Kidlitchat Transcript – July 15th

Here is the first Kidlitchat transcript – July 15th from 9-10 PM Eastern time. I did a tiny bit of editing at the very front to remove some overlapping or repetitive tweets, but the rest is exactly as it happened.

You can also go to this wthashtag page and see all #kidlitchat tweets for yesterday. The chat starts at 8:01PM, so just scroll down. At that link, all Twitter usernames are active hyperlinks, so it’s a bit easier to start following others.

Bonnie Adamson and I will, in time, have a more dedicated site for these transcripts, but for now, as they say, “this’ll work!” – Greg

8:01 pm bonnieadamson: Welcome, everyone! As you log in, please introduce yourselves. Greg has tonight’s topic. Thanks for coming! #kidlitchat
8:02 pm gregpincus: @LaurelSnyder – first off, we thought everyone should say a fast hello and mention what they “do” – write, read, illustrate, etc #kidlitchat
8:02 pm sbrezenoff: Hello. I am introducing myself. #kidlitchat
8:03 pm sbrezenoff: I am steve, and i write. and read, naturally. but no one pays me to read. #kidlitchat
8:03 pm peg366: I’m Peg. I write for the younger set. I write writers article and some inspirational articles. Been writing since 2004. #kidlitchat
8:04 pm susanwrites: I write mostly kids books, lately anything I can get paid for though that’s gonna change somewhat going forward #kidlitchat
8:04 pm bonnieadamson: Hi, Steve, Peg, Susan, Laurel, rj. I’m Bonnie–I write and illustrate . . .and read. #kidlitchat
8:04 pm cheriwilliams: I write middle grade fantasy #kidlitchat
8:05 pm LizB: I’m a librarian, read & review books, involved with YALSA #kidlitchat
8:05 pm gregpincus: Topic 1, with no further ado – why children’s literature? What excites you about it, whether it’s reading, writing or ??? #kidlitchat
8:05 pm skutir: I write middle grade fiction. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm peg366: Hello. Bonnie, Greg. SteveLiz and Susan and anyone else I missed.#kidlitchat
8:05 pm rj_anderson: I’m Rebecca (or RJ) and I write MG & YA fantasy / SF. #kidlitchat
8:06 pm rj_anderson: @skutir You left out the “awesome” part. #kidlitchat
8:06 pm LaurelSnyder: I write middle grade and picture books, and also poetry and essays for grownups. But mostly, I have kids… #kidlitchat
8:06 pm gregpincus: By the way, I write poetry and middle grade fiction #kidlitchat
8:07 pm HiroBoga: @gregpincus It’s playful, imaginative, honest and real. Also fun! #kidlitchat
8:07 pm skutir: I write kids books because it was kids books that made me want to write books. (ps thx rj!) #kidlitchat
8:08 pm Words4FaithPeep: Hi. I listen especially to people who know more than I.less than 5 seconds ago #kidlitchat
8:08 pm peg366: I’m a kid at heart. For the joy of writing. I guess I want impact those who are not as worldly and haven’t lost innocence.#kidlitchat
8:08 pm SMozer: I write middle grade fiction. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm gregpincus: I write for children because I think I am one. Though I do need to shave more frequently than most kids do #kidlitchat
8:09 pm cheriwilliams: It’s not as much that I write for kids as I *am* a kid #kidlitchat
8:09 pm susanwrites: I write for kids because inside I’m still 10-15 & trying to sort out that part of my past. Sometimes it even works. #kidlitchat
8:09 pm peg366: Kids books helped me find me and my place in a large family. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm sbrezenoff: did everyone see this? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204261704574275941028138178.html it’s why i write YA. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm LaurelSnyder: Abridged: I went to grad school for poetry, & it drove me into the kids’s room at the library. But I think it’s most important. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm bonnieadamson: @cheriwilliams Yes, that’s my problem. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm wordforteens: is off to bed, and hopes everybody in the #kidlitchat has a fun time tonight.
8:11 pm gregpincus: @LizB what sent you into being a children’s librarian as opposed to other types of librarianinginging? #kidlitchat
8:11 pm amberlough: I write for MG/YA, and anyone else that wants to read it. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm peg366: I understand that Susan, #kidlitchat
8:11 pm kay_bu: Hi all, I’m Kay, I liked reading even as a kid and still like reading even kid’s books. I also write. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm rj_anderson: Most of my favorite books of all time are children’s fantasy, so it was natural to end up writing what I loved reading best. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm sbrezenoff: @rj_anderson agreed. absolutely. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm gregpincus: I love all these answers, by the way. Particularly that no one has said “I like to write them cuz they’re easy” #kidlitchat
8:12 pm LizB: computer connection issues…may be back #kidlitchat
8:12 pm cheriwilliams: @gregpincus Easy. Haha #kidlitchat
8:12 pm inkyelbows: Sorry I’m late! I write MG and YA fiction, plus published some short nonfict. for young people. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm Devas_T: Late to the discussion, but I write and illustrate for kids, picture books and a ya in the works. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm amberlough: Oh, and, uh, “hi everyone” #kidlitchat
8:13 pm peg366: What? Easy? Did someone forget to tell me that? lol. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm dawnmetcalf: Hello! I’m Dawn. I write MG/YA, usually dark, quirky and/or humorous speculative fiction. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm rj_anderson: @gregpincus I think it was LeGuin who said “Sure, writing for kids is easy. Just as easy as bringing them up.” #kidlitchat
8:13 pm inkyelbows: I write for young people because I love reading MG and YA fiction. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm bonnieadamson: Easy? Gosh, no–although I did think shorter=easier at one point. Wrong. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm dawnmetcalf: @rj_anderson HAHA! Good quote! #kidlitchat
8:14 pm SMozer: I teach third grade and I’ve never stopped loving kidlit. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm aliciapadron: Hi, I’m a children’s book illustrator and I paint the pictures because writing is to darn hard! #kidlitchat
8:14 pm peg366: That is so true. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm inkyelbows: Love that LeGuin quote! #kidlitchat
8:14 pm susanwrites: @inkyelbows @Devas_T Debbi! Don! Good to see you both here! @peg366 Indeed. Wasn’t anything easy about raising mine! #kidlitchat
8:15 pm dawnmetcalf: I don’t think of it as “writing for young people” – more like writing “What If” for those with the most inquisitive minds. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm LaurelSnyder: @bonnieadamson Okay, I’ll play devil’s advocate. It’s easier to do badly. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm inkyelbows: Oh shoot, forgot to switch over to my chat id. I’ll be right back… #kidlitchat
8:15 pm davidhburton: #kidlitchat Hi, I write adult and MG fantasy. And the MG stuff is far from easy to write. But it is fun and rewarding!
8:16 pm gregpincus: @dawnmetcalf Love that idea #kidlitchat
8:16 pm LaurelSnyder: By which I mean that it’s usually simpler and shorter, and if you’re gonna write crap, start there. This hurts the whole field. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm gregpincus: Oh, believe me… I don’t think it’s easy. But certainly you run into people who think it MUST be easy to write for kids. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm LaurelSnyder: But a brilliant picture book is obviously as hard as a brilliant adult novel. Language is language. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm LivingAnRPGLife: #kidlitchat I want to be writing for YA. Still working on what that means to me. Intimidated by what I’ve read so far!
8:17 pm bonnieadamson: @LaurelSnyder hmmm . . . I see what you mean. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm LaurelSnyder: L’Engle said: “When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable… #kidlitchat
8:17 pm Devas_T: @susanwrites Hey Susan, are you teaching, too? #kidlitchat
8:18 pm amberlough: I’m sure I’ll be intimidated for the rest of my life. But I still gotta write these books. #kidlitchat
8:18 pm PaulWesman: #kidlitchat I’m Paul Wesman in Philly. I do business writing for a living but am working on a couple things that cross into kidlit.
8:19 pm rj_anderson: I am in awe of PB writers, seriously. To me they’re like those people who can carve the 23rd Psalm on a grain of rice. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm LaurelSnyder: Oops. wrong quote. “You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups… #kidlitchat
8:19 pm marybrebner: I teach middle school & my kids complain about not having anything to read. This has gotten much better in past few years, tho #kidlitchat
8:19 pm davidhburton: Writing for kids, and having my own kids read it, is quite hard. Sometimes I think it’s harder than my adult fiction. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm dawnmetcalf: @LaurelSnyder I’d argue that a PB is harder. Less words to cushion and make those mistakes. Kids are NOT a forgiving audience! #kidlitchat
8:19 pm LaurelSnyder: …then you write it for children.” #kidlitchat
8:19 pm susanwrites: @Devas_T Yes. been teaching social networking for authors a lot . Time to slow down the teaching & focus on writing again. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm dawnmetcalf: …at least mine aren’t. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm debbieohi: I tried writing picture books but gave it up — too difficult! I need more words. I admire picture book writers. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm dosankodebbie: I translate Ainu folktales for early readers, which is why I thought I’d drop in to see what’s going on in #kidlitchat today.
8:20 pm davidhburton: @dawnmetcalf I agree. Kids are NOT that forgiving. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm peg366: Helping raising 2 boys and one has Aspergers .hates reading. If I can find something for him my hat goes off to the writer.#kidlitchat
8:20 pm dawnmetcalf: Ooh! What @davidhburton said! #kidlitchat
8:20 pm bonnieadamson: I remember thinking there was an answer to every problem–I’d like to recreate that world. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm gregpincus: Madeleine L’engle also said (in two parts for Twitter) You have to write the book that wants to be written. … #kidlitchat
8:20 pm gregpincus: (L’engle 2/2) And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm LaurelSnyder: @dawnmetcalf Right, but FAILING is easier with a PB. Writing something meh is a snap when it’s a PB #kidlitchat
8:21 pm InformedIdeas: I write science for kids and it’s “easy” in that the science is basic and hands-on. I ask experts to “talk to me in crayon” #kidlitchat
8:21 pm davidhburton: I actually dread having my boys read my MG work. They’re so honest! #kidlitchat
8:21 pm susanwrites: @debbieohi I agree. Even though I’ve sold some picture books I know I am a novelist at heart. Too much to say. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm debbieohi: Agreed that kids are a demanding audience.They’re blunt in their critiques and won’t hold back if they don’t like a book. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm LaurelSnyder: @gregpincus Sorry, that was the quote I meant to put at first. But I had it in the wrong place… #kidlitchat
8:21 pm peg366: Bonnie, I like that. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm davidhburton: The sad thing about writing kid lit is that a lot of people don’t take it as seriously. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm amberlough: I’m hoping that b/c I write YA, I might be published by the time my daughter is old enough to read it. (She’s 2.) #kidlitchat
8:21 pm gregpincus: I actually find picture books the single hardest thing to write well, screenplays included. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm dawnmetcalf: @InformedIdeas “Talk to me in crayon” = Brilliant! #kidlitchat
8:22 pm marybrebner: YA’s hard to write b/c don’t want to talk down to them, need to tell a good story & keep interest thru whole book #kidlitchat
8:22 pm sbrezenoff: @davidhburton i think that’s changing, especially with a huge surge in YA sales lately. #kidlitchat
8:22 pm debbieohi: People who don’t understand kidlit will ask, “So when are you going to write a REAL book?” #kidlitchat
8:22 pm PaulWesman: #kidlitchat. Anyone interested in adult fiction written in children’s lit way, like Tony Early, Jim the Boy and Blue Star?
8:22 pm bonnieadamson: @gregpincus But you’re a poet–doesn’t that help? #kidlitchat
8:22 pm susanwrites: @davidhburton Agreed. Very frustrating to be asked when you will write a “real” book by those who don’t “get” it. #kidlitchat
8:22 pm davidhburton: People respond with “Oh, I’m gonna write a kid’s book too!” making it seem as if the years you’ve put into the craft is nothing. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm mayabidaya: @davidhburton #kidlitchat did you start w/ kids or adult? i’ve been mostly kids (2 books pub’d + 1 in 2010) w/ no luck finding adult agent.
8:23 pm davidhburton: @sbrezenoff you may be right. I’ve yet to see it myself though #kidlitchat
8:23 pm debbieohi: Welcome, @dosankodebbie! Nice to hear from another Debbie. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm Devas_T: Interesting, I find writing the novel harder to work than the picture book. I revise my pb’s sometimes 30 times, but a novel? #kidlitchat
8:23 pm gregpincus: As conversation continues to swirl on topic one, I will toss out another topic that seemed fitting to us tonight… #kidlitchat
8:23 pm LivingAnRPGLife: RT @dawnmetcalf … “writing for young people” – more like writing “What If” for those with the most inquisitive minds.#kidlitchat Yes!!
8:24 pm SMozer: @amberlough I had that idea too but I write middle grade and my 6yo seems to be aging quickly. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm davidhburton: @mayabidaya I started with adult. Went to kids. Got an agent on kids. Fired him. Then got agent on adult. Complicated! #kidlitchat
8:24 pm gregpincus: @bonnieadamson Being a poet does help with picture books (as does being a screenwriter, actually). But doing one RIGHT is hard #kidlitchat
8:24 pm MargieGelb: I write edgy and literary YA. Didn’t start off writing YA but that voice kept coming through. Thought I’d better talk to it. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm dawnmetcalf: @davidhburton I’ve heard one better: “My kid and I are gonna write a book & put him through college. If JK Rowling can do it…” #kidlitchat
8:24 pm davidhburton: @dawnmetcalf Classic!! #kidlitchat
8:24 pm johnlechner: I’m just listening in the corner – great discussion! (I write/illustrate picture books) #kidlitchat
8:25 pm bonnieadamson: @SMozer Oh, you won’t be able to keep up with your kids! #kidlitchat
8:25 pm gregpincus: Topic 2 – adaptations of kids books for movies. Good for the field? And what about these picture book to film adaptations? #kidlitchat
8:25 pm dawnmetcalf: @MargieGelb …or let it talk to you! #kidlitchat
8:25 pm Devas_T: Gotta get back to illustrating my — guess what — picture book on deadline. Have a great chat. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm dosankodebbie: Does anyone else write kids lit that is intended to double as ESL reading for older students of English? #kidlitchat
8:25 pm dulemba: Hi All, just popping in to see how this works. e #kidlitchat
8:25 pm mayabidaya: @LivingAnRPGLife I have no grip on YA. Chilren’s writing I feel I get, and adult. YA I read but have no clue about how to write. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm LivingAnRPGLife: @PaulWesman I am working on a shaman story from the child shaman pov #kidlitchat
8:25 pm kay_bu: LOL RT@rj_anderson: @gregpincus I think it was LeGuin who said “Sure,writing for kids is easy.Just as easy as bringing them up.” #kidlitchat
8:25 pm bonnieadamson: @johnlechner Hi, John–welcome! #kidlitchat
8:25 pm debbieohi: @dawnmetcalf I’ve encountered that attitude, too! That it’s so easy to be a JK Rowling and make lots of money. #kidlitchat
8:26 pm dawnmetcalf: @mayabidaya @LivingAnRPGLife That’s funny, I’ve always thought MG was the toughest for me. PB was nigh impossible! #kidlitchat
8:26 pm sbrezenoff: @gregpincus fantastic for the field, not to mention helping authors make a living writing. as far as PBs (like WtWTA), well… #kidlitchat
8:26 pm marybrebner: @Devas_T I come from opposite side-hat’s off to PB writers b/c you have so few words to say so much. I tend to write long=novel. #kidlitchat
8:26 pm bonnieadamson: @dulemba Hello! #kidlitchat
8:26 pm rj_anderson: The idea of adapting PB’s to (full-length) film seems fraught with peril to me. #kidlitchat
8:26 pm MargieGelb: @dawnmetcalf Yep, both ways! #kidlitchat
8:26 pm debbieohi: I’m working on a graphic novel that I think might appeal to ESL students; at least from what I hear from an ESL teacher. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm amberlough: I am curious how you can turn a PB into a movie, but people were skeptical when Disney’s Snow White was coming out… #kidlitchat
8:27 pm SMozer: @gregpincus My students do rush to read the book when it becomes a movie so that’s positive. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm davidhburton: @rj_anderson You need to add a lot of fluff to make it full length. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm dawnmetcalf: @LivingAnRPGLife P.S. I love your gamer ref! #kidlitchat
8:27 pm debbieohi: Whoops, sorry, that last comment should have gone to @dosankodebbie. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm gregpincus: @Devas_T Thanks for stopping in, Don! #kidlitchat
8:27 pm InformedIdeas: @dawnmetcalf Thanx. I’ve talked to paleopathologists, chemists & other world-class scientist and they all ADORE that line. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm jmiscavish: @marybrebner ever read Abarat? That’s a pretty high-brow YA book. Gotta keep the dictionary beside you for that one. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm bonnieadamson: Any favorites or disappointments lately? #kidlitchat
8:27 pm dawnmetcalf: @rj_anderson Ooo, did you get that chill when you saw Wild Things trailer, too? #kidlitchat
8:27 pm LivingAnRPGLife: @gregpincus just saw previews of …Wild Things… interesting concept.. I think of the movies as moving illustrations #kidlitchat
8:28 pm dulemba: I must admit I think it’s all difficult! #kidlitchat
8:28 pm davidhburton: @dawnmetcalf Actually that’s the one I’m worried about. I LOVED that book. I hope they pull it off. And, yes, I got chills! #kidlitchat
8:28 pm bonnieadamson: @dawnmetcalf Can’t imagine how they’re going to pad it for movie, though. #kidlitchat
8:28 pm debbieohi: Hi, @dulemba! Good to see you here. #kidlitchat
8:28 pm SMozer: @amberlough I’ve liked the ones they’ve made of Chris Van Allsburg’s PBs. #kidlitchat
8:28 pm marybrebner: Love when we’ve read a novel in class, kids then watch movie and tell me the book was so much better. Warms my heart. #kidlitchat
8:29 pm sbrezenoff: @bonnieadamson i get the impression from the trailer that we see a LOT of the kid’s reason for wanting to escape #kidlitchat
8:29 pm dulemba: Debbie – I love the idea of an ESL graphic novel. Has it ever been done? #kidlitchat
8:29 pm amberlough: @SMozer Which ones? #kidlitchat
8:30 pm dawnmetcalf: @marybrebner I led book discussion groups for MG and warned the kids HP would never be as good as what was in their heads! #kidlitchat
8:30 pm debbieohi: I am -so- missing so many posts as they scroll by. Checking for @replies in a separate window, though. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm cheriwilliams: @SMozer It seems like Horton Hears a Who turned out well too. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm bonnieadamson: @sbrezenoff Ahh–same with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: lots of backstory. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm dosankodebbie: I’ve always thought Miyazaki Hayao has done a good job turning kids books into anime movies. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm gregpincus: @sbrezenoff I agree it’s a positive. I am always suprised when folks say otherwise. Doesn’t mean all the movies are good, though #kidlitchat
8:31 pm LivingAnRPGLife: Rowling made money cuz the KIDS said the books were good. No one would have paid much attention else. (1st review was pubs. kid) #kidlitchat
8:31 pm peg366: dulemba, love to see you here. I get your coloring pages for me and the kids.#kidlitchat
8:31 pm skipzilla: Don’t write 4 kids. Read w/own kids as they grew. Storytelling vital 2 us as family. Listening 2 kids tell stories best part. #kidlitchat
8:31 pm amberlough: @dosankodebbie Yes! The Miyazaki films are great adaptations. #kidlitchat
8:31 pm mayabidaya: @debbieohi have you seen this? http://bit.ly/YvhYa #kidlitchat
8:31 pm skutir: @bonnieadamson Cloud w/a Chance of Meatballs movie looks awful. #kidlitchat
8:31 pm bonnieadamson: @cheriwilliams Horton disappointed me–too long? #kidlitchat
8:31 pm marybrebner: @jmiscavish Some great YA books out there-have to try Abarat. Love stories that intro kids to something new but keep interest #kidlitchat
8:32 pm davidhburton: @bonnieadamson strangely, my kids LOVED that movie #kidlitchat
8:32 pm dosankodebbie: @dulemba What a thought! How do you envision that being different from a picturebook? #kidlitchat
8:32 pm bonnieadamson: @skutir Thought the trailer looked interesting, but nothing like book. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm johnlechner: @dosankodebbie Yay for Miyazaki! Though Howl was a bit of a muddle. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm gregpincus: It is next to impossible to keep up with every comment, so no one feel bad if you’re missing some #kidlitchat
8:32 pm rj_anderson: I actually rather loved HORTON, admittedly. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm dawnmetcalf: @skipzilla Amen to that! My daughter & I have been spinning the continuing adventurous bedtime story for 3+ years. She’s 5. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm InformedIdeas: @drkent Thanx! It amazes me how many “real” scientists are willing & able to “talk in crayon”. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm bonnieadamson: @davidhburton Which one? Dogs? #kidlitchat
8:33 pm LivingAnRPGLife: @inkyelbows Yay for ESL Graphic novel #kidlitchat RPG is live action graphic novel to me!
8:33 pm CatharineRedden: Recomendations for Young Adult who likes Merlin? #kidlitchat
8:33 pm dawnmetcalf: @InformedIdeas Do you know “Serious Play” by LEGO? #kidlitchat
8:33 pm davidhburton: @bonnieadamson Horton. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm dosankodebbie: @rj_anderson I was a little disappointed in Horton. I didn’t think it had much to add to the storybook. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm jamieharrington: @marybrebner I completely agree! #kidlitchat
8:33 pm dulemba: peg – so glad you like ‘em! e #kidlitchat
8:34 pm rj_anderson: @CatharineRedden Merlin the character or MERLIN the TV show? #kidlitchat
8:34 pm debbieohi: Had a phonecall, but back now. Wow, lots of great conversation threads going! Trying to catch up… #kidlitchat
8:34 pm skutir: Love the youtube somebody posted. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm dawnmetcalf: @LivingAnRPGLife Add padded swords and you’ve got LARP. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm bonnieadamson: @CatharineRedden The Mary Stewart books? #kidlitchat
8:34 pm MargieGelb: @CatharineRedden How about Once and Future King? #kidlitchat
8:34 pm elucastaylor: RT @davidhburton The sad thing about writing kid lit is a lot of people don’t take it as seriously. #kidlitchat (Lemme tell you, KIDS DO)
8:34 pm bonnieadamson: RT @MargieGelb: @CatharineRedden How about Once and Future King? < best book ever. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm debbieohi: @mayabidaya Thanks for the video link! Started watching it but I'll watch the rest after the chat. Else I'll NEVER catch up. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm dosankodebbie: @johnlechner Agree about Howl. Story too complex, I think. The pictures were lovely tho. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm marybrebner: @dawnmetcalf Yep-what's on film so different from page/imagery in head. Cracks me up when kids say "That's not how it looked!" #kidlitchat
8:36 pm peg366: #kidlitchat Back from supervising a bath. I missed something but will catch up. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm bonnieadamson: A real life Cat in the Hat is just wrong. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm amberlough: @dosankodebbie I grew up watching Kiki (Majyo-no...something--can't read the rest of the kanji). #kidlitchat
8:36 pm debbieohi: @dulemba The graphic novel I'm working isn't specifically ESL-oriented. Good question, tho - not sure if that's ever been done. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm debbieohi: @dosankodebbie I worship Miyakazi. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm LivingAnRPGLife: @dawnmetcalf YUP! add a teacher and you have a charter school! Heh, heh. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm gregpincus: Having adapted books to film and had a script novelized... they're simply different media. You can't help but make changes #kidlitchat
8:38 pm peg366: My two love Hoot and Holes. They 've read and watched them a thousand times. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm debbieohi: @LivingAnRPGLife Apologies for my ignorance. Does RPG = role playing game? #kidlitchat
8:38 pm marybrebner: @jamieharrington Uhg. I'm at the wall, too, that's why I'm procrastinating w/ Twitter! At least there's #kidlitchat w/ great infor.
8:38 pm amberlough: @debbieohi Shaun Tan's The Arrival is good for ELA/ESL. No words, but it's still story. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm dulemba: The problem with movies is they fill in the gaps which should be left to imagaination. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm gregpincus: Topic 3 is very specific to this being our first chat: What would YOU like from a weekly #kidlitchat?
8:39 pm InformedIdeas: @dawnmetcalf No, what is it? #kidlitchat
8:39 pm debbieohi: @amberlough Ooo, just checked out The Arrival on Amazon. Artwork looks gorgeous. Thanks for the heads-up. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm dosankodebbie: @peg366 I adored Holes, the movie. Was faithful to book but added a dimension somehow. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm amberlough: @gregpincus A chance to chat w/ community & maybe do update on writing progress. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm marybrebner: @gregpincus There's no way to make movie/book exactly same-books have more detail, movies have director's vision #kidlitchat
8:40 pm amberlough: @debbieohi He has a follow-up book coming out, too. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm dulemba: My new PB (Fall) is bilingual (my 2nd) - so I have an idea of how it could work. But I don't think it's been done. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm dawnmetcalf: @amberlough @debbieohi I thought THE ARRIVAL was incredible. It captured the immigrant experience in a way that struck me. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm debbieohi: @dosankodebbie @peg366 I agree -- Holes was a good adaptation of the book. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm kiddylitter: @peg366 My kids love Holes...both the book and the movie! They are actually watching it now #kidlitchat
8:41 pm jamieharrington: @marybrebner haha yeah at least we have #kidlitchat and #wnw
8:41 pm davidhburton: Topic 3: I like what is going on here, with specific topics thrown out. It's great to hear the thoughts of others #kidlitchat
8:41 pm debbieohi: @amberlough Thanks for letting me know. I'm going to have to check out some of Shaun Tan's other work, too. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm dawnmetcalf: @InformedIdeas Corporations trained to use LEGOs as a way to improve team communication and productivity creatively. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm amberlough: @dawnmetcalf Yes! I was an immigrant of sorts in Japan and the book showed just what it's like to go somewhere completely alien. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm dosankodebbie: @dulemba I agree about leaving things to the imagination. Some movies can manage it, others not. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm johnlechner: Some books just lend themselves to movies better than others (especially if they have wizards) #kidlitchat
8:42 pm MargieGelb: @davidhburton Also the thinking that once it has YA label not worth rdng. Could go on but already pretty high on my soapbox. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm gregpincus: To add my two cents... I also thought The Arrival was spectacular. (And hope they don't make it a movie with dialogue!) #kidlitchat
8:42 pm jamieharrington: so what is #kidlitchat exactly?
8:42 pm LivingAnRPGLife: wondering if #kidlitchat stalled. Some good statements going about the genres. Not easy even when "written with crayon" (needs source)
8:43 pm peg366: I'm a shut-in at this point. Boys require extra time. want to talk with others that understand what I do and why I do it. #kidlitchat
8:43 pm gregpincus: @jamieharrington We're aiming to figure that out. Bonnie and I think craft, business, and community. Special guests, too. #kidlitchat
8:43 pm dawnmetcalf: Ref: PB no text - I love both David Wiesner's books and was blown away by Brian Selznick's presentation of HUGO CABRET. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm dulemba: Debbie - keep me posted on what you create - I'm intrigued! e #kidlitchat
8:44 pm davidhburton: @gregpincus I like those ideas #kidlitchat
8:44 pm jamieharrington: @gregpincus oh so it's new? #kidlitchat
8:44 pm InformedIdeas: @gregpincus #kidlitchat Inspiration and maybe some help navigating market
8:44 pm debbieohi: Now I've gotten all distracted checking out Shaun Tan's other work online and I'm behind in this chat again. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm bonnieadamson: TweetChat is a little balky tonight--apologies for late/no response! #kidlitchat
8:44 pm amberlough: @dawnmetcalf Hugo Cabret is another great ELA book, especially when the kids have some higher English skills. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm dawnmetcalf: @gregpincus But can you imagine them making it into a *silent* movie? (Remembering 'Quest For Fire' with Ron Perlman...) #kidlitchat
8:44 pm amberlough: @debbieohi My apologies! #kidlitchat
8:45 pm dulemba: How are you guys following? On computer or iphone? #kidlitchat
8:45 pm debbieohi: @dulemba I have a blog up re: my graphic novel at http://www.debbieohi.com/milo/ (the artist posts samples, too) #kidlitchat
8:45 pm bonnieadamson: Free range or focus on specific genres? #kidlitchat
8:45 pm susanwrites: For me I'm always glad to gather with like energies. Nothing specific at the moment. #kidlitchat
8:45 pm cheriwilliams: kidlitchat = craft, business and community. Couldn't have said it better! #kidlitchat
8:45 pm gregpincus: @jamieharrington Tonight was the very first #kidlitchat!
8:45 pm TaraLazar: Sorry I missed most of #kidlitchat. Realized 9pm is a bad time for me in the summer; I'm putting two kids to bed after a firefly walk.
8:45 pm debbieohi: @amberlough Yes, you should apologize! Stop telling me about interesting books!! #kidlitchat
8:46 pm davidhburton: Must depart for evening. Parental duties call. Thanks all! Looking forward to another one of these. #kidlitchat
8:46 pm skutir: I'm off to write now. Keep up the good chat. If this is every week at this time, I'll try to check back next week. #kidlitchat
8:46 pm dawnmetcalf: I dream of graphic novel adaptation...but I need to get the book out first. (2010!!) #kidlitchat
8:46 pm jamieharrington: @zerrade I did do that... but I am just worried if I don't know what the problem is I will do it again! #WNW #kidlitchat
8:46 pm gregpincus: @dawnmetcalf Congrats. I don't think The Arrival and Quest For Fire had ever been in the same tweet before #kidlitchat
8:46 pm debbieohi: @skutir Good luck with writing! #kidlitchat
8:46 pm kiddylitter: @amberlough Yes! Beautiful and poignant storytelling and illustrations! I love Hugo Cabret! #kidlitchat
8:46 pm marybrebner: #kidlitchat topics like to see: specific genres, what kids are reading, authors on kid lit writing, kid lit market, & wherever it takes us!
8:46 pm amberlough: @TaraLazar You got to see the Faerieflies? #kidlitchat
8:46 pm InformedIdeas: @livinganRPGlife the crayon comment was mine about writing "hard" scienc for kids #kidlitchat
8:47 pm debbieohi: I loved Hugo Cabret, too. #kidlitchat
8:47 pm kay_bu: It's always best to adjust expectations when watching a book-to-movie adaptation. In many ways, the book will always be better! #kidlitchat
8:47 pm dawnmetcalf: @gregpincus Congrats! I'm so glad I caught this thanks to @rj_anderson! #kidlitchat
8:47 pm lovebiscuits: @dulemba using twhirl--easy 'cause it automatically updates every 30 sec. or so...#kidlitchat
8:47 pm gregpincus: @skutir We haven't set a final time yet. It could be this time, though. WE'll certainly send out updates, and thanks for coming! #kidlitchat
8:47 pm dulemba: Kent - that is such a huge amount of work - I have tons of respect for y'all! #kidlitchat
8:47 pm PennyAsh: @jamieharrington Is it something the agents told you about the book? #WNW #kidlitchat
8:48 pm debbieohi: @kay_bu Good point about book-to-movie adapations. #kidlitchat
8:48 pm davidhburton: @dawnmetcalf Thanks to you too, Dawn! I caught this b/c of you! #kidlitchat
8:48 pm LivingAnRPGLife: @debbieohi Yes, Role playing games = RPG (still looking for the "writing with crayons" reference *sigh* #kidlitchat
8:48 pm debbieohi: @davidhburton Gnite, David! #kidlitchat
8:48 pm dawnmetcalf: @davidhburton It was great to "see" you here! Have a nice night with the kids. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm gregpincus: @marybrebner Thanks. Those are all great sounding topics #kidlitchat
8:49 pm peg366: Maybe marketing trends. new promising in terms of books coming out. I want to know more about others just getting started. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm davidhburton: @gregpincus Thanks Greg! This was a great idea!! Looking forward to more! #kidlitchat
8:49 pm davidhburton: 'Nite all! #kidlitchat
8:49 pm debbieohi: @LivingAnRPGLife It's hard to keep up, isn't it? But fun. Successful Twitterchats are sort of like riding a rollercoaster. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm dawnmetcalf: @gregpincus For my next trick, I plan to compare Holly Black's VALIANT with THE GIVING TREE. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm bonnieadamson: @peg333--like that idea! #kidlitchat
8:50 pm debbieohi: RT @peg366: Marketing trends. new promising in terms of books coming out. More about others just getting started. - Good ideas #kidlitchat
8:50 pm amberlough: @dawnmetcalf Woman, you have talent. Can't wait to see what you do with your plots. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm gregpincus: @davidhburton Thanks, david. And g'night! #kidlitchat
8:51 pm MegMooreOConnor: I'm a lurker but glad I found u... #kidlitchat
8:51 pm rj_anderson: @dawnmetcalf Come here and help me scrub all this tea off my monitor right now! #kidlitchat
8:51 pm dawnmetcalf: @gregpincus Seriously, just being -- for a moment -- amongst others in the field is an incredible gift. Thank you!! #kidlitchat
8:51 pm LaurelSnyder: e! turn off your FB feed! #kidlitchat
8:51 pm LivingAnRPGLife: Yay! @InformedIdeas is the author of the "writing with crayons".Getting science types to tell their tales. Should be all techies #kidlitchat
8:51 pm dosankodebbie: @amberlough did you watch the Miyazaki movies in English? I often wonder how that changes the story, or the feel of it. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm kay_bu: @debbieohi thanks! and LOL about twitterchats=rollercoaster ride...reeling with all the info & insights...lightbulbs flashing! #kidlitchat
8:52 pm debbieohi: @LivingAnRPGLife Yay, you found it! #kidlitchat
8:53 pm InformedIdeas: @dawnmetcalf #kidlitchat Oh! Fun! I guess I need to get out of my garret
8:53 pm amberlough: @dosankodebbie Not at first. I saw Howl in English first, though. I think the dubbed versions are more...squeaky. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm peg366: This has been so much fun. I'll be back for sure for the next one. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm gregpincus: @dawnmetcalf Agreed. We want to balance that community with information and ideas, too. Inspiration, too. (Plus chocolate). #kidlitchat
8:53 pm bonnieadamson: I don't know about everybody else, but I'm going to have to take a scroll back through later to catch all the stuff I missed! #kidlitchat
8:53 pm debbieohi: @kay_bu Yes, and then writers like @amberlough tell me about interesting books I want to check on offline, and havoc ensues... #kidlitchat
8:53 pm dawnmetcalf: @rj_anderson Only if you help me make a kickin' author's website like yours! I am absolutely kermit with envy. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm amberlough: @gregpincus Chocolate? Where? #kidlitchat
8:54 pm dawnmetcalf: @gregpincus Oh, well if there's chocolate, inspiration is sure to follow! #kidlitchat
8:54 pm debbieohi: @amberlough LOL! We are kindred spirits... #kidlitchat
8:54 pm dosankodebbie: Re Q3: I'm happy if I learn something about relaying non-Eng ideas into Eng words that children can enjoy reading/listening to. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm dulemba: Agreed! Thanks for the new way to get together Bonnie and Greg! Signing off... e #kidlitchat
8:54 pm gregpincus: Any of you YA writers (or others) - does the #kidlitchat concern you? We are all inclusive, but that was the easiest hashtag
8:54 pm jamieharrington: @PennyAsh no... they just said it today on ms. snark blog it's the only negative feedback I've had so far #kidlitchat
8:54 pm cheriwilliams: @gregpincus @BonnieAdamson Thanks for organizing and getting this started! #kidlitchat
8:55 pm debbieohi: @dawnmetcalf I loveLOVE the phrase "kermit with envy"!!! Did you just make that up? #kidlitchat
8:55 pm peg366: Bonnie, I'll probably go back over all the tweets to find out what I missed, too. #kidlitchat
8:55 pm debbieohi: @dulemba Good night! #kidlitchat
8:55 pm mtacorn: One of the best PB to Movie was Night at the Museum. Course it didn't follow the book very closely. #kidlitchat
8:55 pm dawnmetcalf: @debbieohi I /did/ make it up, but use it often. (I covet madly.) #kidlitchat
8:55 pm gregpincus: I will attempt to get a transcript of the chat and post it... somewhere or other. It will probably be in reverse order, though #kidlitchat
8:55 pm debbieohi: @gregpincus Your blog post made it clear the chat was from board books up to YA level, so no worries. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm dosankodebbie: @amberlough Squeaky? LOL I'm trying to imagine what that means... #kidlitchat
8:56 pm debbieohi: @mtacorn I ashamed to say that I didn't even know that "Night At The Museum" was based on a book. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm gregpincus: @dulemba Thank for stopping by! #kidlitchat
8:57 pm InformedIdeas: @bonnieadamson Ditto on scrolling back and probably following some new friends for #KidLitChat
8:57 pm peg366: I love the movies though. Night at the Museum kept the boys on the edge of their seats. #kidlitchat
8:57 pm dawnmetcalf: @gregpincus YA is a strange duck: categorized as KidLit, but it's more like writing for savvy adults. I checked in, tho'. #kidlitchat
8:57 pm gregpincus: @debbieohi @dawnmetcalf I second the "kermit with envy" love. In fact, I'm kermit with envy over it. #kidlitchat
8:57 pm bonnieadamson: The author of the second NatM is on Twitter--wrote adaptation from script, I believe. #kidlitchat
8:58 pm LivingAnRPGLife: hash tag tells the story for me (Just read bout Newbury awards) whatever goes into the back of the bookstore works #kidlitchat
8:58 pm bonnieadamson: @dawnmetcalf Glad you did, Dawn! #kidlitchat
8:58 pm dawnmetcalf: @gregpincus HAHA! It's not easy being green! #kidlitchat
8:58 pm debbieohi: @dawnmetcalf Would you be ok if I used the phrase in a Will Write For Chocolate comic if I gave you credit? #kidlitchat
8:58 pm amberlough: Ok kidlit peeps. Dishes and bedtime call. I've got a baby who will be waking up soon. G'night. @dosankodebbie Oyasumi. #kidlitchat
8:58 pm cheriwilliams: @gregpincus Reverse order is the new forward! #kidlitchat
8:58 pm peg366: Can we find some expert on board books who can jump in sometimes ? I know they are a hard sell right now. #kidlitchat
8:59 pm debbieohi: @amberlough Oyasumi nasai! (hope I said that right) #kidlitchat
8:59 pm dosankodebbie: I third the opinion!! @gregpincus: @debbieohi @dawnmetcalf I second the "kermit with envy" love. I'm kermit with envy over it. #kidlitchat
8:59 pm gregpincus: @peg366 Board books are a very hard sell, almost always. WE'll see who we can find, though! #kidlitchat
8:59 pm rj_anderson: Night all, it's been great! See you next time! #kidlitchat
8:59 pm DDHearn: HI. Just popping in for a moment before going to bed. What's the discussion? #kidlitchat
8:59 pm dawnmetcalf: @debbieohi I'd be honored and flattered and a little intimidated. Sure! Know where I live? http://dawn-metcalf.livejournal.com/ #kidlitchat
8:59 pm bonnieadamson: @peg333 Are you writing board books? #kidlitchat
9:00 pm InformedIdeas: @gregpincus If you get a transcript of tonight's #kidlitchat I have a site for writers (all kinds) that I can post it on. Just let me know.
9:00 pm PaulWesman: @gregpincus #kidlitchat Thanks for doing this tonight; will tune in again next week if's a regular deal, when I can.
9:00 pm dosankodebbie: @amberlough oyasumi nasai. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm LivingAnRPGLife: agree that this is home of future friends! Discovered YA through 16yo Nanowrimo writer Never looked back! #kidlitchat
9:00 pm bonnieadamson: @DDHearn Hi, Diane--getting acquainted mostly. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm gregpincus: Per my clock, this chat is officially "over" but everyone' should just keep on talking. Bonnie and I thank you all for coming! #kidlitchat