Kidlitchat Transcript – July 13

1:00 am kidlitchat: TOPIC: Why do you choose to write/illustrate/edit/read/rep children?s literature? What?s new since last year? #kidlitchat
1:00 am amy7a: Hint? #kidlitchat
1:00 am bonnieadamson: TOPIC: Why do you choose to write/illustrate/edit/read/rep children?s literature? What?s new since last year? #kidlitchat
1:00 am gregpincus: @KatGirl_Studio howdy #kidlitchat
1:00 am LauraRenegar: Happy Birthday #kidlitchat ! *throws confetti*
1:01 am LaurelSnyder: TOPIC: Why do you choose to write/illustrate/edit/read/rep children?s literature? What?s new since last year? #kidlitchat
1:01 am maryfranholm: RT @Buffyandrews: RT @DDHearn: Calling all childrens book writers. Dont miss #kidlitchat tonight at 9pm EST. #kidlitchat
1:01 am bonnieadamson: @LauraRenegar Whee! #kidlitchat
1:01 am sharifwrites: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: Why do you choose to write/illustrate/edit/read/rep children?s literature? What?s new since last year? #kidlitchat
1:01 am Buffyandrews: Hi everyone:) *Waves* And Happy Anniversary #Kidlitchat. #kidlitchat
1:01 am PaulWHankins: @gregpincus A topic I can follow. I’m tired, but I’m in. Looking forward to tonight’s #kidlitchat. Let me go get a Red Bull.
1:01 am LaurelSnyder: Has it really been a year? Cheese-n-rice! #kidlitchat
1:02 am dosankodebbie: RT @gregpincus: TOPIC: Why do you choose to write/illustrate/edit/read/rep children?s literature? What?s new since last year? #kidlitchat
1:02 am RosemaryMarotta: RT @gregpincus: TOPIC: Why do you choose to write/illustrate/edit/read/rep children?s literature? What?s new since last year? #kidlitchat
1:02 am carolgrannick: @gregpincus @bonnieadamson Wait…are those questions connected? Or is my brain just too steamed up from being in Chicago? #kidlitchat
1:02 am KatGirl_Studio: RT @LauraRenegar: Happy Birthday #kidlitchat ! *throws confetti* #kidlitchat
1:02 am hollycupala: New since last year: much more focus! #kidlitchat
1:02 am hollycupala: add my happy b-day to that! RT @LauraRenegar: Happy Birthday #kidlitchat ! *throws confetti* #kidlitchat
1:02 am kellylight: Hey Bonnie happy one year for #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
1:02 am gregpincus: The two questions can be separate or related #kidlitchat It can be “catch us up on you” or what’s changed within ya.
1:02 am bonnieadamson: @carolgrannick Yes, we need an update–what’s different this July? #kidlitchat
1:03 am Brent_Watson41: @gregpincus I choose to write children’s lit because I found there were not enough books out there that boys could relate to #kidlitchat
1:03 am bonnieadamson: @kellylight Thank you! My how time flies. . . . #kidlitchat
1:03 am candylandgang: Evening Tweeps! Enter or donate today! Just added an amazing prize from @Natalie_Fischer http://bit.ly/apvvnU #kidlitchat
1:03 am Buffyandrews: What’s new? I hope I’m growing as a writer. Much better at incorporating backstory. And met tons of great virtual friends. #kidlitchat
1:03 am mitaliperkins: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: Why do you choose to write/illustrate/edit/read/rep children?s literature? What?s new since last year? #kidlitchat
1:03 am RosemaryMarotta: congrats on one year~ #kidlitchat
1:04 am LaFabuliste: Why? Because I find children’s books to be so much more curious and honest than lots of adult books. And they’re more fun. #kidlitchat
1:04 am hollycupala: a debut YA since last year, woohoo. :) (and hi @gregpincus! still need to call you, lol) #kidlitchat
1:04 am LaurelSnyder: What’s new since last year for me is that it now feels like my job. In good ways and bad, I guess… #kidlitchat
1:04 am JenniferTrafton: I write children’s lit because it’s the kind of story that comes out of me when I am being most myself. #kidlitchat
1:04 am KatGirl_Studio: I write/ illustrate kid lit because those are the stories that come to me. Also the ones I like the read. #kidlitchat
1:05 am cjomololu: I write YA because I’m stalled at 17. In a good way I guess. #kidlitchat
1:05 am carolgrannick: I still write children’s lit because when I began reading it in my son’s generation, I felt like I’d come home. Still do. #kidlitchat
1:05 am kellyhashway: I write for children because I want kids to love reading the way I did when I was young. #kidlitchat
1:05 am LaurelSnyder: Why I write is hasn’t changed at all: It’s the most important literature there is, & the most inventive/fun/language-based/etc. #kidlitchat
1:05 am hollycupala: @gregpincus on the shelf! six years and, uh, one forever! #kidlitchat
1:05 am LaFabuliste: And happy birthday, kidlitchat! *passes around party hats* #kidlitchat
1:05 am TheAsianAngel: #kidlitchat I choose children’s lit (specifically MG) because I identify w/ struggle to find self and find where I belong.
1:05 am cjomololu: Plus the YA writing community is awesome. Grown up writers scare me. #kidlitchat
1:05 am Brent_Watson41: @cjomololu Ha, I like that terminology #kidlitchat
1:05 am lisagailgreen: Over the past year I’ve signed with an agent and hopefully improved quite a bit as a writer #kidlitchat
1:05 am Buffyandrews: I’ve learned I’ve made probably every mistake a newbie could make: queried too soon… the list is long. live and learn. #kidlitchat
1:05 am kellylight: I never grew up #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
1:06 am carolgrannick: RT @TheAsianAngel:I choose childrens lit (specifically MG) because I identify w/ struggle to find self and find where I belong. #kidlitchat
1:06 am maryfranholm: @Brent_Watson41 If more boys read books, we’d have a much better world. #kidlitchat
1:06 am hollycupala: me, too – hi, Cyn! @cjomololu RT I write YA because I’m stalled at 17. In a good way I guess. #kidlitchat
1:06 am cjomololu: @Brent_Watson41 Sad but true. ;) #kidlitchat
1:06 am lisagailgreen: Right there with ya! RT @cjomololu: I write YA because I’m stalled at 17. In a good way I guess. #kidlitchat
1:06 am Buffyandrews: @carolgrannick I like that — coming home. A great way to put it. #kidlitchat
1:06 am LaFabuliste: Over the past year? I got a job, have health insurance, and can go to sbux to write without fear of going hungry. Coffee budget! #kidlitchat
1:06 am mitaliperkins: Why do I write for young people? Let me count the ways: http://bit.ly/cXORmC #kidlitchat
1:06 am gregpincus: I continue to write for kids because I remain one #kidlitchat
1:06 am cjomololu: @hollycupala Hey fellow Secret lady. #kidlitchat
1:06 am dosankodebbie: I turn Ainu oral lit into pbs for kids, because I think they will *get it* better than cynical adults would. #kidlitchat
1:07 am Brent_Watson41: @maryfranholm tru dat ;) #kidlitchat
1:07 am susanwrites: Congrats to #kidlitchat on its 1year anniversary! I write for the child I was in hopes of healing all my broken pieces. #kidlitchat
1:07 am KatGirl_Studio: @gregpincus aren’t we all =^.^= #kidlitchat
1:07 am RosemaryMarotta: I read children’s lit because the characters can be much richer and the story more real….without all the adult angst…. #kidlitchat
1:07 am TheAsianAngel: Since this time last year, I’ve had a book come out and sold another one #kidlitchat
1:07 am Buffyandrews: @Brent_Watson41 That’s awesome getting an agent. #kidlitchat
1:07 am maryfranholm: I didn’t choose to write kid lit. But that’s what came out anyway. It’s just the way my brain works. #kidlitchat
1:07 am MichelleHodkin: The story I had to write was YA. So YA chose me. And last month, it sold to Simon & Schuster :) So it worked out nicely. #kidlitchat
1:07 am bonnieadamson: @mitaliperkins Nice visual representation. :-) #kidlitchat
1:08 am Brent_Watson41: @Buffyandrews Thanks. Yeah, it’s such a relief. And she’s awesome! #kidlitchat
1:08 am rj_anderson: I write for children because the books I loved best between the ages of 8 and 15 are the same books I love best today. #kidlitchat
1:08 am gregpincus: @Brent_Watson41 Yay for books for all types of readers. #kidlitchat
1:08 am hollycupala: And hello to @KatGirl_Studio – how goes the art? #kidlitchat
1:08 am Shelltex: RT @MichelleHodkin: The story I had to write was YA. So YA chose me. And last month, it sold to Simon & Schuster :) So it worked out nicely. #kidlitchat
1:08 am bonnieadamson: Love hearing the good news: congratulations to everyone who’s gotten one step closer this year! #kidlitchat
1:08 am VBTremper: I started writing for kids when I had one, but I have come to love YA literature. It grabbed me and won’t let go. #kidlitchat
1:08 am Buffyandrews: I write MG and YA because it feels right. Love hangin’ with kids and teens (in literary sense). #kidlitchat
1:09 am lisagailgreen: @Shelley_Watters thanks! I still find it hard to believe.. #kidlitchat
1:09 am PaulWHankins: It’s what I get to do in trying to promote reading in the classroom. And the children’s lit/YA authors are so approachable. #kidlitchat
1:09 am susanjsteward: I write middle grade because those are the books that had, and still have, the most impact on me. My soul must be aged 10-12. #kidlitchat
1:09 am LaurelSnyder: @rj_anderson Me too! #kidlitchat
1:09 am KatGirl_Studio: @hollycupala pretty good. This week I am doing colors for a graphic novel because the artist was overbooked. #kidlitchat
1:09 am hollycupala: Congrats to everyone making big strides this year! #kidlitchat
1:09 am cjomololu: What’s new is that my book come out this year and I realized that my world didn’t change all that much. #kidlitchat
1:09 am SMozer: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: Why do you choose to write/illustrate/edit/read/rep children?s literature? What?s new since last year? #kidlitchat
1:09 am lisagailgreen: @Shelltex Woohoo!!! Congrats #kidlitchat
1:10 am gregpincus: @LaurelSnyder You love the same books as @rj_anderson???!!! What are the odds? :-) #kidlitchat
1:10 am KatGirl_Studio: @hollycupala I was going to make you a mini book charm of your book and send it to you =^.^= #kidlitchat
1:10 am bethrevis: I write YA because teen lit is way more interesting that (typically boring) adult lit. We blow things up & kiss boys & have fun! #kidlitchat
1:10 am maryfranholm: @dosankodebbie Yes, it’s true. Adults can be so cynical. Kids are open to new ideas and to fantastic, bizarre story elements. #kidlitchat
1:10 am PaulWHankins: I see @cjomololu here and @LaurelSnyder (waves). One for my students and the other for my son. Love Any Which Wall, Laurel! #kidlitchat
1:10 am Brent_Watson41: @cjomololu That’s so awesome. DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS is on my to-read shortlist #kidlitchat
1:11 am Buffyandrews: Technology continues to change the publishing industry. We must change along with it.. #kidlitchat
1:11 am dosankodebbie: Since last year: My second Ainu pb translation was published in April, and I’m actually writing one myself in Japanese this yr. #kidlitchat
1:11 am MichelleHodkin: @bethrevis hee @ blowing things up and kissing boys. Love it. #kidlitchat
1:11 am bethrevis: What’s new since last year? An agent & the book deal of my dreams. Also: I now live on Cloud #9. #kidlitchat
1:11 am LaurelSnyder: @PaulWHankins Oh, thank you so much! <waves back> #kidlitchat
1:11 am JenniferTrafton: There’s so much more “scope for the imagination” in children’s books, as Anne with an “e” would say. #kidlitchat
1:11 am egoodlett: I write YA because teens have the best voices, still honest and raw from childhood, but with the beginnings of adult wisdom #kidlitchat
1:11 am KatGirl_Studio: my first illustrated book came out this year and my second one is on it’s way to publishers as we speak. #kidlitchat
1:12 am LaurelSnyder: @gregpincus Ha! Probably not far from the truth. She;s one smart cookie. #kidlitchat
1:12 am hollycupala: @cjomololu am still in the post-release tornado – a good tornado, though! #grateful #kidlitchat #tellmeasecret
1:12 am MichelleHodkin: @hollycupala and congrats on your debut! So excited to read TELL ME A SECRET. #kidlitchat
1:12 am Buffyandrews: @KatGirl_Studio Congrats on your illustrated books coming out. That’s terrific. You must feel so proud. #kidlitchat
1:12 am cjomololu: @Brent_Watson41 Thanks Brent – hope you like it. #kidlitchat
1:12 am PaulWHankins: @Brent_Watson41 You might move that title up, Brent. The story is so important. @cjomololu really tackles a tough subject well. #kidlitchat
1:12 am cjomololu: @PaulWHankins Hi Paul <waves>! #kidlitchat
1:13 am bethrevis: @MichelleHodkin At least we (usually) don’t do both at the same time! #kidlitchat
1:13 am Georgia_McBride: RT @bethrevis: I write YA because teen lit is way more interesting than adult lit. We blow things up & kiss boys & have fun! #kidlitchat
1:13 am egoodlett: And what’s new since last year are 2 MSs under my belt that I really think are sale-worthy (last year I was still in training) #kidlitchat
1:13 am hollycupala: @KatGirl_Studio! OH!!! that is so sweet of you! RT I was going to make you a mini book charm of your book and send it to you #kidlitchat
1:13 am Buffyandrews: @bethrevis Congrats on agent and book deal. Awesome! Enjoy Cloud 9 *Smiles* #kidlitchat
1:13 am restlessbjas: @DDHearn RT Calling all children’s book writers. Don’t miss #kidlitchat tonight at 9pm EST. #kidlitchat
1:13 am maryfranholm: RT @Brent_Watson41 In the past year, I’ve landed a tremendous agent, @JillCorcoran #kidlitchat Congrats, Brent. You rock! She rocks!
1:13 am SMozer: A book written for children of any age needs to capture attention and imagination from the first word to the last #kidlitchat
1:13 am VBTremper: @bethrevis And travel through time and space, and kiss girls, vampires, angels, zombies, and just plain rock! #kidlitchat
1:14 am cjomololu: @PaulWHankins And that is why we love Mr. Hankins. :) #kidlitchat
1:14 am lisagailgreen: Also teenagers are open to almost anything but are also capable of handling almost anything #kidlitchat
1:14 am 4KidLit: Yes congrats! RT @Buffyandrews: @bethrevis Congrats on agent and book deal. Awesome! Enjoy Cloud 9 *Smiles* #kidlitchat
1:14 am MichelleHodkin: @bethrevis speak for yourself! I kid, I kid. :D *scoots next to you on Cloud 9* #kidlitchat
1:14 am Emilys_Art: RT @JenniferTrafton: There’s so much more “scope for the imagination” in children’s books, as Anne with an “e” would say. #kidlitchat
1:14 am PaulWHankins: When the children’s lit/YA serves as mentor text for writing, it’s a win-win. The style is accessible and prompts thinking. #kidlitchat
1:14 am hollycupala: @MichelleHodkin thank you! And congrats on your sale! #kidlitchat
1:14 am KatGirl_Studio: @Buffyandrews yes it is =^.^= alot of my projects are in the works so it’s nice to get some of them out the door and… #kidlitchat
1:14 am AudryT: Oh, #kidlitchat…
1:15 am KatGirl_Studio: @Buffyandrews …into the hands of readers. #kidlitchat
1:15 am 4KidLit: And still think abstractly in fresh ways! RT @lisagailgreen: Also teenagers are open to almost anything #kidlitchat
1:15 am MeganCurd: RT @Georgia_McBride: RT @bethrevis: I write YA because teen lit is way more interesting than adult lit. We blow things up & kiss boys & have fun! #kidlitchat
1:15 am deegarretson: I write MG because it’s fun to go back to all the pretending I did as a child, first book is out August 31! #kidlitchat
1:15 am maryfranholm: RT @bethrevis: I write YA because teen lit is way more interesting that (typically boring) adult lit. We blow things up & kiss boys & have fun! #kidlitchat
1:15 am helainebecker: RT @smozer: A book written for children of any age needs to capture attention and imagination from the first word to the last #kidlitchat
1:15 am cjomololu: @bethrevis Ha! I think that’s my new motto! #kidlitchat
1:15 am hollycupala: @KatGirl_Studio also huge congrats on your first illustrated book out – that is huge! #kidlitchat
1:15 am amyknichols: I’m late! And can’t stay long, as hubby has made an incredible dinner. :) #kidlitchat
1:15 am lisagailgreen: @4KidLit precisely! #kidlitchat
1:16 am PaulWHankins: I didn’t get an agent or a book, but I did get a poem published in a super anthology this month. Good year. Celebrating. #kidlitchat
1:16 am Buffyandrews: @KatGirl_Studio Yes, that has to be the best feeling — when people read and enjoy your work. It’s in their hands:) #kidlitchat
1:16 am hollycupala: @bethrevis congratulations! I am so happy for you! #kidlitchat
1:16 am Marty_Chan: I write for kids because kids remind me that anything is possible. #kidlitchat
1:16 am carolgrannick: @PaulWHankins Congratulations! #kidlitchat
1:16 am cjomololu: @PaulWHankins And you became King of the Teachers. (Congrats on the poem BTW!) #kidlitchat
1:16 am egoodlett: @PaulWHankins Congrats!! That’s def. still worth a celebration :D #kidlitchat
1:16 am KatGirl_Studio: @hollycupala yes it came out in March through a small publisher. I illustrated someones else’s story which is always fun. #kidlitchat
1:17 am Brent_Watson41: @deegarretson So awesome! Best of luck with the book. #kidlitchat
1:17 am egoodlett: RT @Marty_Chan: I write for kids because kids remind me that anything is possible. #kidlitchat
1:17 am ganymeder: RT @Marty_Chan: I write for kids because kids remind me that anything is possible. #kidlitchat
1:17 am lisagailgreen: @PaulWHankins congrats to you too! Hooray for all the good news #kidlitchat
1:17 am 4KidLit: LOVE! RT @Marty_Chan: I write for kids because kids remind me that anything is possible. #kidlitchat
1:17 am KatGirl_Studio: @Buffyandrews yes it is! a few weeks ago I read it to my 2nd grade teacher’s class the day before she retired. #kidlitchat
1:17 am Brent_Watson41: @PaulWHankins What do you teach, Paul. I see English, but what grade? What kind? #kidlitchat
1:18 am amyknichols: This. Exactly. >> RT @Marty_Chan: I write for kids because kids remind me that anything is possible. #kidlitchat
1:18 am vleemahoney: Check out @holly cupala’s writing secrets in the TELL ME A SECRET Blog Tour & Prizes! #TMAS #kidlitchat #ya: http://wp.me/pWD3P-nZ
1:18 am ganymeder: RT @Buffyandrews: @KatGirl_Studio Yes, that has to be the best feeling — when people read and enjoy your work. It’s in their hands:) #kidlitchat
1:18 am hollycupala: I write YA because that’s the voice that comes. And when it doesn’t, I write because there is a deadline. ;) #kidlitchat
1:18 am maryfranholm: RT @Marty_Chan: I write for kids because kids remind me that anything is possible. #kidlitchat
1:18 am amyknichols: @KatGirl_Studio Congratulations! What is the title? #kidlitchat
1:19 am AudryT: Ah, I’m late! Was busy betraying Children’s Lit by outlining a Romance novel. #tsktsk Subject? #kidlitchat
1:19 am Buffyandrews: I’ve learned that it takes many tries for the baby bird to bust out of the egg. I see a crack … don’t give up peeps. #kidlitchat
1:19 am 4KidLit: Congrats! RT @KatGirl_Studio: It came out in March through small publisher. I illustrated someones elses story. #kidlitchat
1:19 am kathleenfoucart: I write books for teens because they’re more interesting than grown-ups ;-) #kidlitchat
1:19 am KatGirl_Studio: @Buffyandrews The kids were so cute. They kept saying things like “Did you really paint these?” and “Your hair is so long!” #kidlitchat
1:19 am hollycupala: @KatGirl_Studio wonderful! I”m going to hunt it down after the #kidlitchat what’s your url again?
1:19 am amyknichols: @PaulWHankins Congratulations! #kidlitchat
1:19 am bonnieadamson: @AudryT Why kidlit? and what’s new since last year? #kidlitchat
1:19 am PaulWHankins: @Brent_Watson41 English 11 and AP English Language/Composition. I get all of the juniors @ Silver Creek High School! I LOVE it! #kidlitchat
1:19 am BarbFerrer: I write YA because I was told I’d be good at it. I’m still not completely convinced. #kidlitchat
1:19 am Jamie_Grey: RT @bethrevis: I write YA because teen lit is way more interesting that (typically boring) adult lit. We blow things up & kiss boys & have fun! #kidlitchat
1:19 am cjomololu: Now I write YA because I’ve discovered that I’m utterly unqualified to do anything else. #kidlitchat
1:20 am KatGirl_Studio: @hollycupala www.katgirlstudio.com #kidlitchat
1:20 am 4KidLit: RT @vleemahoney: Check out @holly cupalas writing secrets in the TELL ME A SECRET Blog Tour & Prizes! http://wp.me/pWD3P-nZ #kidlitchat
1:20 am hollycupala: Thx V! @vleemahoney Check out @hollycupala‘s writing secrets in the #tellmeasecret Tour = Prizes!#kidlitchat #ya: http://wp.me/pWD3P-nZ -
1:20 am PaulWHankins: Thanks, everybody. My poem appears in an anthology with folks like Silas House and George Ella Lyon, so I am over the moon! #kidlitchat
1:21 am Brent_Watson41: @PaulWHankins Very cool. I teach READ 180 for the 8th grade. It’s interesting. I love it…..most days. #kidlitchat
1:21 am lisagailgreen: @cjomololu Oh yeah, that too. He he he #kidlitchat
1:21 am Buffyandrews: Honestly. I write for kids/teens b/c it’s just so much fun. I laugh. I cry. I put them in corners (sorry baby) and they SURVIVE! #kidlitchat
1:21 am lyonmartin: 7/15 Thu 9pm Eastern #kidlitart with Special Guest @ArtistTaraReed Come #ask her ur art licensing questions. #kidlitchat
1:21 am hollycupala: V true! @Buffyandrews I’ve learned it takes many tries for the baby bird to bust out of the egg. I see a crack…don’t give up. #kidlitchat
1:21 am KatGirl_Studio: @amyknichols Thanks =^.^= it’s Lions in My Tummy http://www.katgirlstudio.com/featured/lions-in-my-tummy/ #kidlitchat
1:21 am susanjsteward: Before they get jaded or too judgmental, when they still feel like they can save the world–MG years are golden. #kidlitchat
1:21 am gregpincus: LOL! RT @cjomololu: Now I write YA because I’ve discovered that I’m utterly unqualified to do anything else. #kidlitchat
1:21 am ganymeder: I’ve written a few short children’s stories 4my son. Might make nice picture books,but need 2research how2 approach submissions. #kidlitchat
1:21 am 4KidLit: So true! RT @smozer: A book written for children needs to capture attention and imagination from the first word to the last #kidlitchat
1:22 am lisagailgreen: @BarbFerrer Do you enjoy it? #kidlitchat
1:22 am AmberSkyeF: RT @Georgia_McBride: RT @bethrevis: I write YA because teen lit is way more interesting than adult lit. We blow things up & kiss boys & have fun! #kidlitchat
1:22 am rj_anderson: @LaurelSnyder Well, we know we both love Edward Eager! That’s a good start! #kidlitchat
1:22 am KatGirl_Studio: Yes! RT @smozer: A book written for children needs to capture attention and imagination from the first word to the last #kidlitchat
1:22 am restlessbjas: @Marty_Chan RT I write for kids because kids remind me that anything is possible. #kidlitchat
1:22 am PeevishPenman: @susanjsteward I agree #kidlitchat I love the MG years
1:22 am amberjkeyser: Hi All! Joining late, but I love the topic. Just had this talk today. Too much grown-up stuff in my “real” life. #kidlitchat
1:22 am amyknichols: @KatGirl_Studio Looks adorable. :) Can’t wait to read it to my kiddos. #kidlitchat
1:22 am hollycupala: @barbferrer be convinced already, girl! #kidlitchat
1:23 am Brent_Watson41: @ganymeder a lot of agents have great examples of query letters on their sites. #kidlitchat
1:23 am KatGirl_Studio: @amyknichols thanks =^.^= #kidlitchat
1:23 am Buffyandrews: @KatGirl_Studio Kids are awesome. I’m in awe of you and others who can make magic happen on paper. Bring the story to life. #kidlitchat
1:23 am lishacauthen: RT @vleemahoney: Check out @holly cupala’s writing secrets in the TELL ME A SECRET Blog Tour & Prizes! #TMAS #kidlitchat #ya: http://wp.me/pWD3P-nZ
1:23 am VBTremper: @cjomololu I do not believe that for an instant. LOL! #kidlitchat
1:23 am ktubb: Hi, all! Sorry to come to the party late! Is the topic “why do you write for kids?” #kidlitchat
1:23 am ganymeder: @cjomololu IMO YA is incredibly difficult to write. YAs demand more intensity to capture their attention. #kidlitchat
1:23 am PeevishPenman: @4KidLit Either that or it needs an ADHD medication scratch and sniff on the cover. #kidlitchat (I didn’t really say this)
1:24 am bonnieadamson: @ktubb Yes! Plus an update on what’s new with you since last year! :-) #kidlitchat
1:24 am amithaknight: lurking at #kidlitchat for the first time in months #kidlitchat
1:24 am lisagailgreen: @BarbFerrer Then definitely stick with it! LOL I bet you were just having typical “outsider” feelings at that age :) #kidlitchat
1:24 am cjomololu: @ganymeder Depends. The voice comes pretty naturally to me so I think picture books are harder. #kidlitchat
1:25 am KatGirl_Studio: @amyknichols @Buffyandrews Now I’m trying to find a good home for Stalking the Elusive Quetzal. http://fav.me/d2m798a #kidlitchat
1:25 am amberjkeyser: The other reason for me is that the book that had the greatest impact on my life were ones I read as a tween/teen. #kidlitchat
1:25 am PaulWHankins: Believe me, or ask Brent, YA readers are very scrutinizing readers. You thought getting it on shelves was difficult. (1/2) #kidlitchat
1:25 am MardouLedger: This. Also, so passionate. RT @kathleenfoucart: I write books for teens because they’re more interesting than grown-ups ;-) #kidlitchat
1:25 am lisagailgreen: @ganymeder I think it all depends on the person. For example, I think PBs are incredibly hard! #kidlitchat
1:25 am ktubb: Thanks, @bonnieadamson! :-) And did I see that #kidlitchat is one? Happy birthday! What a wonderful resource. #kidlitchat
1:25 am hollycupala: thx @lishacauthen 4KidLit for the RT! @vleemahoney: @hollycupala‘s writing secrets #tellmeasecret http://wp.me/pWD3P-nZ #kidlitchat
1:25 am overdunne: Hi all, just got kidlets to bed. My first time @ kidlitchat :) #kidlitchat
1:26 am Buffyandrews: Hey. Totally off topic. But I lost weight since last year. That’s new. (OK, sorry. Just had to share). *SMILES* #kidlitchat
1:26 am egoodlett: @Marty_Chan Wow, that’s awesome! Congrats! :) #kidlitchat
1:26 am keelyinkster: @cjomololu I agree pbs are the hardest by far! #kidlitchat
1:26 am PaulWHankins: This is why I read/talk about/promote children’s lit and YA. You guys make it easy for me to book talk great titles. Keep it up! #kidlitchat
1:26 am KristiHelvig: I write for kids because I feel young at heart–though not in actual age. :) #kidlitchat
1:26 am KatGirl_Studio: @Buffyandrews I am very grateful for the ability to create the things I see in my head on paper so others can enjoy them too. #kidlitchat
1:26 am carolgrannick: RT @susanjsteward: @gregpincus Do you think we write toward the age when we were happiest? Or need the most healing? #kidlitchat
1:27 am Brent_Watson41: @Marty_Chan That’s awesome. Congrats, man #kidlitchat
1:27 am cjomololu: @keelyinkster Hey Keely! Agree with your agreement. #kidlitchat
1:27 am bookaliciouspam: RT @hollycupala: thx @lishacauthen 4KidLit for the RT! @vleemahoney: @hollycupala‘s writing secrets #tellmeasecret http://wp.me/pWD3P-nZ #kidlitchat
1:27 am amyknichols: @susanjsteward Good question. Something I find myself wondering at times. #kidlitchat
1:27 am bonnieadamson: @ktubb Thanks! Yes, first chat was on 7/15/09–same topic! #kidlitchat
1:27 am hollycupala: susanjsteward @gregpincus I always think we write for the age where we had the most psychic pain…! #kidlitchat
1:27 am egoodlett: also I still secretly think I’m a teenager… >.> #kidlitchat
1:27 am carolgrannick: @susanjsteward Both? #kidlitchat
1:27 am Buffyandrews: @KatGirl_Studio I really do admire that, especially since i can’t draw a straight line even with a ruler! #kidlitchat
1:27 am keelyinkster: @KristiHelvig it is fun to have taht teen voice in your head again! #kidlitchat
1:27 am lisagailgreen: @Buffyandrews Hey that’s a huge accomplishment – you go girl! #kidlitchat
1:27 am amyknichols: @egoodlett Same, here. :) #kidlitchat
1:28 am amithaknight: I write kidlit b/c I’ve never connected with a book for adults as strongly as I did as a kid w/kid’s bks. so, feels important. #kidlitchat
1:28 am PlayCanPress: RT @Marty_Chan: New this year is the fall launch of a play and a kids book. Also signed contract for 3-book series to launch in 2011. #kidlitchat
1:28 am ganymeder: @Marty_Chan Congratulations! You’re having a busy year! #kidlitchat
1:28 am amberjkeyser: @PaulWHankins Ditto what Paul said about young readers being scrutinizing readers. So much more honest than most adults, IMO. #kidlitchat
1:28 am amyknichols: @Buffyandrews Congratulations! :) #kidlitchat
1:28 am MLStoughton: RT @lisagailgreen: @BarbFerrer :D I always wanted to write, but it never clicked until I realized I should be writing YA #kidlitchat
1:28 am susanjsteward: @gregpincus That’s it–I’m telling Mom! #kidlitchat
1:29 am greyhaven11: i write for kids/YAs because I still don’t think like an adult #kidlitchat
1:29 am christigoddard: My YA writing lets me let out the teen boys inside me #noNOTinapervyWAY #kidlitchat
1:29 am keelyinkster: @amithaknight Agree and even books I thought were adult like The Book Thief were afterwords labeled cross over! #kidlitchat
1:29 am peg366: Here late. Doing Tweetdeck for #kidlitchat,
1:29 am PaulWHankins: @amberjkeyser Adult readers will discard books with little more than a replacement on a shelf. I’ve seen books fly without dust. #kidlitchat
1:29 am bookaliciouspam: RT @hollycupala: I write YA because that’s the voice that comes. And when it doesn’t, I write because there is a deadline. ;) #kidlitchat
1:29 am gregpincus: @hollycupala @susanjsteward Yet I don’t recall any psychic pain from the PB/MG years, but that’s what I write. Therapy needed?! #kidlitchat
1:29 am KatGirl_Studio: @Buffyandrews A lot of people say that. I just tell them I can’t play music instruments, do a cartwheel or eat an orange. #kidlitchat
1:29 am susanjsteward: @carolgrannick I think you’re right, but that seems contradictory, doesn’t it? #kidlitchat
1:29 am ktubb: @greyhaven11 Hey! Nice to run into you here! ;-) #kidlitchat
1:29 am SemayawiBeth: @Buffyandrews I grew up as a Buffy, but was changed to Beth. Argh. Buffy is my writing personality! Go Buffy-s :) #kidlitchat
1:30 am keelyinkster: @hollycupala LOL and then you just have to drag them along for the ride anyway! #kidlitchat
1:30 am gregpincus: @susanjsteward Mom watches chat. She already knows! #kidlitchat
1:30 am amyknichols: @gregpincus Maybe it’s your way of celebrating the good years? #kidlitchat
1:30 am greyhaven11: @ktubb i’m intrigued, so i crashed. #kidlitchat
1:30 am hollycupala: @gregpincus @susanjsteward Greg, maybe you have psychic MG pain and just don’t know it. Classic denial! ;) #kidlitchat
1:30 am carolgrannick: Not to me! Camp. Home. Camp. Home. Nuh-uh. RT @susanjsteward: @carolgrannick I think youre right, but contradictory, isnt it? #kidlitchat
1:30 am KristiHelvig: @gregpincus Nah, if you don’t remember it, leave good enough alone. :) #kidlitchat
1:31 am amithaknight: :) RT @greyhaven11: i write for kids/YAs because I still dont think like an adult #kidlitchat
1:31 am peg366: #kidlitchat I write for kids cause I’m in my second childhood and having a blast with it.
1:31 am Buffyandrews: @SemayawiBeth *Smiles* yeah, put a post on my blog today of how I got my name. remember Family Affair? Mr. French, et al. #kidlitchat
1:31 am deegarretson: It’s great to learn more about you all, I have to go now though, still trying to fix computer virus, tech help arriving #kidlitchat
1:31 am cjomololu: @gregpincus Eek! Almost no one in my real life is on Twitter and for that I am grateful. #kidlitchat
1:31 am kellyhashway: Writing for kids is the closest we can get to being kids again. #kidlitchat
1:31 am AudryT: @gregpincus Your mom is watching the chat? Hi, Greg’s mom! #kidlitchat
1:31 am lisagailgreen: @BarbFerrer Ditto, I’ve been writing since I was 7. Probably not YA though…. #kidlitchat
1:31 am KatGirl_Studio: @SemayawiBeth I spent the first few years of my life as Alicia but it became Kat cuz it was much easier for people to remember #kidlitchat
1:31 am SemayawiBeth: I write for kids because possibilities are endless for children! #kidlitchat
1:31 am ktubb: @greyhaven11 No crashing! It’s all good! :-) #kidlitchat
1:32 am Buffyandrews: @KatGirl_Studio Yes, I guess we all have our gifts. Still waiting to see what mine is (laughs). Hopefully some day soon. #kidlitchat
1:32 am carolgrannick: @BuffyAndrews Seriously? And I thought it was just me when I first saw your name! #kidlitchat
1:32 am hollycupala: @keelyinkster exactly! kicking and screaming! :-D #kidlitchat
1:32 am PaulWHankins: Power of YA literature is that it provides a strong intervention with reluctant readers. Time and time again-booktalk + sharing. #kidlitchat
1:32 am susanjsteward: @hollycupala Perhaps with hypnosis we can reach the real reason @gregpincus writes for kids! #kidlitchat
1:32 am maryfranholm: @hollycupala @gregpincus @susanjsteward Maybe it’s not psychic pain, but psychic joy that makes you write for kids. : ) #kidlitchat
1:32 am BarbFerrer: Hm, new since last year? Changed agents, had book canceled, had that book bought by a new pub, book will be released in November #kidlitchat
1:32 am KristiHelvig: This is my first chat and I keep forgetting the #kidlitchat Grrr
1:32 am gregpincus: @cjomololu @hollycupala I was joking about my mom being here. @susanjsteward threatened to tell her, so I was one upping! #kidlitchat
1:32 am KatGirl_Studio: @Buffyandrews try lots of knew things, you never know what it might be =^.^= #kidlitchat
1:32 am AudryT: MG would be fun to write, but I haven’t had any ideas that suit it. I loved the MG stories I used to read aloud as a babysitter. #kidlitchat
1:33 am amberjkeyser: @SemayawiBeth Exactly! As we age and make choices, doors close. Kids have so much more possibility before them. #kidlitchat
1:33 am amyknichols: Awesome. RT @kellyhashway Writing for kids is the closest we can get to being kids again. #kidlitchat
1:33 am PaulWHankins: Okay, hot shot, that summer school vet just walked into your room. It’s fall. What do you do? What do you do? You booktalk. Now. #kidlitchat
1:33 am greyhaven11: @kellyhashway i will agree with you on that. i wish i’d enjoyed being a kid more when i was one. #kidlitchat
1:33 am overdunne: writing MG is so freeing. If you want your dog to talk, it does. If you want to pick your nose, you do…! #kidlitchat
1:33 am dosankodebbie: LOL. I guess that applies to me too. RT @peg366: #kidlitchat I write for kids cause I’m in my second childhood and having a blast with it.
1:33 am keelyinkster: @maryfranholm I do think PB and MG are wonder years so much imagination and joy not so much in YA! #kidlitchat
1:33 am Buffyandrews: TRUE RT @overdunne: writing MG is so freeing. If you want your dog to talk, it does. If you want to pick your nose, you do…! #kidlitchat
1:33 am egoodlett: @KristiHelvig Try watching the chat from tweetchat.com, it adds the hashtag automatically for you :) #kidlitchat
1:33 am susanjsteward: @gregpincus I know you are, but what am I? Infinity! #kidlitchat
1:34 am hollycupala: @susanjsteward @gregpincus yes! analysis in Fibbonacci poetry! boowahaha. #kidlitchat
1:34 am greyhaven11: @BarbFerrer i had a book offer that was rescinded. went from cloud 9 2 barely getting through the workday. glad U’ve had luck #kidlitchat
1:34 am Emilys_Art: @KristiHelvig that’s ok so do I… #kidlitchat
1:34 am sharifwrites: My earlier writing had young MCs, but I geared it towards adults. Once I changed to YA style, felt like home. #kidlitchat
1:34 am Shelltex: @AudryT That’s funny. I think MG is really hard. I’ve started 1 & will finish it someday. #kidlitchat
1:34 am gregpincus: @cjomololu I have many friends and relatives here on Twitter, though not my mom. I think I’m grateful for that! #kidlitchat
1:34 am hollycupala: @gregpincus darn, I thought it would be cool to meet your mom. @cjomololu @susanjsteward #kidlitchat
1:34 am amberjkeyser: @egoodlett Can TweetDeck do that? #kidlitchat
1:34 am kellyhashway: @greyhaven11 I agree. Kids want to grow up quickly. Then we do grow up and think “Why did want to get here in such a hurry?” #kidlitchat
1:34 am Buffyandrews: My sons & hub don’t think the stuff I write for kids is funny. me? I’m laughing so hard my stomach hurts. That’s when you know. #kidlitchat
1:34 am KatGirl_Studio: @hollycupala phi for the win! #kidlitchat
1:35 am ktubb: Since last year, I’m trying a new genre. Scary but exciting! And no outline! WHO AM I?! ;-) #kidlitchat
1:35 am keelyinkster: @egoodlett I tried taht but couldn’t get it to post – yes I’m a closet luddite! #kidlitchat
1:35 am crissachappell: teens ask: Who am I? What’s the point? Is there a god? Adults often stop asking. That’s why I write YA. #kidlitchat
1:35 am KristiHelvig: @egoodlett Thanks, I’ll try that. #kidlitchat
1:35 am ReadingVacation: Writing middle grade would really let you use your imagination. It’s less serious than YA. More fun! #kidlitchat
1:35 am Shelltex: @keelyinkster Ah, but there are so many other amazing first that can be tackled in YA. #kidlitchat
1:35 am amberjkeyser: @greyhaven11 Hate that! Sorry about the rescind (making up words here). #kidlitchat
1:35 am Buffyandrews: @sharifwrites Did someone suggest the change or did you come to this realization on your own? #kidlitchat
1:35 am lisagailgreen: @greyhaven11 Oh man! I’m sorry. Keep trying, that probably means you’re close! #kidlitchat
1:36 am amyknichols: @kellyhashway As a kid, I didn’t want to grow up. Actually cried to mom about it. Maybe that’s why I write for kids? Hmmm… #kidlitchat
1:36 am Buffyandrews: True RT @ReadingVacation: Writing middle grade would really let you use your imagination. Its less serious than YA. More fun! #kidlitchat
1:36 am hollycupala: @greyhaven11 ouch, that’s crummy. I’m sorry. Hopefully will find a home elsewhere, a better home. #kidlitchat
1:36 am greyhaven11: @ktubb i so want to branch into other genres eventually, but i’m sticking with my comfort level for now. #kidlitchat
1:36 am BarbFerrer: @greyhaven11 I went through 15 mos of revisions before contract was yanked. It was devastating. But a good book perseveres. #kidlitchat
1:36 am keelyinkster: @Shelltex Ah, but there are so many other amazing first that can be tackled in YA — I agree, love writing YA! #kidlitchat
1:36 am SheviStories: Sorry I’m late. What’s the topic? #kidlitchat
1:36 am greyhaven11: @BarbFerrer go you!! #kidlitchat
1:36 am amyknichols: @greyhaven11 Here’s hoping for better news this year, and soon. #kidlitchat
1:36 am overdunne: I love writing something my kids can read. #kidlitchat
1:36 am gregpincus: @hollycupala My mom met Jane Yolen (and vice versa) recentlly, but they didn’t make the “me” connection. That was fun, though. #kidlitchat
1:36 am PaulWHankins: @ReadingVacation You bet, Melina. Have you read @OrigamiYoda‘s book? And just wait for August 24th! @Vordak has a great book! #kidlitchat
1:37 am Buffyandrews: @crissachappell And it’s a shame that adults stop asking, no? #kidlitchat
1:37 am BarbFerrer: RT @crissachappell: teens ask: Who am I? What’s the point? Is there a god? Adults often stop asking. That’s why I write YA. #kidlitchat
1:37 am greyhaven11: @lisagailgreen definitely still trying. just a matter of time. :) #kidlitchat
1:37 am kellyhashway: @amyknichols You were a Peter Pan type. Sometimes I think that’s the better way to be. #kidlitchat
1:37 am PaulWHankins: RT @ReadingVacation: Writing middle grade would really let you use your imagination. It’s less serious than YA. More fun! #kidlitchat
1:37 am susanwrites: @ReadingVacation Middle grade can be serious too. #kidlitchat
1:37 am greyhaven11: @hollycupala keeping the hope alive! lol. #kidlitchat
1:37 am greyhaven11: @amyknichols thank you! #kidlitchat
1:37 am ktubb: @greyhaven11 I have a “comfort level” project on the back-burner. But writing in a new genre is fun! So much to learn! #kidlitchat
1:37 am amberjkeyser: @overdunne I also love having my kids so invested in what I do! #kidlitchat
1:37 am hollycupala: yes! RT @crissachappell teens ask: Who am I? What’s the point? Is there a god? Adults often stop asking. That’s why I write YA. #kidlitchat
1:37 am carolgrannick: Absolutely. RT @susanwrites: @ReadingVacation Middle grade can be serious too. #kidlitchat
1:38 am greyhaven11: @amberjkeyser i always make up words. it’s why we write! #kidlitchat
1:38 am amyknichols: @kellyhashway Definitely. Only, not Peter, LOL. #kidlitchat
1:38 am lisagailgreen: @ReadingVacation you wouldn’t possibly be slightly biased would you? :) #kidlitchat
1:38 am JenniferTrafton: @ReadingVacation I’d love to hear some of your favorite MGs sometime. #kidlitchat
1:38 am LaurelSnyder: @PaulWHankins Tell that to Terebithia! #kidlitchat
1:38 am Buffyandrews: Yeah, for better news:) RT @amyknichols: @greyhaven11 Heres hoping for better news this year, and soon. #kidlitchat
1:38 am sharifwrites: @Buffyandrews My own. I started novel writing in the mid-90′s, was familiar with adult but not YA. #kidlitchat
1:38 am susanjsteward: Okay, #kidlitchat, admit it. We write for kids mostly because we think adults are boring.
1:38 am SheviStories: What’s the topic? #kidlitchat
1:38 am chrstinef: RT @hollycupala: yes! RT @crissachappell teens ask: Who am I? What’s the point? Is there a god? Adults often stop asking. That’s why I write YA. #kidlitchat
1:38 am KatGirl_Studio: @BarbFerrer I had a book I was working on last year get canceled too :( so much work that will never be seen finished. #kidlitchat
1:39 am amyknichols: Oh! Gotta run. Time for hubby’s famous steak and Guinness pie. See you all next week! :) #kidlitchat
1:39 am Marty_Chan: @egoodlett @Buffyandrews @Brent_Watson41 @marisasano Thanks for the kudos. #kidlitchat
1:39 am ReadingVacation: @PaulWHankins I had never heard of @origamiyoda Looks interesting. Have to show my brother. #kidlitchat
1:39 am sharifwrites: @Buffyandrews Then I became a teacher and started reading MG and YA, then realized if I wrote young MC’s, should be writing YA. #kidlitchat
1:39 am greyhaven11: @ktubb someday i’m gonna write my boys adventure novel. soon as i get a good idea #kidlitchat
1:39 am PaulWHankins: @susanwrites Absolutely. I hope @ReadingVacation (Melina) gets a chance to read Draper’s newest title, Out of My Mind. #kidlitchat
1:39 am amberjkeyser: @greyhaven11 Making up words is a good reason to write MG/YA. Reading Saavy by Ingrid Law. Love this: “scumble my saavy.” #kidlitchat
1:39 am keelyinkster: @susanwrites all my fav books as a kid were totally freak out fantasy – escaping into a darker world! #kidlitchat
1:39 am LaurelSnyder: @JenniferTrafton We should have an MG chat sometime! #kidlitchat
1:39 am lisagailgreen: @overdunne So funny because my kids are not allowed to read what I write. Yikes! #kidlitchat
1:39 am peg366: #kidlitchat I write for kids because of all the adventures books took me on as a child, and I want to do that for another kid.
1:39 am ReadingVacation: RT @susanwrites: @ReadingVacation Middle grade can be serious too. #kidlitchat Yes, but it can reallllly be un-serious too.
1:39 am hollycupala: Hey @chrstinef! *waving* #kidlitchat
1:39 am KatGirl_Studio: @amyknichols wow steak and Guinness pie, that sounds interesting! #kidlitchat
1:40 am purposelyvague: RT @MichelleHodkin: The story I had to write was YA. So YA chose me. And last month, it sold to Simon & Schuster :) So it worked out nicely. #kidlitchat
1:40 am amberjkeyser: @susanjsteward Most adults are kind of boring! #kidlitchat
1:40 am carolgrannick: RT @LaurelSnyder: @JenniferTrafton We should have an MG chat sometime! #kidlitchat
1:40 am JenniferTrafton: @LaurelSnyder I agree! #kidlitchat
1:40 am Buffyandrews: @sharifwrites Good luck and I hope you have a successful year. #kidlitchat
1:40 am kellyhashway: @peg366 Amen! #kidlitchat
1:40 am BarbFerrer: @KatGirl_Studio Finish it! It’s never, ever a waste! Cross my heart! Because you just never know… #kidlitchat
1:40 am overdunne: @amberjkeyser altho I had mixed feelings when my 10 yo read my ms (that took me 14 mos to write) in less than 24hrs…Now what? #kidlitchat
1:40 am ReadingVacation: RT @lisagailgreen: you wouldn’t possibly be slightly biased would you? :) #kidlitchat Yep, totally biased. No doubt about it. LOL
1:40 am susanwrites: @keelyinkster when I was reading MG as a kid a lot of it was war and Holocaust stories. #kidlitchat
1:40 am hollycupala: @ReadingTeen thank you, Andye! amazingly, turned to a kind of hope. I didn’t think that was possible. #kidlitchat
1:40 am greyhaven11: @amberjkeyser i think it’s even stranger when i start to use madeup words in my daily speech. lol. #kidlitchat
1:40 am reverieBR: Wait…. is there #kidlitchat? HELLO!!!!!
1:40 am joellewrites: I write YA because teens have so much hope. Also, I keep forgetting I’m not sixteen myself. And it’s what I love to read. #kidlitchat
1:40 am maryfranholm: RT @hollycupala: yes! RT @crissachappell teens ask: Who am I? What’s the point? Is there a god? Adults often stop asking. That’s why I write YA. #kidlitchat
1:41 am SheviStories: What’s tonight’s #kidlitchat topic? (Hopefully third time will be a charm.) #kidlitchat
1:41 am Buffyandrews: Nite everyone. Thanks for allowing me to be a part of this great group and I hope that you are all blessed in the coming year:) #kidlitchat
1:41 am amberjkeyser: @MichelleHodkin Congrats! #kidlitchat
1:41 am KatGirl_Studio: @BarbFerrer sadly I do not own the story since I was the illustrator not the writer on the project. #kidlitchat
1:41 am DDHearn: Just arriving. Is the topic about YA and MG? The differences? #kidlitchat
1:41 am susanjsteward: @amberjkeyser One more reason to love Barrie! #kidlitchat
1:41 am hollycupala: Agreed @BarbFerrer @KatGirl_Studio Finish it! It’s never, ever a waste! Cross my heart! Because you just never know… #kidlitchat
1:41 am VBTremper: @amyknichols Ooh yum! Enjoy! #kidlitchat
1:41 am LauraRenegar: Shhh! Don’t tell! They have the $. RT @susanjsteward: Okay, #kidlitchat, admit it. We write for kids mostly because … adults are boring.
1:41 am SheviStories: Wish I knew too. RT @DDHearn: Just arriving. Is the topic about YA and MG? The differences? #kidlitchat
1:41 am KatGirl_Studio: @BarbFerrer the work i did do for it can be seen here http://www.katgirlstudio.com/category/portfolio/projects/places/ #kidlitchat
1:42 am DDHearn: @KatGirl_Studio I’ve had that happen to me as an illustrator. It’s no fun, but it’s part of the business. #kidlitchat
1:42 am overdunne: @peg366 I so agree! I had so many adventures w books as a kid…want to share those feelings #kidlitchat
1:42 am chrstinef: @hollycupala hey back #kidlitchat snuck in for a few minutes!!! Have I told you how much I LOVE TELL ME A SECRET!!!
1:42 am ReadingVacation: @JenniferTrafton I did a guest post of some fav middle grades recently. I’ll try to find it #kidlitchat
1:42 am AudryT: @DDHearn Topic is why you write it. #kidlitchat
1:42 am gregpincus: @DDHearn nope. it’s “why write/illustrate for kids?” also “what’s new since we asked that question one year ago? #kidlitchat
1:42 am lisagailgreen: @SheviStories Sorry! Why do we write? What’s new since last year? #kidlitchat
1:42 am carolgrannick: @SheviStories @DDHearn Topic is why we write for kids/teens and what’s new from last year. #kidlitchat
1:42 am kellyhashway: RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: Why do you choose to write/illustrate/edit/read/rep children?s literature? What?s new since last year? #kidlitchat
1:42 am DDHearn: @KatGirl_Studio Another sad part is when a book I illustrated years ago is reissued…with new illustrations. #kidlitchat
1:42 am Emilys_Art: @SheviStories why do you write kidlit and what new this past year #kidlitchat
1:42 am JenniferTrafton: I fought against growing up the whole time I was a kid. Still fighting. #kidlitchat
1:42 am PaulWHankins: @ReadingVacation And for serious MG, and you have to trust me on this rec, okay. @MitlaliPerkins‘ Bamboo People. Okay. . .go! #kidlitchat
1:42 am joellewrites: Also, in so much adult fiction, it’s about relationships…boring. In YA, it’s about all of life’s possibilities. Stuff HAPPENS. #kidlitchat
1:42 am KatGirl_Studio: @DDHearn yes it is no fun. I was the illustrator on this project. #kidlitchat
1:42 am AudryT: It’s true! Adults can be pretty boring to write about. XD #kidlitchat
1:42 am amithaknight: LOL! RT @susanjsteward: Okay, #kidlitchat, admit it. We write for kids mostly because we think adults are boring.
1:43 am Brent_Watson41: @SheviStories Basically, why did you get into writing, and how have you changed in the past year? Bystander effect, I guess #kidlitchat
1:43 am sharifwrites: @Buffyandrews Thanks, same to you. #kidlitchat
1:43 am DDHearn: @AudryT I think I am more likely to write MG, because, frankly, I would have trouble with romance and sex topics. #kidlitchat
1:43 am KatGirl_Studio: @DDHearn that’s awful :( #kidlitchat
1:43 am chrstinef: what’s new. parenting bok out in October and sold first kids book! #kidlitchat
1:43 am cjomololu: @PaulWHankins I’ve heard nothing but great things about Bamboo. Onto the list! #kidlitchat
1:43 am LaurelSnyder: @DDHearn Oh, wow. That would be hard. But they do that to everything! #poorpigglewiggle #kidlitchat
1:43 am reverieBR: Can anyone tell me the #kidlitchat topic? #islost
1:43 am greyhaven11: other great thing about writing for kids? the writers are way more fun than the stuffy adult writers. :D #kidlitchat
1:43 am jimhill: Oops, late to the party. What’s going on? #kidlitchat
1:43 am chrstinef: @PeevishPenman same reason I write YA #kidlitchat
1:43 am amberjkeyser: @overdunne It’s unbelievable how quickly our hard work gets read, isn’t it? #kidlitchat
1:44 am hollycupala: !!! thank you! @chrstinef hey back #kidlitchat snuck in for a few minutes!!! Have I told you how much I LOVE TELL ME A SECRET!!!
1:44 am ReadingVacation: @PaulWHankins What is Draper’s newest novel. I will look it up. #kidlitchat
1:44 am DDHearn: @JenniferTrafton Heck, I was such a late bloomer that when I turned 13 I found a kid five years younger than me to play with. #kidlitchat
1:44 am BarbFerrer: @KatGirl_Studio Aw well, bleargh. What a shame. Your work is utterly charming. #kidlitchat
1:44 am ktubb: @chrstinef Congrats! :-) #kidlitchat
1:44 am pippinmathur: I draw/write for kids because the possibilities are limitless. #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
1:44 am dosankodebbie: I find it so frustrating that Western kidlit market considers so many subjects taboo. Difficult to introduce Ainu oral lit. #kidlitchat
1:44 am amithaknight: RT @carolgrannick: @SheviStories @DDHearn Topic is why we write for kids/teens and whats new from last year. #kidlitchat
1:44 am chrstinef: @PeevishPenman –hehe except I have teenaged daughters! #kidlitchat
1:44 am bonnieadamson: @reverieBR TOPIC: Why kidlit? And what’s new since last year? #kidlitchat
1:44 am MLStoughton: @joellewrites I agree with you. Sadly my family keeps insisting I’m 42. But they suck! lol. #kidlitchat
1:44 am KatGirl_Studio: @hollycupala @BarbFerrer instead I’m working on a few YA’s, PB’s and even a graphic novel #kidlitchat
1:44 am LaurelSnyder: @greyhaven11 Hey now… some of my best friends are FUN adult authors. You just have to get them good and hammered. #kidlitchat
1:44 am maryfranholm: @keelyinkster Teens do take things very seriously. That has its advantages. Can tackle issues beyond the reach of PB and MG #kidlitchat
1:44 am Brent_Watson41: @reverieBR Basically, why did you get into writing, and how have you changed in the past year? #kidlitchat
1:44 am PeevishPenman: @joellewrites I think the relationship tension can be horribly dull in adult fiction. #kidlitchat
1:45 am AudryT: @DDHearn They’re very tricky to write about (romance & sex). And I love how MG can be focused entirely on adventure/exploration. #kidlitchat
1:45 am carolgrannick: Discovery of children’s lit community through SCBWI wasn’t the reason, but definitely icing on the cake… #kidlitchat
1:45 am ReadingVacation: @PaulWHankins Go Mitali – Bamboo People would be “good” serious. #kidlitchat
1:45 am SheviStories: Started writing fiction after I left my last newspaper job, because writing and illustrating are the only things I’m good at. #kidlitchat
1:45 am chrstinef: @ktubb thanks! I am thrilled. Now to get my YA fiction out there. The book I sold was nonfiction #kidlitchat
1:45 am ktubb: My husband wanted me to say that I write kidlit for the mounds and mounds of money. *waits for laughter* ;-) #kidlitchat
1:45 am overdunne: @amberjkeyser very much so. But I was flattered that she liked it :) #kidlitchat
1:45 am Fida16: I want to write for teens but I love to write poetry, maybe I can write little kid poems #kidlitchat
1:45 am KatGirl_Studio: @BarbFerrer thank you =^.^= The good thing about that project is now I have drawn everything from mummies to space ships #kidlitchat
1:45 am reverieBR: oooh good topic! RT @BonnieAdamson: @reverieBR TOPIC: Why kidlit? And what’s new since last year? #kidlitchat
1:45 am DDHearn: @LaurelSnyder I know. Mom tried to make me feel better by telling me I would always be that story’s original illustrator. #kidlitchat
1:45 am ktubb: (Hubby is reading over my shoulder) #kidlitchat
1:45 am PaulWHankins: @ReadingVacation Out of My Mind. Enjoy the book. Let Melanie “speak” to you as you read. Powerful writing on sensitive subject. #kidlitchat
1:45 am hollycupala: Big congrats! Looks v interesting @chrstinef what’s new. parenting bok out in October and sold first kids book! #kidlitchat
1:45 am ReadingVacation: @PaulWHankins I have had way more middle grade than YA reviews lately. I’m just sayin’ #kidlitchat
1:46 am joellewrites: @MLStoughton I’m 42 too (on my birth certificate). Maybe next year we’ll be 17 together! #kidlitchat
1:46 am bonnieadamson: @ktubb That would only encourage him . . . #kidlitchat
1:46 am greyhaven11: @LaurelSnyder good to know. i’ll keep that in mind for the future. lol. #kidlitchat
1:46 am KristiHelvig: What’s new? Recently finished my first YA and gave my first interview today at http://bit.ly/aH1fnU #kidlitchat Thanks @DorothyDreyer
1:46 am lisagailgreen: @LaurelSnyder OMG I can’t stop laughing! #kidlitchat
1:46 am SheviStories: Things have changed over the last year, because I’ve decided to write more commercial YA. Downturn at DH’s job, so… #kidlitchat
1:46 am carolgrannick: Write poetry for teens! RT @Fida16: I want to write for teens but I love to write poetry, maybe I can write little kid poems #kidlitchat
1:46 am chrstinef: @hollycupala thanks! I am excited. #kidlitchat
1:46 am LaurelSnyder: @DDHearn Well, & the new one can’t help but be affected by your work. But we don’t do it to stay in print, do we? #becausewedont #kidlitchat
1:46 am AudryT: @ktubb Will you settle for a snort? #kidlitchat
1:46 am keelyinkster: @Fida16 Or you could write novels in verse like Susan Taylor Brown and Ellen Hopkins #kidlitchat
1:46 am PaulWHankins: Sorry. I have been off-topic. This is what we do, right? All of us in this hashtag whether we write it or promote it. We share. #kidlitchat
1:46 am PeevishPenman: It sounds like a lot of MG/YA writers were late bloomers. I was the opposite…anybody else? #kidlitchat
1:47 am BrandiDougherty: finally made it to the tail end of #kidlitchat! I write MG because I seem to remember every single painful (and funny) detail about being 12
1:47 am lisagailgreen: @ktubb I know I keep shaking my head bc my hubby says he’s going to retire when I sell my book. I tell him to stop dreaming #kidlitchat
1:47 am hollycupala: LOL @MLStoughton @joellewrites I agree with you. Sadly my family keeps insisting I’m 42. But they suck! lol. #kidlitchat
1:47 am ktubb: @AudryT Snorts work. ;-) #kidlitchat
1:47 am BarbFerrer: And because I’m still utterly in love with it, I’ma show off my pretty pretty cover. http://flic.kr/p/8d1pak #kidlitchat
1:47 am LaurelSnyder: @greyhaven11 Good whiskey or cheap beer. #kidlitchat
1:47 am chrstinef: @BrandiDougherty perfect reason! #kidlitchat
1:47 am hollycupala: oooh cool. @KatGirl_Studio @BarbFerrer instead I’m working on a few YA’s, PB’s and even a graphic novel #kidlitchat
1:47 am AudryT: @SheviStories Writing with an eye to the commercial doesn’t mean selling out one’s vision, tho’. Just gets trickier. #kidlitchat
1:47 am lisagailgreen: @Fida16 My novels are YA, but I’ve published children’s poetry and some MG short stories it’s totally doable #kidlitchat
1:48 am ReadingVacation: @JenniferTrafton My guest post of some recent middle grade favs http://tinyurl.com/25pwzax #kidlitchat
1:48 am mark_henry: @KristiHelvig Congratulations! #kidlitchat
1:48 am DDHearn: @AudryT Yes. I didn’t have much experience in the dating scene in high school so I don’t feel qualified to write about it. #kidlitchat
1:48 am Fida16: @carolgrannick u can check out my poems at http://thepoetrykorner.blogspot.com/ #kidlitchat
1:48 am Shelltex: @joellewrites @MLStoughton My birth cert says I just turned 43. But I never put much stock in anything written in numbers. #kidlitchat
1:48 am BarbFerrer: @PeevishPenman I said earlier on in the chat that I was surprised to find myself writing YA because I wasn’t ever really YA. #kidlitchat
1:48 am carolgrannick: @BarbFerrer It’s spectacular…congratulations! #kidlitchat
1:48 am KatGirl_Studio: @BarbFerrer nice! #kidlitchat
1:48 am maryfranholm: @DDHearn I was the same. Always played with kids younger. Still wanted 2 play house when others started smoking & noticing boys #kidlitchat
1:48 am jimhill: I’ve been accurately described as a giant 9-year old and a permanent 8th grader. Guess that’s where my heart and head live. #kidlitchat
1:48 am amberjkeyser: @lisagailgreen @ktubb Apparently I’m a “retirement plan” as well! #kidlitchat
1:48 am hollycupala: my 2 cents: BAMBOO PEOPLE by @mitaliperkins is *phenomenal.* #kidlitchat
1:48 am KristiHelvig: @mark_henry Thanks Mark! #kidlitchat
1:48 am ktubb: @lisagailgreen Hubby is very supportive. Family support is everything in this business. #kidlitchat
1:48 am SheviStories: I write (and illustrate) PBs, MGs & YA. My focus lately has been on YA because I’ve been most successful with that. #kidlitchat
1:49 am PeevishPenman: @BarbFerrer You mean you feel you skipped being YA? What does that look like? #kidlitchat
1:49 am AudryT: Children’s book writers/illustrators, what’s the hardest thing about writing/drawing a picture book? #kidlitchat
1:49 am KatGirl_Studio: @hollycupala always try to look at the positives of setbacks, then nothing is ever wasted #kidlitchat
1:49 am mark_henry: @BarbFerrer Beautiful! #kidlitchat
1:49 am Fida16: I have so many good ideas I just wish I knew the right market for them #kidlitchat
1:49 am keelyinkster: @SheviStoriesThings have changed for me, I finally finished my second YA and now my agent is shopping it around #kidlitchat
1:49 am chrstinef: Man I respect anyone that writes a good PB! I think crafting those is hard. #kidlitchat
1:50 am susanjsteward: @jimhill 38 going on 12, here. :) #kidlitchat
1:50 am SheviStories: @AudryT Thanks. It does feel a bit like selling out, but I still love my more commercial work. It’s a lot of fun to write. #kidlitchat
1:50 am LaurelSnyder: Suddenly feeling I should apologize for my silly tweets about alcohol. want to make it clear I was joking! <slinks off> #kidlitchat
1:50 am lisagailgreen: @ktubb Yes, without support I’d have sunk in a puddle of despair years ago #kidlitchat
1:50 am chrstinef: @hollycupala @KatGirl_Studio Perfect way to think! Love it. #kidlitchat
1:50 am KatGirl_Studio: @maryfranholm all my friends were either 2 years younger or 2 years older. #kidlitchat
1:50 am AudryT: @DDHearn I understand! I’m writing a flirty narrator. I never learned to flirt well, so I have a hard time writing her! #kidlitchat
1:50 am Emilys_Art: @AudryT getting that perfect rythm #kidlitchat
1:50 am marypearson: Why? I heard voices. ; ) And they belonged to teens. #kidlitchat
1:50 am amberjkeyser: @Fida16 I think that understanding the market and where your work fits comes with time. Just keep writing and rewriting. #kidlitchat
1:50 am greyhaven11: @BarbFerrer that is a beautiful cover. #kidlitchat
1:50 am BarbFerrer: @PeevishPenman I was precocious (admitted to college by age 12 but didn’t go) & b/c of parents’ divorce, was mini-adult by 12. #kidlitchat
1:50 am overdunne: @DDHearn @maryfranholm While others were dating, I was still climbing into the closet to see if I could find Narnia… #kidlitchat
1:51 am LaurelSnyder: @AudryT Economy of language, I think. Fitting a real arc into a few hundred words. But also: doing something new. #kidlitchat
1:51 am ReadingVacation: @PaulWHankins Ok, just read the summary on goodreds for Out of my Mind – that sounds AMAZING. On my wishlist now. #kidlitchat
1:51 am MLStoughton: @joellewrites It”s a deal! #kidlitchat
1:51 am typogami: RT @Emilys_Art @AudryT getting tht perfect rythm #kidlitchat *Win w/Typos #rhythm
1:51 am Fida16: @lisagailgreen Really? I’m looking for a publishing agent and publishing house #kidlitchat
1:51 am chrstinef: @marypearson love that! #kidlitchat
1:51 am kellyhashway: Time for me to go. Thanks for a great chat, and happy birthday #kidlitchat
1:51 am amberjkeyser: @chrstinef Oh my picture books can be tough. Working with an illustrator on one now (for a small publisher). She’s brilliant. #kidlitchat
1:51 am SheviStories: My YA, which won 3rd place in SmartWriter’s contest, has received 4/10 requests for fulls from agents, so that’s good. #kidlitchat
1:52 am JenniferTrafton: @overdunne Oh me too, me too. #kidlitchat
1:52 am ReadingVacation: @mitaliperkins They are telling me to read Bamboo People over at #kidlitchat
1:52 am PaulWHankins: RT @ReadingVacation: @PaulWHankins Ok, just read the summary on goodreds for Out of my Mind – that sounds AMAZING. On my wishlist now. #kidlitchat
1:52 am joellewrites: Also, my husband acts like an 11 year old, so I’m considering branching out into MG. #kidlitchat
1:52 am chrstinef: @amberjkeyser cool!!! #kidlitchat
1:52 am DDHearn: @PeevishPenman I went directly from playing with a kid five years younger than me to college. It was a huge culture shock. #kidlitchat
1:52 am BarbFerrer: @PeevishPenman Was also involved in multi-aged music activities, so didn’t feel in step w/ my peers #kidlitchat
1:52 am Brent_Watson41: @SheviStories Yeah, that’s a very good percentage. Best of luck. Only takes one. Make sure it’s a good one, though. #kidlitchat
1:53 am DDHearn: @AudryT For me the hardest thing about writing/drawing a PB is coming up with a good idea. #kidlitchat
1:53 am BarbFerrer: It’s one reason my stories really do center around older protags who are a bit out of step w/ their peers. #kidlitchat
1:53 am lisagailgreen: @Fida16 Well, I have my agent subbing books but the other stuff I did on my own through magazines. I recommend starting online #kidlitchat
1:53 am ReadingVacation: RT @joellewrites: Also, my husband acts like an 11 year old, so I’m considering branching out into MG. #kidlitchat BOYS!!!!!!!!!!
1:53 am KatGirl_Studio: @hollycupala one of my WIPs just fit better as a graphic novel so that’s what I’m making it into. #kidlitchat
1:53 am DespairBot: RT @lisagailgreen: @ktubb Yes, without support I’d have sunk in a puddle of despair years ago #kidlitchat
1:53 am dosankodebbie: @AudryT Dealing with the prejudices of US publishers is what’s hard for me as a translator of Japanese and Ainu lit. #kidlitchat
1:53 am SheviStories: @Brent_Watson41 Thanks! I only sent to my top 10, so if I get one of those agents…should be a good match. #kidlitchat
1:54 am hollycupala: Agreed! @chrstinef Man I respect anyone that writes a good PB! I think crafting those is hard. #kidlitchat
1:54 am Fida16: @amberjkeyser thanks for the advice #kidlitchat
1:54 am BarbFerrer: @SheviStories Congrats! #kidlitchat
1:54 am DDHearn: @AudryT I can relate. I had a guy friend once who tried to teach me how to be flirty, but gave up. It’s a gift. #kidlitchat
1:54 am laurenfaith: That’s such great news! RT @SheviStories YA won 3rd place in SmartWriter’s contest received 4/10 requests for fulls from agents #kidlitchat
1:54 am ktubb: RT @ReadingVacation: RT @joellewrites: Also, my husband acts like an 11yo, so Im considering branching out into MG.BOYS! <:-) #kidlitchat
1:54 am Tiare75: RT I agree, too. Much harder than MG! @chrstinef Man I respect anyone that writes a good PB! I think crafting those is hard. #kidlitchat
1:54 am maryfranholm: @overdunne @DDHearn @KatGirl_Studio Actually, the reason I write is that I never outgrew my need to tell stories and pretend. #kidlitchat
1:55 am SheviStories: Thanks, but it doesn’t mean anything until I get an agent and sell something. RT @BarbFerrer: @SheviStories Congrats! #kidlitchat
1:55 am DDHearn: @overdunne I was playing with dinosaurs and troll dolls. Then I went to college where my roomies were talking about marriage. #kidlitchat
1:55 am chrstinef: RT @laurenfaith: That’s such great news! RT @SheviStories YA won 3rd place in SmartWriter’s contest received 4/10 requests for fulls from agents #kidlitchat
1:55 am AudryT: @dosankodebbie How does the prejudice show itself? What do they say/do that’s frustrating? *curious* #kidlitchat
1:55 am KatGirl_Studio: @DDHearn haha, in school i could never tell that people were flirting with me, I just thought everyone was really nice. #kidlitchat
1:55 am PeevishPenman: @BarbFerrer Interesting…I started college at 14. #kidlitchat
1:55 am chrstinef: @SheviStories ah, but it can be a confidence boost to keep you going! #kidlitchat
1:55 am KatGirl_Studio: @maryfranholm exactly! #kidlitchat
1:55 am PaulWHankins: RT @marypearson: Why? I heard voices. ; ) And they belonged to teens. #kidlitchat
1:55 am laurenfaith: Watching Public Enemies w/hubby, want so badly to participate in #kidlitchat, but am drifing to sleep> benadryl working too well. g’night!
1:55 am BarbFerrer: Thanks for the congrats on my cover everyone! I sent the St. Martin’s art dept. a big box of cookies as major thanks! #kidlitchat
1:55 am Tiare75: @SheviStories It’s still good news anyway. :) GL with the agent quest. #kidlitchat
1:55 am lisagailgreen: @SheviStories Oh yes it does mean something!! Celebrate every victory you can #kidlitchat
1:56 am ReadingVacation: Gotta run. The wii is calling my name. Thanks for letting me join. #kidlitchat
1:56 am amberjkeyser: Off topic but thought I’d share that I got an offer from an agent today! #kidlitchat
1:56 am susanwrites: Writing for kids is like having an endless supply of “do overs” for all those things I messed up as a kid. #kidlitchat
1:56 am lisagailgreen: @Fida16 That’s not “kinda” that is. Congrats. Just keep on that path. #kidlitchat
1:56 am hollycupala: Fascinating! @KatGirl_Studio @hollycupala one of my WIPs just fit better as a graphic novel so that’s what I’m making it into. #kidlitchat
1:56 am SheviStories: Thanks! And thanks, all, for the good wishes. @chrstinef: @SheviStories ah, but it can be a confidence boost to keep you going! #kidlitchat
1:56 am Brent_Watson41: @SheviStories Doesn’t stop even when you get an agent. Just begins. :) #kidlitchat
1:56 am laurenfaith: @DDHearn @AudryT i am the opposite. apparently i flirt all the time. #kidlitchat
1:56 am bonnieadamson: @amberjkeyser That’s entirely ON topic! Congrats! #kidlitchat
1:56 am BarbFerrer: @SheviStories It’s a start & it’s further than most who say they want to write ever get. Celebrate every little victory. #kidlitchat
1:57 am ktubb: @amberjkeyser Woot! Congrats! What a good place to celebrate! :-) #kidlitchat
1:57 am joellewrites: RT @susanwrites: Writing for kids is like having an endless supply of “do overs” for all those things I messed up as a kid. #kidlitchat
1:57 am Brent_Watson41: @amberjkeyser Very nice. You gonna accept? Happy for you. #kidlitchat
1:57 am greyhaven11: @amberjkeyser not off topic, way exciting!! congrats!! #kidlitchat
1:57 am Shelltex: @amberjkeyser That’s not off topic. It’s new since last year, right? Congrats! #kidlitchat
1:57 am SheviStories: I know, I know… RT @Brent_Watson41: @SheviStories Doesnt stop even when you get an agent. Just begins. :) #kidlitchat
1:57 am Tiare75: RT Yes! @susanwrites: Writing for kids is like having an endless supply of “do overs” for all those things I messed up as a kid. #kidlitchat
1:57 am Fida16: @lisagailgreen ok then… I am published :) #kidlitchat
1:57 am lisagailgreen: @amberjkeyser OMG!! Yay!! #kidlitchat
1:57 am DDHearn: @dosankodebbie Some stories will not find a market. I’ve written a lot like that,been told they were good but unmarketable. #kidlitchat
1:57 am greyhaven11: @susanwrites my first novel attempt was totally an exorcising of personal demons. #kidlitchat
1:57 am overdunne: RT @amberjkeyser: Off topic but thought Id share that I got an offer from an agent today! wow! Hooray! #kidlitchat
1:57 am joellewrites: I usually don’t come here because it all goes so fast, but glad I did tonight. Found lots of new writers to follow too. #kidlitchat
1:57 am AlleyofBooks: Hi! I’m ridiculously late, but had to drop in! #kidlitchat
1:57 am Brent_Watson41: @amberjkeyser It’s actually right on topic. #kidlitchat
1:58 am hollycupala: @BarbFerrer got my first PW review today! Didn’t eviscerate! Actually liked! #tellmeasecret #kidlitchat
1:58 am AudryT: @PeevishPenman I would’ve loved to start college at 14. Instead, I ended up reading my parents’ neglected Abnormal Psych texts. #kidlitchat
1:58 am amberjkeyser: Definitely new since last year, and I’m waiting on the other agents who have full mss. I’ll give it a couple days to decide. #kidlitchat
1:58 am SheviStories: Congrats! RT @overdunne: @amberjkeyser: Off topic but thought Id share that I got an offer from an agent today! wow! Hooray! #kidlitchat
1:58 am susanwrites: @greyhaven11 I’m still doing that. It’s great to finally get the last word and know just what to say. #kidlitchat
1:58 am KatGirl_Studio: @hollycupala the characters need a bit of concept redesign but it’s from this project: http://fav.me/d1tlso6 #kidlitchat
1:58 am BarbFerrer: @hollycupala Dude, seriously? I just got my copy in the mail! #kidlitchat
1:58 am DDHearn: @KatGirl_Studio Nobody ever flirted with me in high school, and vice versa. I was invisible, except in art class. #kidlitchat
1:58 am marypearson: @AlleyofBooks I just got here too Alley. They haven’t locked the door yet. #kidlitchat
1:58 am SheviStories: Yay! RT @hollycupala: @BarbFerrer got my first PW review today! Didnt eviscerate! Actually liked! #kidlitchat
1:59 am chrstinef: @hollycupala Must say, not surprised!!! Everyone really MUST READ HER BOOK! IMHO!!! #kidlitchat
1:59 am ktubb: @hollycupala Congrats on the good review! :-) #kidlitchat
1:59 am greyhaven11: @susanwrites lol. that’s a great way to put it. for me, the guy goes for the not perfect looking girl. :D #kidlitchat
1:59 am KatGirl_Studio: @hollycupala ooo, link for review? #kidlitchat
1:59 am hollycupala: @BarbFerrer yes! #kidlitchat
1:59 am DDHearn: @amberjkeyser Congratulations! #kidlitchat
1:59 am jimhill: A li’l off topic: Cape Cod Writers Conference has room in the childrens, ya and graphic novel classes http://ht.ly/2b6vi #kidlitchat
1:59 am AudryT: @dannymarksya Maaaaark! Hey, did you finish that YA you were working on? #kidlitchat
2:00 am susanwrites: @marypearson We’d make sure you were on the right side of the door (with us) before we locked it. :) #kidlitchat
2:00 am SheviStories: @DDHearn Guys flirted with me. I thought they were idiots. Didn’t go anywhere. #kidlitchat
2:00 am BrandiDougherty: @amberjkeyser congratulations! #kidlitchat
2:00 am Tiare75: Can’t quite figure out our topic tonight, but enjoying it all anyway. #kidlitchat
2:00 am LaurelSnyder: Yay for everybody’s good news! #kidlitchat
2:00 am BarbFerrer: @hollycupala OMG, just read it! It’s AWESOME! “Cupala skllfully weaves Rand’s memories with present action.” YAY! #kidlitchat
2:00 am KatGirl_Studio: @DDHearn I was in theater, choir and was very social. #kidlitchat
2:00 am Fida16: @keelyinkster thanks for the idea, i have to check it out! #kidlitchat
2:00 am AudryT: @jimhill I don’t get to the Cape until the end of the season, so will miss that. #kidlitchat
2:00 am susanwrites: @greyhaven11 Yes! The cheerleader doesn’t win the quarterback. #kidlitchat
2:01 am hollycupala: thx @SheviStories @chrstinef @ktubb @KatGirl_Studio! Not sure if there is a link… *looking* #kidlitchat
2:01 am MLStoughton: @joellewrites It seems we have more in common. One time I did a chat via tweetdeck and I actually got motion sickness. #kidlitchat
2:01 am SheviStories: @Tiare75 The topic is why you write for MG/YA and what’s changed over the last year. #kidlitchat
2:01 am bonnieadamson: @Tiare75 Topic is why kidlit–and what’s new since last year (Chat is one yr. old tonight!) #kidlitchat
2:01 am marypearson: @susanwrites Thanks Susan. Great to have a fellow writer watching your back. : ) #kidlitchat
2:01 am amberjkeyser: @hollycupala Can’t wait to get my copy!!! #kidlitchat
2:01 am amberjkeyser: My daughter is trying to slam down the laptop lid and get me to stop. I guess it’s good night, Friends! #kidlitchat
2:02 am CorrinaLawson: RT @BarbFerrer: And because I’m still utterly in love with it, I’ma show off my pretty pretty cover. http://flic.kr/p/8d1pak #kidlitchat
2:02 am AlleyofBooks: Let’s try that again! Hi I’m Mitali (NOT the author), although I ? her! What’s the topic tonight? #kidlitchat
2:02 am amberjkeyser: And thanks for all the support! #kidlitchat
2:02 am hollycupala: hi @amberjkeyser! #kidlitchat
2:02 am BarbFerrer: @hollycupala Link is probably only for subscribers. #kidlitchat
2:02 am bonnieadamson: Party on, you lovely kidlit people–so happy for all your progress over the last year–thanks for inspiration!! #kidlitchat
2:02 am SheviStories: The market’s changed over the last year. Twilight has made YA the hottest genre. Agents are clambering for it. #kidlitchat
2:02 am maryfranholm: Well I’ve got to hit the road now. But I’ve really enjoyed chatting. Congratulations to everyone with good news! #kidlitchat
2:02 am greyhaven11: @susanwrites EXACTLY!! #kidlitchat
2:02 am chrstinef: @BarbFerrer BEAUTIFUL! #kidlitchat
2:02 am AudryT: @SheviStories So few guys flirted with me in my teens that I would freeze and go into a panic when they did. #kidlitchat
2:03 am overdunne: New for me: writing query letters. Almost ready 2 submit 2 poor, unsuspecting agents. Terrifying. *bites fingernails* #kidlitchat
2:03 am DDHearn: I better go off to bed before my head turns into a pumpkin. #kidlitchat
2:03 am SheviStories: @AlleyofBooks Topic: Why we write for kids and what’s changed over the last year. #kidlitchat
2:03 am Tiare75: I write MG fiction, because these kids in my head won’t leave me alone until I tell their stories. ;) #kidlitchat
2:03 am PaulWHankins: In a “what’s changed” comment, series begin and end so quickly. Chaos Walking this fall. Mockingjay this fall. Others? #kidlitchat
2:03 am hollycupala: yes, couldn’t find one, too bad. @BarbFerrer Link is probably only for subscribers. #kidlitchat
2:04 am lisagailgreen: @overdunne You can do it!! #kidlitchat
2:04 am amberjkeyser: @overdunne Good luck. Remember your looking for a match, a good match. (It’s not you, it’s him!) #kidlitchat
2:04 am jimhill: @AudryT Too bad. I’d love to do a tweetup that week (8/15 -8/20). I met @mitaliperkins there last summer. #kidlitchat
2:04 am bonnieadamson: Goodnight all–looking forward to Year Two! #kidlitchat
2:04 am maryfranholm: @overdunne Good luck, Brenda! You can do it! I’m doing the same. Sent out 2 this weekend and got one rejection back already. #kidlitchat
2:04 am ktubb: RT @LaurelSnyder: Yay for everybodys good news! <& for yours! Been hearing good things about PENNY DREADFUL! :-) #kidlitchat
2:04 am marypearson: @hollycupala woot! Great news Holly. I have heard mucho awesomeness about SECRET. #kidlitchat
2:04 am yabookwriter: RT @SheviStories: The market’s changed over the last year. Twilight has made YA the hottest genre. Agents are clambering for it. #kidlitchat
2:04 am SheviStories: @AudryT The teens who flirted with me really were idiots. They had the stupidest pick up lines, like Beavis & Butthead. #kidlitchat
2:05 am EgmontGal: Anything still happenin’ here? Lawsy ready, her pencil sharpened. But late, so late. #kidlitchat
2:05 am DawnRaeMiller: I write ya because it’s FUN. In the past year…I wrote a novel, landed an agent, went on sub & started WIP in different genre. #kidlitchat
2:05 am skodobah: I SO missed #kidlitchat.
2:05 am dosankodebbie: @DDHearn ‘ve had two offers from pubs that were retracted when they realized they had to do extra paperwork for foreign rights. #kidlitchat
2:05 am lisagailgreen: @maryfranholm keep it as a badge of honor #kidlitchat
2:05 am Shelltex: Happy birthday, #kidlitchat. Thanks to all for a great chat & congrats to all with good news!
2:05 am skodobah: #kidlitchat changed my life.
2:05 am AudryT: @dannymarksya Yay! I’m looking forward to reading KISS ME DEADLY. I hate knowing about things for months beforehand. #impatient #kidlitchat
2:05 am Fida16: Goodnight everyone and sorry for just popping in the way I did #kidlitchat
2:05 am overdunne: Thankfully there is lots of great info out there to polish queries to shine… :) #kidlitchat
2:05 am MLStoughton: @overdunne Me too! I just wrote my 1st query draft today. Hope to submit by the end of the week. Good luck to you! #kidlitchat
2:05 am JenniferTrafton: I’m shy about announcing good news, but my first novel is coming out in a few months. It’s hard to wait! #kidlitchat
2:05 am AlleyofBooks: Not that I write for kids, but as a kid who always read a ‘lot’, my definition of ‘lot’ has changed a LOT since last year. #kidlitchat
2:06 am Brent_Watson41: @DawnRaeMiller What’s up, Dawn? #kidlitchat
2:06 am hollycupala: @marypearson has heard of my book? *Die and go to heaven* thank you, Mary! #kidlitchat
2:06 am SheviStories: @JenniferTrafton Congratulations! That’s wonderful! #kidlitchat
2:06 am Brent_Watson41: @EgmontGal That damn Farmville made ya late, huh? :) #kidlitchat
2:06 am ktubb: @JenniferTrafton Yay! Wonderful news! What’s the title? #kidlitchat
2:06 am susanwrites: @JenniferTrafton Congratulations! A first novel coming out in a few months is something to shout about. Don’t be shy. #kidlitchat
2:06 am lisagailgreen: @Fida16 Goodnight and don’t be sorry!! #kidlitchat
2:06 am gregpincus: @EgmontGal Just in time for the celebratory virtual anniversay cake! #kidlitchat
2:07 am marypearson: @JenniferTrafton That is nothing to be shy about. SHOUT that kind of news. #kidlitchat
2:07 am JenniferTrafton: The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic (Dial, this Dec) #kidlitchat
2:07 am Shelltex: @JenniferTrafton Never be shy about announcing that! Announce that to the world! #kidlitchat
2:07 am Brent_Watson41: @JenniferTrafton That is awesome! Be proud of that. #kidlitchat
2:07 am PeevishPenman: @skodobah Here’s my #kidlitchat cliffnotes July 13: Q: Why you write KidLit? A: was weird kid/still a kid/work with kids/husband is kid
2:07 am Tiare75: RT Congrats! WTG!! @JenniferTrafton: Im shy about announcing good news, but my first novel is coming out in a few months. #kidlitchat
2:07 am EgmontGal: @Brent_Watson41 For the first time in the last ten days it actually WASN’T Farmville.But my productivity is shot.Greg, congrats! #kidlitchat
2:07 am Brent_Watson41: RT @JenniferTrafton: Im shy about announcing good news, but my first novel is coming out in a few months. Its hard to wait! #kidlitchat
2:07 am hollycupala: #kidlitchat must go help feed family, but great to see you all!
2:07 am LaurelSnyder: @ktubb Awww… thank you! I’m getting excited! #kidlitchat
2:07 am peg366: #kidlitchat @skodobah me, too. In the best possible way.
2:07 am Fida16: @lisagailgreen ok thanks again and have a great year! #kidlitchat
2:08 am AudryT: @EgmontGal Yes! Tell us what’s changed in children’s categories over the last year. #kidlitchat
2:08 am JenniferTrafton: Thanks! And congrats all around. #kidlitchat
2:08 am christigoddard: @EgmontGal Never too late to chime in. Unless of course everyone’s gone. Then not so much. *awkward silence* Hello again! #kidlitchat
2:08 am LaurelSnyder: I’m not shy! I just got my first star (from PW) and I’m over the mooooooooooon. <licks star> #kidlitchat
2:08 am susanwrites: @EgmontGal So your new Farmville addiction is real? #kidlitchat
2:08 am EgmontGal: @JenniferTrafton Dial is one of my very favorite houses, Jennifer. They are a great group and do wonderful books.Congratulations #kidlitchat
2:08 am BarbFerrer: All right, back to the current WIP. Have a good one, chatters. #kidlitchat
2:08 am Brent_Watson41: @DawnRaeMiller Kinda the same for me too. Little revising tonight. Like revising so much more than the blank page. ;) #kidlitchat
2:08 am EgmontGal: @LaurelSnyder A Star! Huzzah! Very well done to you and your book. #kidlitchat
2:09 am susanwrites: @LaurelSnyder Woohoo! Congrats. I dream of stars some day. #kidlitchat
2:09 am keelyinkster: @JenniferTrafton Shout out the title too! Huge Congrats!#kidlitchat
2:09 am EgmontGal: @susanwrites My Farmville semi-addiction is real but waning thank GOD. #kidlitchat
2:09 am overdunne: @MLStoughton good luck too! #kidlitchat
2:09 am JenniferTrafton: @LaurelSnyder That’s wonderful, Laurel! #kidlitchat
2:09 am susanwrites: @EgmontGal I’ve been afraid to click over there. My Lexulous addiction is bad enough. #kidlitchat
2:09 am EgmontGal: @maryfranholm It’s all about being in the game, you know. Just keep sending ‘em out. It’s what you’ve got to do. #kidlitchat
2:09 am greyhaven11: @LaurelSnyder go you for the star!! that’s awesome #kidlitchat
2:09 am overdunne: @maryfranholm keep trying:) It’ll happen…:) #kidlitchat
2:10 am poppybill126: RT @maryfranholm: Well I’ve got to hit the road now. But I’ve really enjoyed chatting. Congratulations to everyone with good news! #kidlitchat
2:10 am ktubb: Oh! I recently got the final cover for SELLING HOPE, and it’s sublime. Truly swoon-worthy. So, hey – good news there! :-) #kidlitchat
2:10 am Brent_Watson41: @EgmontGal I don’t play Farmville, but I hope I helped you out by planting those radishes for you,or whatever that was I did. :) #kidlitchat
2:10 am marypearson: @EgmontGal My sister is also addicted to FV. I think she needs a 12 step program. First, out with the tractor . . . #kidlitchat
2:10 am Tiare75: @EgmontGal Rats! That reminds me–I forgot to pick my daffodils. Blah. #kidlitchat
2:10 am EgmontGal: @susanwrites Be afraid. Be very afraid. Why do you think I didn’t Tweet for 10 days? #kidlitchat
2:11 am lisagailgreen: @EgmontGal @susanwrites I’m addicted to Bejeweled. I think I’m getting carpal tunnel and it isn’t from writing.. #kidlitchat
2:11 am SheviStories: G’night! Sounds like I missed most of a very interesting chat, but I enjoyed the tail end. #kidlitchat
2:11 am LaurelSnyder: @ktubb IT IS SOOOOO LOVELY! #kidlitchat
2:11 am Brent_Watson41: @EgmontGal We have a Farmville intervention scheduled for my mom if things don’t change soon. #kidlitchat
2:11 am EgmontGal: @Brent_Watson41 you did help me! I get coins for visiting your farm every day. Oh, whoops, sorry to hijack this after chat. #kidlitchat
2:11 am overdunne: @lisagailgreen @amberjkeyser Thanks! #kidlitchat
2:11 am LaurelSnyder: @greyhaven11 Thank you! <curtseys> #kidlitchat
2:11 am LaurelSnyder: @JenniferTrafton Thanks! #kidlitchat
2:11 am gregpincus: It’s great to see so much good news and progress here in #kidlitchat. I look forward to more in the year ahead!

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