Kidlitchat Transcript – June 1

12:59 am kidlitchat: TOPIC: Do you have a routine or warm-up exercise for getting into the writing/illustrating/editing zone? #kidlitchat
12:59 am skodobah: @debbieohi Lurking is as lurking does! Howdy! #kidlitchat
12:59 am bonnieadamson: TOPIC: Do you have a routine or warm-up exercise for getting into the writing/illustrating/editing zone? #kidlitchat
12:59 am jimhill: I’ll be back to tweeting and chats when these sinuses stop their insurrection. #kidlitchat
1:00 am bonnieadamson: @jimhill Feel better, Jim! #kidlitchat
1:00 am ErinDealey: Oh dear! @dosankodebbie here from Japan (where we just learned our PM has suddenly decided to quit). One eye on News! #kidlitchat
1:00 am skodobah: I think a lot of writers warm-up with a glass of wine! #kidlitchat
1:00 am RebeccAgent: hi all. Looks be like I’ll be mostly observing tonight #kidlitchat
1:01 am skodobah: Some drink tea instead. I was a wine warmer-upper until recently. #kidlitchat
1:01 am lisagailgreen: Okay I’m only going to get to participate for the first half hour or so, but I’m excited to be at #kidlitchat
1:01 am bonnieadamson: @skodobah Hear, hear! :-D #kidlitchat
1:01 am skodobah: @jimhill I was there last week. Get well. #kidlitchat
1:01 am inkyelbows: Tonight’s @kidlitchat topic (#kidlitchat): Routines/warmups for getting into the writing/illustrating/editing zone.
1:01 am kellylight: My routine is to get up to the attic studio asap after dropping kid off at school – like I’ll turn into a pumpkin if I don’t #kidlitchat
1:01 am ErinDealey: I warm up walking the dog. Or check Twitter–haha #kidlitchat
1:01 am skodobah: Not sure how long I’ll be here… this chat is a warm-up, too! #kidlitchat
1:01 am gregpincus: TOPIC: Do you have a routine or warm-up exercise for getting into the writing/illustrating/editing zone? #kidlitchat
1:02 am amberjkeyser: My ideal situation is to leave myself a prompt in the mss before I stop like “describe forest fire next.” #kidlitchat
1:02 am skodobah: I warm up by putting my son to bed for the 100th time. #kidlitchat
1:02 am bonnieadamson: @kellylight Right–have to be obsessive about getting to studio first thing, or the day fritters away. #kidlitchat
1:02 am gregpincus: Ron Koertge has his students warm up by writing haiku or reading epic poetry aloud. Helps with word choice, sez he #kidlitchat
1:02 am EgmontUSA: Hi guys! #kidlitchat
1:02 am jlmartin: RT @inkyelbows: Tonight’s @kidlitchat topic (#kidlitchat): Routines/warmups for getting into the writing/illustrating/editing zone.
1:02 am kellyhashway: I put my daughter in for a nap or for bed. Then it’s off to write in peace and quiet. #kidlitchat
1:02 am skodobah: By the time he actually stays in bed, my muscles are expended and my angst is all fired-up! #kidlitchat
1:03 am ErinDealey: @amberjkeyser I do that too–at the end of a chapt I’ll write what’s next, like: argument betw L + A #kidlitchat
1:03 am skodobah: My writing has been off lately. Too many projects at once. Working on nonfiction book proposal now. #kidlitchat
1:03 am lisagailgreen: I guess if I”m not feeling it I read a little of the manuscript ahead of where I’m jumping in to get my mind in the right place #kidlitchat
1:03 am bonnieadamson: @EgmontUSA Howdy! #kidlitchat
1:03 am delzey: @gregpincus i’ll read and write poetry when i’m stuck. for me it’s about routine. in the chair every day at the same time. #kidlitchat
1:04 am kellyhashway: I like to reread a few previous pages to get me back in the mindset. #kidlitchat
1:04 am dosankodebbie: RT @gregpincus: Ron Koertge has students warm up by writing haiku or reading epic poetry aloud. Helps with word choice, sez he #kidlitchat
1:04 am pippinmathur: I set out my materials or open the story I’m working on. Usually work in short shifts with boys playing #kidlitchat
1:04 am kellylight: Once in the studio – must do something to get in the “zone” -music, reference, some sort of inspiration #kidlitchat
1:04 am amyknichols: I usually start with some kind of white noise. The shower, hairdryer. Sometimes doing the dishes. Jump starts my brain #kidlitchat
1:04 am ErinDealey: @amberjkeyser Pic books are different tho–I read thru the last draft–usually out loud to the dog.(house is empty by then.) #kidlitchat
1:04 am kellyhashway: @delzey Me too! Every day at the same time. Routine helps. #kidlitchat
1:05 am ErinDealey: ipod shuffle is great too. My YA revisions loved it. #kidlitchat
1:05 am debbieohi: These days, I usually read a page or two from THE FIRE IN FICTION by Donald Maas before I start writing. #kidlitchat
1:05 am bonnieadamson: @ErinDealey Dogs are such wonderful listeners! :-) #kidlitchat
1:05 am elizajbrown: I love using @JoKnowles ’s writing prompts from her Monday morning warm-ups: http://bit.ly/da76PW #kidlitchat
1:05 am JanGangsei: I like to go back and read the last chapter/pages I wrote — get back into the character’s head/see MS with a fresh eye. #kidlitchat
1:05 am pippinmathur: @kellylight must always have music #kidlitchat
1:05 am lyonmartin: I like to surf around Deviantart.com to see what others hhave done with the topic. #kidlitchat
1:05 am amberjkeyser: I also like to find pictures of my characters and prop them up around the computer. #kidlitchat
1:05 am amyknichols: Then I read through the previous section of the MS and listen for what comes next. #kidlitchat
1:06 am delzey: i won’t reread pages until after the first draft. i write blind, drunk on ideas, go back later to decipher what i was thinking #kidlitchat
1:06 am debbieohi: @pippinmathur What kind of music do you listen to while you’re writing? #kidlitchat
1:06 am kellyhashway: I wrote chapter summaries for my WIP. Reading those before writing helps. Always know where I’m going with the story. #kidlitchat
1:06 am gregpincus: I am impressed that folks can find the same time every day to write. Life here is rarely that tidy! #kidlitchat
1:06 am ErinDealey: haha! true @bonnieadamson Dogs are such wonderful listeners! :-) Max will have his own video soon. #kidlitchat
1:06 am lyonmartin: My cat finds it necessary to reply to everything. A lot. @BonnieAdamson @ErinDealey Dogs are such wonderful listeners! :-) #kidlitchat
1:06 am delzey: absolutely! RT @pippinmathur: @kellylight must always have music #kidlitchat
1:06 am CMVillani: I’ll reread the chapter before to make sure the voice and everything flows together nicely. #kidlitchat
1:06 am cbrett60: I have a friend on Deviantart.com that is a brilliant artist. She is doing a childrens book #kidlitchat
1:06 am kellybarnhill: Hi #kidlitchat! My strategy? Bribery. I have a change jar on my desk and I pay my muse. Clink of the coins gets me going.
1:07 am KellyDHouse: RT @gregpincus: I am impressed that folks can find the same time every day to write. Life here is rarely that tidy! -> ditto! #kidlitchat
1:07 am bonnieadamson: @lyonmartin Hahahaha. It hope they’re useful comments! #kidlitchat
1:07 am pippinmathur: @debbieohi depends on mood or story, techno, funk, disco, pop, classical- it’s all good. :) #kidlitchat
1:07 am delzey: @gregpincus i had a teacher who helped me see the value in setting aside and holding myself to a schedule #kidlitchat
1:07 am amyknichols: @kellybarnhill That’s great! #kidlitchat
1:07 am franklyj: @debbieohi I can’t listen to music but I like the TV on. Weird, I know. #kidlitchat
1:07 am ShellieBr: #kidlitchat Well, this is the first Kidlitchat I’ve been able to make since the great Nashville Flood. What’s up tonight?
1:07 am kellybarnhill: @gregpincus It’s easy to have the same time every day if that time is 4am-6. #kidlitchat
1:07 am kellyhashway: @gregpincus It makes a huge difference though. You look forward to it and prepare for it. Then jump right in. #kidlitchat
1:08 am debbieohi: @pippinmathur I find I can’t listen to any music with words if I’m writing. #kidlitchat
1:08 am bonnieadamson: @pippinmathur James Taylor works for me. :-) #kidlitchat
1:08 am lisagailgreen: @bonnieadamson There’s a post on enchanted inkpot about music while writing http://bit.ly/cxor9L #kidlitchat
1:08 am RosalindaWrites: RT @gregpincus: I am impressed that folks can find the same time every day to write. Life here is rarely that tidy! #kidlitchat
1:08 am adamselzer: When I’m stuck, I like to write the worst chapter imaginable. Send ‘em to Oz or have ‘em turn out to be robots. #kidlitchat
1:08 am debbieohi: @franklyj You don’t find yourself influenced by what’s happening on the tv, then? #kidlitchat
1:08 am ReadingVacation: Hanging back to watch the chat tonight. My only writing is my blog – after school and around homework. #kidlitchat
1:08 am kellybarnhill: @delzey Same with me. Forward motion, or no motion at all #kidlitchat
1:08 am ErinDealey: @debbieohi @pippinmathur My college kid downloads ev from Taylor Swift 2 Italian rap and I shuffle! #funepiphanies #kidlitchat
1:08 am DeeScribe: Sorry I’m late, what’s the topic? #kidlitchat
1:08 am delzey: i make playlists for my projects. helpful for the period piece set in the 70s #kidlitchat
1:09 am bonnieadamson: @DeeScribe TOPIC: Do you have a routine or warm-up exercise for getting into the writing/illustrating/editing zone? #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
1:09 am ShellieBr: @adamselzer When I’m stuck, I make the phone ring #kidlitchat
1:09 am ErinDealey: @debbieohi @pippinmathur This is pre-write walk–can’t listen and write. #kidlitchat
1:09 am lyonmartin: @BonnieAdamson mostly demands for pets or food in the bowl #kidlitchat
1:09 am elizajbrown: That’s a great idea! RT @amberjkeyser: I also like to find pictures of my characters and prop them up around the computer. #kidlitchat
1:09 am debbieohi: @ErinDealey Italian rap? :-D #kidlitchat
1:09 am pippinmathur: @debbieohi yep, prefer techno or classical for writing, for art anything goes. Except current country :) #kidlitchat
1:09 am KellyDHouse: @delzey that’s a really good idea. May have to steal it. #kidlitchat
1:09 am smlangley: I find a quick 5 min stream of consciousness gets me past all the other crap so I can focus on creative writing. #kidlitchat
1:09 am ErinDealey: @ReadingVacation And you are awesome, my dear. Are you sure you’re not 20-something? : ) #kidlitchat
1:09 am KarenMusings: Me either -> RT @debbieohi: @pippinmathur I find I cant listen to any music with words if Im writing. #kidlitchat
1:09 am amyknichols: ? RT@adamselzer When I’m stuck, I like to write the worst chapter imaginable. Send ‘em to Oz or have ‘em turn out to be robots #kidlitchat
1:10 am DeeScribe: @bonnieadamson Thanks. I tend to walk the dog before I write. Walking helps the ideas flow. I walk the dog a lot:-) #kidlitchat
1:10 am delzey: @KellyDHouse steal away! #kidlitchat
1:10 am kellyhashway: I need quiet in order to write. No music. No tv. And I have to leave the room if my husband is off from work. #kidlitchat
1:10 am lynsouth: Life here is a bit crazed this days, since the Nashville flood. My writing routine is all out of whack. #kidlitchat
1:10 am ErinDealey: I do that too. @amberjkeyser character pics around the computer #kidlitchat
1:10 am KarenMusings: I have to have some type of background noise. The TV or people talking. If there is silence, I will go to sleep. LOL. #kidlitchat
1:10 am debbieohi: @DeeScribe I find walking (without headphones/music) always inspires me w/writing ideas. #kidlitchat
1:10 am kellybarnhill: @kellyhashway I can’t write when my husband is in the room either! #kidlitchat
1:10 am SMozer: I place myself in the scene with my characters and look around for details I forgot to mention #kidlitchat
1:11 am dawnmetcalf: I read the last bit I wrote and plunge forward. Failing that, I take a shower. (May not be inspired, but I’m cleaner!) ;-) #kidlitchat
1:11 am DeeScribe: Walking helps me collect the ideas in my head before I sit down to try and write. #kidlitchat
1:11 am bonnieadamson: No music, TV while writing; TV to sketch; music to paint by. #kidlitchat
1:11 am delzey: @kellyhashway ah, there’s an issue. if my wife works at home i usually have to go to my “other office,” the library. #kidlitchat
1:11 am debbieohi: Does anyone else here do Morning Pages? #kidlitchat
1:11 am KellyDHouse: @kellyhashway I cannot write on my husband’s day off. Way too distracting. #kidlitchat
1:11 am ErinDealey: @lynsouth Oh sheesh–I bet! #lifeabitcrazedinNashville #kidlitchat
1:11 am amyknichols: @delzey I do that, too (playlists), but have to listen over and over until the music “disappears” and only the tone/vibe is left #kidlitchat
1:11 am MirandaKennealy: I watch lots of TV and listen to music. Information overload. I don’t know why it works, but it does. #kidlitchat
1:11 am lisagailgreen: I find it harder to let it go sometimes than get into it in the first place #kidlitchat
1:11 am cjomololu: @DeeScribe I call taking the dog out my walking meditation. I do it every day too. #kidlitchat
1:11 am adamselzer: My usual routine is to get up and be the first one in the coffeeshop. I get up and get to work every single day. #kidlitchat
1:11 am DeeScribe: @bonnieadamson I can’t write with the tv on. I get too distracted:-) #kidlitchat
1:11 am debbieohi: @dawnmetcalf Love that. :-D (“…may not be inspired, but I’m cleaner!”) #kidlitchat
1:12 am kellyhashway: @delzey My husband keeps trying to talk to me. Very distracting. #kidlitchat
1:12 am lynsouth: @adamselzer How does writing your worst chapter help you get unstuck? Sounds intriguing. #kidlitchat
1:12 am amyknichols: @MirandaKennealy Probably for the same reason white noise works for me. #kidlitchat
1:12 am gregpincus: @delzey Oh, I see the value. I treat writing like a job and do have a schedule… when I can. That was pre-family. #kidlitchat
1:12 am Dukedawg: RT @adamselzer: My usual routine is to get up and be the first one in the coffeeshop. I get up and get to work every single day. #kidlitchat
1:12 am amberjkeyser: @kellybarnhill I do a version of the “pay myself technique” to revised since that’s harder for me than first drafts. #kidlitchat
1:12 am kellyhashway: @KellyDHouse Mine has summer’s off! I have to send him out with his friends. #kidlitchat
1:12 am MirandaKennealy: @adamselzer No matter how hard I try I rarely get a seat at the coffee shop. #kidlitchat
1:12 am lynsouth: @ErinDealey We were lucky, not too much damage at my house. Workplace was another issue, tho. Water everywhere. #kidlitchat
1:12 am lisagailgreen: @debbieohi YES while my kids are at school #kidlitchat
1:12 am ReadingVacation: @ErinDealey Thanks, 10 going on 11. Ha ha! #kidlitchat
1:12 am debbieohi: @adamselzer So you prefer writing at coffeeshops to writing at home? #kidlitchat
1:13 am PaulWHankins: Like @DeeScribe, I have to be by myself walking/running/lifting weights. Something physical before getting down to business. #kidlitchat
1:13 am amyknichols: @gregpincus Family sure has a way of getting in the way of writing time. Good thing we love ‘em so much. #kidlitchat
1:13 am TheAsianAngel: To warm up for writing, I’ll jot down back-and-forth lines of dialogue without blocking the action. #kidlitchat
1:13 am ErinDealey: @ReadingVacation You rock! Have you met @RileyCarney ? #kidlitchat
1:13 am amberjkeyser: @lisagailgreen Sometimes stopping is a problem. I shouldn’t drive after a good writing session because my brain is elsewhere. #kidlitchat
1:13 am gregpincus: @kellyhashway Ya. I hear ya. I miss a sched. But better to write some than not write cuz you can’t sched. #kidlitchat
1:13 am delzey: @gregpincus too true. it took a while to figure out how to work around the fam schedule. #kidlitchat
1:13 am adamselzer: @lynsouth it lets me just go nuts and have fun with a project. And sometimes it DOES generate a decent idea. #kidlitchat
1:14 am kellyhashway: I cringe when my daughter wakes up early from her nap. Especially when I’m knee deep in a chapter. #kidlitchat
1:14 am KellyDHouse: I like to storat my writing time by reading a good blog to get me thinking. #kidlitchat
1:14 am TheAsianAngel: And by “block”, I mean choreographing. Sometimes it’s easier to just hear from the characters and not the narration. #kidlitchat
1:14 am MirandaKennealy: @amyknichols White noise would probably kill me. Not willing to risk it. #kidlitchat
1:14 am DeeScribe: @gregpincus Me too. Soon as kids at school,start thinking. On way home in car think about what to write. Then walk dog again:-) #kidlitchat
1:14 am ReadingVacation: @ErinDealey Yes, she’s awesome. #kidlitchat
1:14 am adamselzer: @debbieohi I find too much else to do at home. I just can’t write at my desk. I had ADD back BEFORE it was cool. #kidlitchat
1:15 am lisagailgreen: @amberjkeyser YES I act like a space cadet because my brain is working so hard on the story even when my fingers aren’t! #kidlitchat
1:15 am debbieohi: @adamselzer Still haven’t had a chance to read I KISSED A ZOMBIE AND I LIKED IT but the cover always makes me smile (in Kobo). #kidlitchat
1:15 am ErinDealey: Me too. Now everyone knows it’s my day job. @delzey @gregpincus #kidlitchat
1:15 am amyknichols: @MirandaKennealy LOL! #kidlitchat
1:15 am delzey: @kellyhashway my wife doesn’t understand that when i talk to myself when i write it isn’t an invite to a conversation #kidlitchat
1:15 am DeeScribe: @PaulWHankins Something about exercise that gets my brain cells moving:-) #kidlitchat
1:15 am FelDharma: I write best 8-11 a.m. Then it’s easier to get back to it later. But late start–no go. Easy to discount ideas. #kidlitchat
1:15 am PaulWHankins: I think my family appreciates the way I fold towels more than hearing about how a plot is unraveling. #kidlitchat
1:15 am franklyj: @debbieohi No, the noise sort of goes away–blends into itself. I guess that’s what happens to people who listen to music too. #kidlitchat
1:15 am kellyhashway: @delzey LOL. I know exactly what you mean! #kidlitchat
1:15 am DeeScribe: @lisagailgreen Agree. I have equal thinking and writing time. #kidlitchat
1:16 am dawnmetcalf: @debbieohi Habitual/unconscious physical routines can help unclench & let brainwaves flow. Hate 2 admit: doing dishes helps too. #kidlitchat
1:16 am dawnmetcalf: RT @PaulWHankins: I think my family appreciates the way I fold towels more than hearing about how a plot is unraveling. #kidlitchat
1:16 am debbieohi: @franklyj As a songwriter, I find myself way too distracted by music with words. Unless it’s in another language. :-) #kidlitchat
1:16 am amyknichols: @dawnmetcalf Dishes work for me. So does gardening. Pulling weeds, etc. #kidlitchat
1:16 am amberjkeyser: @FelDharma I always claim to be a morning writer, but at the tail-end of the last novel, I wrote whenever. And it worked! #kidlitchat
1:16 am DeeScribe: @FelDharma I start at 5.30am and do hour before get kids up for school. Then start again at 9.30. #kidlitchat
1:16 am lisagailgreen: @DeeScribe It kind of gets annoying when it keeps you up at 4AM doesn’t it? LOL #kidlitchat
1:16 am kellyhashway: I think/prewrite best on the treadmill and in the shower. Neither is great for writing ideas down though. #kidlitchat
1:16 am PaulWHankins: @DeeScribe I’m a big guy. I find that a big push (lifting) can be physically cathartic. #kidlitchat
1:17 am lynsouth: Ha! Sounds like my DH RT @delzey my wife doesnt understand when i talk 2 myself when i write it isnt an invite to a conversation #kidlitchat
1:17 am kellylight: @PaulWHankins Ha! I feel that way too sometimes! – clean underwear over creativity #kidlitchat
1:17 am dawnmetcalf: @TheAsianAngel This is both intriguing and brilliant. #kidlitchat
1:17 am cjomololu: @dawnmetcalf As my ‘office’ is my kitchen, dishes must be done first. #kidlitchat
1:17 am ErinDealey: haha–I know the feeling! husband’s the same way! @delzey@kellyhashway #kidlitchat
1:17 am TheAsianAngel: Or if I’m trying to write a tough scene or a problem scene, I’ll talk it out aloud to myself first. #kidlitchat
1:17 am debbieohi: @dawnmetcalf Good point re: habitual/unconscious physical routines inspiring creativity. :-) #kidlitchat
1:17 am ShellieBr: Sorry a big bowl of Ranier Cherries were calling me #kidlitchat
1:17 am dosankodebbie: @debbieohi I was writing more when my h was working regular hrs. Now he’s on sabbatical for 6 mos and my time is not my own : ( #kidlitchat
1:17 am MirandaKennealy: I never start writing until the scene is fully formed in my mind, so that leaves lots of time for other stuff like research. #kidlitchat
1:17 am dawnmetcalf: @amyknichols Exactly. For me, karate katas too. Something physical/methodical that I don’t have to “think” about. #kidlitchat
1:17 am DeeScribe: @lisagailgreen Yeah it does. Even sadder when you find your writer friends online at that hour:-) #kidlitchat
1:17 am debbieohi: @amyknichols Me too! (Gardening –> inspiring writing) #kidlitchat
1:18 am gregpincus: Hey Editors and Agents – do you find you have to answer the email, turn off the comp before reading/noting? #kidlitchat
1:18 am ShellieBr: @TheAsianAngel Me too! I’m constantly talking out dialogue. . .Maybe that’s why the kids think I talk to myself #kidlitchat
1:18 am debbieohi: @dosankodebbie Can you work with your h in the room? #kidlitchat
1:18 am ErinDealey: @dosankodebbie @debbieohi sounds like summer–when the kids are out–to me! #kidlitchat
1:18 am lisagailgreen: @DeeScribe I guess we’re all cut from the same mold, huh? #kidlitchat
1:18 am PaulWHankins: My wife has learned to read the glazed-over look as something other than petit mal activity. You need this kind of buy-in. #kidlitchat
1:19 am FelDharma: @DeeScribe I used to be good after 11 pm, too, till I started nodding off in front of laptop #kidlitchat
1:19 am amyknichols: @dawnmetcalf Karate! Very cool. (I’d have to think about those, LOL!) #kidlitchat
1:19 am pippinmathur: @debbieohi @amyknichols ditto, something about being outside, tending to growing things makes me feel more creative #kidlitchat
1:19 am heatherwpetty: I don’t have a routine, but I do have playlists for each project. Music definitely inspires. #kidlitchat
1:19 am ErinDealey: Definitely–boy I have a lot of warm ups-haha RT @debbieohi: @amyknichols Me too! (Gardening –> inspiring writing) #kidlitchat
1:19 am debbieohi: RT @gregpincus: Hey Editors and Agents – do you find you have to answer the email, turn off the comp before reading/noting? #kidlitchat
1:19 am DeeScribe: @lisagailgreen Destined to be bad sleepers:-) #kidlitchat
1:19 am FelDharma: @amberjkeyser I’m looking forward to the day when I’ve got something going so strong that I CAN write whenever :-) #kidlitchat
1:19 am kellylight: when I’m in the zone- husband and kid say I look mad (angry not crazy) (I think) #kidlitchat
1:20 am mrswritebrain: #kidlitchat I get a running start by re-reading last two chapters if it’s a WIP. If it’s new, I let the character spill their guts a bit.
1:20 am MirandaKennealy: @PaulWHankins My husband also knows the look you speak of. Sometimes he has to yell to get my attention. :) #kidlitchat
1:20 am dosankodebbie: @debbieohi Nope. Not even if he’s on the same floor. I can write if he’s upstairs and keeping quiet. #kidlitchat
1:20 am amberjkeyser: @PaulWHankins Ha! No petit mals here… #kidlitchat
1:20 am DeeScribe: @FelDharma That can be a problem with me too. #kidlitchat
1:20 am dawnmetcalf: @amyknichols After the gazillionth time, some of them are muscle-memory. (14 years and counting…) #kidlitchat
1:20 am amyknichols: @debbieohi We recently did a landscaping project. I was constantly taking big breaks to go write. The raking got my brain going. #kidlitchat
1:20 am ErinDealey: Good question: RT @debbieohi: @gregpincus: Hey Editors & Agents – do you have to answer email, turn off comp b4 reading/noting? #kidlitchat
1:20 am PaulWHankins: I’ve found a way to do dialogue while I mow. The path to the street is one character and the path back to the house is another. #kidlitchat
1:20 am CarolTanzman: i have to write new scenes in the a.m. when I wake up.. but I can edit/rewrite those scenes almost any time. #kidlitchat
1:20 am marjorielight: A few of my writing warm-ups: listen to playlist; draw characters/scene; visualize chapter like a movie #kidlitchat
1:20 am amberjkeyser: @FelDharma It felt really good. A sign that things were coming together #kidlitchat
1:20 am write_brained: Hi everyone. I usually lurk (while watching GLEE) but tonight I wanted to say HI! #kidlitchat
1:20 am amyknichols: @dawnmetcalf That’s great! #kidlitchat
1:21 am franklyj: I can’t write when the kids are home. All it takes is one high-pitched squeal to yank me out of ‘the zone’. Violently. :) #kidlitchat
1:21 am dawnmetcalf: @amyknichols @debbieohi I wish I could make things grow. Do kids count? #kidlitchat
1:21 am TheAsianAngel: @dawnmetcalf Thanks! I just hate slowing down to narrate when I’m trying to get to the meat of a scene. Let the voices speak… #kidlitchat
1:21 am bonnieadamson: @write_brained Hello! #kidlitchat
1:21 am adamselzer: I always got a LOT of book note-taking done during algebra class. I’m gonna start sneaking into classes at UIC! #kidlitchat
1:21 am ErinDealey: lol! RT @PaulWHankins: dialogue while I mow.The path to the street is one character and the path back to the house is another. #kidlitchat
1:21 am DeeScribe: @write_brained Hi. We don’t get Glee till tomorrow night. It’s lunch time here:-) #kidlitchat
1:21 am MJCFilgersville: Hi, I’m new to this but anyways, I review old notes from my last writing and then continue with an idea of what I want in mind. #kidlitchat
1:21 am dawnmetcalf: @cjomololu *hee* #kidlitchat
1:21 am gregpincus: @write_brained Thanks for unlurking. We’ll be here when Glee is in reruns, too :-) #kidlitchat
1:21 am amyknichols: @dawnmetcalf Definitely. #kidlitchat
1:21 am debbieohi: @gregpincus I liked your post about the Interrupting Cow (not checking e-mail, Twitter etc. when writing): http://bit.ly/ayAcMD #kidlitchat
1:21 am delzey: i write in the mornings, take a walk in the afternoons and think out the next day’s attack #kidlitchat
1:22 am TheAsianAngel: @dawnmetcalf And then usually the narration will reveal itself afterwards. #kidlitchat
1:22 am CarolTanzman: lolRT @adamselzer: I always got a LOT of book note-taking done during algebra class. gonna start sneaking into classes at UIC! #kidlitchat
1:22 am kellyhashway: I tend to do most of my revising in the mornings over coffee. Actual writing takes place in the afternoon. #kidlitchat
1:22 am amberjkeyser: @franklyj Absolutely. Kids and zone do not mix. #kidlitchat
1:22 am ShellieBr: @FelDharma I HAVE to be able to write anywhere. I’ve even been known to work on dialogue on my ipod and the backs of receipts. #kidlitchat
1:22 am mrswritebrain: #kidlitchat I can never use what I write early A.M. Write best from 8-11 P.M.
1:22 am debbieohi: @amyknichols Glad your landscaping project is inspiring your writing! :-) #kidlitchat
1:22 am write_brained: @gregpincus I know it! I’ll be here! #kidlitchat
1:22 am dosankodebbie: RT @PaulWHankins: Found a way to do dialogue while I mow. Path to the street is one character & path back to house is another. #kidlitchat
1:23 am lynsouth: Does anyone use video or movie clips as prep/inspiration for writing? If so, what are your faves? #kidlitchat
1:23 am JanGangsei: I keep my iPhone recorder handy b/c inspiration usually hits when I’m far from my computer (driving, walking, chasing kids ;-) . #kidlitchat
1:23 am DeeScribe: @ShellieBr I do that. Drink coasters are good too:-) #kidlitchat
1:23 am delzey: @mrswritebrain i used to write 12-4 AM, but shifted to 8-11 AM after kids came along #kidlitchat
1:23 am amyknichols: RT@debbieohi @gregpincus I liked your post about the Interrupting Cow: http://bit.ly/ayAcMD #kidlitchat
1:23 am ShellieBr: @dawnmetcalf absolutely kids count!! They are the most important #kidlitchat
1:24 am amyknichols: @delzey And you sleep…when? ;) #kidlitchat
1:24 am adamselzer: @CarolTanzman I’m completely serious. I will take pictures! #kidlitchat
1:24 am PaulWHankins: @ErinDealey Csikszentmihaly calls this “flow.” However we find it might not be as important as recognizing when are in it. #kidlitchat
1:24 am amyknichols: @debbieohi Thanks. Definitely paid off, doing the work ourselves! #kidlitchat
1:24 am delzey: @amyknichols whenever i can! #kidlitchat
1:24 am FelDharma: @ShellieBr I tend to write wherever I’m at, it’s just the whole 8–11 thing. iTouch clunky; receipts I might accidentally toss #kidlitchat
1:24 am ErinDealey: #naPiBoWriWee was a great way to generate some new pb ms. (thanks @paulayoo ) #kidlitchat
1:25 am MirandaKennealy: @lynsouth I use pictures and music more than movies. And knick-knacks. #kidlitchat
1:25 am KatApel: <3RT @PaulWHankins: Found a way to do dialogue while I mow. Path to the street is one character & path back to house is another. #kidlitchat
1:25 am ErinDealey: @PaulWHankins so true #flow #kidlitchat
1:25 am PaulWHankins: Be careful when citing Csikszentmihaly as his name takes some 15 characters. From here on out, I will refer to him as Beavus. #kidlitchat
1:25 am amberjkeyser: @PaulWHankins @ErinDealey Flow by the dude with the unpronounceable name is a fantastic read! #kidlitchat
1:26 am ShellieBr: @lynsouth Depends on what I’m writing, but I like the RSC Nicholas Nickleby just for the rhythm of dialogue #kidlitchat
1:26 am amyknichols: @PaulWHankins Never heard of Csikszentmihaly. Googled him. Looks like fascinating info on creativity. Thanks for posting that. #kidlitchat
1:26 am ErinDealey: @lynsouth Yes–when I watch a movie, I often get plot nudges or insigts to WIP. #kidlitchat
1:26 am bonnieadamson: RT @ErinDealey:@nd that: #naPiBoWriWee was a great way to generate some new pb ms. (thanks @paulayoo ) #kidlitchat
1:26 am gregpincus: @debbieohi @amyknichols Thanks for the interrupting cow retweet (a phrase I’ve always wanted to type!) #kidlitchat
1:26 am write_brained: I love editing MOST of all. I can do it everyday (over crying kid) but it’s the creating from scratch that needs more stamina. #kidlitchat
1:26 am CarolTanzman: The prof. will be so proud you’re taking such good notes.RT @adamselzer: @CarolTanzman Im completely serious. #kidlitchat
1:26 am amyknichols: @PaulWHankins “Beavus” made me snort water out of my nose, thanks! #kidlitchat
1:26 am FelDharma: @PaulWHankins heeheehee–his name WILL kill a tweet, won’t it? #kidlitchat
1:26 am DrlemonWCGGG: #kidlitchat I think.
1:27 am TheAsianAngel: @ShellieBr Ha! I usually talk to myself when I can’t force anyone to listen to me. :o ) #kidlitchat
1:27 am lynsouth: Pics I’ve used, but never thought of knick-knacks RT @MirandaKennealy I use pictures & music more thn movies. And knick-knacks. #kidlitchat
1:27 am adamselzer: @CarolTanzman Eh, I’ll sit in the back of some arena class. No one’ll be the wiser! Might learn something, too. #kidlitchat
1:27 am CarolTanzman: here’s a ?. can any of you read YA when you are heaving into a ms. I can’t. #kidlitchat
1:27 am franklyj: I watch the credits after movies/TV for name ideas. Not the actors, the lighting people, writers, make up artists etc. #kidlitchat
1:28 am KatApel: RT @ErinDealey: #naPiBoWriWee was a great way to generate some new pb ms. (thanks @paulayoo ) <Me too! Still lots of ideas too. #kidlitchat
1:28 am CarolTanzman: here’s a question. can any of you read YA when you are heaving into a YA ms. I can’t. #kidlitchat
1:28 am PaulWHankins: @amberjkeyser (Me-high Six Senth Me-high). I offer some of his work in my English 11 class. I’m a rebel like this. #kidlitchat
1:28 am ErinDealey: Hungry fam is arriving. May be leaving soon. : ) #kidlitchat
1:28 am lynsouth: @ShellieBr Am assuming u meant Royal Shakespeare Company and not the brilliant “Reduced” Shakespeare guys? :) #kidlitchat
1:28 am amyknichols: @bonnieadamson I so failed NaPiBoWriWee. Got to day four and fell on my face. #kidlitchat
1:28 am delzey: if i’m super stuck sometimes i create imaginary book jackets, ephemera from the narrative… #kidlitchat
1:29 am comagrrl: No routines or warm-ups but I find that I can’t sit down to write unless the kitchen is clean. I’m sure that makes me weird. #kidlitchat
1:29 am kellyhashway: @CarolTanzman I try to read books that fit the age group I’m currently writing for. Otherwise, it throws off the voice. #kidlitchat
1:29 am lynsouth: @ErinDealey Me, too. #kidlitchat
1:29 am DeeScribe: @CarolTanzman I can, for specific reason – like working on my opening technique etc. #kidlitchat
1:29 am CarolTanzman: I couldn’t even begin.RT @amyknichols: @bonnieadamson I so failed NaPiBoWriWee. Got to day four and fell on my face. #kidlitchat
1:29 am FelDharma: @LynSouth Def have soundtrack i head for my books. For me now it’s The Birthday Massacre across two novels I’m working on. #kidlitchat
1:29 am bonnieadamson: @CarolTanzman Had to stop reading a MG recently–too close to what I was writing: afraid of getting pulled away from own track. #kidlitchat
1:29 am franklyj: @CarolTanzman I watch the credits after movies/TV for name ideas. Not the actors, the lighting people, writers, etc. #kidlitchat
1:29 am marjorielight: Sometimes I talk to my characters #kidlitchat (re: writing warm-ups) #oddlooksfromstrangers
1:29 am ErinDealey: knick-knacks are fab 4 character voice. I tell students to think of them like seashells and listen. @lynsouth @MirandaKennealy #kidlitchat
1:29 am amyknichols: @CarolTanzman I try to read *good* writing by someone I want my writing to sound like. But def. not the same subject or themes. #kidlitchat
1:29 am gregpincus: @amyknichols Fell onyour face? As @Hunderdown would say, at least you were moving forward! #kidlitchat
1:29 am amberjkeyser: Seems like it helps to know your strengths/weaknesses as a writer in order to get into the flow. Start strong, I say. #kidlitchat
1:30 am kellyhashway: @franklyj good idea! #kidlitchat
1:30 am bonnieadamson: @amyknichols Lol, I didn’t finish this year, either–but I think I’ve got two viable ideas. More than I had before! #kidlitchat
1:30 am DeeScribe: @marjorielight Me too. Helps me get to know them. #kidlitchat
1:30 am lynsouth: @FelDharma I use movie soundtracks, sans lyrics (otherwise, I sing along) #kidlitchat
1:30 am franklyj: @CarolTanzman Really? I can’t read anything but. I write women’s fiction too but can only read genre of curent WIP. #kidlitchat
1:31 am TheAsianAngel: For edit mode, I turn Jude Law’s voice on in my head. As I say, if Jude can’t make my words sound pretty, they gots ta go. #kidlitchat
1:31 am KatApel: I start to play with words for a sound good title – and story often grows from there. Once I’ve found the rhythm of the rhyme. #kidlitchat
1:31 am ShellieBr: @lynsouth Yes, the Royals, not the Reduced LOL although they might be helpful too!!#kidlitchat
1:31 am MirandaKennealy: I read somewhere that you should make a sort of writing area w/ inspiring items. So I have Rubik’s Cube, toy helicopter, candles #kidlitchat
1:31 am debbieohi: @dawnmetcalf Kids definitely count! :-D #kidlitchat
1:32 am comagrrl: Uh-oh. I think I broke chat. #kidlitchat
1:32 am amyknichols: @CarolTanzman I want to be influenced by reading in the direction I want to write, if that makes sense. Writers better than me. #kidlitchat
1:32 am JennBailey: I’ve never had a good “writing prompts exercise” until I went to SCBWI-IL. Carmela Martino was the genius. #kidlitchat
1:32 am ErinDealey: @TheAsianAngel Jude can make anything sound pretty, can’t he? #kidlitchat
1:32 am delzey: used to not be able to walk & chew gum, er, read & write in the same genre. had to break myself of that problem. #kidlitchat
1:32 am FelDharma: I say my characters’ lines out loud, with mannerisms, etc–if it doesn’t roll off my tongue, then I know it’s not working #kidlitchat
1:32 am debbieohi: @GoldFive_ Hey, did you quote Star Wars on purpose? :-D #kidlitchat
1:32 am bonnieadamson: @dosankodebbie Interesting. #kidlitchat
1:32 am amyknichols: @bonnieadamson I think that means it was a success, don’t you? Hooray for two viable ideas! #kidlitchat
1:32 am Gwenda: RT @TheAsianAngel: For edit mode, I turn Jude Law’s voice on in my head. As I say, if Jude can’t make my words sound pretty, they gots ta go. #kidlitchat
1:33 am dosankodebbie: @MirandaKennealy Toy Helicopter. I like that. #kidlitchat
1:33 am ErinDealey: @MirandaKennealy I have a magic eight ball. Seriously! #kidlitchat
1:33 am ShellieBr: @TheAsianAngel HA!! Jude Law!! TOo Funny!! #kidlitchat
1:33 am KatApel: I mostly write in rhyme, so its the rereading to get you into consistent rhythm. Reading other rhyming PBs is great inspriation! #kidlitchat
1:33 am DeeScribe: @KatApel I find a title can start my story off too. #kidlitchat
1:33 am bonnieadamson: @amyknichols Exactly! Now the follow-through . . . #kidlitchat
1:33 am kellyhashway: @FelDharma I say lines aloud too, just to see my own facial expressions as I say them. Helps with character’s gestures. #kidlitchat
1:33 am amyknichols: @bonnieadamson I believe in you, Bonnie. #kidlitchat
1:33 am ShellieBr: @comagrrl Naw, its all good! #kidlitchat
1:34 am MirandaKennealy: @ErinDealey I SOOO need an 8 ball. Like right now. #kidlitchat
1:34 am DeeScribe: If I’m stuck, I ask my character more questions. #kidlitchat
1:34 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat Late to the party again. Warm up to writing? Actual exercise. Get started at the gym.During cardio – break down days write task.
1:34 am TheAsianAngel: @ErinDealey Jude could read a list of various nicknames for poop, and I would sigh and say “Go on.” #kidlitchat
1:34 am susankayequinn: @kellyhashway @FelDharma Facial expressions are a constant challenge for me, too. #kidlitchat
1:34 am ErinDealey: Me too! RT @amyknichols @bonnieadamson I believe in you, Bonnie. #kidlitchat
1:34 am bedtimebooks: Such hard work. Such dedication. Wish out readers truly KNEW how much goes in to writing their adventures. #kidlitchat
1:34 am KatApel: @DeeScribe Title is very often my kick start. Matching the words to the mood of the title. Good fun. #kidlitchat
1:34 am amyknichols: @MirandaKennealy Let us be your Magic Eight Ball. What’s your question? The first tweet with the answer is..the answer. #kidlitchat
1:34 am lynsouth: @MirandaKennealy I have a “Sawyer” action figure from LOST…he’s very “inspiring” tee hee! #kidlitchat
1:35 am marjorielight: @DeeScribe And sometimes my characters talk back to me! haha #kidlitchat (Usually while I’m sleeping…)
1:35 am write_brained: @CarolTanzman Iactually can read YA at same time. it kinda gives me fuels–but I can see it the other way too #kidlitchat
1:35 am TheAsianAngel: @ShellieBr I use Drew Barrymore for my girl voices. Or the girl that plays Rachel Barry on Glee. #kidlitchat
1:35 am bonnieadamson: @amyknichols I bet you’ve got some nuggets from the first three days, too. #kidlitchat
1:35 am ErinDealey: @TheAsianAngel haha exactly! Not the best revision process. But definitely fun, : ) #kidlitchat
1:35 am JennBailey: Brilliant! I’m going to do this. RT @DeeScribe: If Im stuck, I ask my character more questions. #kidlitchat
1:35 am delzey: jude law doesn’t do it for me. rachael weisz does. #kidlitchat
1:35 am bonnieadamson: @ErinDealey I need to have you guys around all the time! :-D #kidlitchat
1:35 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat Find the cardio/workouts especially helpful during outlining phase.
1:35 am ErinDealey: Dinner for the starving masses. Bye all! Keep writing! #kidlitchat
1:35 am DeeScribe: @KatApel Does your story sometimes lead to title changes? #kidlitchat
1:36 am PaulWHankins: http://englishcompanion.ning.com/photo/inspiration-wall?context=user Do you have one of these? Room 210 does. #kidlitchat
1:36 am MirandaKennealy: @amyknichols My question is: Will I love MOCKINGJAY and cry a ton? #kidlitchat
1:36 am franklyj: @TheAsianAngel Too funny! I use the girl on Life Unexpected. LOL #kidlitchat
1:36 am CarolTanzman: exactly. another YA voice throws me off. RT @bonnieadamson: Had to stop reading a MG–too close to what I was writing: #kidlitchat
1:36 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat But I even come up with dialogue and details while chugging away.
1:36 am dosankodebbie: LOL RT @TheAsianAngel: Jude could read a list of various nicknames for poop, and I would sigh and say “Go on.” #kidlitchat
1:36 am DeeScribe: @marjorielight That can be a problem, can’t it?lol. No wonder we don’t sleep. #kidlitchat
1:36 am comagrrl: Poo! Chat isn’t working for me. Later. #kidlitchat
1:36 am TheAsianAngel: @JessicaLeader @shelliebr Hehe! I do the dramatic faces in the mirror. And then I realize I need to pluck my eyebrows. #kidlitchat
1:36 am amyknichols: @bonnieadamson Aw, thanks. Maybe. I’ll play around with them after the novel is finished and see if they get shiny. #kidlitchat
1:36 am CarolTanzman: oops, guys. gotta go. imp. phone calls. talk to y’all next week. #kidlitchat
1:37 am amyknichols: @MirandaKennealy “It is decidedly so” #kidlitchat
1:37 am KatApel: @DeeScribe Sometimes it leads to a new title – but that then means I’ve a head start on the next one – to fit the old title! :) #kidlitchat
1:37 am ShellieBr: @delzey Letd judt agree that almost anyone with an English accent sounds better than everyone in Tennessee! #kidlitchat
1:37 am susankayequinn: @TheAsianAngel @JessicaLeader @shelliebr I have got to try looking in the mirror. Amazed I hadn’t thought of that before! #kidlitchat
1:37 am amberjkeyser: @j_ro333 Yeah, I find manual labor – for me it’s my ginormous garden, chicken coop, whatever – really gets my writing going. #kidlitchat
1:38 am KatApel: @DeeScribe Have to say though… Mostly mostly, they fit. And you? Title changes? #kidlitchat
1:38 am delzey: @ShellieBr ha! #kidlitchat
1:38 am kellyhashway: My characters make up their own voices when I read. I never hear anyone famous. Just someone I’d like to become famous! #kidlitchat
1:38 am ShellieBr: @DeeScribe My titles always change when I’m done. Or when my agent reads it. #kidlitchat
1:38 am JennBailey: I do like to read favorite authors. Get a sense of rhythm and pace. Helps me to “get the beat.” #kidlitchat
1:38 am amyknichols: @MirandaKennealy Whaddayathink? Was that the right answer? #kidlitchat
1:38 am MirandaKennealy: @ShellieBr Hey! I’m from Tennessee. And it only took me like 10 years to lose my accent. #kidlitchat
1:39 am bonnieadamson: @amyknichols We should have a 6-month checkup or something, to see which PiBos made the cut. :-) #kidlitchat
1:39 am delzey: @kellyhashway it’s not about character voice so much as sentence flow #kidlitchat
1:39 am DeeScribe: @KatApel Quite often my titles change – particularly with picture books. #kidlitchat
1:39 am j_ro333: Agreed. RT @JennBailey: I do like to read favorite authors. Get a sense of rhythm and pace. Helps me to “get the beat.” #kidlitchat
1:39 am MirandaKennealy: @amyknichols @marjorielight You’re probably right. *sighs* #kidlitchat
1:39 am PaulWHankins: I’m glad @JessicaLeader’s here. I was about to quote her. “Drive your character up a tree and throw rocks at him/her.” #kidlitchat
1:39 am gregpincus: One of my best tricks is to tell myself “get writing… or clean your desk!” Been working for seven years now… #kidlitchat
1:39 am amyknichols: @DeeScribe I am so bad at titles. Mine are constantly changing. #kidlitchat
1:39 am KatApel: @KatApel Going for a tramp over the paddock. Hot shower. Chopping vegetables… Clears the head for story to percolate. #kidlitchat
1:39 am amyknichols: @bonnieadamson That’s a good plan! :) #kidlitchat
1:40 am DeeScribe: @ShellieBr Stories and characters can take you in a whole new direction can’t they? #kidlitchat
1:40 am FelDharma: @kellyhashway Yes, I gesture, too–in the privacy of my own home. Otherwise people would think me muy loco #kidlitchat
1:40 am bedtimebooks: Yes! RT @gregpincus: My best tricks is to tell myself “get writing… or clean your desk!” Been working for seven years now… #kidlitchat
1:40 am amberjkeyser: @gregpincus I’d want to clean my desk. #kidlitchat
1:40 am JanGangsei: I tend to work best with some sort of deadline looming. Too much free time distracts me. Same goes for too much quiet. #kidlitchat
1:40 am DeeScribe: @amyknichols Good titles are hard to do, I think. #kidlitchat
1:40 am kellyhashway: @FelDharma My daughter catches me sometimes and asks me what I’m doing. She’s only 3 so it’s hard to explain. #kidlitchat
1:41 am susankayequinn: @gregpincus I SO don’t have to tell myself to write. I have to tell myself “Stop writing; you’re neglecting your children!” #kidlitchat
1:41 am amyknichols: @MirandaKennealy It’ll be that good kind of cry where your heart is breaking and you kind of love feeling alive that way. #kidlitchat
1:41 am ShellieBr: @MirandaKennealy my accent is here to stay I believe! #kidlitchat
1:41 am PeterMcL: I had to change the proposed title of my previous story because I realised it gave away the ending! #kidlitchat
1:41 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat When I get stuck – I force myself to write more. Just type til I bleed and break through it all. No self editing along the way.
1:41 am hatbooks: Kidlit chat on now…TOPIC: Do you have a routine or warm-up exercise for getting into the writing/illustrating/editing zone? #kidlitchat
1:41 am JanGangsei: @gregpincus Hey! That’s gonna be my new excuse for the laundry! #kidlitchat
1:42 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat I’ve literally had to force myself to sit at that desk, but it’s always rewaring once I get into it.
1:42 am DeeScribe: @gregpincus That’s what I do. Offer myself choice of writing or housework. Writing always wins:-) #kidlitchat
1:42 am FelDharma: @kellyhashway My kids sometimes catch me & know what I’m doing but it’s still embarrassing #kidlitchat
1:42 am ShellieBr: @gregpincus Yeah, I said, get writing or clean your dresser out…My drawers are all neat now! #kidlitchat
1:42 am juliadevillers: RT @hatbooks: Kidlit chat on now…TOPIC: Do you have a routine or warm-up exercise for getting into the writing/illustrating/editing zone? #kidlitchat
1:42 am ShellieBr: @DeeScribe That’s one of the reasons I love writing! #kidlitchat
1:42 am hatbooks: Tuning in late since I’m just back from a run…my most effective writing warm-up exercise. #kidlitchat
1:42 am amyknichols: @DeeScribe I think so, too. I try not to stress about them. #kidlitchat
1:42 am lyonmartin: The new Ax commercial music sneakingly similar 2 my picture book’s trailer music. http://bit.ly/cfvcgB shld I contact musician? #kidlitchat
1:43 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat I’ve also been known to take fun breaks – movie, tv, book, walk. Ya know, just to re-energize. Sometimes just what I need.
1:43 am FelDharma: @ShellieBr Ha! My foil as well! #kidlitchat
1:43 am JennBailey: @j_ro333 Do you ever feel the workout helps you to get in the right head space? Some of my best PB came while running. #kidlitchat
1:43 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat And lastly – as a first resort, I drink. Heavily. :)
1:43 am lyonmartin: @DeeScribe with me the housework wins. One of my big stalling techs. #kidlitchat
1:43 am KatApel: @DeeScribe @amyknichols @ShellieBr I love the title stage. The ultimate short story – bite-sized challenge. Encapsulate/engage. #kidlitchat
1:43 am DeeScribe: @ShellieBr My characters become so real – and I feel like I’m really taking this journey with them:-) #kidlitchat
1:44 am TheAsianAngel: @franklyj What’s her character like? I know of the show but haven’t seen. #kidlitchat
1:44 am LindaJoySinglet: #kidlitchat To get into writing I reread/edit previous pages, easing my way into creating new worlds on blank pages–which can be scary.
1:44 am DeeScribe: @lyonmartin The upside is that your house is probably a LOT cleaner than mine:-) #kidlitchat
1:44 am amberjkeyser: I’m compelled to add that even a single glass of wine obliterates my ability to write/revise. Sad, I know. #kidlitchat
1:44 am j_ro333: @JennBailey #kidlitchat All the time. Keep a voice recorder with me while running. Literally have “written” complete scenes on the run.
1:44 am susanjsteward: @lyonmartin Me, too. I look around, see dog fuzz in corners and go “I’ll just clean up my office a little first.” #kidlitchat
1:44 am kellylight: I come up with best ideas while driving back and forth to other house 2 1/2 -3 hours away. #kidlitchat
1:44 am KatApel: @DeeScribe Well Matt did take the journey with you – didn’t he? I’m sure I met him on your book launch blog tour. :) #kidlitchat
1:45 am adamselzer: I read, write, and breathe better when I’m reading Dickens. #kidlitchat
1:45 am lyonmartin: @DeeScribe there is that #kidlitchat
1:45 am ShellieBr: @DeeScribe Yeah, sometimes it almost makes me feel bad to make their lives so tough. Almost #kidlitchat
1:45 am kellyhashway: Cleaning over writing? I don’t think so. #kidlitchat
1:45 am amyknichols: @KatApel That’s a cool way of thinking about them: the ultimate short story. Nice! #kidlitchat
1:45 am PaulWHankins: Housework’s great inspiration. Dusting/polishing deas. Getting into corners of setting. Separate delicate from sturdy materials. #kidlitchat
1:45 am bonnieadamson: RT @adamselzer: I read, write, and breathe better when Im reading Dickens. #kidlitchat
1:45 am juliadevillers: @LindaJoySinglet Same here. I play with earlier chapters to get in to the flow of new ones. #kidlitchat
1:46 am KatApel: @kellylight There would be distinct advantage in a long drive to work – with no kids in the car! Think time. #kidlitchat
1:46 am marjorielight: After I finish a chapter, I paste notes/plans for the next chapter at the top of the blank page for the next day’s writing #kidlitchat
1:46 am DeeScribe: @ShellieBr I know what you mean – but there’s something about having that control isn’t there, lol? #kidlitchat
1:46 am KatApel: @amyknichols :) #kidlitchat
1:46 am PeterMcL: I take a pen and paper with me when I run. My theory is that the pounding shakes ideas loose, like apples from a tree. #kidlitchat
1:47 am DeeScribe: @PaulWHankins I must admit, I do always clean my desk before I start a new project. Makes it seem fresher:-) #kidlitchat
1:47 am JennBailey: Great Idea. Need to try it. RT @j_ro333: @JennBailey Keep a voice recorder while running. Have “written” complete scenes on run. #kidlitchat
1:47 am kellylight: @KatApel thankfully kid is book nut- very quiet in car #kidlitchat
1:47 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat 1 of my other tricks – put whatever I’m working on in my head and go down for 1/2hour nap. Wake up w/ solution nearly every time
1:47 am ShellieBr: @DeeScribe It’s kind of my “Mwah Ha Ha” moment!! #kidlitchat
1:47 am kellyhashway: @PeterMcL Do you stop to write them down? I’ve tried to write on the treadmill. It isn’t pretty! #kidlitchat
1:47 am PaulWHankins: And, hey. You have to be brave enough to scrub and flush when something is not working (or is a little. .poopy). #kidlitchat
1:47 am happybluejess: Hi all! Very late, but I had to at least get an idea down first before it flew away. At least wrote for 15 mins. today! #kidlitchat
1:48 am KatApel: Tip! RT @marjorielight: After I finish chapter I paste notes/plans for next chapter at top of blank page for next days writing #kidlitchat
1:48 am TheAsianAngel: Ugh. My Jude Law & the #2 comment was just retweeted by someone with an avatar of you-know-what. #kidlitchat
1:48 am amyknichols: @PeterMcL I recently bought AquaNotes for the shower. It was either that or soap crayons. #kidlitchat
1:48 am lynsouth: Gr8 idea !RT @marjorielight:After finishing a chapter, paste notes/plans 4 next chpter at top of blank page 4 next days writing #kidlitchat
1:48 am DeeScribe: @ShellieBr It’s not till afterwards I start feeling really mean:-) #kidlitchat
1:48 am kellyhashway: @j_ro333 This works for me, too. #kidlitchat
1:48 am ShellieBr: @happybluejess Hey Jess! Glad you’re here! #kidlitchat
1:49 am kellyhashway: @amyknichols I have bath crayons! #kidlitchat
1:49 am ShellieBr: @kellyhashway That’s when a digital recorder comes in handy. Although my fellow exercisers do look at me oddly! #kidlitchat
1:49 am happybluejess: @ShellieBr Great to see you, too! #kidlitchat
1:49 am kellylight: drawing warm up every morning- draw on kid’s snack bag #kidlitchat
1:49 am delzey: out of curiosity, anyone else write chapters out of sequence when they get stuck? #kidlitchat
1:50 am aecbks: RT @lynsouth: Gr8 idea !RT @marjorielight:After finishing a chapter, paste notes/plans 4 next chpter at top of blank page 4 next days writing #kidlitchat
1:50 am amyknichols: @kellyhashway *high five* #kidlitchat
1:50 am kellyhashway: @ShellieBr I really need to get one. #kidlitchat
1:50 am FelDharma: So does anyone set word count goals? #kidlitchat
1:50 am aliciapadron: @kellylight I’ve seen them and they rock people! #kidlitchat
1:50 am amberjkeyser: RT @kellylight: drawing warm up every morning- draw on kid’s snack bag #kidlitchat
1:50 am bonnieadamson: @kellylight I used to do that (draw on lunch bag)! Embarrassed them terribly. :-) #kidlitchat
1:50 am DeeScribe: @delzey I sometimes do – can help me solve a dilemma. #kidlitchat
1:50 am kellyhashway: @delzey For my last novel I wrote the final chapter first. #kidlitchat
1:50 am FelDharma: @delzey Out of sequence? ALWAYS. #kidlitchat
1:50 am amberjkeyser: @kellylight Lucky kids! #kidlitchat
1:50 am ShellieBr: @kellyhashway My DR lives in my purse #kidlitchat
1:50 am amyknichols: @kellyhashway I thought the paper might last longer than the soap crayons. #kidlitchat
1:50 am libmaryann: Interesting. I’ll have to try it! RT @BonnieAdamson RT @adamselzer: I read, write, and breathe better when I’m reading Dickens. #kidlitchat
1:50 am lynsouth: @happybluejess Hey, Jess! Your neighborhood dried out from the flood ok? #kidlitchat
1:51 am adamselzer: @debbieohi did you read The Long Secret yet? #kidlitchat
1:51 am delzey: @FelDharma i can never keep word count goals, and then that depresses me. #kidlitchat
1:51 am cjomololu: @FelDharma 1k per day when I’m doing a first draft. #kidlitchat
1:51 am happybluejess: @delzey All the time! Ask @ShellieBr ? she just crit’d. a ms. of mine that looked like a patchwork quilt (with lots of holes!) #kidlitchat
1:51 am ShellieBr: @FelDharma I did, but found them depressing, so I quit. #kidlitchat
1:51 am PeterMcL: @kellyhashway My handwriting is lousy at the best of times?and my running ain’t what it used to be?so no need to stop! #kidlitchat
1:51 am marjorielight: Sometimes if I’m out I’ll call the house & leave a message w/ an idea. My DH says: You have a message from you again! #kidlitchat
1:51 am TheAsianAngel: @delzey I’ll occasionally skip over a problem part of a chapter & come back to it if I know the ending but not how to get there. #kidlitchat
1:51 am kellyhashway: @amyknichols Yeah, that’s true. Plus the crayons can wash off before you get it all written down on paper. #kidlitchat
1:51 am JennBailey: @FelDharma No. My current “prize” is to buy Scrivener for my next book. Of course I need to finish this book to claim it. #kidlitchat
1:51 am kellylight: @bonnieadamson really? She still likes it at 10-but she art directs the hell outta me #kidlitchat
1:52 am debbieohi: @adamselzer As you & @EgmontGal said, THE LONG SECRET is different from HARRIET THE SPY. But I loved it. #kidlitchat
1:52 am amyknichols: @marjorielight LOL! That’s awesome. #kidlitchat
1:52 am susanjsteward: @kellyhashway Soap smell=great for creativity. Dish soap, shampoo . I’m going to start sniffing Irish Spring at my desk. #kidlitchat
1:52 am DeeScribe: Advise my writing students to keep mobile/cell phone next to bed to record ideas that come to them at night. Works for jogging 2 #kidlitchat
1:52 am happybluejess: @lynsouth Yes, thankfully. It’s been a tough month! Are you guys okay? #kidlitchat
1:52 am hatbooks: @FelDharma I set weekly and monthly word count goals. Though I often don’t meet them I write more consistently with them. #kidlitchat
1:52 am gregpincus: @kellylight Interesting – I warm up by raiding the kids’ snack bag #kidlitchat
1:52 am FelDharma: @ShellieBr I shoot for 1700–man, it’s harder than it sounds Then every so often I get 3K. Go figure #kidlitchat
1:52 am amyknichols: @kellyhashway Exactly! That was my fear for the crayons. I figured the AquaNotes was a small investment. #kidlitchat
1:52 am KatApel: Hahaha You’re full of good ideas today. :) RT @marjorielight: You have a message from you again! #kidlitchat
1:52 am lynsouth: @happybluejess Yes, we were lucky. Only minor damage. Glad you’re ok #kidlitchat
1:52 am cjomololu: I always read Bird by Bird and On Writing when first drafting. No good fiction-causes a crisis of confidence. #kidlitchat
1:53 am RuthHorowitz: I have a weekly word goal. If I don’t meet it, I have to clean the house. If I do meet it, I get to write a blog post. #kidlitchat
1:53 am bonnieadamson: @kellylight Mine were very patient and forbearing with me. #kidlitchat
1:53 am kellylight: @gregpincus Ha! – goldfish = brain food #kidlitchat
1:53 am susanjsteward: Roald Dahl once wrote himself a note about a story in the dirt on the back of his car. #kidlitchat
1:53 am JennBailey: @DeeScribe True. They should use the App EverNote. Brilliant. #kidlitchat
1:53 am DeeScribe: @RuthHorowitz Great idea:-) #kidlitchat
1:53 am kellyhashway: @amyknichols Also beats running out of the shower with wet feet to find paper and pen before I forget the ideas. #kidlitchat
1:54 am lynsouth: I prefer chocolate! RT @kellylight: @gregpincus Ha! – goldfish = brain food #kidlitchat
1:54 am KatApel: Late to arrive and early to leave, but I had a late late night and my head can’t handle a moment more. Katnap time… :) Bye! #kidlitchat
1:54 am FelDharma: @cjomololu OMG! I just finished “Dirty Little Secrets.” Great story! #kidlitchat
1:54 am bedtimebooks: @RuthHorowitz You sound delightfully dedicated. #kidlitchat
1:54 am delzey: wonder which 1 RT @susanjsteward: Roald Dahl once wrote himself a note about a story in the dirt on the back of his car. #kidlitchat
1:54 am amyknichols: I draw cartoon notes in my kid’s lunch, too. So far, she loves it. I’ll keep doing it until she asks me to stop. Then I will cry #kidlitchat
1:54 am laurapauling: @FelDharma I shoot for 1k a day or more and 5K a week when writing a first draft #kidlitchat
1:54 am DeeScribe: @KatApel Bye Kat:-) #kidlitchat
1:54 am PaulWHankins: RT @cjomololu: I always read Bird by Bird and On Writing when first drafting. No good fiction-causes a crisis of confidence. #kidlitchat
1:54 am cjomololu: @FelDharma Thanks! So glad you liked it. Trying to chat and make dinner at the same time. #kidlitchat
1:54 am ShellieBr: @FelDharma WOW 1700 is hard!! Sometimes I’ll get 1K out, other times its a lot more. One day I worte 8K but that was unusual #kidlitchat
1:55 am marjorielight: Writing warm-ups: never overlook the importance of the lowly envelope, napkin or toilet paper ;-) #kidlitchat
1:55 am amyknichols: @kellyhashway I used to mumble lines and ideas over and over to myself so I wouldn’t forget. Kind of embarrassing! #kidlitchat
1:55 am DDHearn: Popping in just to say hi. It looks like it’s a great chat tonight. About word count and keeping track of ideas? #kidlitchat
1:55 am adamselzer: When doing a draft, I go for 1500 words per day. More if I feel like (esp in the home stretch). #kidlitchat
1:55 am FelDharma: OK, good–don’t feel so bad about the “only 1K” goal now :-) #kidlitchat
1:55 am DeeScribe: @amyknichols That’s so cute! I hope she never asks you to stop:-) #kidlitchat
1:55 am juliadevillers: @JennBailey @FelDharma Same for me about Scrivener reward. As soon as I wrap this series, trying Scrivener for my next YA. #kidlitchat
1:55 am LaFabuliste: I’m so late! Blame Glee! What’s on the table tonight? #kidlitchat
1:56 am susanjsteward: @delzey It was a short story about an elevator. He talks about it in “Boy” I think. Great book! #kidlitchat
1:56 am bonnieadamson: @DDHearn More about warm-ups to get in the zone–stay awhile! #kidlitchat
1:56 am gregpincus: @DDHearn Err. It started off as warm up exercises or things that you do to get going with writing/illustrating… #kidlitchat
1:56 am kellyhashway: @amyknichols Me, too. And I’d have to ignore my husband and daughter until I wrote it down. #kidlitchat
1:56 am DeeScribe: @marjorielight Totally true:-) #kidlitchat
1:56 am amyknichols: @DeeScribe Me, too! #kidlitchat
1:56 am lynsouth: For those with established pre-writing routines, how long did it take 2 find what worked for you? #kidlitchat
1:56 am PaulWHankins: RT @FelDharma: @cjomololu OMG! I just finished “Dirty Little Secrets.” Great story! #kidlitchat
1:56 am bonnieadamson: @LaFabuliste Routines or warm-ups to get in the writing zone. #kidlitchat
1:56 am amberjkeyser: 1500 is my goal too. #kidlitchat
1:56 am delzey: @susanjsteward thanks! i’ll check that out. i love reading about “process” #kidlitchat
1:56 am JennBailey: @amyknichols I’ve done that. Especially if on a run. Now I’ve got ways to be less conspicuous. Thanks #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
1:57 am DDHearn: @bonnieadamson I tried doing the warm ups that were suggested in some book, maybe Art and Fear…but gave up. #kidlitchat
1:57 am LaFabuliste: Oooh… coffee. And no cats around. #kidlitchat
1:57 am amyknichols: @JennBailey At least I was just in the shower…not mumbling to myself in public! ;) #kidlitchat
1:57 am DDHearn: I’ve been busy on some stuff and haven’t given myself time to write as I should. Bad, bad. Need to develop better habits. #kidlitchat
1:57 am bonnieadamson: @DDHearn I keep hearing about that book–must track down a copy. #kidlitchat
1:58 am susanjsteward: @gregpincus I like to warm up by reading yesterday’s words while listening to appropriate music on big fat headphones. #kidlitchat
1:58 am amberjkeyser: @DDHearn Speaking of Art and Fear. If I’m really stuck, I email crit group and ask for pep talk. They always send it over! #kidlitchat
1:58 am gregpincus: @adamselzer 1,500 words is my warm up exercise… plus three haiku, two pantoum, and a partidge in a pear tree. #kidlitchat
1:58 am hatbooks: Re. Scrivener, I spent 2 days trying to learn & gave up since it wouldn’t hold formatting…crucial for a verse novel. #kidlitchat
1:58 am amyknichols: @kellyhashway Same here. The family’s finally getting used to it, I think. #kidlitchat
1:58 am JennBailey: @amyknichols Always a dead give away you’re a writer. Or insane. #MumblingtoMyselfInPublic #kidlitchat
1:58 am dawnmetcalf: Sorry. Distracted by end-of-the-holiday-weekend/nighttime routine stuff. Thanks for another great #kidlitchat!
1:58 am DDHearn: @bonnieadamson Art and Fear was wonderful. But now I remember the excercise was in The Artist’s Way, another good one. #kidlitchat
1:59 am ShellieBr: Well, I’ve got to go guys, and gals #kidlitchat
1:59 am bonnieadamson: @DDHearn Yeah, I thought I had achieved a balance & realized I was writing b/c had no art contracts #kidlitchat
1:59 am DeeScribe: @hatbooks eek. Really? That’s frustrating! I was going to use Scrivener as my next reward. #kidlitchat
1:59 am DDHearn: @amberjkeyser It’s great you are in a crit group. Maybe if I was in one I would be more disciplined. Scared to show up empty. #kidlitchat
1:59 am amyknichols: @JennBailey And the difference is again, exactly? :D #kidlitchat
1:59 am FelDharma: @amberjkeyser Gosh, I would LOVE a crit group. Know of none in my neck of the woods (Philly suburbs) #kidlitchat
1:59 am lynsouth: @ShellieBr Bye! Nice to meet you! #kidlitchat
1:59 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat Generally I shoot for 30 pages a day, whatever word total that is. I usually end up with 20. But I always go for it.
2:00 am DDHearn: @gregpincus I’d need a nap after that warm up! :) #kidlitchat
2:00 am marjorielight: Sometimes I do cartwheels & backflips before writing #kidlitchat *justkidding* #I‘dprobablypullahammy
2:00 am kellyhashway: I talk to myself and my characters all the time. I can have full conversations. That freaks my family out a little. #kidlitchat
2:00 am DeeScribe: Have to go…and write. Thanks everyone for a great chat:-) #kidlitchat
2:00 am j_ro333: #kidlitchat That’s for a first draft of course.
2:00 am LaFabuliste: Huh. Doesn’t look like my messages are going through? #kidlitchat
2:00 am JennBailey: LOL! RT @amyknichols: @JennBailey And the difference is again, exactly? :D #kidlitchat
2:00 am amyknichols: RT @JennBailey Always a dead give away you’re a writer. Or insane. #MumblingtoMyselfInPublic #kidlitchat
2:00 am amberjkeyser: @DeeScribe @hatbooks Scrivener is great for what it does. Formatting is not its strength however. I still think it rocks. #kidlitchat
2:00 am kellyhashway: @FelDharma I have an on-line critique group. We’re from all over. You may want to try one of those. #kidlitchat
2:00 am PaulWHankins: okay. Mr. Hankins has to prepare for class in the morning. Thanks for hosting, Paul! #writerasalterego #kidlitchat
2:00 am hatbooks: @DeeScribe Some people love Scrivener. For me it created more work. Share your tips if you use it! #kidlitchat
2:00 am DDHearn: @bonnieadamson at least you were writing. I got into a bunch of Lost blogs. #kidlitchat
2:01 am amberjkeyser: @DDHearn What would I do without my crit group? Probably stop writing… #kidlitchat
2:01 am cjomololu: @FelDharma All of my crit groups are online. Never met most of them. #kidlitchat
2:01 am gregpincus: @j_ro333 That’s a John Hughes-like writing strategy. He did scripts in a matter of days…. #kidlitchat
2:01 am LaFabuliste: I think the most important thing is to find a routine. Any routine. Then writing is a job & not just that thing you sometimes do #kidlitchat
2:01 am kellyhashway: I need to get going. Great chat, everyone! #kidlitchat
2:01 am amberjkeyser: @FelDharma Online groups can work well. #kidlitchat
2:01 am delzey: it’s been swell, but the holuse has fallen to anarchy and i must go. thanks, all! #kidlitchat
2:02 am DDHearn: @kellyhashway My characters talk to each other with different voices…all coming out of my mouth. Should be going onto page. #kidlitchat
2:02 am PaulWHankins: oops! @gregpincus. Thanks for hosting. I thanked myself. This is another pre-writing strategy by the way. Silences the censor. #kidlitchat
2:02 am Tiare75: I have both an online and offline critique group, which are both beneficial. #kidlitchat
2:02 am FelDharma: @kellyhashway @cjomololu How did you guys find them? #kidlitchat
2:02 am ShellieBr: @lynsouth nice meeting you too #kidlitchat
2:02 am cjomololu: @PaulWHankins Goodnight Mr. Hankins. #kidlitchat
2:02 am kellylight: Back to drawing !Good night! #kidlitchat
2:03 am lynsouth: Gotta go, guys. Dogs need walking. Thanks for a great chat! #kidlitchat
2:03 am cjomololu: @FelDharma Two partners through the Tenners, and one group from Verla Kay’s message boards. #kidlitchat
2:03 am DDHearn: @cjomololu I think I’d want a crit group where I could meet everyone in person. I’m pretty old school. #kidlitchat
2:03 am JennBailey: Terry Pratchett supposedly does this “I Write dialog then put in a note – something great here – the write more dialog #kidlitchat
2:03 am amberjkeyser: Good night, All. Happy Writing! #kidlitchat
2:03 am happybluejess: Thanks, all! Going back to what I left… #kidlitchat
2:03 am amyknichols: Thanks @bonnieadamson @gregpincus and all for a FUN chat tonight! I’m off to get some writing done. See you next week. #kidlitchat
2:03 am JanGangsei: RT @LaFabuliste: I think the most important thing is to find a routine. Any routine. Then writing is a job & not just that thing you sometimes do #kidlitchat
2:03 am amberjkeyser: @DDHearn Post a flyer at a bookstore, library, coffeeshop… see what happens. #kidlitchat
2:04 am hatbooks: Online critique groups can be great. SCBWI offers networks for these and some chapters have both face to face and online. #kidlitchat
2:04 am bonnieadamson: Good night, all! Thanks for a great chat! #kidlitchat
2:04 am kellyhashway: @FelDharma Here’s a site where you can find a critique group http://www.critiquecafe.spruz.com #kidlitchat
2:04 am cjomololu: @DDHearn It works pretty well-have had one for four years. Makes you honest. #kidlitchat
2:04 am DDHearn: @amberjkeyser Thanks. Good idea. I first better have written something to critique though. #kidlitchat
2:04 am kellyhashway: OK, really going now. Goodnight all! #kidlitchat
2:04 am marjorielight: @KatApel Well…full of something! *wink* ha! #kidlitchat (Thanks for the RT!)
2:04 am bedtimebooks: Thanks for the fun. Always trying to get a leg up on the next wonderful book. Figure we should stalk the authors. #kidlitchat
2:04 am gregpincus: @PaulWHankins Yes… silencing the internal editor is a good way to start, particularly in early drafts #kidlitchat
2:05 am FelDharma: @cjomololu Hmm, will have to check them out. Thanks! #kidlitchat
2:05 am franklyj: Night all. Great chat! #kidlitchat
2:05 am JennBailey: Good night! Thanks @gregpincus and @bonnieadamson #kidlitchat
2:05 am j_ro333: Do it all the time. RT @JennBailey: “I Write dialog then put in a note – something great here – the write more dialog #kidlitchat
2:05 am LaFabuliste: @gregpincus One of the great things abt being an ed. intern is that I get to see all of this great insider ball, what makes… #kidlitchat
2:05 am DDHearn: Sounds like it’s quitting time for the chat. #kidlitchat
2:05 am FelDharma: @kellyhashway Thanks for the link! :-) #kidlitchat
2:06 am gregpincus: Good night, all. Thanks for the chatting! May your warm up exercises lead to fabulous results! #kidlitchat
2:06 am LaFabuliste: a ms worth reading further, asking for. But at the same time, that ed half, when combined with my writer half, paralyzes. #kidlitchat
2:06 am hatbooks: Thanks for the chat everyone. Back to writing… #kidlitchat
2:06 am j_ro333: @JennBailey #kidlitchat Otherwise, you get slowed down.Can’t expect to come up with the great line on the spot all the time.Come back later
2:07 am FelDharma: Holy cow–after 10 already? Methinks I should be smart & call it a night. As always, you all rock. #kidlitchat
2:07 am JennBailey: @j_ro333 Yes indeed. How is the movie coming? You sound like you are still training, hard. #kidlitchat
2:08 am debbieohi: Thanks for the chat, all! Thanks esp. to @gregpincus & @bonnieadamson for hosting #kidlitchat. Gnite. #kidlitchat

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