2:15 am sybir: Agreed! RT @KOrtizzle: If I want zero internet distraction, I go somewhere that doesn’t have wifi. #kidlitchat
2:15 am PattyJMurphy: @adamselzer: Then, I guess YOU need to arrange them:) Every book is as special as the last. #kidlitchat
2:16 am AudryT: Writing comes first; then life (like paying bills); then the internet. The order never changes, ever. #kidlitchat
2:16 am andreacoventry: @gregpincus I am the same way w/ a lot of my online reading & try to remember when I write #kidlitchat
2:16 am tia_bowman: @bonnieadamson i feel message boards are easily a negative place, it only takes 1 bad apple. I avoid them and the stress. #kidlitchat
2:16 am sharifwrites: @bonnieadamson I’m a BlueBoarder, and that’s it for message boards. #kidlitchat
2:16 am debbieohi: @bonnieadamson I’m enjoying FB a lot more now that I’m finally using their Lists feature. #kidlitchat
2:16 am YolaRamunno: If I am away from my computer, I am away from everything. I don’t access anything via a cell phone. #kidlitchat
2:16 am elanaroth: I’m not totally addicted. There are days when I’m barely on Twitter at all. #kidlitchat
2:16 am lyonmartin: Me too! RT @HeleneBoudreau: @bonnieadamson I still love my verla kay blueboard fix #kidlitchat
2:16 am DaphneUn: I have two Facebook accounts — one for personal friends and contacts, and one for authors and people I don’t know. #kidlitchat
2:16 am gregpincus: Agreed! RT @debbieohi: Google Reader saves a ton of time for blog-reading. I subscribe to a TON of blogs. #kidlitchat
2:16 am ninaberry: Me three. RT@jeanie_w: Me neither RT @bonnieadamson: I’m not on message boards much at all anymore–anyone else? #kidlitchat
2:16 am andybrokaw: My life changed when I got a net-enabled phone. It’s all I use for blog reading, Twitter, and FB. My family hates it. #kidlitchat
2:16 am mayabidaya: me neither though i think some are great RT @bonnieadamson: I’m not on message boards much at all anymore–anyone else? #kidlitchat
2:16 am laurielyoung: great adv RT @JennBailey: I tell workshoppers, Social Networks are Tools. When you are done with your work, put your tools AWAY! #kidlitchat
2:17 am amy7a: Wish I could! I need my home computer! RT @KOrtizzle: If I want zero internet distraction, I go somewhere that doesnt have wifi. #kidlitchat
2:17 am edithcohn: gr8 advice! RT @JennBailey I tell workshoppers Social Networks are Tools. When you are done with your work, put your tools AWAY! #kidlitchat
2:17 am KrisYankee: @elanaroth Yeah, me too, but then I feel like I’ve missed so much. It’s hard to keep up with everyone. #kidlitchat
2:17 am loniedwards: Same here @KrisYankee @bonnieadamson I joined blueboards, but have not devoted any time to them. #kidlitchat
2:17 am cheboricuas: @KrissiDallas same problem here. Having the culprit at hand doesn’t help with the addiction. #kidlitchat
2:17 am KrissiDallas: @elanaroth Me, too… some days there is more to say on Twit, some days not so much… #kidlitchat
2:17 am adamselzer: Warning: talk about books/publishing/releases with me is probably not wise tonight. I get bitter sometimes But here I am on #kidlitchat
2:17 am MyraMcEntire: When I have undivided time – it’s nothing but writing. Right now, I have a 3YO snuggled in asleep beside me. #multitask #kidlitchat
2:17 am skodobah: Message boards make me crazy. MESSage boards – the truth lies in the name! #kidlitchat
2:17 am emilytastic: @tia_bowman Me too! All it takes is one melodramatic response to turn a critique into an internet shitstorm. #kidlitchat
2:17 am AudryT: Based on what everyone is saying, it sounds like Google Reader is worth checking out. #kidlitchat
2:17 am gregpincus: @comagrrl No shame or guilt here. I know I’ll read the same blogger again, prolly cuz I’ll skip a different blogger another day #kidlitchat
2:17 am KOrtizzle: @amy7a Give your ethernet cord to someone for a few hrs. #kidlitchat
2:17 am dlschubert: @KOrtizzle You mean you travel to outer space? #kidlitchat
2:17 am tinahoggatt: I have not engaged in following blogs as much as I would if I could manage better. Google Reader! #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
2:17 am elanaroth: @KrisYankee You have to be able to declare bankruptcy with these things. #kidlitchat
2:17 am joswartz: @ninaberry @BonnieAdamson me four. I have been loving twitter much more for getting to know fellow writers. #kidlitchat
2:17 am bonnieadamson: @skodobah Hee. #kidlitchat
2:18 am LisaDez: @elanaroth But even if I just pop in on twitter “for a minute,” six hours later I’m still sitting there. Ugh! #kidlitchat
2:18 am HeleneBoudreau: I use http://www1.k9webprotection.com/ (free parental control program) to block my time online in order to work. Sad, I know… #kidlitchat
2:18 am laurielyoung: @AudryT I applaud you for sticking to your order of importance. I am not as disciplined . . . #kidlitchat
2:18 am debbieohi: @gregpincus I enjoyed your blog post about cleaning up one’s Facebook stream, Greg. #kidlitchat
2:18 am comagrrl: Gotta give a shout-out to Verla’s aka blueboards #kidlitchat
2:18 am moondustwriter: RT @skodobah: FB for high school chums, neighbors… Twitter for colleagues. #kidlitchat
2:18 am amy7a: @KOrtizzle Never thought of that!! #kidlitchat
2:18 am mayabidaya: i have a fb fanpage for my new book and it’s super exciting RT @DaphneUn I have two Facebook accounts…. #kidlitchat
2:18 am PattyJMurphy: @adamselzer Sorry. I was congratulating you. It won’t happen again. #kidlitchat
2:18 am KOrtizzle: @dlschubert lol basically. but then prob is putting the blackberry away #kidlitchat
2:18 am SheviStories: The siren call of the Net pulls me when I have to do things I don’t like–but not writing. I love writing! #kidlitchat
2:18 am shimes06: happily I’ve managed to avoid the time sucking traps that are farmville aquarium mafia wars etc #kidlitchat
2:18 am skodobah: DING! Done w/chat. Have family stuff to do. #kidlitchat
2:18 am andybrokaw: What I type about on FB is different from my tweets. My fb friends are from real life, most of my Twitter friends are writers. #kidlitchat
2:18 am loniedwards: @DaphneUn With the new privacy settings though can’t you just combine the 2accounts? Seems like it would be a hassle having 2. #kidlitchat
2:18 am gregpincus: @jennymckmoss You can always look at @kidlitchat – it tweets the topic at the start of the chat. #kidlitchat
2:18 am carolgrannick: @HeleneBoudreau No, not sad. Good idea! #kidlitchat
2:18 am KrisYankee: @elanaroth Yes, I know. If I tried to keep up, I’d be 100 pounds, stinky, and disgusting since I would never leave the computer. #kidlitchat
2:19 am KatGirl_Studio: wow I guess I’m just still highly self disciplined from school #kidlitchat
2:19 am MyraMcEntire: Can you comment from Google Reader? Pardon the ignorance. #kidlitchat
2:19 am DaphneUn: Google Reader is the only way I read blogs. It helps to have one place I need to go to see what I follow. #kidlitchat
2:19 am yachicka: RT @comagrrl: Gotta give a shout-out to Verlas aka blueboards #kidlitchat
2:19 am bonnieadamson: @joswartz I do think the connections on Twitter seem more real. I tell people “Twitter doesn’t lie.” #kidlitchat
2:19 am LisaDez: @moondustwriter Authorhood takes everything over. FB used to be for my day job and twitter for writing. Not anymore. #kidlitchat
2:19 am KrisYankee: @skodobah Bye, Julie! #kidlitchat
2:19 am KOrtizzle: @amy7a I used to do that a few yrs ago before my laptop-for studying..gave to my roomie and she thought i was nuts but it worked #kidlitchat
2:19 am PatEsden: Facebook = sharing news/ w family and friends. Twitter = motivation and connecting w/ fellow writers via/ writing dates and chat #kidlitchat
2:19 am elanaroth: A minor confession: I like that Twitter is always on because there’s always someone to talk to. #kidlitchat
2:19 am AudryT: RT TOPIC: With the ever-growing array of communities, sites, chats, etc. online, how do you manage your time? #kidlitchat
2:19 am dlschubert: @Joyce_Lansky Hah! #kidlitchat
2:19 am nkrell: RT @KrisYankee: @elanaroth Yes, I know. If I tried to keep up, I’d be 100 pounds, stinky, and disgusting since I would never leave the computer. #kidlitchat
2:19 am DDHearn: RT @joswartz: @ninaberry @BonnieAdamson me four. I have been loving twitter much more for getting to know fellow writers. #kidlitchat
2:19 am debbieohi: Those on Facebook should check out the post @GregPincus wrote: http://bit.ly/bxScAi #kidlitchat
2:19 am adamselzer: @PattyJMurphy No hard feelings! Release days are stressful affairs for me. I shouldn’t be snapping @ people, though. #kidlitchat
2:19 am joswartz: #kidlitchat It has been great getting to know agents and editors too through twitter. Hardly ever at Verla Kays anymore. 
2:19 am moondustwriter: balancing networking and writing is a daily challenge. My iphone has a will of its own #kidlitchat
2:20 am andybrokaw: @AudryT I love Google reader. #kidlitchat
2:20 am YolaRamunno: @DaphneUn That is smart. I wish I did that with friends and acquaintances. #kidlitchat
2:20 am emilytastic: @elanaroth Confession: I feel the same way. #kidlitchat
2:20 am peg366: RT @elanaroth: A minor confession: I like that Twitter is always on because theres always someone to talk to. Me, too. #kidlitchat
2:20 am jennymckmoss: @gregpincus Thanks! #kidlitchat
2:20 am jemifraser: I’d like to know too! RT @MyraMcEntire: Can you comment from Google Reader? Pardon the ignorance. #kidlitchat
2:20 am amy7a: I love them, but it’s a time sucker!! RT @comagrrl: Gotta give a shout-out to Verlas aka blueboards #kidlitchat
2:20 am gregpincus: Thanks, @debbieohi. For those who missed it, this post shows how to block FB updates from farmville, etc: http://bit.ly/90iuqC #kidlitchat
2:20 am bonnieadamson: I like that, too. RT @elanaroth: A minor confession: I like that Twitter is always on because theres always someone to talk to. #kidlitchat
2:20 am joswartz: @bonnieadamson I agree. It is the real time thing. #kidlitchat
2:20 am DDHearn: @shimes06 I hide all those Farmville and bling things on Facebook. #kidlitchat
2:20 am laurielyoung: @elanaroth I agree. Especially nice when you work at home, alone, (I consider you all my co-workers!) #kidlitchat
2:20 am debbieohi: @elanaroth I also like Twitter because no matter what time I log in, there is ALWAYS someone writing. Inspiring! #kidlitchat
2:20 am LisaDez: @bonnieadamson I like that. Twitter doesn’t lie because who can think up a good lie fast with only 140 char. =) #kidlitchat
2:20 am carolgrannick: RT @debbieohi: Those on Facebook should check out the post @GregPincus wrote: http://bit.ly/bxScAi #kidlitchat
2:20 am AudryT: I need a way to keep track of blogs I leave comments on, other than getting email notices for every new comment after. #kidlitchat
2:20 am KatGirl_Studio: @elanaroth yes I agree! Though when I’m up writing you are all mostly in bed because of the time difference. #kidlitchat
2:21 am amy7a: Just recently discovered how to do that! RT @DDHearn: @shimes06 I hide all those Farmville and bling things on Facebook. #kidlitchat
2:21 am dlschubert: The problem w/ #kidlitchat & #yalitchat (which I’m hosting tomorrow at 3PM EST, shameless plug) is that they’re so freaking interesting!
2:21 am tinahoggatt: I use this chat to understand how Twitter builds community and to build it. FB is family & friends. < 1 hour a day #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
2:21 am joswartz: @bonnieadamson and it is easier to share stuff – randomly – you get a sense of a person and their interests #kidlitchat
2:21 am DDHearn: @andybrokaw Me too. I don’t have any of my personal friends on twitter. I leave that for FB. #kidlitchat
2:21 am mayabidaya: #kidlitchat i spent a # of yrs as a publicist and see social networks as a new form of communication that offers advantages other forms dont
2:21 am SheviStories: Just this week, my fellow writers on Facebook helped me fill a plot hole. Gotta love that! #kidlitchat
2:21 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat Twitter has been uber important for me. Got my agent because of connections from Twitter.
2:21 am bonnieadamson: @joswartz Yes, maybe that’s it. You don’t have the luxury of crafting a different persona–too fast! #kidlitchat
2:21 am LisaDez: @laurielyoung But then I don’t write at all. Sometimes just tweet for HOURS!!! #kidlitchat
2:21 am debbieohi: @AudryT There should be a way of turning off comment notifications on most blogs. #kidlitchat
2:21 am dlschubert: YES! RT @laurielyoung Especially nice when you work at home, alone, (I consider you all my co-workers!) #kidlitchat
2:21 am tinahoggatt: Can we have a moment of thanks for Lists? They allow focused following & are so valuable. #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
2:21 am TomYHowe: RT @bonnieadamson: I like that, too. RT @elanaroth: A minor confession: I like that Twitter is always on because theres always someone to talk to. #kidlitchat
2:22 am tinahoggatt: @j_ro333 You go! #kidlitchat
2:22 am laurielyoung: @LisaDez Ha! Me too! #kidlitchat
2:22 am SheviStories: Those of you who find Twitter so helpful, what’s your secret?? #kidlitchat
2:22 am nkrell: @dlschubert I hope to make it tomorrow. The time change might make it hard. Curse the carpool! #kidlitchat
2:22 am mayabidaya: #kidlitchat if you set up a fanpage on facebook, for a book, you can advertise that page to fb users using keywords, and reach strangers
2:22 am carolgrannick: I’m liking this more & more: RT @DDHearn: @andybrokaw Me too.I dont have any personal friends on twitter.I leave that for FB. #kidlitchat
2:22 am DDHearn: @AudryT I have trouble giving too much time to twitter, FB and e-mail. Need to learn to manage it better. #kidlitchat
2:22 am sharifwrites: @elanaroth I know.I was up late one night and thought to myself how cool it is that other ppl are tweeting at 3 in the morning. #kidlitchat
2:22 am HeleneBoudreau: I love my lists, but keep them hidden… #kidlitchat
2:22 am KrissiDallas: I have had opportunities come my way as a result of networking on Twitter. So the time here is well-spent in my opinion! #kidlitchat
2:22 am KrisYankee: RT @tinahoggatt: Can we have a moment of thanks for Lists? They allow focused following & are so valuable. HERE, HERE! #kidlitchat
2:22 am lyonmartin: In fact, when this chat is over, the computer is turned off and I am back to drawing book art. Deadline looms… #kidlitchat
2:22 am joswartz: @BonnieAdamson and there is the blurt factor. dangerous and fun! #kidlitchat
2:22 am juliadevillers: RT @gregpincus: Thanks, @debbieohi. For those who missed it, this post shows how to block FB updates from farmville, etc: http://bit.ly/90iuqC #kidlitchat
2:22 am bonnieadamson: @kristydempsey Hi, there! Good to see you, too! #kidlitchat
2:22 am nkrell: RT @j_ro333: #kidlitchat Twitter has been uber important for me. Got my agent because of connections from Twitter.
2:22 am tia_bowman: @jemifraser @MyraMcEntire Yes, it’s really easy to learn to use. It will also show you which ones you’ve read/comtd on. #kidlitchat
2:22 am debbieohi: @tinahoggatt I just discovered we can now add descriptions to our Twitter lists! Very helpful. #kidlitchat
2:22 am Sixtiesguy: Can I get the date and time of this chat so I can post it on my writers blog? #kidlitchat
2:23 am mayabidaya: #kidlitchat i try to reserve my personal facebook page for personal, but have a lot of work contacts on as friends
2:23 am yachicka: @gregpincus Thanks for the face book fix – I was ready to delete my account over the Farmville updates #kidlitchat
2:23 am jeanie_w: I do too. They drive me crazy otherwise. RT @DDHearn: I hide all those Farmville and bling things on Facebook. #kidlitchat
2:23 am paulgreci: Twitter Helps me connect w/other writers. Not many YA writers in Fairbanks, Alaska to hang out with. #kidlitchat
2:23 am bonnieadamson: RT @LisaDez: Twitter doesn’t lie because who can think up a good lie fast with only 140 char. =) #kidlitchat
2:23 am MyraMcEntire: Twitter will forever be my water cooler. #kidlitchat
2:23 am shimes06: the best thing about facebook and twitter is the illusion that people are interested in what I have to say! makes me happy #kidlitchat
2:23 am KrissiDallas: Not to mention the fact that other writers here provide me with GREAT encouragement when no one knows how much I need it! #kidlitchat
2:23 am DDHearn: @joswartz I signed up for Blue Book but it takes time to find interesting chats there. #kidlitchat
2:23 am LisaDez: @laurielyoung If I’m revising for my editor or doing something with a deadline, I can’t get sucked in or I’ll never get out. #kidlitchat
2:23 am debbieohi: I don’t use my Twitter lists so much for my own reading (I use Google reader) but to help others find interesting tweeps. #kidlitchat
2:23 am tinahoggatt: @Sixtiesguy anyone ever tell you you look like Henry Fonda? #kidlitchat
2:23 am amy7a: what kind of lists? RT @tinahoggatt: Can we have a moment of thanks for Lists? #kidlitchat
2:23 am bonnieadamson: @Sixtiesguy We’re here every Tues. night at 9 pm Eastern. #kidlitchat
2:24 am sheawood: @laurielyoung That’s how I look at my fellow writers on Twitter and LJ: coworkers. #kidlitchat
2:24 am KatGirl_Studio: RT @MyraMcEntire: Twitter will forever be my water cooler. #kidlitchat
2:24 am dlschubert: Amen, sista! RT @MyraMcEntire Twitter will forever be my water cooler. #kidlitchat
2:24 am AudryT: Writers spend their lives in self-built caves, so Twitter is a great way to make sure the world still exists outside! #kidlitchat
2:24 am laurielyoung: Love this! RT @MyraMcEntire: Twitter will forever be my water cooler. #kidlitchat
2:24 am tinahoggatt: See, i think the best thing about FB and Twitter is that people actually ARE interested in what you have to say #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
2:24 am LisaDez: @paulgreci Really? Thought Fairbanks would be crawling with them =) #kidlitchat
2:24 am moondustwriter: as much as networking is a challenge, I have met an incredible group of people all value to writing #kidlitchat
2:24 am KrissiDallas: LOL! Funny and true!RT @shimes06:best thing about FB and Twit is the illusion that people are interested in what I have to say! #kidlitchat
2:24 am debbieohi: re: Twitter & time away from writing. Anyone out there do scheduled tweets throughout the day via Hootsuite or a similar app? #kidlitchat
2:24 am JennBailey: Anybody playing in FourSquare? Think businesses will find it brilliant! #kidlitchat
2:24 am leewind: @j_ro333 your agent success story – b/c of a twitter connection? tell us more! #kidlitchat
2:24 am AudryT: You can put people you don’t want to follow 24/7 on a Twitter List and then just check the feed now & then. #kidlitchat
2:24 am KrisYankee: @amy7a You can create lists of your fav tweeps and then just follow their tweets. #kidlitchat
2:24 am MyraMcEntire: And #kidlitchat and #YALITCHAT my conference calls!!!
2:25 am jemifraser: @tia_bowman Thanks! Sounds like a time saver for sure – I’ll have to check it out! #kidlitchat
2:25 am MissusM: I tweet at the full time job and keep the Internet off at night, except when there are chats like #kidlitchat
2:25 am Nightwolfwriter: @elanaroth wish I could have Twitter at work, but don’t think the client would appreciate it. (joys of being a gov.contractor. #kidlitchat
2:25 am bonnieadamson: @joswartz The “blurt factor”–I like that! #kidlitchat
2:25 am DDHearn: @SheviStories Glad it helped, Shevi. I feel sorry for your poor character if she goes through what I did in high school. #kidlitchat
2:25 am elanaroth: @JennBailey I love FourSquare. #kidlitchat
2:25 am loniedwards: RT @KrissiDallas: LOL! Funny and true!RT @shimes06:best thing about FB and Twit is the illusion that people are interested in what I have to say! #kidlitchat
2:25 am Sixtiesguy: Literary agent agrees to judge query contest with request for full to winner. MG & YA http://bit.ly/7mWMe8 #kidlitchat
2:25 am ErinDealey: Fb=fam & friends (editors&writing pals included) Twitter=motivation, connecting w/ fellow writers, librarians, teachers, editors #kidlitchat
2:25 am amy7a: @KrisYankee Oh–I’ve seen that button. Haven’t explored them yet. #kidlitchat
2:25 am nkrell: @KrissiDallas I know what you mean about encouragement. Sometimes, I think my hubby thinks I’m crazy when I’m in ‘the zone!’ #kidlitchat
2:25 am debbieohi: I’ve been scheduling some tweets but am considering not doing this anymore. People assume I’m available to answer DMs. #kidlitchat
2:25 am moondustwriter: RT @peg366: RT @elanaroth: A minor confession: I like that Twitter is always on because theres always someone to talk to. Me, too. #kidlitchat
2:26 am elanaroth: @Nightwolfwriter That’s what smart phones are for! #kidlitchat
2:26 am gregpincus: @Sixtiesguy #kidlitchat is every Tuesday night at 9 PM Eastern.
2:26 am lyonmartin: Oops forgot #kidlitchat FB Fan Page vs. FB personal page. Fan page has 3 times the number of followers.
2:26 am YolaRamunno: RT @leewind: @j_ro333 your agent success story – b/c of a twitter connection? tell us more! Yes, interesting. #kidlitchat
2:26 am KrisYankee: @amy7a I’ve got several that I created. It’s good when you just want to see certain people. #kidlitchat
2:26 am chantalkirkland: RT @elanaroth: @Nightwolfwriter That’s what smart phones are for! #kidlitchat Yes.
2:26 am KrissiDallas: @ErinDealey I definitely receive a lot of motivation on Twitter-seeing other people plunging through some of the same obstacles! #kidlitchat
2:26 am gregpincus: @yachicka You’re welcome. You’ll like FB much more now, I suspect! #kidlitchat
2:26 am HeleneBoudreau: @leewind i *stalked* my agent on twitter & saw a tweet that she was about to offer rep to someone. Got the e-mail seconds later. #kidlitchat
2:26 am dlschubert: @amy7a Look on my Twitter page and you’ll see two lists: writers and agents, et al, to get an idea. #kidlitchat
2:27 am mayabidaya: #kidlitchat i do minimal (but some) networking on twitter… but more track news and cultural items on here… which is important for work
2:27 am lyonmartin: @elanaroth my phone is smarter than I am, I can’t figure out how to tweet. #kidlitchat
2:27 am cheriwilliams: Ugh. Being pulled away from #kidlitchat again
2:27 am elanaroth: I’ve never found a client through Twitter (yet) but I like to encourage my writers to USE it. #kidlitchat
2:27 am tinahoggatt: Brooklyn Art Museum has adapted FourSquare http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/foursquare/ #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
2:27 am Sixtiesguy: @BonnieAdamson @gregpincus Thanks for the info. This is perfect. I’ll list it on my writers blog. #kidlitchat
2:27 am HeleneBoudreau: @gregpincus so…kind of a ‘twitter success story’ #kidlitchat
2:27 am elanaroth: @lyonmartin Well, you need to have a throw down and show that phone who’s boss. #kidlitchat
2:27 am tia_bowman: @HeleneBoudreau That’s so awesome! #kidlitchat
2:27 am LisaDez: @KrissiDallas It’s also fun to share your news with people who get it =) #kidlitchat
2:27 am KrisYankee: RT @KrissiDallas I definitely receive motivation on Twitter-seeing other people plunging through the same obstacles AGREE! #kidlitchat
2:27 am loniedwards: @AudryT Thanks for the info about lists. Didn’t realize that is how they work. I’ll have to look into more. #kidlitchat
2:27 am DDHearn: @jeanie_w I do admit that I’m doing Hatchlings Hope my friends will just hide it on their home pages. It’s a good place marker. #kidlitchat
2:27 am nkrell: RT @HeleneBoudreau: @leewind i *stalked* my agent on twitter & saw a tweet that she was about to offer rep to someone. Got the e-mail seconds later. #kidlitchat
2:27 am chantalkirkland: too bad RT @elanaroth: I’ve never found a client through Twitter (yet) but I like to encourage my writers to USE it. #kidlitchat
2:27 am SheviStories: @DDHearn The book’s semi-autobiographical, but I tone it down a bit. It’s still painful. Painfully funny, though. #kidlitchat
2:28 am sharifwrites: @KrissiDallas I love it when other writers tweet about the process, from research to editing. Learn other people’s processes. #kidlitchat
2:28 am sybir: RT @dlschubert: YES! RT @laurielyoung Especially nice when you work at home, alone, (I consider you all my co-workers!) #kidlitchat
2:28 am debbieohi: Important to figure out your goals re: using social media. @GregPincus has a good post: http://bit.ly/77dae4 #kidlitchat
2:28 am DDHearn: @debbieohi I still don’t quite get what twitter lists are for. I’m listed, but don’t have a clue why. #kidlitchat
2:28 am elanaroth: My clients also like to talk to each other on Twitter, in front of me, about me. #kidlitchat
2:28 am gregpincus: @HeleneBoudreau there are multiple twitter success stories, from small to large, from personal to professional, too #kidlitchat
2:28 am bonnieadamson: @Sixtiesguy Thanks! Glad you found us. #kidlitchat
2:28 am emilytastic: I love that anytime I post my writerly woes or accomplishments, I get instant encouragement from my tweeps. #kidlitchat
2:28 am YolaRamunno: @HeleneBoudreau neat! That’s something I wish for. #kidlitchat
2:28 am DDHearn: RT @shimes06: the best thing about facebook and twitter is the illusion that people are interested in what I have to say! #kidlitchat
2:40 am sockers: RT @adamselzer: Never post anything on twitter or facebook that you wouldn’t want to come out in your trial. #kidlitchat
2:40 am WriterRoss: @Shelltex Thank you. I did NOT know that. #kidlitchat
2:41 am andybrokaw: Darnit, dinner dinged. My husband came home Way Too Late for a chat night. So, toodles, #kidlitchat I’ll see you next week!
2:41 am KrisYankee: @nkrell : ) Love the just say no! #kidlitchat
2:41 am leewind: @KrissiDallas Ooh, I just wanna make an infomercial style video (from Hawaii) on time mgmt. skills now! But no time! #kidlitchat
2:41 am tinahoggatt: @joswartz Yes! #kidlitchat
2:41 am lyonmartin: @gregpincus A TIMER is a wonderful thing. I have alarms set on my phone to remind me to do things on time. #kidlitchat
2:41 am YolaRamunno: @gregpincus: I remember someone mentioning an egg timer. I plan on getting one of those. #kidlitchat
2:41 am AuthoressAnon: I also love the STRONG connection among authors, both aspiring and published, on Twitter. Not to be sneezed at! #kidlitchat
2:41 am Gwenda: Time management: If you prioritize what’s important, everything will drift into manageable time spaces. Worked for me anyway. #kidlitchat
2:41 am KrissiDallas: True! Found people I respect & some not so much!RT @karenrivers:really helpful to see agents personalities through their tweets. #kidlitchat
2:41 am lchardesty: @gregpincus Kathleen Duey recommended checking the work offline option at SCBWI FL conf. #kidlitchat
2:41 am MyraMcEntire: RT @gregpincus: Can we take a step back and return to TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS? Anyone have other good ones? #kidlitchat
2:41 am Shelltex: @WriterRoss You’re welcome. I’ve had to untag myself a few times. Some fiends from high school get a little carried away. #kidlitchat
2:41 am LisaDez: @AudryT I know some soon to be pubbed authors in San Diego. Not too far… #kidlitchat
2:41 am mayabidaya: you can remove those tags yourself @WriterRoss I do wish people would ask if I want to be tagged in a photo ….. Shy! #kidlitchat
2:41 am emilytastic: I disguise my distractions as “research.” Reading about chupacabras on Wikipedia? Watching Intervention on A&E? All research. #kidlitchat
2:41 am dlschubert: @LisaDez Yes, in fact, I am. I was just making an observation. #kidlitchat
2:41 am debbieohi: @gregpincus re: time management. As you said in one of your blog posts, having a clear idea of your goals helps prioritize time. #kidlitchat
2:42 am carolgrannick: Like this for anything: tweeting, life, writing: RT @joswartz: tweet as though you have a loving audience that you love too. #kidlitchat
2:42 am Gwenda: Except for times when you overcommit and go a little crazy. But that’s okay too–I shove the Web aside entirely during those. #kidlitchat
2:42 am lyonmartin: My computer is set to speak the time every hour. Good reminder to be productive. Can shorten intervals, too. #kidlitchat
2:42 am KOrtizzle: Time management: do you want more friends online or do you want an agent/to sell your book? Comes down to will power. #kidlitchat
2:42 am AuthoressAnon: RT @karenrivers:really helpful to see agents personalities through their tweets. {agreed! helped me formulate part of my list} #kidlitchat
2:42 am WriterRoss: Time Management: I have to hold a carrot before me and tell myself when I can internet and when I must focus on my work. #kidlitchat
2:42 am karenrivers: Yes! RT @emilytastic: Reading about chupacabras on Wikipedia? Watching Intervention on A&E? All research. #kidlitchat
2:42 am MardouLedger: @sharifwrites Yes. It definitely feels possible when you see it happening around you, in real time. #kidlitchat
2:43 am nkrell: RT @KOrtizzle: Time management: do you want more friends online or do you want an agent/to sell your book? Comes down to will power. #kidlitchat
2:43 am lisa_schroeder: Laptop and couch = fun & social networking. At 9 am, I move to the old desktop in office, and that means work – time to write. #kidlitchat
2:43 am Shelltex: I check in on Twitter and Verla Kay in the morning before I start writing and then again after I finish. Make myself scan quick. #kidlitchat
2:43 am KrissiDallas: I have learned that TweetDeck pop-ups do NOT work for me while I’m writing – can we say DISTRACTION? #kidlitchat
2:43 am peg366: I make a to-do list. Once that is done, then I can go on Facebook and Twitter. #kidlitchat
2:43 am MyraMcEntire: I have my hubs take my iphone and turn off the modem if I get *real* crazy. Also, @mstiefvater rec’s a ticking timer. #kidlitchat
2:43 am lchardesty: RT @KOrtizzle: Time mgment: do you want more friends online or do you want an agent/to sell your book? Comes down to will power. #kidlitchat
2:43 am emilytastic: @debbieohi @gregpincus YES having a clear goal helps me a ton. As of right now I am having issues with this. #kidlitchat
2:43 am HeleneBoudreau: Time management from a dif perspective. It helps if I have clearly set goals to keep me on task. Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly #kidlitchat
2:43 am LisaDez: @lyonmartin I gotta do that. I can waste HOURS on twitter. Then I’ve got one really pissed off editor. O_o #kidlitchat
2:43 am KrisYankee: RT @KrissiDallas: I have learned that TweetDeck pop-ups do NOT work for me while I’m writing – can we say DISTRACTION? AGREE! #kidlitchat
2:43 am karenrivers: @mayabidaya I find that so awkward that I avoid FB now. Hard to say, “You can be a fan, but not a REAL FRIEND.” Prefer Twitter! #kidlitchat
2:43 am Gwenda: Secret to writing time: Stop resisting. Internet time _can_ be resistance. Realizing that was huge for me. #kidlitchat
2:44 am WriterRoss: It is tough to avoid temptation when my work involves a keyboard and a screen. It’s as if you are all here in my office with me. #kidlitchat
2:44 am LisaDez: @HeleneBoudreau Wow, you’re organized. #kidlitchat
2:44 am elanaroth: I’ve had 10 programs running at once since I was writing in papers in college…I’m kind of used to it. #kidlitchat
2:44 am lchardesty: RT @lisa_schroeder: Laptop and couch = fun & social networking. 9 am move to the old desktop in office = work – time to write. #kidlitchat
2:44 am SheviStories: Time management is more of an issue when I have to write queries, research agents, etc., stuff I don’t enjoy. #kidlitchat
2:44 am dlschubert: I look at Twitter as part marketing, part pub biz support. Both are vitally important. #kidlitchat
2:44 am comagrrl: Time management for me = getting all the housework out of the way first thing. A sink full of dishes drives me batty. blergh #kidlitchat
2:44 am charliejane: RT @Gwenda: Secret to writing time: Stop resisting. Internet time _can_ be resistance. Realizing that was huge for me. #kidlitchat
2:44 am debbieohi: From @HeleneBoudreau: Helps to have clearly set goals to keep yourself on task. Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly. #kidlitchat
2:44 am KrissiDallas: Ha! I like that. RT @WriterRoss: Its as if you are all here in my office with me. #kidlitchat
2:44 am gregpincus: @KOrtizzle I think that oversimplifies it. They’re not exclusive, nor is an agent selling your book the end of the journey #kidlitchat
2:45 am lisa_schroeder: I can say, for sure, people have bought my books because of people mentioning on twitter. It’s really powerful that way!! #kidlitchat
2:45 am HeleneBoudreau: @LisaDez deadlines are a great motivator…:-) #kidlitchat
2:45 am sheawood: Time management: I think it’s all about priority for me. #kidlitchat
2:45 am wordbinder: RT @Gwenda: Secret to writing time: Stop resisting. Internet time _can_ be resistance. Realizing that was huge for me. #kidlitchat
2:45 am SheviStories: RT @lisa_schroeder: @SheviStories You can categorize people. See “New List” on gray bar. Make a list, see ONLY their tweets. Cuts down on reading #kidlitchat
2:45 am EgmontUSA: Y’all should see my desktop – a million windows at once – but the joy of crossing things off of my to-do list keeps me going. #kidlitchat
2:45 am leewind: @EllenHopkinsYA brilliantly said she views fb/myspace/twitter as part of her job- and sets aside time each day for it #kidlitchat
2:45 am AuthoressAnon: On distraction: My brain works that way. I’m divergent (read: ADD-ish). Work, look away. Work, look away. Work, look away. #kidlitchat
2:45 am laurielyoung: Hmmm . . RT @Gwenda: Secret to writing time: Stop resisting. Internet time _can_ be resistance. Realizing that was huge for me. #kidlitchat
2:45 am KatGirl_Studio: I guess because of the school i went to I have no problems with time management. So I don’t really think about it. #kidlitchat
2:45 am KrissiDallas: Truthfully, I’ve learned SO MUCH about the writing industry/publishing world on Twitter… more than anywhere else. #kidlitchat
2:45 am AudryT: Research says that multi-tasking slows down productivity. Tasks take twice as long and get done half as well. #kidlitchat
2:45 am peg366: RT @sheawood: Time management: I think its all about priority for me. Me, too. #kidlitchat
2:46 am lisa_schroeder: What I love about twitter is I can hop on for 5 minutes, then hop off. If I write for an hour, a 5 min twitter break is nice. #kidlitchat
2:46 am Gwenda: On the other hand, not all time spent online is procrastination, and sometimes we act like it is. #kidlitchat
2:46 am loniedwards: @mayabidaya I have accepted clients but just put them on a limited profile on FB #kidlitchat
2:46 am YolaRamunno: @elanaroth Me too, but I keep getting in trouble with the hubby. He says that I need to shut down the windows. I never do. #kidlitchat
2:46 am WriterRoss: @elanaroth 10 open windows? My computer would faint from heat exhaustion and over-stimulation. ;> #kidlitchat
2:46 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat sorry – was away for a little while – okay – back. Agent Twitter success – I had been tweeting w/ @LaurenBarnholdt for awhile…
2:46 am KateMessner: @lisa_schroeder Agreed. I did a Skype chat today w/ a teacher who found me on Twitter. #kidlitchat
2:46 am ChristaCarol: @AuthoressAnon I call that a special kind of multi-tasking #kidlitchat
2:46 am KOrtizzle: @gregpincus I agree, to an extent; though if you’re online 5 hrs a day that’s 5 hrs you could be working toward your craft. imho #kidlitchat
2:46 am comagrrl: @HeleneBoudreau Deadlines are a great motivator, indeed. Self-imposed ones work pretty well too. #kidlitchat
2:46 am dlschubert: @EgmontUSA Here’s to crossing things off lists! #kidlitchat
2:46 am sharifwrites: @nkrell I noticed that, too. #kidlitchat
2:46 am tinahoggatt: @lisa_schroeder I agree with this – a refreshment in short bits #kidlitchat
2:46 am gregpincus: RT @Gwenda: Secret to writing time: Stop resisting. Internet time _can_ be resistance. Realizing that was huge for me. #kidlitchat
2:46 am carolgrannick: RT @leewind: @EllenHopkinsYA brilliantly said she views fb/myspace/twitter as part of job and sets aside time each day for it #kidlitchat
2:47 am KrissiDallas: True! RT @lisa_schroeder: I can hop on for 5 minutes, then hop off. If I write for an hour, a 5 min twitter break is nice. #kidlitchat
2:47 am jemifraser: Okay – totally got sucked into learning about Google Reader! Um, the topic is time management? Apparently not my strong suit #kidlitchat
2:47 am sheawood: @comagrrl I’ve stopped worrying about the housework, or I stopped worrying about as much as I can of it. #kidlitchat
2:47 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat She was having a signing @ Books of Wonder. So I went and met her, @MandyHubbard, @robynschneider, @rhondastapleton and a few…
2:47 am LisaDez: @lisa_schroeder You’re a better Lisa than I. I’ve missed deadlines goofing around on twitter. I get my foot caught too easy. #kidlitchat
2:47 am nkrell: @EgmontUSA I too, can multi-task. I can still finish a scene even with the kiddos coming to interrupt every TWO min. #kidlitchat
2:47 am EternalStarling: RT @karenrivers:really helpful to see agents personalities through their tweets. I agree!!! #kidlitchat
2:47 am AuthoressAnon: @ChristaCarol OOO, I like that! A special kind of multi-tasking, indeed. =D #kidlitchat
2:47 am VBTremper: Sometimes I need the distractions to help the words flow. Once they’re flowing, I can ignore the distractions. #kidlitchat
2:47 am WriterRoss: RT @dlschubert: @EgmontUSA Heres to crossing things off lists! (Yes. I would be a lost pup w/out To Do lists.) #kidlitchat
2:48 am KrisYankee: I’ve realixed there aren’t enough hours in the day for all that needs to be done. But when I have to write, I do it. #kidlitchat
2:48 am Shelltex: Have to admit I sometimes use Twtter for “breaks” too. #kidlitchat
2:48 am comagrrl: @sheawood I don’t worry about the rest of the house, just the kitchen. I think that makes me weird. #kidlitchat
2:48 am gregpincus: @KOrtizzle I agree there are many ways to overdo the online thang. A huge network still can’t sell a book that doesn’t exist! #kidlitchat
2:48 am bonnieadamson: RT @leewind: @EllenHopkinsYA said she views fb/myspace/twitter as part of her job- and sets aside time each day for it #kidlitchat
2:48 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat …other in the YA chickie patrol! They invited me out to dinner – actually Mandy did (pretty sure everyone was mad at her!
2:48 am leewind: @Sixtiesguy interesting…I always thought you couldn’t write a good query w/o explaining WHY you were excited about that agent. #kidlitchat
2:48 am mayabidaya: ah!! great!! @loniedwards @mayabidaya I have accepted clients but just put them on a limited profile on FB #kidlitchat
2:48 am AudryT: Anyone else block out everything, including screaming children, when they’re really in a writing groove? #kidlitchat
2:48 am KrisYankee: RT @nkrell: @EgmontUSA I too, can multi-task. I can still finish a scene even with the kiddos interrupt every TWO min. ME TOO! #kidlitchat
2:48 am elanaroth: @YolaRamunno My ex-boyfriend used to yell at me for having the TV on, my laptop open and my iPhone in front of me all at once. #kidlitchat
2:56 am hroot: (Guys, I am so seriously Tweetchat impaired. Thank you for not kicking me out.) #kidlitchat
2:56 am KrisYankee: @mayabidaya When I’m editing, no music. Too much distraction. #kidlitchat
2:56 am mayabidaya: #kidlitchat i really think when you are writing…or painting..or whatever..and listening to music you are in some way channeling the music
2:56 am PattyJMurphy: RT @gregpincus @BonnieAdamson @hroot Were making connections = leading to people being ur champions + friends << *wipes tears:) #kidlitchat
2:56 am KatGirl_Studio: @KrisYankee I’ve started doing the same thing actually. #kidlitchat
2:56 am MireyahWolfe: RT @elanaroth: Just want to tell people who don’t know: we’re having a pitchfest on the CJLA site on Thurs. Details here: http://bit.ly/7i1Oes #kidlitchat
2:56 am KrisYankee: @LisaDez Couldn’t help it!! #kidlitchat
2:56 am AudryT: @KrisYankee @SheviStories Heck, my characters all get theme songs from my playlist. #kidlitchat
2:56 am JennBailey: RT @elanaroth: Just want to tell people: we’re having a pitchfest on the CJLA site on Thurs. Details here: http://bit.ly/7i1Oes #kidlitchat
2:56 am AS_King: Darn it! I’m late again! #kidlitchat
2:56 am bonnieadamson: @gregpincus Yes–I guess I don’t think of that as “selling,”–not directly. More raising awareness. #kidlitchat
2:56 am EgmontUSA: @hroot Pshh. You were great! #kidlitchat
2:56 am KrissiDallas: @hroot Thanks for joining us tonight, Holly! #kidlitchat
2:56 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat …so much fun too. I’ve had some great conversation here and on FB and met wonderful people – industry and others.
2:57 am KayCassidy: Yes! RT @PatEsden To cut down on time spent scanning blogs, I follow my fave bloggers on Twitter & watch for new blog post links #kidlitchat
2:57 am mayabidaya: exactly.. silence for edits / final @KrisYankee @mayabidaya When I’m editing, no music. Too much distraction. #kidlitchat
2:57 am lyonmartin: RT @elanaroth: Just want to tell people: we’re having a pitchfest on the CJLA site on Thurs. Details here: http://bit.ly/7i1Oes #kidlitchat
2:57 am SheviStories: @KrisYankee Not crazy at all. I have songs that remind me of certain scenes, characters, & listening helps. #kidlitchat
2:57 am xginnyx: I had Twitter before I knew the literary world was spread here. In any case it’s now inseparable, personally & professionally #kidlitchat
2:57 am lchardesty: RT @elanaroth: Just want to tell people who dont know: pitchfest on the CJLA site on Thurs. Details here: http://bit.ly/7i1Oes #kidlitchat
2:57 am joswartz: RT @elanaroth: Just want to tell people who don’t know: we’re having a pitchfest on the CJLA site on Thurs. Details here: http://bit.ly/7i1Oes #kidlitchat
2:57 am DDHearn: @helainebecker Don’t give in to the tyranny of the urgent. (I’m preaching to myself here.) #kidlitchat
2:57 am dlschubert: Don’t forget folks, change of time for #yalitchat tomorrow: 3PM EST instead of 9PM EST – will be AMAZING! #kidlitchat
2:57 am AudryT: Everyone who’s doing SCBWINY, let us know if you’ll be tweeting it! #kidlitchat
2:57 am Gwenda: There are many successful kidlit authors who still have negligible Web presence: readers typically connect first to writing. #kidlitchat
2:57 am KrissiDallas: RT @elanaroth: We’re having a pitchfest on the CJLA site on Thurs. Details here: http://bit.ly/7i1Oes #kidlitchat
2:57 am loniedwards: RT @elanaroth: Just want to tell people who don’t know: we’re having a pitchfest on the CJLA site on Thurs. Details here: http://bit.ly/7i1Oes #kidlitchat
2:57 am bqd: RT @JennBailey: RT @elanaroth: Just want to tell people: we’re having a pitchfest on the CJLA site on Thurs. Details here: http://bit.ly/7i1Oes #kidlitchat
2:57 am maggiedana: @hroot If nobody mentioned it, tomorrow night there’s #yalitchat so you can further hone your Tweetchat skills! #kidlitchat
2:57 am gregpincus: @hroot Thanks for stopping in! #kidlitchat
2:57 am sheawood: Gotta head out. Thanks for the chat! #kidlitchat
2:57 am Gwenda: (Yes, fun as always guys, and am simply being devil’s advocate.) #kidlitchat
2:57 am elanaroth: Basically, I’m looking for awesome MG and YA. Tight pitches. We’ll be commenting and requesting what looks good. #kidlitchat
2:57 am KayCassidy: @AS_King I’m late too, Amy. And bye @hroot! Sorry I missed ya. #kidlitchat
2:58 am YolaRamunno: @elanaroth AWESOME! #kidlitchat
2:58 am LisaDez: @KrisYankee It’s alright, but @elanaroth is going to have to break it to my agent and editor. :*( #kidlitchat
2:58 am dlschubert: @hroot You completely rock. Tx so much for being here. #kidlitchat
2:58 am bonnieadamson: @PattyJMurphy Twitter group hug! #kidlitchat
2:58 am yabookwriter: RT @elanaroth We’re having a pitchfest on the CJLA site on Thurs. Details here: http://bit.ly/7i1Oes #kidlitchat
2:58 am MyraMcEntire: No one here is crazy. Well, mostly. RT @hroot: (Guys, I am so seriously Tweetchat impaired. Thank you for not kicking me out.) #kidlitchat
2:58 am helainebecker: But how???? RT @DDHearn: Don’t give in to the tyranny of the urgent. #kidlitchat
2:58 am PattyJMurphy: RT @bonnieadamson: @PattyJMurphy Twitter group hug! <<Right back at you! #kidlitchat
2:58 am Sixtiesguy: If anyone is interested in our query contest for MG & YA… details here: http://bit.ly/7mWMe8 #kidlitchat
2:59 am shimes06: so really it comes down to multitasking vs time management call it the former= I win, the latter = I FAIL LOL #kidlitchat
2:59 am HeleneBoudreau: I get mostly all my reading recs from twitter, so I think it’s an extremely imp. platform for authors. Time waster? Sometimes. #kidlitchat
2:59 am bonnieadamson: RT @dlschubert: @hroot You completely rock. Tx so much for being here. <– drop in anytime! #kidlitchat
2:59 am JennBailey: Great Opportunity. Thx RT @elanaroth: Looking for awesome MG & YA. Tight pitches. Well comment and request what looks good. #kidlitchat
2:59 am KrisYankee: @elanaroth Sounds awesome. #kidlitchat
2:59 am KrissiDallas: Gotta jet now-LOST Season 5 episodes are calling my name. Thanks for the chat tonight! I will try to manage time better. #kidlitchat
2:59 am lyonmartin: Thanks @bonnieadamson and @gregpincus for #kidlitchat
2:59 am JennBailey: Squeeze!!! RT @bonnieadamson: @PattyJMurphy Twitter group hug! #kidlitchat
2:59 am SheviStories: RT @elanaroth Were having a pitchfest on the CJLA site on Thurs. Details here: http://bit.ly/7i1Oes #kidlitchat
2:59 am debbieohi: Thanks for the chat, all, esp @bonnieadamson & @gregpincus for founding/hosting #kidlitchat! Gnite… #kidlitchat
2:59 am KrisYankee: @LisaDez Just don’t tell my agent! But it never hurts to try and find out what others are looking for! #kidlitchat
3:00 am mayabidaya: #kidlitchat oh my goodness, 10pm already?
3:00 am helainebecker: That’s true for me. I don’t even try. I’m a deep focuser. RT @AudryT: Research says that multi-tasking slows down productivity. #kidlitchat
3:00 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat Night all! Glad to be back. Thanks as always to @BonnieAdamson and @gregpincus
3:00 am dlschubert: AGAIN PLEASE NOTE: #YALITCHAT TOMORROW IS AT 3PM EST NOT 9PM EST!! Thanks, y’all. #kidlitchat
3:00 am bqd: #yalitchat at 3PM tmrw! RT @maggiedana @hroot ..tomorrow night there’s #yalitchat so you can further hone your Tweetchat skills! #kidlitchat
3:00 am DDHearn: @mayabidaya My problem with music is I often get emotionally sucked into the music, and then can’t concentrate on anything else. #kidlitchat
3:00 am PattyJMurphy: RT @JennBailey: Squeeze!!! RT @bonnieadamson: @PattyJMurphy Twitter group hug! <<–Thanks, Jen! We can all use hugs! #kidlitchat
3:00 am loniedwards: @bonnieadamson @gregpincus Thanks for #kidlitchat. Great topic tonight!
3:00 am WriterRoss: RT @debbieohi: Thanks for the chat, all, esp @bonnieadamson & @gregpincus for founding/hosting #kidlitchat! Gnite…(I 2nd that) #kidlitchat
3:00 am KrisYankee: RT @dlschubert: AGAIN PLEASE NOTE: #YALITCHAT TOMORROW IS AT 3PM EST NOT 9PM EST!! Thanks, y’all. #kidlitchat
3:01 am laurielyoung: Thanks all, gotta go. Hope to see/meet some of you in NY this weekend! #kidlitchat
3:01 am KrisYankee: @bonnieadamson @gregpincus Thanks for #kidlitchat! Fun topic.
3:01 am SheviStories: RT @elanaroth: Looking for awesome MG & YA. Tight pitches. We’ll comment and request what looks good. #kidlitchat
3:01 am gregpincus: Aha! Time management starts tonight with everyone leaving at the top of the hour #kidlitchat
3:01 am bonnieadamson: Thanks for the chat–we’ll see some of you at #kidlitart Thursday, I hope. Topic: craft issues: perspective, proportion, etc. #kidlitchat
