Kidlitchat Transcript – March 23 (part 1)
| 1:01 am | kidlitchat: | TOPIC: Let’s talk about us instead of issues. What are you working on? Any good news to share? Any other questions?  #kidlitchat |
| 1:01 am | lisagailgreen: | Is that tonight’s topic? Chocolate or wine? LOL #kidlitchat |
| 1:01 am | skodobah: | @gregpincus WOW! #kidlitchat |
| 1:01 am | adamselzer: | What am I working on? Oh, man, a ton of stuff. Gotta keep as many irons in the fire as you can! #kidlitchat |
| 1:01 am | stephanieruble: | Hi everyone! Happy to be joining in tonight. What’s the topic? #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | LiaKeyes: | RT @gregpincus: TOPIC: Lets talk about us instead of issues. What r you working on? Any good news 2 share? Other questions? #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | carolgrannick: | @gregpincus Nice choice of topic! I’m working on a revision of my middle grade novel (in verse), and loving it. #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | KateMessner: | So excited to have a night when I’m home, not swamped, & remembered #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | JennBailey: | YEAH!! It’s kidlitchat time! #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | VaughanBuilders: | RT@SuePinto-Oh Twitter, I have neglected you; I am sorry, home improvement projects called. I hope to join you tonight at #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | TheAsianAngel: | Waiting on revisions from editor for one project and mapping out new MG contemp in my head. #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | lyonmartin: | Getting ready to start book tour next month. Still trying to book appearances for September and beyond. #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | chrstinef: | @KateMessner WOO HOO! #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | sarahockler: | @KateMessner LOL same here. I haven’t been on in ages! #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | gregpincus: | Bonnie and I realized that we never just hang out and talk like that. Thought it might be fun to get to know each other that way #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | inkyelbows: | #kidlitchat is on NOW. TOPIC: What are you working on? Any good news to share? Chat tips: http://bit.ly/writerchats |
| 1:02 am | skodobah: | I’ve been in Vegas, dying to come home and finish editing my third story. #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | adamselzer: | YA in the same world as I Kissed a Zombie called Fairy Godmotherf—er, middle grade short stories, assorted other projects. #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | chersti: | MY WIP is a YA dystopian novel. Also chapter book with a scifi twist and an urban fantasy #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | lyonmartin: | RT @kidlitchat: TOPIC: Let’s talk abt us instead of issues. wht R U wrkn on? Any gd news 2 share? Any other questions? #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | SarahDarerLitt: | Hi all! Finally made it again! #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | wellversedmom: | @carolgrannick Wow. Cool. Is it rhyming or free verse? #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | chrstinef: | finsh evisions on one YA project, plotting another, #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | skodobah: | Also waiting on the submission of my first story to editors. *tap-tap-tap* #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | dlschubert: | I’m working on Draft #4 of YA novel, changing POV from 1st person to 3rd. It’s AWESOME! Hoping for submission in 2-3 mos. #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | chersti: | I love this topic, because I’ve really wanted to connect with others working on similar stuff! #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | LiaKeyes: | RT @inkyelbows: TOPIC: What are you working on? Any good news to share? Chat tips: http://bit.ly/writerchats Live now on: #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | emilytastic: | I’m querying my first book, revising my second, and my current WIP is a camp book w/ the Jersey Devil and an alien abductee. #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | gregpincus: | Great seeing a lot of y’all back in the #kidlitchat swim tonight, too. |
| 1:03 am | JennBailey: | @chersti YA dystopian is monster. Good on you for being on the front line. #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | KarenCollum: | @kidlitchat I’m simultaneously editing a MG novel & grown-up novel. My pub is in Bologna & reports lots of interest in my PB. #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | SheviStories: | I’m currently working on Why My Love Life Sucks. It’s a humorous YA about the scariest of all things: relationships. #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | chrstinef: | @dlschubert good luck! #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | KatGirl_Studio: | hey everyone #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | Buffyandrews: | Have a couple fulls out. Just broke 42,000 words in WIP. Help start new site, Inkwell.ning.com, for writers and artists. #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | chersti: | @skodobah good luck!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | skodobah: | I’ve also been doing research for story #4 and blogging. #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | TracyClark_TLC: | Wait…am I understanding this right? I get to talk about ME???!! Okay! Good news: I am a winner of the SCBWI WIP Grant!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | carolgrannick: | @wellversedmom Free verse…Do you write poetry? #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | paulgreci: | I am revising a YA novel, an adventure/survival story. #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | chrstinef: | @SheviStories sweet! #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | pippinmathur: | Hello everyone #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | SarahDarerLitt: | Good news – I had the first blogger review of LIFE AFTER today and it was good #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | lisagailgreen: | My agent (I love saying that) subbed my manuscripts about a month ago, so I’m playing the waiting game and working on a new wip #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | KatGirl_Studio: | I just sent out my first book dummy yesterday #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | nkrell: | Revising one WIP. Contemporary YA. #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | stephanieruble: | My WIP is a YA zombie novel. Cheerleading, football, love, and lots of weirdness that I hope is also a bit funny. #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | Buffyandrews: | RT @SheviStories: Why My Love Life Sucks. Its a humorous YA about the scariest of all things: relationships. GOOD TITLE #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | SarahDarerLitt: | @TracyClark_TLC WOW!!! Congrats That’s awesome!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | chrstinef: | @TracyClark_TLC congrats #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | tiffanyaneal: | Polishing up my YA paranormal/fantasy ms and currently writing MG realistic fiction #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | marybrebner: | @TracyClark_TLC Awesome news! Congrats! #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | debbieohi: | @TracyClark_TLC Wow, congrats on winning the SCBWI WIP Grant, Tracy! #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | sarahockler: | @dlschubert Is changing POV as hard & crazy as it sounds, or is it a more technical approach (vs entire rewrite)? #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | CarolTanzman: | congrats Tracy! #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | skodobah: | @chersti Thank you! It needs a home. #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | emilytastic: | @TracyClark_TLC YAY! I almost applied for one and totally forgot! #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | JennBailey: | @TracyClark_TLC CONGRATULATIONS!! Love those grants. #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | SheviStories: | I also have another YA I’ve recently started subbing to agents, and it’s going well, 3 requests for full MSS already. #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | LiaKeyes: | RT @TracyClark_TLC: Wait… I get to talk about ME???!! Okay! Good news: I am a winner of the SCBWI WIP Grant!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | janicecampbell: | I’m trimming picture book text and plotting a new one. #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | lisagailgreen: | @TracyClark_TLC OMG That’s Awesome!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | carolgrannick: | @KarenCollum Congrats on the Bologna activity – hope something clicks! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | gregpincus: | I’m awaiting notes, like many of you. Also organizing 30 Poets/30 Days which launches April 1 #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | dlschubert: | @SheviStories Great title! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | juliemusil: | Am I in #kidlitchat? |
| 1:05 am | paulgreci: | @lisagailgreen Good luck to you! I have a book on submission, too. #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | TracyClark_TLC: | @SarahDarerLitt (curtsies) Thanks! It’s exciting. Now I’m just trying to find an agent. #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | chrstinef: | @SheviStories great! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | KateMessner: | MG mystery I’ve been working on forever is *done* & just going out on submission, now revising funny boy-friendly chapter book #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | SheviStories: | @stephanieruble Sounds great, Stephanie! What’s it called? #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | KarenCollum: | I have a Q for #kidlitchat. My pub said interest is based on cover of PB & ‘AIS material’. What’s AIS? (PB not out till September.) |
| 1:05 am | wellversedmom: | @carolgrannick Yep -have a PB ms in rhyme submitted to some agents, working on another, plus recently started wellversedmom blog #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | TheAsianAngel: | Good luck! POV change for me changes tone. RT @dlschubert: I’m working on Draft #4 of YA novel, changing POV. It’s AWESOME! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | thesadeianwoman: | whoops, almost missed #kidlitchat! hello everyone! |
| 1:05 am | susanjsteward: | @TracyClark_TLC Congratulations!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | ChrisRivan: | #kidlitchat Good evening, everyone. |
| 1:05 am | carolgrannick: | @TracyClark_TLC Congratulations, Tracy! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | gregpincus: | @TracyClark_TLC Hey, that’s great! Congrats #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | stephanieruble: | RT @TracyClark_TLC: Good news: I am a winner of the SCBWI WIP Grant!!! <—Congratulations!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | KindrilyKaren: | #kidlitchat I’m a couple weeks away from sending my sea creatures out into queryland. Older YA with a new twist on mermaids. |
| 1:06 am | adamselzer: | Also sold my new YA, TANGLED UP IN BLUE (aka Debbie Does Detention) in the last week. Woot! #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | tiffanyaneal: | @dlschubert That’s great! How big of a pain is it to switch POVs? I’ve never done that before… #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | debbieohi: | @juliemusil Yes, you made it to #kidlitchat, Julie. #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | marybrebner: | Hi all! More spit-polish on YA urban fantasy; working on contemporary romance and an adventure, both YA #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | peg366: | RT @KatGirl_Studio: I just sent out my first book dummy yesterday #kidlitchat Good start! |
| 1:06 am | thesadeianwoman: | RT @stephanieruble: RT @TracyClark_TLC: Good news: I am a winner of the SCBWI WIP Grant!!! <—Congratulations!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | tristanbancks: | Been filming things and creating web assets ahead of first US book release on 6 April. Writing a book about space travel too. #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | CarolTanzman: | i am awaiting a contract. 2 book YA deal. but have to wait to announce the pub. co. superstitous. #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | gregpincus: | @KatGirl_Studio That’s exciting, Kat. #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | skodobah: | Bologna sandwich, anyone? #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | carolgrannick: | @paulgreci Good luck on your sub, Paul! #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | KateMessner: | @TracyClark_TLC That’s fantastic! Congrats!! Can we hear about the project? Or not yet? #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | marybrebner: | @adamselzer Nice! Gratz on sale! #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | sunflowermommie: | RT @gregpincus: I’m awaiting notes, like many of you. Also organizing 30 Poets/30 Days which launches April 1 #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | dlschubert: | @sarahockler It’s a bit crazy but since I know the story, it’s not bad. I’m feeling the story more closely, if that makes sense. #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | TheAsianAngel: | Love dystopian. To read, not write! RT @JennBailey: @chersti YA dystopian is monster. Good on you for being on the front line. #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | JennBailey: | @wellversedmom Have you checked out @leewind ’s blog on blogging. He’s got great advice. #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | LiaKeyes: | Just getting back in the swim of things after attending the Big Sur Writers Workshop last weekend. #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | ChrisRivan: | @TheAsianAngel #kidlitchat Changed POV must change the tone. That’s perfectly reasonable. |
| 1:06 am | chersti: | @CarolTanzman Woot!! That is way awesome #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | KatGirl_Studio: | finished my new state of the art website last week #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | sunflowermommie: | RT @gregpincus: TOPIC: Let’s talk about us instead of issues. What are you working on? Any good news to share? Any other questions? #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | gregpincus: | @juliemusil I saw your tweet with the #kidlitchat tag, so I’d say you are in. |
| 1:06 am | SarahDarerLitt: | I’m waiting for editorial letter on my Internet predator book, WANT TO GO PRIVATE? & working on new YA novel #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | lisagailgreen: | @paulgreci Cool! We can play the waiting game together #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | nkrell: | @CarolTanzman Congratulations! How exciting. #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | sarahockler: | @adamselzer Congrats! Title is my fave Dylan song ever. #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | chrstinef: | @CarolTanzman congrats early! #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | debbieohi: | @adamselzer Congrats on selling your new YA, Adam! #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | SMozer: | RT @SarahDarerLitt: Good news – I had the first blogger review of LIFE AFTER today and it was good #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | thesadeianwoman: | RT @marybrebner: @adamselzer Nice! Gratz on sale! #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | ChrisRivan: | @skodobah #kidlitchat THanks, but I have honey graham ritz crackers. |
| 1:07 am | paulgreci: | @carolgrannick Thanks! #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | SarahDarerLitt: | @dlschubert Wait are you revising to third from first or vice versa? #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | gregpincus: | @KateMessner “Done” is one of the best four letter words ever, particularly for us writers. #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | CarolTanzman: | @chersti, @nkrell thanks! I’m excited. #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | chersti: | @SarahDarerLitt what is the new YA novel about? #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | KindrilyKaren: | CONGRATS! Rt @adamselzer Also sold my new YA, TANGLED UP IN BLUE (aka Debbie Does Detention) in the last week. Woot! #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | sharifwrites: | @CarolTanzman How exciting. I know, I would also wait till I see in pub. marketplace. #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | melodychamlee: | @gregpincus #kidlitchat I’ve got three plates spinning right now, happy with all of em. About to finish off one this week if I can swing it! |
| 1:07 am | skodobah: | @ChrisRivan Those sound good, too! #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | chrstinef: | RT @gregpincus: @KateMessner “Done” is one of the best four letter words ever, particularly for us writers. #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | KatGirl_Studio: | my first PB came out on the 12th #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | dlschubert: | @LisaDez @hfaesy @TheAsianAngel @tiffanyaneal It was my idea-sent agent few pgs & she loved it. So far, so good! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | Buffyandrews: | Hired an awesome journalist who I’m so looking forward to working with. #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | paulgreci: | @lisagailgreen Sounds good! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | juliadevillers: | RT @adamselzer: Also sold my new YA, TANGLED UP IN BLUE (aka Debbie Does Detention) in the last week. Woot! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | wellversedmom: | RT @JennBailey @wellversedmom Have you checked out @leewind ’s blog on blogging. Great advice. #kidlitchat <<No, but I’ll check it out. Thx! |
| 1:08 am | TracyClark_TLC: | @LiaKeyes Waiting to hear how you are progressing on the writing of your amazing concept!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | jamesburksart: | #kidlitchat I’m about to sign a contract for a picture book and have a graphic novel making the rounds at various publishers |
| 1:08 am | SarahDarerLitt: | @KatGirl_Studio Congratulations! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | KateMessner: | Yep! RT @gregpincus: @KateMessner “Done” is one of the best four letter words ever, particularly for us writers. #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | debbieohi: | @melodychamlee I have several plates spinning as well. Good luck with yours! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | nkrell: | @dlschubert Good for you! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | SarahDarerLitt: | RT @juliadevillers: RT @adamselzer: Also sold my new YA, TANGLED UP IN BLUE (aka Debbie Does Detention) in the last week. Woot! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | dlschubert: | @SarahDarerLitt From 3rd to 1st, yes. #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | stephanieruble: | RT @@adamselzer Also sold my new YA, TANGLED UP IN BLUE (aka Debbie Does Detention) in the last week. Woot! <–Congrats!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | TheAsianAngel: | THAT’S a title I love. RT @SarahDarerLitt: I’m waiting for editorial letter on Internet predator book, WANT TO GO PRIVATE? #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | LiaKeyes: | Right up there with ‘home’! RT @gregpincus: @KateMessner “Done” is one of the best 4 letter words ever, esp for us writers. #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | VBTremper: | So much good news scrolling by too quickly. Congrats everyone! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | timkeetonwriter: | @TracyClark_TLC Congrats on the SCBWI WIP Grant! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | Buffyandrews: | @KatGirl_Studio Congrats. Awesomeness. #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | tiffanyaneal: | @KindrilyKaren Awesome! Good luck! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | ktubb: | @KatGirl_Studio Congrats on the pb! What’s the title? #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | KatGirl_Studio: | been working on my Ya Wips between all the other things #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | debbieohi: | @KatGirl_Studio Congrats! That’s great. #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | ChrisRivan: | @skodobah #kidlitchat mixed with a little Mtn. Dew and it’s ambrosia! |
| 1:09 am | thesadeianwoman: | RT @carolgrannick: @paulgreci Good luck on your sub, Paul! #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | wellversedmom: | @KatGirl_Studio Congrats! Saw your note about ur site, too. Good for you! #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | skodobah: | I need Corelle plates. #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | KrisLovesBooks: | ok this blogger is going check out #kidlitchat interesting topic tonight! A peek @ what eveyone’s working on…yeah for new YA stuff! |
| 1:09 am | chrstinef: | RT @VBTremper: So much good news scrolling by too quickly. Congrats everyone! #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | CarolTanzman: | okay. can’t keep up. Congrats to all who just sold! #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | gregpincus: | Anyone? RT @KarenCollum: I have a Q. My pub said interest is based on cover of PB & ‘AIS material’. What’s AIS? #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | elanaroth: | What are we talking about, tweeps? #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | JennBailey: | @KatGirl_Studio Congrats! What’s the title? #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | TracyClark_TLC: | @KateMessner Sure! It’s an edgy YA about a girl whose life is changed by a mysterious email request. (short answer) #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | KarenCollum: | Wow! So many amazing people doing amazing things! Congrats to all. #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | SheviStories: | I want to congratulate everyone on the sales and the contest, but the tweets are coming too fast for me to catch up! #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | skodobah: | @ChrisRivan Honey mush with caffeine! #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | cheboricuas: | Hello y’all. I’m working on a multicultural YA romance. Through 4 or 5th round of revisions. #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | ChrisRivan: | #kidlitchat Question, do any of the authors here Fry graph their books to determine comprehensive reading level? |
| 1:09 am | LiaKeyes: | @TracyClark_TLC Current WIP is progressing but took week off to construct synopsis for new one requested by Hachette. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | TheAsianAngel: | @ChrisRivan Oh, good! It’s not just me. I always feel 1st person is inflecting more of me. Not sure if that’s a good thing. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @ktubb for which book? #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | SheviStories: | @elanaroth We’re discussing what we’re working on, how we’re doing, etc.. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | tristanbancks: | Congrats to all of you for being so proactive and kicking so many goals. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | SarahDarerLitt: | @dlschubert I’m beginning to wonder if I’m actually capable of writing in 3rd person. I keep trying and failing. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | paulgreci: | @elanaroth Good news and what we are working on. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | adamselzer: | @spooloflies Suspended, Pirates, Zombie, Andrew North and TUIB are all in the same town. But not all have zombies in them. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | nkrell: | @elanaroth Is Lost over? We’re talking about current WIP. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | KateMessner: | @TracyClark_TLC That sounds fantastic – congrats again! #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | susanjsteward: | I’m working on contemporary MG that’s set partly in the world of community theater. All those rehearsals may finally pay off! #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | KarenCollum: | @videosawyer LOL Thanks for the apology. How dare you change time without consulting Aussies! #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | dlschubert: | This is great – we can do our 1 sentence pitches! (scrambles to write 1 sentence pitch) #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | skodobah: | @ChrisRivan Fry graph? #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | TracyClark_TLC: | The WIP Grant was cool, but it hasn’t equaled insta-success. I DO have an editor who has asked twice to see it. Should I send? #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | KindrilyKaren: | Thanks @tiffanyaneal ! My merfolk are getting restless. Will you be querying you paranormal/fantasy soon? #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | elanaroth: | @nkrell No…I just turn it on for a friend who doesn’t own a TV… #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | sharifwrites: | @chrstinef Yes, very fast. Congrats to everyone. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | gregpincus: | @melodychamlee 30 Poets/30 Days = every April day I post a previously unpublished poem by a children’s poet at GottaBook #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | KarenCollum: | RT @KatGirl_Studio my first PB came out on the 12th #kidlitchat <<HUGE congrats |
| 1:11 am | SheviStories: | @SarahDarerLitt What’s wrong with that? Go with your strengths. If you write 1st person well, stick with that. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | skodobah: | Planning to speak w/my agent next week about story #2, getting it out there amongst the peeps. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | ChrisRivan: | @skodobah #kidlitchat I don’t know if it’s art; I know what I like. And the caffeine and sugar stick me to the ceiling like a light fixture. |
| 1:11 am | ktubb: | @KatGirl_Studio The picture book that just came out. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | debbieohi: | As others have said, good news tweets are zipping by, hard to keep up! Congrats to all. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | marybrebner: | @SarahDarerLitt I’m with you on that one. It’s hard to get the right tone with 3rd person, at least to me. LOVE 1st person. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | stephanieruble: | @CarolTanzman Congrats on your deal! @KatGirl_Studio Congrats on your new PB! #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | jeanie_w: | I’m rewriting a middle grade novel changing the POV character. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | SarahDarerLitt: | @TracyClark_TLC I would -once you have an editor firmly interested, it’ll be easier to get an agent. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | KateMessner: | @ChrisRivan MS Word has readability stats as an option in the spell-check – I use that occasionally, but just out of curiosity. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | LiaKeyes: | RT @inkyelbows: #kidlitchat is NOW. TOPIC: What are you working on? Any good news to share? Chat tips: http://bit.ly/writerchats #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | VBTremper: | One YA wip with beta readers, another on hold, a few MG projects in various stages. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | elanaroth: | Well…I don’t have any WIPs personally…I’m just dragging a few out of clients. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | carolgrannick: | @TracyClark_TLC Some reason you would not, Tracy? #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | heatherwpetty: | I have one book out on submission, and I am working on a WIP seriously and two other books on the side. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | wellversedmom: | Ditto!>>RT @SheviStories I want 2 congratulate everyone on the sales & the contest, but tweets r coming too fast 4me 2 catch up! #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | ChrisRivan: | @skodobah #kidlitchat Yes, hang on… |
| 1:11 am | chersti: | RT @dlschubert: This is great – we can do our 1 sentence pitches! (scrambles to write 1 sentence pitch) #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | dlschubert: | @SarahDarerLitt Hah! I wrote bk fairly easily in 3rd person, but it felt a bit forced. Changing over to 1st is going smoothly. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | Buffyandrews: | @jeanie_w Good luck on the POV change. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | JennBailey: | @gregpincus I googled AIS – Art Institute of Seattle. An office furniture system and an Insurance company. No clue. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | gregpincus: | @melodychamlee last year was the first – http://bit.ly/tDmu This year’s list of poets is faboo, too! #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | nkrell: | Does anybody else get motion sickness during these chats? #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | tiffanyaneal: | @KindrilyKaren Hoping so. I’m waiting to see if I made it to the second round of Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Award right now… #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | susanjsteward: | @tristanbancks Neat! I have one MG ms. that deals with the private space movement. #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | lisagailgreen: | @skodobah just found your tweet guess you’re in the same boat too? Good luck! #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | elanaroth: | But I did just sign a brand-new client last week, and offered on another yesterday. Fingers crossed there. #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | skodobah: | @ChrisRivan Ritz Deluxe. The chocolate covered Ritz are divine. #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | ChrisRivan: | @skodobah http://www.readabilityformulas.com/fry-graph-readability-formula.php #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | jennwwrites: | @nkrell tee hee – yes! #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @ktubb Lions in My Tummy. I did the illustrations but didn’t write that one. #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | caitstuff: | Good evening, all. Running a bit late to join you, and I’ll probably be mostly lurking as I’m writing swamped tonight. #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | SheviStories: | AAH! I’ll tell you one thing I’m NOT doing, and that’s keeping up with this conversation.  #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | gregpincus: | Wow! I’m missing so much good news. Congrats @adamselzer @paulgreci @caroltanzman and anyone else I’m missing! #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | RebeccAgent: | I’m reading manuscripts, reading manuscripts, reading manuscripts #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | jeanie_w: | @Buffyandrews Thanks, Buffy! #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | paulgreci: | RT @nkrell: Does anybody else get motion sickness during these chats? #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | skodobah: | @nkrell YES! That is why I am going to the eye doctor this weekend! #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | tiffanyaneal: | @KindrilyKaren after I submitted it to Amazon, I let it sit for a month and I see all sorts of things that needed to be revised #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | CarolTanzman: | @nkrell lol. yes. #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | ChrisRivan: | @skodobah #kidlitchat Marry me? No one else I know likes those! |
| 1:12 am | caitstuff: | @nkrell YES! it’s very hard on the stomach to watch everything scrolling so quickly! #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | stephanieruble: | @SarahDarerLitt I have the same problem with 3rd person too. #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | TracyClark_TLC: | @carolgrannick Because I have fulls out with a couple of agents. Takes FOR-EV-ER. But she #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | juliadevillers: | And here, some publicity for my new mg LYNNVISIBLE and writing the 3rd book in mg twins series I write with my twin. #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | brainbliss: | hello everyone… #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | EgmontUSA: | @RebeccAgent Me too. Also, editing, editing, editing. #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | gregpincus: | It is so gratifying to see everyone subbing, revising, and working (and some selling, even) #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | MaryBDanielson: | Hi everyone! Congratulations on all the good news! #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | ChrisRivan: | @skodobah #kidlitchat The Fry Graph determines the “readability” of a written work and places an approximate grade level on it. |
| 1:13 am | jennwwrites: | I have one YA contemporary on sub and am about 2/3 way through a new contemp YA (mystery) #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | skodobah: | @ChrisRivan Sure! #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | SarahDarerLitt: | @dlschubert I wrote first 12K words of WTGP in 3rd & it felt dead. The minute I switched to 1st person w/multiple POV -ALIVE! #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | SheviStories: | @tiffanyaneal I’m also waiting for the ABNA results, but I think I’d rather not get to the next round. I’ve since revised twice. #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | LiaKeyes: | @elanaroth Congratulations and good luck with the second one! What attracted you about them? #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | skodobah: | There’s a lot of good chi going on here. #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | Lovemycelebz: | RT @juliadevillers: And here, some publicity for my new mg LYNNVISIBLE and writing the 3rd book in mg twins series I write with my twin. #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | ElissaJanine: | first drafting a YA contemp. and awaiting edits on my dharma girls. exciting times. #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | amyknichols: | Hi. I’m late and mostly lurking. #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | jamieharrington: | So, what’s the topic this evening? #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | KateMessner: | @EllenPotter This is off topic, but we are ordering SPILLING INK for our creative writing class. LOVE that book. #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | stephanieruble: | RT @nkrell: Does anybody else get motion sickness during these chats? <— yep! #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | carolgrannick: | @TracyClark_TLC Ah, I see. #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | KatGirl_Studio: | I hope my dummies arrive safely to the agents I sent them too #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | stephanieshott: | RT @stephanieruble: RT @@adamselzer Also sold my new YA, TANGLED UP IN BLUE (aka Debbie Does Detention) in the last week. Woot! <–Congrats!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | skodobah: | @ChrisRivan I thought it was something to determine how tired I am after a long day. #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | paulgreci: | @gregpincus Thanks. I am missing a lot of news too. But it is good to see so much good stuff flying by… #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | KindrilyKaren: | @tiffanyaneal Oh that’s right! Good luck with Amazon Breakthrough! Very exciting. #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | SheviStories: | @jamieharrington We’re discussing what we’re doing now. #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | heatherwpetty: | @jamieharrington Talk about you! #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | KarenCollum: | RT @charmaineclancy @KarenCollum could it be Australian Industry Standard?<< Maybe. Or Advance Illustrator Samples?? #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | wellversedmom: | Ack! Someone posted something about Poetry Month (April), but it flew by…. #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | caitstuff: | Current WIP (other than #sxsw reviews for @popdamage) is a YA on “good reasons to break up” and a dinosaur picture book. #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | ChrisRivan: | @skodobah #kidlitchat When does “following” become stalking? Uhhh… I’m asking for a friend. |
| 1:14 am | sharifwrites: | RT @skodobah: There’s a lot of good chi going on here. #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | elanaroth: | One of the new clients is a debut author/illustrator who sent me a dummy and I fell in love instantly. I’m sooo excited for it. #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | chersti: | I’m revising a YA dystopia where Armageddon is planned. So much fun! #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | LiaKeyes: | @jamieharrington We’re talking about our current WIP progress, any news, etc. #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | Buffyandrews: | @EgmontUSA Editing’s the fun part, eh? Massaging it and working with the writer to get it just right. I admire that ability. #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | CarolTanzman: | i am also working on my sorta-comic MG/tween novel. trying to finish the first draft. BUT… is it MG or is it tween? #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | KOrtizzle: | I have 20 minutes to hang out – what’s the topic?? #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | ktubb: | RT @sharifwrites: RT @skodobah: Theres a lot of good chi going on here. #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | tristanbancks: | @susanjsteward That’s interesting. I’m fascinated by space 2.0, where we get to go. #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | skodobah: | I’m in limbo, or at least I feel like it. The third story has taken forever to write. #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | LaurelSnyder: | Heyall! Popping in a little late! What’s new? #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | chersti: | Also finished chapter book I’m sending out #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | tiffanyaneal: | @SheviStories I know. I’m kind of feeling the same way. My MS has had major reconstructive surgery – still is actually #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | ChrisRivan: | @amyknichols #kidlitchat Hi Amy. Welcome. |
| 1:15 am | skodobah: | @ChrisRivan Chill. No worries. #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | Buffyandrews: | Oh, and I lost 4.8 pounds last week. Now that’s good news, right? #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | JennBailey: | I’m starting the “I’ve gotten some GREAT rejections lately” category. Personalized with notes – as in “I would have, but . . .” #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | gregpincus: | @skutir thank you! #kidlitchat Advance Information Sheet = AIS = http://bit.ly/aispub |
| 1:15 am | jeanie_w: | Got a new day job too. Easing money worries makes it easier to write. #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | dlschubert: | Being 16 is life-sucking enough. But being 16 & the Mistress of the Whispers (a Secret Keeper) is damn near soul shattering. #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | KarlBimshas: | It’s fun to watch 4th graders compare their reading logs and provide their literary criticism – New Yorker look out. #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @Buffyandrews that is good news! #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | marybrebner: | @Buffyandrews That’s great news! #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | skodobah: | @Buffyandrews YAY Buffy! #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | CarolTanzman: | @buffyandrews… so no chocolate for you. #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | LiaKeyes: | @Buffyandrews WOW – did you eat at ALL? #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | chersti: | @Buffyandrews Of course! Congrats on that!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | fullofstars: | Neck-deep in 1st revisions of the YA I’m writing with a friend. It’s a pretty slow process so far. #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | peg366: | #kidlitchat can’t get tweetchat to work. I sent out two pb proposal this last weekend. Weekend too short was what I meant to say. |
| 1:15 am | amyknichols: | @ChrisRivan Hi. Thanks. #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | gregpincus: | @buffyandrews that would be good news, but I think some of what you lost was found over here #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | TracyClark_TLC: | @SarahDarerLitt That’s what I thougt Surprisingly, the query process is much the same as it is for everyone. Even with the award #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | jennwwrites: | @KOrtizzle Hi! *waves* topic – current WIP/any news with current projects, I think? #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | Buffyandrews: | What do you do if you are pulling instead of pushing the work? Difference, no? #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | dlschubert: | @Buffyandrews That’s BEYOND good news – congrats!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | SheviStories: | @tiffanyaneal Exactly where I am, in the middle of my 4th major revision, which is 1 1/2 beyond where I subbed it to the ABNA. #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | KindrilyKaren: | @TiffanyNeal Yup. That’s how I feel about my first novel. It will get a major overhaul once I’m finished w/ current WIP #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | skodobah: | @jeanie_w Very good news! #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | ktubb: | Got ARCs for my next novel SELLING HOPE last week. So pretty! *pets them* #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | nkrell: | My WIP is contemporary retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | wellversedmom: | @caitstuff Does your current WIP on “good reasons to break up” have any advice for grown-ups? #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | tinahoggatt: | TOPIC: Let’s talk about us instead of issues. What are you working on? Any good news to share? Any other questions? #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | amyknichols: | Love reading all the good news here tonight! Congratulations! #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | ChrisRivan: | @skodobah #kidlitchat I’m not worried. Am I making you worried?  |
| 1:16 am | elanaroth: | The other is a YA romance with a really cool hook…but that’s all I can say, cuz it’s not mine yet. It’s awesome. #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | chrstinef: | @ktubb WOOT! #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | jamieharrington: | @LiaKeyes ahhhh well me… I’m doing a lot of waiting you know… patiently except not #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | tamiklockau: | I’m working on a contemporary YA in 1st person present. First time for me and it’s easier than I thought originally. #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | jennwwrites: | @dlschubert That sounds really good! Did you really just write that pitch now?:) #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | brainbliss: | I’m working on next book and waiting to hear back from agent about when we go out on sub w/ 1st book… #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | stephanieruble: | Also have a PB about a thrill seeking chicken that’s out on request. Will sub wider later. #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | gregpincus: | @LaurelSnyder we’re sharing good news, what we’re working on, stuff like that. a get to know you chat #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | KOrtizzle: | @jennwwrites *waves back* Ah, ok. Thanks! #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | TracyClark_TLC: | Exciting!! RT @ktubb: Got ARCs for my next novel SELLING HOPE last week. So pretty! *pets them* #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | skodobah: | @amyknichols Doesn’t it give you the warm fuzzies? It does to me! #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | KarenCollum: | @JennBailey That’s awesome! Those personalized rejections are a good sign. I’m in the same boat. #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | Buffyandrews: | @LiaKeyes It’s called counting points. First week. First time on WW. So we’ll see how it goes. #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | ktubb: | RT @nkrell: My WIP is contemporary retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. <Love retellings! #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | LiaKeyes: | ROFL – & u want choc? RT @gregpincus: @buffyandrews would be good news, but some of what you lost was found over here #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | JennBailey: | That sounds really cool. I love updates. RT @nkrell: My WIP is contemporary retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | skodobah: | @ChrisRivan Just worried that you think I’m worried. #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | juliadevillers: | Congrats! RT @ktubb Got ARCs for my next novel SELLING HOPE last week. So pretty! *pets them* #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | jeanie_w: | @skodobah Thanks, Julie! #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | ChrisRivan: | #kidlitchat Currently involved in continual short fiction and trying to finish Crossed Swords– only been thirteen years. |
| 1:17 am | elanaroth: | My other awesome news is one of my client’s books hit stores today. Woot. #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | yachicka: | I’ve been trying to decide between two fab new book ideas to keep me busy as I wait for news on my agented sub #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | heatherwpetty: | I know that @jamieharrington is also talking other writers off ledges.  #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | amyknichols: | @skodobah It’s inspiring! #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | adamselzer: | BTW – while you’re all here: go read “Back Home” by Michelle Magorian. 80s mg about a ww2 evacuee that knocked me on my ass. #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | KatGirl_Studio: | oh and not specifically lit related but the shirts I designed arrived today =^.^= #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | KateMessner: | @stephanieruble The very idea of a thrill-seeking chicken makes me smile. I think you have a winner! #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | SheviStories: | @TracyClark_TLC Tracy, a member of my critique group won the SCBWI award, and she just sold that MS. It opens huge doors. #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | jamieharrington: | @gregpincus I miss good news. I haven’t had any news for a couple weeks. (Out on submission) #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | ktubb: | @chrstinef Thanks for the wootiness! #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | nkrell: | @ktubb Thank you. It’s fun to write. #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | KarenCollum: | @stephanieruble Love the idea of a thrill-seeking chicken!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | skodobah: | @jeanie_w It’s a relief when you find a new job. #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | Buffyandrews: | CONGRATS RT @elanaroth: My other awesome news is one of my clients books hit stores today. Woot. #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | juliadevillers: | @stephanieruble A thrill-seeking chicken? Now, that’s the next t-shirt I want of yours. #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | tamiklockau: | @JennBailey I was in the same boat not too long ago @JennBailey. Decided to work on new story right now to re-energize #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @elanaroth congrats =^.^= #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | ChrisRivan: | #kidlitchat Somewhere in there I’m supposed to release my 3rd and 4th Non-fiction books, but those have been slow going lately, some reason. |
| 1:18 am | jamieharrington: | @heatherwpetty haha yes, and standing on my own ledge, oh yes, yes I am! #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | KatApel: | Hi all. Checking in and learning so much about everyone. You’re easing my happy/sadness of two boys on camp. First time… #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | ktubb: | @juliadevillers Thank you! #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | tinahoggatt: | Evenin’ folks. Thinking digital. Watched C-Span and had tweetstream on at once over health care. W/ SXSW news thinking new forms #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | chrstinef: | @ktubb ARCs are just made of awesome…right? #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | tristanbancks: | The #kidlitchat on future of the novel from a couple of weeks back has stirred up lots of interesting thinking and research, so thank y’all. |
| 1:18 am | DrlemonWCGGG: | Good news? I love good news! #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | chrstinef: | @ChrisRivan I write NF too.. #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | patricemichelle: | @yachicka I’m caught between three ideas. #kidlitchat. |
| 1:18 am | lisagailgreen: | @stephanieruble wow didn’t you just say zombies? You have quite a range! #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | paulgreci: | @jamieharrington Good luck:-) #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | jeanie_w: | Exciting! You have pics? RT @KatGirl_Studio: oh and not specifically lit related but the shirts I designed arrived today =^.^= #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | pippinmathur: | Submitting to agents and listening to a new picture book idea that’s rattling around, could be brilliant or terrible #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | KarenCollum: | I’ve also had a junior novel accepted by small UK pub + contract for 2 more. #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | CarolTanzman: | @tracy_clarktlc my first novel won second place in the WIP and was sold to one of the editors on the panel. #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | skodobah: | I really want to move on to my fourth story, but #3 needs editing, completion, closure, all those trendy words. #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | ktubb: | @TracyClark_TLC Thanks! #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | jamieharrington: | @paulgreci THANKS! #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | thesadeianwoman: | RT @KatGirl_Studio: @elanaroth congrats =^.^= #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | caitstuff: | @wellversedmom You know, it’s inspired by things I didn’t learn until I was 26, so I guess depending on where you are in love?? #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | skodobah: | Gosh darn it, now I want choco-covered Ritz. #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | bonnieadamson: | My good news is I finally reached a real person at AT&T. Internet issue still not resolved, however. #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | amyknichols: | I’m revising a YA novel, adding a second POV. So far so good. But a shiny new idea is trying to temp me away from my progress. #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | LiaKeyes: | @KatGirl_Studio Where did you get shirts made? t-shirts? #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | tinahoggatt: | As for WIP I think I’m there and then realize I am not. What began as a simple knitting task of picking up stitches > moth holes #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | tiffanyaneal: | @CarolTanzman Wow!! Congrats!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | ktubb: | @chrstinef Yes – love them. ARCy goodness! #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | jamesburksart: | @stephanieruble good luck. #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | dlschubert: | @jennwwrites That’s the first line in the query I wrote for my agent to pitch the book. Glad you like it! #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | jeanie_w: | Sure is! RT @skodobah: It’s a relief when you find a new job. #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | SteveEmond: | Presenting my second book to acquisitions in April… Wish me luck! #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | nkrell: | @bonnieadamson That is good news! #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @jeanie_w yes here: http://www.katgirlstudio.com/portfolio/designs/i-heart-sea-monsters-shirt/ I’m wearing one right now =^.^= #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | ChrisRivan: | #kidlitchat AARGH! Anyone complaining about the speed of this chat, try paying attention while a ferret gnaws on your ankle! |
| 1:19 am | patricemichelle: | I think the waiting is the killer part. Working on other things so I have something else in the pipeline. #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | stephanieruble: | @KarenCollum @KateMessner Thanks! I hope the editor loves the chicken idea too! #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | tiffanyaneal: | @KarenCollum Congrats! That is exciting news! #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | skodobah: | @bonnieadamson AT&T is like trying to reach the man above or something. #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | ChristaCarol: | yay, glad to catch kidlitchat in a decent amount of time. Topic: WIPs, news, etc., did I get that right? #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | Buffyandrews: | Working on YA about 2 teens who battle enemies from alternate universe to save their own. Also fall in love. Getting tense. #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | patricemichelle: | @SteveEmond Good luck! #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | wellversedmom: | @caitstuff Hey I just saw you’re in Austin, too. Are you active in SCBWI? #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | JennBailey: | That’s the best news yet. RT @bonnieadamson: My good news is I finally reached a real person at AT&T. #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | KateMessner: | Also excited that I’ll be presenting at IRA in Chicago, talking Skype author visits on a panel w/ Shannon Hale. #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | nkrell: | Oh, Glee preview on right NOW! Can’t wait. #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | tiffanyaneal: | @patricemichelle Waiting is horrible! BLECH! #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | chersti: | @SteveEmond Good luck! Pitching 2 acquisitions can be hard, so go you! #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | chrstinef: | @ChristaCarol yep! #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | caitstuff: | @ChrisRivan Eeek! Sounds painful! Those ferrets have SHARP teeth! #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | ChristaCarol: | @patricemichelle waiting is always hard, even WITH something in the pipeline. I can never quit get far enough from the waiting. #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | skodobah: | @ChrisRivan It makes me sick to my stomach sometimes. Like bills. #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | amyknichols: | @ChrisRivan OK, haven’t heard *that* one before. o.O #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | KatApel: | I’m between projects – giving my head space to think… There’s also a couple of ‘in progress’ ones that could resurface. #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | ChristaCarol: | @chrstinef thanks! #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | crissachappell: | I would tell you what I’m working on….but then I would have to kill you. #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | EgmontUSA: | @nkrell This is news, indeed! #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | patricemichelle: | Have rewritten the opening paragraph for my current WIP at least five times. I “think” I’m finally happy with it. #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | jeanie_w: | Cute! RT @KatGirl_Studio: http://bit.ly/9VjSFh I’m wearing one right now =^.^= #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | tiffanyaneal: | @ChrisRivan Um. Yes. Well, without the ferret gnawing on my ankle #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | SheviStories: | @stephanieruble I have an illustrated MG starring a turkey hen with Broadway aspirations in 1926. Let’s start our own genre! #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | chantalkirkland: | Am working on a new WIP–and it’s a blast…does that count as good news? #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | KOrtizzle: | My good news: one client on submission, one just wrapped up revisions, and I have two pretty sweet fulls sitting in the inbox. #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | LaurelSnyder: | I’m working on a novel abt a Springsteen song/divorce/magical breadbox. Just sent first half to my agent! Also just sold a pb! #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | Buffyandrews: | @skodobah Have Healthy Pop corn instead. 2 points *Smiles* Actually, I’m a Rolos lover. I could go on and on about them. #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | ChristaCarol: | @ChrisRivan have you tried buying him a chew toy? ;p #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | skodobah: | The ghosts of WIP’s past are rearing their heads. #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | ChrisRivan: | @caitstuff #kidlitchat Naw, she’s a sweety. She nibbles. But it’s concentration-jarring. |
| 1:21 am | carolgrannick: | @chantalkirkland Absolutely! #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | jamieharrington: | @chantalkirkland haha if the WIP is good, then yes, yes it does! #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | KrisYankee: | Good evenin’ all. I’m late. Will scroll for topic. #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | tiffanyaneal: | @ChristaCarol Hi there long lost friend #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | KatApel: | @bonnieadamson Give me a week and I hope our internet issues will also be resolved. It doesn’t like Wednesday, for some reason. #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | jamesburksart: | I also have my first graphic novel hitting stores in Sept. It’s called Gabby and Gator. Published by Yen Press/hachette. #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | KateMessner: | So happy to hear all this good news & hope everyone’s catching my good wishes as it flies by! *throws confetti* #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | ChristaCarol: | I’ve juggled between two WIPs before finally focusing on the one that calls to me the most. #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | skodobah: | @Buffyandrews How about Lifesavers? LOL! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | emilytastic: | I’ve been working a lot on my blog, when I can’t get my WIP going. I really believe having a positive web presence is important. #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | SarahDarerLitt: | I’m on a diet and find it hard to write without hitting my usual stash of 85% dark chocolate. Anyone else have this problem? #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | timkeetonwriter: | I have a couple of WIPs working. Nothing ready to sub yet though. Gotta get it in gear… #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | lisabrowndraws: | First YA novel coming out May 1. Written with co-author Adele Griffin. Called “Picture the Dead” #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @LiaKeyes yes t-shirts. They are hand screen printed. I’ll DM you a link if you like. #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | adamselzer: | @SheviStories @stephanieruble community theatre books? I’m in. One of those’d be FUN! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | peg366: | #kidlitchat I took a day off from writing. Will pick up bright and early in am. |
| 1:22 am | stephanieruble: | @SheviStories Ha! I think there’s already a poultry genre #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | chantalkirkland: | @jamieharrington It’s so awesome–Dark and Decadent, but also suweet #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | tinahoggatt: | @LaurelSnyder Magical breadbox! I want one of those. #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | karianneholt: | My good news: I was published in Parents Magazine and on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency this week! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | ChristaCarol: | @tiffanyaneal Hi there lady! And all this talk about WIP makes me wanna say: “WIP it, WIP it good!” #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | SheviStories: | @KrisYankee The topic is what are you working on? What’s new with you? #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | TracyClark_TLC: | YA about a teen whose little bro tests “Bad” in the mandatory test kids have to determine if they will be a criminal or not. WIP #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | lisagailgreen: | @stephanieruble so cool! I love it! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | margogremmler: | Has anyone invented #amreading yet? #amreading Wintergirls. Makes me glad I’m not a teen anymore. #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | Buffyandrews: | Someone ask me: Don’t know if I should finish WIP or go back and revise others. What say you? #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | ChrisRivan: | @ChristaCarol #kidlitchat Her… but she has more toys… I sleep in the living room of my apartment so SHE can have a playroom. |
| 1:22 am | ktubb: | RT @KateMessner: So happy to hear all this good news & hope everyones catching my good wishes as it flies by! *throws confetti* #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | tiffanyaneal: | @chantalkirkland Of course it does! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | skodobah: | I wish it was 2 hours later so I could do my edits. #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | chrstinef: | @emilytastic Absolutely! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | LiaKeyes: | @KatGirl_Studio Would love that, thanks! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | paulgreci: | More good news: My wife was awarded a sabbatical and will be writing a novel next year instead of teaching at the University #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | caitstuff: | @wellversedmom No! I know I should be but I didn’t do it in New York. But word on the street says y’all have a great group here! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | ChristaCarol: | @lisabrowndraws congrats! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | chersti: | @SarahDarerLitt Yes! I’ve found that chocolate is my muse. Without it, I stare at empty screen. Ugh! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | tinahoggatt: | @karianneholt Yay! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | karianneholt: | Of course, neither of those are kid lit, but still…. #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | timkeetonwriter: | @lisabrowndraws intriguing title… #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | LaurelSnyder: | Oh, and also I had an essay in the Boston Globe this week about YA/fairy tales. That’s good news! #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | Buffyandrews: | @KrisYankee *Waves* Hi Kris:) #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | gregpincus: | @SarahDarerLitt I substitute 70% dark chocolate. It’s like 20% “less” and isn’t that the whole point of dieting??? #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @lisabrowndraws congrats =^.^= #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | KatApel: | @emilytastic Heh – me too… working on the blog. And starting to notice a change in traffic which is encouraging! #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | tristanbancks: | @KateMessner Hi Kate. I’d love to chat to you about Skype author visits sometime, the positives and pitfalls! #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | KrisYankee: | @SheviStories Thanks! #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | ChristaCarol: | Oh, I guess this is sort of good news, won 3rd place in a regional RWA contest for my YA! #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | stephanieruble: | @adamselzer Mine’s not community theater, but I do have one with a performing cow. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | lisabrowndraws: | Thankee I am superexcited. RT @ChristaCarol: @lisabrowndraws congrats! #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | chrstinef: | @paulgreci congrats!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | LiaKeyes: | @paulgreci Oh, that’s FUN! Does she know what she’s writing yet? #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | amyknichols: | @SarahDarerLitt I try to use the chocolate as a reward, but that rarely works. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | ChristaCarol: | @gregpincus I’m devouring dark chocolate as we speak. Dove. mm. Love it. My weakness. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | KrisYankee: | My day job is killing my writing time. I’ve got 14 authors I’m working with right now. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | tiffanyaneal: | @ChristaCarol So which one is it? Inquiring minds MUST know…#kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | sharifwrites: | @Buffyandrews Finish the one you’re on, and if you really feel like you can breathe life into them, revisit old wips. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | chantalkirkland: | I won’t tell you what the WIP is (the MC has sworn me to secrecy) but the title: Darling Darker… #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | Buffyandrews: | @paulgreci Congrats for your wife. that’s awesome. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | CarolTanzman: | @ChristaCarol yes, that’s good news. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | skodobah: | Must break 4 dinner. Thanks for the fast, furious chat! #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | patricemichelle: | It’s hard to concentrate on a new WIP while waiting, but I force myself to focus and get pages done. @christacarol @tiffanyaneal #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | emilytastic: | @KatApel YES! I’m trying to do more community-oriented blog projects, too. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | stephanieruble: | @ChristaCarol Congratulations! #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | chersti: | @ChristaCarol Good for you! #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | TracyClark_TLC: | @gregpincus Yes, Greg. I tell myself that every day as I’m eating it. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | juliadevillers: | @LaurelSnyder Do you have a link to the Boston Globe article? Would love to read. #kidlitchat #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | chrstinef: | NF might be coming out early…so that is nice! #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | TheAsianAngel: | Nice! Congrats! RT @ChristaCarol: Oh, I guess this is sort of good news, won 3rd place in a regional RWA contest for my YA! #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | nkrell: | Is anybody getting any updates from Bologna and what they’re looking for? Too early to tell? #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | yachicka: | So cool to hear about all this good news! #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | adamselzer: | @stephanieruble Who was talking about a community theatre WIP? someone here was. Sounds like a fun one! #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | LiaKeyes: | How do you write two manuscripts at the same time, but FAST? #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | Buffyandrews: | @skodobah Bye! #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | KarenCollum: | Am also doing an intensive 6-month master class – Year of the Edit. Finally getting a grip on editing/revising. #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | chrstinef: | @KrisYankee busy busy #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | tiffanyaneal: | @ChristaCarol LOL! Now that song will be stuck in my head ALL night long!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | KrisYankee: | Writing life= Book 1 MG series complete & being shopped. Book1 of another MG series paritial done & being shopped #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | ChristaCarol: | @chersti me too, on the chocolate. i have lots of food for the muse, but that is by far her favorite. #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | SarahDarerLitt: | @chersti @gregpincus So problem is, do I continue to hit the chocolate and watch my butt expand with my wordcount? #ponders #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | jamieharrington: | Did anyone sub to the Golden Heart Contest? Those people should hear soon, right? #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | tinahoggatt: | Anyone have a Tumblr account? Discovered tumblr this week and find its simplicity appealing. 15,000 new accounts a day. Tweetish #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | ChrisRivan: | @skodobah #kidlitchat take care! |
| 1:24 am | RebeccAgent: | @lisabrowndraws I’m a big fan of your work! Can’t wait to see more! #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | patricemichelle: | @ChristaCarol Congrats! #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | wellversedmom: | @caitstuff Oh, it’s fabulous! You shd come next mtg. Lots of published writers/illustrators willing2 help/advise. #SCBWI #AUSTIN #Kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | paulgreci: | @LiaKeyes It is about guardian angels who don’t do their jobs very well. #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | teacher6th: | Congrats!!! RT @KateMessner: MG mystery I’ve been working on forever is *done* #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | amyknichols: | @SarahDarerLitt I say yes. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | chersti: | @SarahDarerLitt I’m laughing too hard to answer that. . . #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | janicecampbell: | My critique group suggested I turn one of my PBs into a chapter book series b/c they liked the characters. Thinking about that. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | tinahoggatt: | @KarenCollum I love a master class, if only because it proves you are taking yourself seriously. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | amyknichols: | Wow, there’s a lot of good stuff going on here. You all are awesome! #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | ChrisRivan: | @SarahDarerLitt #kidlitchat Hit the chocolate, but go running and take your digital recorder with you. Narrate into a throat mic as you run. |
| 1:25 am | LaurelSnyder: | @tinahoggatt Ha! You *think* you want one… <snickers> #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | chrstinef: | @paulgreci nice! #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | dlschubert: | Congrats to everyone on their good news. #kidlitchat is brimming with AWESOME! |
| 1:25 am | emilytastic: | @jamieharrington What is the Golden Hart Contest? #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | KatApel: | @emilytastic Yes. I’m finding crossovers on mine. Writing, (school) literacy & life. Even had a cooking post – and I’m no cook! #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | lisagailgreen: | @SarahDarerLitt isn’t dark chocolate at least supposed to be good for you? #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | ChristaCarol: | @chersti @TheAsianAngel @patricemichelle Thank you! #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | Buffyandrews: | @KrisYankee Awesome Kris. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | jamieharrington: | @tinahoggatt I don’t know what tumblr is all about, but I do have one #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | SheviStories: | @nkrell I’m Facebook friends with some of the people there, so I get snippets from their status updates, nothing major. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | caitstuff: | @emilytastic Local community, too? I’ve seen you do more interactive stuff re: contests, but it’d be cool to do a austin thing! #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | KrisYankee: | @chrstinef I’m an editor for a small press in MI. Love it, but by the end of the day, I’m toast. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | karianneholt: | @tinahoggatt posterous is kind of like tumblr, I think. I discovered it a little while ago and I love it. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | margogremmler: | To be more on-topic: I’m half-done polishing my WIP, Thirty Decibels. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | susanjsteward: | @adamselzer That was me! . Did theater for years and years. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | TracyClark_TLC: | Was thinking same thing! RT @amyknichols: Wow, theres a lot of good stuff going on here. You all are awesome! #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | lisabrowndraws: | @RebeccAgent You are sweet. I have a new pb out in fall but the YA is what gives me butterflies! #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | ktubb: | RT @dlschubert: Congrats to everyone on their good news. #kidlitchat is brimming with AWESOME! #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | nkrell: | @SheviStories Thanks. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | juliadevillers: | @SarahDarerLitt I vote yes. Since I always want to read more from you..whatever works on the word count…. #kidlitchat #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | chrstinef: | @KrisYankee I get that…! #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | KarenCollum: | But today I am caring for my vomiting toddler twins. #notsoglamorous #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | zoe_walton: | @nkrell All I’ve heard re Bologna is that paranormal is still hot. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | jamieharrington: | @emilytastic it was for RWA, they have a YA category #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | tinahoggatt: | @karianneholt will check out. The micro blog makes me feel less tired #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | stephanieruble: | @juliadevillers Got caught trying to take a picture of your new bk in B&N. It’s a bit blurry! Will be more stealthy next time. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | MyraMcEntire: | RT @ktubb: RT @dlschubert: Congrats to everyone on their good news. #kidlitchat is brimming with AWESOME! #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | Buffyandrews: | @KarenCollum Oh no. Sorry about the twins. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | KatGirl_Studio: | hoping one of the agents I sent my work to will take me on *crosses fingers* #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | KrisYankee: | @nkrell my agent is in Bologna, but I don’t expect any updates until she’s back. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | patricemichelle: | @LiaKeyes Work on one in the morning and the other in the afternoon? #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | KateMessner: | @teacher6th IRA is April 25-28 in Chicago – I’m presenting & signing on the 26th. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | jennwwrites: | @KarenCollum aw hope they feel better! #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | LaurelSnyder: | @KatApel My blog’s a MESS! I can’t ever keep “on point.” Often it has, like, pics of my naked kids cooking while I drink beer. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | mitaliperkins: | What’s going on, #kidlitchat? I have five minutes to pop in and out. |
| 1:26 am | chrstinef: | @zoe_walton good thing since I lov YA paranormal! #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | amyknichols: | @KarenCollum Yikes! Here’s hoping they feel better quickly. For their sake and yours. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | adamselzer: | @susanjsteward I did quite a bit as a kid. LOVED it. I’d love to do a book with a kid who did it, now that I think about it. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | KOrtizzle: | @zoe_walton paranormal is super hot in other territories. I met w/ a few foreign agents and all I got was “where’s the para?” #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | KarenCollum: | @tinahoggatt I am so inspired/challenged by what I’m learning. Best investment of time/money ever! #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | SarahDarerLitt: | @lisagailgreen Yes. I eat it for medicinal purposes. And productivity. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | tamiklockau: | @margogremmler I usually use just #reading. And LOVED Wintergirls, but makes me glad I’m not a teen anymore, as well! #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | ChristaCarol: | @LiaKeyes I don’t. Yet. My creative brain can only do its best when I focus on just one project. #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | emilytastic: | @caitstuff YES! There will def. be ATX stuff on my blog. I’m pretty active in the local SCBWI, so you can count on local <3. #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | caitstuff: | @wellversedmom Excellent. Consider me sold. I knew I’d “get ’round’tuit” but w. the personal invitation… I’ll be there #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | RebeccAgent: | @lisabrowndraws well then I have x2 the Lisa Brown books to look forward to #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | ChrisRivan: | @LaurelSnyder #kidlitchat Um… motherhood fail? |
| 1:27 am | LaurelSnyder: | @lisabrowndraws I’m the exact opposite. PBs feel more pass/fail. #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @chrstinef me too! #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | LiaKeyes: | @mitaliperkins We’re updating each other on news and WIP progress #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | chrstinef: | RT @KOrtizzle: @zoe_walton paranormal is super hot I met w/ a few foreign agents and all I got was “wheres the para?” #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | LisaDez: | @jamieharrington I judged Golden Heart and first round judging was due back 3/1. That’s all I know. #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | dlschubert: | Does anyone NOT have this prob? RT @SarahDarerLitt Hard to write w/o hitting stash of dk choc. Anyone else w/this prob? #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | lisabrowndraws: | Any news from Bologna? RT @KOrtizzle: @zoe_walton met w/ a few foreign agents and all I got was “where’s the para?” #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | stephanieruble: | RT @KarenCollum I’ve also had a junior novel accepted by small UK pub + contract for 2 more. <—Hooray! Congrats! #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | KarlBimshas: | @LiaKeyes RE: writeing two manuscripts at the same time. (w/lots of index cards and a transcription service) #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | tristanbancks: | @LiaKeyes Re: writing two manuscripts simultaneously…Be strict! AM/PM brainswitch is OK but alternating drafts, for me, better #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | LaurelSnyder: | @ChrisRivan No, it’s all part of the plan to raise them to be self-sufficent. I don’t drink TOO much beer. #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | SheviStories: | A lot of what I’m hearing from Bologna is anti-ebooks, pro paper. Also, writing tips. #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | margogremmler: | @adamselzer Still awesome news, days later. WANT to read! #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | chrstinef: | off subject – anyone out there gong to SCBWI Temecula this weekend? #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | jamieharrington: | @LisaDez oh what category?!? #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | KarenCollum: | @Buffyandrews Thanks! They are otherwise OK…amazing how tough little people are! #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | Buffyandrews: | @dlschubert For me, it’s rolos. #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | thesadeianwoman: | RT @ktubb: RT @dlschubert: Congrats to everyone on their good news. #kidlitchat is brimming with AWESOME! #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | KateMessner: | @tristanbancks I really love doing Skype visits & wrote about it for SLJ if you’re looking for an overview. http://bit.ly/3FKPL3 #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | SarahDarerLitt: | @dlschubert Skinny people? #hates #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | caitstuff: | @LaurelSnyder I often stall on putting anything on my blog because I fear rambling! So I suspect your solution’s better! #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | ChristaCarol: | @KarenCollum Aw, I hope they get to feeling better soon  #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | amyknichols: | @chrstinef I wish. LOVE Temecula. #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | EKokie: | Man am I late…trying to catch up… #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | nkrell: | @dlschubert Surprisingly, I’m not a choc. lover. I like French Fries more. #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | ChrisRivan: | @LaurelSnyder #kidlitchat You are the wind beneath my wings, Laurel! |
| 1:28 am | LiaKeyes: | @tristanbancks Yes, that’s what I figured – or alternate days for each? #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | zoe_walton: | @SheviStories Why anti-ebooks? #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | lisabrowndraws: | @LaurelSnyder It’s just that I’ve done pbs before, but no YA til now. And the stakes somehow seem higher. More exposure. #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | KrisYankee: | @chrstinef yea! I love paper. Not killing the trees, but I do love a book in my hand. But would do ebooks if I can’t pub book #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | patricemichelle: | @KOrtizzle Yey, so glad to hear para is still hot! #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | lisagailgreen: | @LiaKeyes apparently with LOTS of chocolate! #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | hipwritermama: | So much great news at #kidlitchat. Congrats! |
| 1:28 am | chersti: | Any other writers working on dystopias?? #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | Georgia_McBride: | @lisabrowndraws @KOrtizzle @zoe_walton Yeah for paranormal! #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | jamieharrington: | @KateMessner I bet Skype visits are awesome! Gets your nameout there, but you don’t have to wear nice pants! #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | stephanieruble: | @KateMessner Good luck presenting at IRA in Chicago! #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | tinahoggatt: | @LaurelSnyder I kind of love your life #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | paulgreci: | @LiaKeyes She’s still developing it. It definitely has a comic element to it. #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | chantalkirkland: | @SarahDarerLitt @dlschubert I can’t stand the chocolate–and I’m a total overweighty…so, no, not just skinny people #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | chrstinef: | @amyknichols ME TOO #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | fullofstars: | @jamieharrington @tinahoggatt I could look at stuff on Tumblr for hours. #timesink #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | LisaDez: | My totally AMAZING news is that the fabulous @melissa_marr recommended my book, PERSONAL DEMONS! http://bit.ly/behPCD #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | susanjsteward: | @adamselzer Yep, what an odd “bringing up” it is, to be a kid in the stage world, huh? The things you see and hear . . . #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | ChristaCarol: | @amyknichols Temecula as in the city in CA? Or something else? #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | emilytastic: | @jamieharrington @KateMessner or ANY pants! <3 #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | KatGirl_Studio: | has anyone tried livestreaming? #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | 1truesentence: | my good news is that I’m 99% sure I *will* have my MFA in hand come May. (does that count?) #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | chantalkirkland: | @chersti Yes! I am dystopia all the way! #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | chrstinef: | @LisaDez SWEET! #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | Georgia_McBride: | Hello #kidlitchat popping in to say, “hi.” Can’t stay. Love to everyone. |
| 1:29 am | ChrisRivan: | @jamieharrington #kidlitchat Don’t have to wear pants at all, ackshully. |
| 1:29 am | thesadeianwoman: | @chersti dystopias are cool #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | KOrtizzle: | Note: I’m not at Bologna – I’m talking about when THEY came to visit us back in January #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | LiaKeyes: | HA! (how to write 2 ms at once, fast) RT @lisagailgreen: @LiaKeyes apparently with LOTS of chocolate! #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | elanaroth: | Dystopians just darn exploded in the last week or two, huh? #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | lisabrowndraws: | Oh, YAY. Viva paper. RT @SheviStories: A lot of what I’m hearing from Bologna is anti-ebooks, pro paper. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | kellybarnhill: | Wow! The kidlitters are still chatting. And I’m home! Hi #kidlitchat! |
| 1:30 am | jamieharrington: | @emilytastic haha that’s true! #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | KatApel: | Gearing up for May – Bundy (Qld) WriteFest with editor interviews, workshops and masterclasses. Awesome! Not so rural in May. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | happybluejess: | @LiaKeyes For alternating mss., I keep trying to focus on a YA, but the PBs come out so much quicker! New ideas tempt me away. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | amyknichols: | @chrstinef (wine) Have a great time. (wine) Hope it all goes well. (wine) #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | jamieharrington: | @ChrisRivan I’d feel weird without them… because there’s kids, yanno? #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | zoe_walton: | @chersti There seems to be lots of dystopias and post-apocalyptic books on the way after Hunger G and Knife of Never Letting Go. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | tamiklockau: | Good luck! RT @KatGirl_Studio: hoping one of the agents I sent my work to will take me on *crosses fingers* #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | karianneholt: | Yay, no pants! RT @emilytastic: @jamieharrington @KateMessner or ANY pants! <3 #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | Buffyandrews: | @1truesentence Congrats on the MFA. *Cheers* #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | chantalkirkland: | @ChrisRivan No pants? Really? That’s kinda awesome. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | SarahDarerLitt: | @1truesentence That’s fantastic news! I’m so jealous. That’s my dream if I win the lottery…to get an MFA. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | LaurelSnyder: | @tinahoggatt I do too! I just wish the house were cleaner, and that we had a leetle more money… #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | paulgreci: | @LisaDez That’s awesome! Congrats! #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | CarolTanzman: | gotta go. fun hearing all the news. have fun the rest of the chat. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | KOrtizzle: | @elanaroth yea, they did. Have you SEEN the PM additions? Craziness. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | caitstuff: | @emilytastic Excellent. & considering we still need to meet to discuss male MCs, looks like I need to get my rear to SCBWI! #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | ChristaCarol: | @Georgia_McBride @lisabrowndraws @KOrtizzle @zoe_walton Seconded on the yeah for Paranormal! #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | LisaDez: | @jamieharrington YA. Read some great entries. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | chrstinef: | @amyknichols LOL!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | patricemichelle: | @chersti I am. A couple different dystopia stories. #kidlitchat. |
| 1:30 am | amyknichols: | @ChristaCarol Yes, Temecula CA. There’s a SCBWI Regional event there this weekend. #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | sandyalonzo: | My super good news is that my 1st YA novel, RIDING INVISIBLE, was released this month. Yay!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | jamieharrington: | @LisaDez haha I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing for me #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | lisabrowndraws: | Me, I’m just afraid of the unknown. RT @zoe_walton: @SheviStories Why anti-ebooks? #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | teacher6th: | RT @KateMessner: @teacher6th IRA is April 25-28 in Chicago …If only I didn’t have bus duty that week… #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | tristanbancks: | @LiaKeyes I think alternate days for two manuscripts would be super-tough. I’d start mashing characters, methinks. #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | emilytastic: | @caitstuff You do! The Austin group is really about a jillion different kinds of awesome. #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | lisagailgreen: | @zoe_walton Yeah! good news since that’s what I write #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | patricemichelle: | How are dystopia stories doing at Bologna? #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | ChrisRivan: | @chantalkirkland #kidlitchat I can honestly say that I am not wearing pants right now. In fact, I doubt many of us are. |
| 1:31 am | LaurelSnyder: | @zoe_walton I was thinking that too… Maybe we should add a few sezy vamps to The Road and call it a day. #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | caitstuff: | @sandyalonzo Oh congratulations to you!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | chrstinef: | RT @amyknichols: @ChristaCarol Yes, Temecula CA. Theres a SCBWI Regional event there this weekend. Can’t wait! #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | karianneholt: | For real. I hope this bodes well for dystopian WIPs. RT @elanaroth: Dystopians just darn exploded in the last week or two, huh? #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | lisabrowndraws: | And, third! RT @ChristaCarol: @Georgia_McBride @lisabrowndraws @KOrtizzle @zoe_walton Seconded on the yeah for Paranormal! #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | SheviStories: | @zoe_walton Oops, mistake: “Kids want great books, they want them fast, and they’re skilled at reading in a digital format.” #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | happybluejess: | @sandyalonzo Congratulations! What a great feeling… #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | Buffyandrews: | Gotta run to work on WIP. Nite all. Have a super week! #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | KatApel: | @sandyalonzo Hurray!!! Keep smiling! #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | chersti: | @zoe_walton True! I’ve heard that dystopias are hot because YA feel we live in a dystopian world (ie: bird flu, ect) #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | stephanieruble: | @adamselzer I think @SheviStories was talking about a theater MG starring a turkey. #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | margogremmler: | @tamiklockau Or a college student. I researched those girls for school & saw those websites 10 years ago. Freaked my s**t out. #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | patricemichelle: | @sandyalonzo Congrats on the release! #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | SarahDarerLitt: | @sandyalonzo Woo hoo! Have you see it out in the wild yet? #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | elanaroth: | @KOrtizzle Yeah, I’m kind of glad I’ve already sold 3 of my dystopians, and 2 of them are in stores. #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | KOrtizzle: | All right…I have to go tackle a midterm…boo….Catch you all tomorrow night! #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | chantalkirkland: | @ChrisRivan I’m wearing jeans, I’ll have you know… LOL! #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | AuthoressAnon: | @elanaroth Not sure if that’s good news or bad news for the dystopian I’ve got in the hands of agents right now… #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | lisabrowndraws: | @KOrtizzle Still worth noting! #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | chrstinef: | I’m out…must finish revisions this week! #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | AuthoressAnon: | @elanaroth But yeah, some awesome deals this past week! #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | ChristaCarol: | @elanaroth congrats to that! #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | amyknichols: | @chantalkirkland I’m in the Has Pants On Now club, too. #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | jeanie_w: | I am not writing dystopian, but I love to read them. #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | sharigreen: | All YA – one w/ my agent, 1 almost first-drafted, a couple others in various stages of outlining/note-taking. #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | TheAsianAngel: | Hellz yeah! RT @emilytastic: @caitstuff You do! The Austin group is really about a jillion different kinds of awesome. #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | ChrisRivan: | @chantalkirkland #kidlitchat Where’s the fun in that? |
| 1:33 am | tinahoggatt: | RT @dlschubert: Congrats to everyone on their good news. #kidlitchat is brimming with AWESOME! |
| 1:33 am | elanaroth: | You know…dystopians are all so different. I’m not that worried. Some will sink, some will swim. #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | 1truesentence: | @SarahDarerLitt ha ha! thanks to TA/GAships I got it funded. I viewed it as taking a sabbatical from the real world/life. #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | stephanieruble: | RT @sandyalonzo My super good news is that my 1st YA novel, RIDING INVISIBLE, was released this month. Yay!! #kidlitchat <—Congrats!! |
| 1:33 am | margogremmler: | @jldurant I remember your tweet about it! Can I just say AGAIN that writers use twitter best? #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | chersti: | RT @elanaroth: You know…dystopians are all so different. Im not that worried. Some will sink, some will swim. #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | chrstinef: | RT @elanaroth: You know…dystopians are all so different. Im not that worried. Some will sink, some will swim. #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | EKokie: | RT: @elanaroth You know…dystopians are all so different. I’m not that worried. Some will sink, some will swim. #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | zoe_walton: | @chersti I hated post-apoc when I was a teen. Too freaked out by idea of nuclear war! Made exception for Isobelle Carmody tho. #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | LiaKeyes: | @chersti As soon as dystopian post-apocalyptic mss are finished, gatekeepers and readers will be crying out for optimism. #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | karianneholt: | Word. RT @emilytastic: @caitstuff You do! The Austin group is really about a jillion different kinds of awesome. #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | juliadevillers: | @stephanieruble Ha, thx for stealth attempt. When your book is out will reciprocate (while I’m wearing risky chicken t-shirt.) #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | Shelltex: | It seems like PM deals for YA have been mainly dystopian for a few months now. #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | EKokie: | So great to see so many familiar names sharing good news. : ) #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | elanaroth: | But I’d be VERY happy if EPITAPH ROAD, which came out today, is one of the swimmers. It’s awesome. #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | LisaDez: | @paulgreci @chrstinef Thanks. When I came to after passing out, I thought it was pretty awesome too. =) #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | LaurelSnyder: | While I have such a full room to talk to– wondering if any of you live in Atlanta? GA? The southeast more generally? #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | JoeZaynor: | Big ol’ Mountain Dew and some editing and revising. #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | lisabrowndraws: | @LaurelSnyder These days, everyone needs all the thumb holdings we can get! #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | lisagailgreen: | I second that! RT @tinahoggatt: RT @dlschubert: Congrats to everyone on their good news. #kidlitchat is brimming with AWESOME! |
| 1:34 am | elanaroth: | @LiaKeyes I think dystopians can totally be optimistic! #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | tinahoggatt: | @EKokie Theme is what’s up with you? Great theme. #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | YALitReview: | RT @elanaroth: You know…dystopians are all so different. I’m not that worried. Some will sink, some will swim. #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | margogremmler: | Please please please let them stay hot… RT @elanaroth Dystopians just darn exploded in the last week or two, huh? #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | SheviStories: | I like happy dystopian fiction, like A Canticle for Leibowitz. Loved that! #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | EgmontUSA: | Woohoo! RT @elanaroth: But Id be VERY happy if EPITAPH ROAD, which came out today, is one of the swimmers. Its awesome. #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | SarahDarerLitt: | @LiaKeyes Good, because I’m working on a humorous YA for a change After writing the Internet predator book, needed a laugh #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | gregpincus: | I dunno. I did my high school English term paper on dystopias, and that was LONG before this trend. I think they’ll stick around #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | marybrebner: | @LaurelSnyder Little farther over for me–Columbia, SC. What about you? #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | happybluejess: | @LaurelSnyder I’m in TN. #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | KatGirl_Studio: | I have never really liked/read distopians, I much prefer period pieces #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | adamselzer: | When I were a lad, we didn’t HAVE dystopia. We had “post-apocalyptic” movies from the 70s with motorcycle gangs. Usually on TNT #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | chersti: | @LiaKeyes lol! Though I have to agree with @elanaroth – I think that’s YA like it so much is b/c they see teens overcome the bad #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | jldurant: | RT @margogremmler: Please please please let them stay hot… RT @elanaroth Dystopians just darn exploded in the last week or two, huh? #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | EgmontUSA: | @elanaroth You always make is easier for me to shamelessly promote. #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | tinahoggatt: | @gregpincus Don’t we live in one off and on? #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | RebeccAgent: | who wants to invite me to the Austin SCBWI. I have a client in Austin! #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | ChrisRivan: | @JoeZaynor #kidlitchat Two guys in here now and both are drinking Mtn. Dew… next question: Are you wearing pants? |
| 1:35 am | YALitReview: | coming late to #kidlitchat. what’s the topic tonight? |
| 1:35 am | KarenCollum: | Ahhh, just ran inside and switched to TweetChat. Tweeting on my phone is no fun!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | stephanieruble: | @juliadevillers Ha! I love the term, “risky chicken t-shirt!” Will let you know when stealth photography works. #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | lisagailgreen: | @SheviStories didn’t know there was such a thing as happy dystopian! #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | susanjsteward: | @LaurelSnyder Coast of NC, here. #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | chantalkirkland: | @adamselzer Love the motorcycle gang ‘post-apoc’ movie…LOVE IT! #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | JennBailey: | Whoa. Youngest has lost a tooth and now has lost the lost tooth. I’m done for the night. Bye. #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | ChristaCarol: | @YALitReview WIPs, good news, any news, etc. #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | elanaroth: | Listen, as long as you guys aren’t just writing dystopians because you think they’re the new vampires…should be fine. #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | SheviStories: | @adamselzer So you have dystopias, but you didn’t know what they were called. #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | emilytastic: | @adamselzer We had The Giver! (And, yes, TNT.) #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | RebeccAgent: | I can do dystopia but no apocalypse #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | ImSarahEnni: | is late to #kidlitchat too! “what’s up with you”? |
| 1:36 am | jimhill: | Dipping in late. My good news is word from a trusted source that I’m on the right track. Go me. #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | chersti: | I’m excited to read Epitaph Road. Sounds awesome – so sad I didn’t get the ARC b/c had to wait. Now must run out and buy! #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | ChrisRivan: | @susanjsteward #kidlitchat Kewl. I’m in Durham. Small world. |
| 1:36 am | chantalkirkland: | @ChrisRivan Man, you are all about the pants tonight, aren’t you–what does that have to do with ‘good news’? Is it good? #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | KarenCollum: | @JennBailey Good luck finding the tooth! (Hint: Don’t vacuum until you’ve found it!) #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | elanaroth: | @EgmontUSA Hey, we’re both invested in this. I’m glad neither of us mind being shameless #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | EKokie: | @tinahoggatt Terrific theme. I’m waiting on final(?) revision notes from my agent, reimagining my WIP & working site content #kidlitchat |
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