Kidlitchat Transcript – March 29
| 1:00 am | kidlitchat: | TOPIC: It’s the end of the quarter open mic night! What’s on your mind? What are you up to? #kidlitchat |
| 1:00 am | EgmontUSA: | Was wondering where everyone was when I typed in #kidlitcat This is much better. (But what great kidlit cats there are!) #kidlitchat |
| 1:01 am | EMKokie: | RT @gregpincus TOPIC: It’s the end of the quarter open mic night! What’s on your mind? What are you up to? #kidlitchat |
| 1:01 am | KatGirl_Studio: | ooo open mic #kidlitchat |
| 1:01 am | bonnieadamson: | @EgmontUSA meow! #kidlitcat #kidlitchat |
| 1:01 am | kayeleenhamblin: | Wow. Where to even start with that topic. #kidlitchat |
| 1:01 am | EMKokie: | So glad to make #kidlitchat for the first time in a while… #kidlitchat |
| 1:01 am | WendyMartinArt: | @EgmontUSA Call me Lyon… #kidlitcat #kidlitchat |
| 1:01 am | EgmontUSA: | Hi Bonnie! I’ve missed talking to you! @bonnieadamson #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | gregpincus: | For me, I must say, April is on my mind. It’s National Poetry Month! #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | bonnieadamson: | @EgmontUSA Likewise! All good for you? #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | elixing: | RT @deegarretson: lots of great items for MG/YA writers/readers at WriteHopeJapan auction Hate query writing?Bid for my help http://bit.ly/hQFRFM #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | PaulWHankins: | I gotta tell ya. I am so excited for April-May-June YA releases. It is going to be one hot reading spring. Okay. I said it. #kidlitchat |
| 1:02 am | bonnieadamson: | RT @gregpincus: For me, I must say, April is on my mind. It’s National Poetry Month! #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | EgmontUSA: | @bonnieadamson Yup! And you? #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | brooks_jones: | Open mic nite at #kidlitchat : hooray! |
| 1:03 am | EMKokie: | @gregpincus See, Greg? It’s April, and taxes are on my mind… #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | j_ro333: | I’ve begun a new blog all about tips and tricks for the modern dad. Also marketing for The Kringle Khronicles and writing book2 #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | bonnieadamson: | @EgmontUSA Crazy, but good, thanks.  #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | gregpincus: | We know it’s an open ended topic, by the way. The idea is that y’all will focus on #kidlitchat related things |
| 1:03 am | PaulWHankins: | @EgmontUSA And @AllenZadoff‘s new title is just one of the reasons I am so excited for spring reading. @micolz too! Super reads! #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | LeslieBulion: | Check out Poetry4Kids Poetry Tag for National Poetry Month #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | JenniferTrafton: | Hi folks #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | KatGirl_Studio: | I’m gearing up for our first convention #kidlitchat |
| 1:03 am | delzey: | likewise. that & slogging to the end of this WIP RT @gregpincus: For me April is on my mind. Its National Poetry Month! #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | kayeleenhamblin: | I’m finally enjoying revision. It’s a new thing for me. #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | PBWorkshop: | I’m checking to see what’s up, but standing by for inspiration…Got any? #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | staciasnow: | We are looking for hidden messages in poetry, media & art. #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | j_ro333: | Oh – also continuing to work on my new online writing community (eternal passage) and a new YA book as well #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | WendyMartinArt: | I have far too many project for 140 character limit. Just returned from awesome writer’s retreat #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | delzey: | (ps, don’t tell my crit group i’m here when i should be prepping for tomorrow’s meet-up!) #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | brooks_jones: | ebooks, kids apps and interactivity are on my mind at the moment #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | EgmontUSA: | RT @PaulWHankins:& @AllenZadoff new title’s just 1 of the reasons I am so excited for spring reading. @micolz too! Super reads! #kidlitchat |
| 1:04 am | Shelltex: | I get to start April off with an SCBWI conference. In the meantime I’m working on revisions and querying. Ready for spring! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | gregpincus: | I have to say that the poetry rolling into 30 Poets/30 Days is fantastic: http://bit.ly/f2B4cb #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | kellyhashway: | For me April means my local SCBWI conference, vacation in Myrtle Beach, and my PB release! Yay! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | ek_anderson: | Hey guys! Popping in to take a break from my revision cave. #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | KatGirl_Studio: | also for the release of my first novel in May and the visual novel game that’s in development #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | LoreenLeedy: | I just finished writing a blog post about using video game techniques in digital books. Will appear on I.N.K. blog tomorrow. #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | LM_Preston: | Hiya! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | KRJuchem: | @kidlitchat This week (after several agent rejections) I’m questioning how good my manuscript really is. #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | molly_oneill: | Hi #kidlitchat! I’m tweeting FROM THE OFFICE. B/c it’s been that kind of day! Only here for a few more minutes, though! What’s the topic? |
| 1:05 am | LeslieBulion: | congrats to everyone on April books–me too! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | EgmontUSA: | For me, April is eager anticipation of great new books that I can’t wait to hit the marketplace! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | brooks_jones: | @LoreenLeedy Thanks, going to your blog now to check it out! #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | JenniferTrafton: | I’m planning creative writing classes for kids and just ordered a copy of SPILLING INK which looks wonderful. #kidlitchat |
| 1:05 am | DeeScribe: | #kidlitchat Hi everyone. Great to be here. Planning of finishing next draft by end of April. |
| 1:06 am | gregpincus: | @EMKokie The only things certain in April (and life?) are poetry and taxes, right? #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @LoreenLeedy oh cool i’m working on a visual novel game #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | julianhector: | And mine RT @brooks_jones: ebooks, kids apps and interactivity are on my mind at the moment #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | susanjsteward: | @gregpincus To me, April=Autism awareness. To relate that to #kidlitchat, I’m finally going to tackle the autism thing in my writing. |
| 1:06 am | AudryT: | Revisions! (What else?) RT @gregpincus TOPIC: It’s open mic night! What’s on your mind? What are you up to? #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | Lisawrites4kids: | @gregpincus Yes! Natl’ Poetry Month! I’m featuring verse novels in my school library. Yay!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | EMKokie: | So glad to see SCBWI conferences coming up. I just attended an SCBWI novel retreat led by @CynLeitichSmith – it was fantastic! #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | EgmontUSA: | Also chocolate time. (Can you blame me? It’s Cadbury season.) #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | j_ro333: | RT @LoreenLeedy: I just finished writing a blog post about using video game techniques in digital books. Will appear on I.N.K. blog tomorrow. #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @julianhector @brooks_jones mine too #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | PaulWHankins: | @molly_oneill It’s open mic night, Molly. What’s on your mind? I’ll bet it’s a title that starts with D and ends with ivergent! #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | LeslieBulion: | @lisawrites4kids I love Helen Frost’s books! #kidlitchat |
| 1:06 am | j_ro333: | RT @gregpincus: @EMKokie The only things certain in April (and life?) are poetry and taxes, right? #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | PCrutcher: | RT @EgmontUSA: For me, April is eager anticipation of great new books that I can’t wait to hit the marketplace! #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | brooks_jones: | @julianhector Is that a fact? I thought you were moving away from digital #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | kayeleenhamblin: | Me too! RT @EgmontUSA: Also chocolate time. (Can you blame me? Its Cadbury season.) #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | timothypower67: | Today is the release of FURY OF THE PHOENIX, Cindy Pon’s sequel to SILVER PHOENIX, a YA adventure. #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | Shelltex: | Also volunteering at TLA! I’ll get to see some of those upcoming releases and maybe even snag some ARCs. April will be good. #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | LM_Preston: | I won’t be able to go to the conference this year, but I will attend some local ones #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | KateMessner: | @JenniferTrafton SPILLING INK is fantastic – we just got copies for all of our creative writing class kids, too! #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | EMKokie: | @KRJuchem Might be time for another round of betas, if you’re really worried. If you’re just feeling bruised, query on! #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | LeslieBulion: | @sheltex I’ll be at TLA too! #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | ek_anderson: | I’ve been prepping at my blog for a star-studded Nat’l Poetry Month. I’m busy filling in my last slots on the schedule. #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | PBWorkshop: | 30Poets/30Days is a definite go-to. Have I missed updates somewhere- what’s your status on Fibs? @gregpincus #kidlitchat |
| 1:07 am | JenniferTrafton: | @KateMessner Any other resources you recommend? #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @timothypower67 oh will so have to go and get it #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | LM_Preston: | RT @timothypower67: Today is the release of FURY OF THE PHOENIX, Cindy Pon’s sequel to SILVER PHOENIX, a YA adventure. #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | Shelltex: | @LeslieBulion @shelltex Yay for TLA! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | gregpincus: | @mrsjezell You say the sweetest things! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | j_ro333: | I’m also really excited about chocolate covered matzoh season! And their Cadbury egg counterparts! #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | PaulWHankins: | RT @JenniferTrafton: I’m planning creative writing classes for kids and just ordered a copy of SPILLING INK which looks wonderful. #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | stevenmalk: | Excited that Wimpy Kid 2 had a strong opening — that’s good for all of us. Also excited to hear the report from Bologna. #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | KRJuchem: | @EMKokie I think I’ll try some more, but I’m wondering if I should get some expert feedback (maybe on the query letter too) #kidlitchat |
| 1:08 am | LoreenLeedy: | Oh, and I.N.K. stands for Interesting Nonfiction for Kids, 20+ authors blogging. http://inkrethink.blogspot.com/ #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | EMKokie: | To celebrate release of FURY OF THE PHOENIX, @CindyPon is having a great contest – original art as prizes – check out her blog! #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | LeslieBulion: | can someone tell me what a beta reader is? #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | gregpincus: | @PBWorkshop No real updates other than teasers. Kickoffs for real on Monday.I still write Fibs,and the novel is still in process #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | timothypower67: | Is chocolate the topic tonight? #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | KateMessner: | For Natl Poetry Month I’m taking my 7th graders to the mall & staging flash mob performance of Poe’s “The Bells” in food court. #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | PaulWHankins: | @JenniferTrafton While reading Spilling Ink, don’t forget to follow @AnneMazer and @EllenPotter. Super ladies! Website too. #kidlitchat |
| 1:09 am | Shelltex: | @EMKokie @CynLeitichSmith Saw some posts about that workshop. I’m sure it was amazing! Love those events. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | bonnieadamson: | @KateMessner How cool is that?!? #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | EMKokie: | @KRJuchem You can always check out the verla kay (blue) boards or Absolute Write forums for some skilled peer critique. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | susanjsteward: | @LeslieBulion Like crit partners–first readers after you. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | LoreenLeedy: | @timothypower67 If chocolate has to do with #kidlitchat, YES! |
| 1:10 am | kayeleenhamblin: | @LeslieBulion They read your mss after your first round of revisions (or before.) #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | KatieDavisBurps: | RT @KateMessner: For Natl Poetry Month I’m taking my 7th graders to the mall & staging flash mob performance of Poe’s “The Bells” in food court. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | LeslieBulion: | thanks @susanjsteward #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | JenniferTrafton: | Will do! / RT @PaulWHankins: @JenniferTrafton While reading Spilling Ink, don’t forget to follow @AnneMazer and @EllenPotter. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | timothypower67: | RT @EMKokie: To celebrate release of FURY OF THE PHOENIX, @CindyPon is having a great contest – original art as prizes – check out her blog! #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | LM_Preston: | @susanjsteward Crit partners and Betas give the author a good perspective – the readers so you know where to add or take away #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | EMKokie: | @LeslieBulion A beta reader is a peer critiquer – someone who reads your novel and offers feedback. Often you swap MSs. #kidlitchat |
| 1:10 am | molly_oneill: | .@PaulWHankins asked what’s on my (editorial) mind. Here it is: So much that’s in my in-box lately all feels the same. (1/2) #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | deegarretson: | I’m going to an SCBWI conf. in Ohio in a few weeks, confs. are great for inspiration #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | LeslieBulion: | thanks!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | julianhector: | @brooks_jones ohhhh, you’re good!  I am, but one can still build an e-picbook app around hand drawn art #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | JessicaLeader: | @katemessner Poetry flash mob in food court? So freaking cool! Please tell me someone is videotaping. #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | KRJuchem: | @EMKokie Oh! Thank you! I didn’t know about those boards! #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | molly_oneill: | I’m eager for a submission that blows me away w/ its originality/creativity/unique voice, form, concepts, ideas. (2/2) #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | LM_Preston: | @deegarretson conferences can also help land an agent or editor #kidlitchat as well as talk to them face to face |
| 1:11 am | EMKokie: | @Shelltex If you ever get a chance to attend a workshop or retreat led by @CynLeitichSmith, go – inspiring and hands on! #kidlitchat |
| 1:11 am | earthwards: | Just wanted to pop in and say hi – am a writer/illustrator and follow many of you folks –what you do is so inspiring #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | EgmontUSA: | @JessicaLeader @katemessner Yes, please. I’d love to see! #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | brooks_jones: | @julianhector Amen to that! Love your art, btw. #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | jothompsonillos: | Thrilled about Shaun Tan’s Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize. Yay! Oz Kidlit #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | marthaflynn: | @KateMessner can you be cloned and distributed to English depts across the country? #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | JenniferTrafton: | Yes! RT @JessicaLeader: @katemessner Poetry flash mob in food court? So freaking cool! Please tell me someone is videotaping. #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | KateMessner: | @JessicaLeader We have student videographer volunteers as well as performers – hoping to share online the next day! #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | PaulWHankins: | @molly_oneill You have to give me some time, Molly. My goodness. These deadlines for original. I haven’t queried yet (wink). #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | EMKokie: | @deegarretson Yup &onferences can also help you connect w/other writers, find critique partners, learn about market changes… #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | bonnieadamson: | AGREE! RT @jothompsonillos: Thrilled about Shaun Tan’s Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize. Yay! Oz Kidlit #kidlitchat |
| 1:12 am | KRJuchem: | @DeeScribe It’s really hard to know if I wrote a good query or not. I worry that a bad query could kill my good ms. #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | gregpincus: | @julianhector Are you excited about Monday is One Day launching on Friday??!!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | stevenmalk: | @jothompsonillos Agreed, very excited for Shaun Tan. What an amazing talent. #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | JessicaLeader: | @katemessner Excellent! multiple camera angles? #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | julianhector: | @brooks_jones awwww, tyty! #kidlitchat |
| 1:13 am | RileyCarney: | It is great! RT @JenniferTrafton: I’m planning creative writing classes for kids & ordered SPILLING INK which looks wonderful. #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | PaulWHankins: | @lindsey_leavitt and @KimHarrington (active participants) have books coming out this month: Sean Griswold’s Head and Clarity. #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | LM_Preston: | About how much does it cost to attend the #kidlitchat SCBWI ? |
| 1:14 am | julianhector: | Yes, yes, yes! RT @jothompsonillos: Thrilled about Shaun Tan’s Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize. Yay! Oz Kidlit #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | KrissiDallas: | YOU ROCK. RT @KateMessner: For Natl Poetry Month I’m taking my 7th graders to the mall & staging flash mob performance of Poe #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | brooks_jones: | @julianhector Are you working on a picture book app now, or have any ideas for one? #kidlitchat |
| 1:14 am | DeeScribe: | @KRJuchem Know what you mean. Been having more success with QL since joined an online writing/crit group. Makes a difference #kidlitchat. |
| 1:14 am | teachingfriends: | I am working on a YA Regency set historical. Only a few have been done, but none that buzzed. What do you think? #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | ek_anderson: | @KateMessner OMG. Kate. That is amazing. YouTube, please? #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | EMKokie: | RT @molly_oneill I’m eager for a submission that blows me away w/its originality/creativity/unique voice, form, concepts, ideas. #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | WendyMartinArt: | My eyes are too slow for tonight’s speedy chat #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | eductwitt: | Already been composing original haiki, couplets, and synonym poems for poetry slam. Beret included #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | HP4Writers: | Great idea! Then could be shared with other Lit classes. RT @ek_anderson: @KateMessner OMG. That is amazing. YouTube, please? #kidlitchat |
| 1:15 am | MichelleDEvans: | RT @molly_oneill Im eager for a submission that blows me away w/its originality/creativity/unique voice, form, concepts, ideas. #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | KRJuchem: | @DeeScribe What is the crit group? Is it open to anyone? #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | Shelltex: | @KateMessner That is so cool! Can’t wait to see the videos. #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | LM_Preston: | I love it when kids take charge. They take more chances than we adults do #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | earthwards: | @WendyMartinArt I have that problem too – so many tweets and such tired eyes! #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | molly_oneill: | I’ll be at SCBWI-Iowa this weekend. http://bit.ly/fdD48R I meet any of you tweeps/kidlitchatters there? #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | brooks_jones: | RT @LM_Preston: I love it when kids take charge. They take more chances than we adults do #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | KateMessner: | FYI for our teachers/librarians- New Author Skype Tour offers posted for April/May! http://bit.ly/i6E8Dz #kidlitchat |
| 1:16 am | WendyMartinArt: | @earthwards comes from working on digital art all day. Only so many hours anyone eyeball can stare at a computer screen #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | susanjsteward: | @molly_oneill I wish. All kinds of cool kidlit stuff in Iowa! #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | suzlews: | Hey guys, lurking while working…#kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | KrissiDallas: | Um, YES, please!! RT @ek_anderson: @KateMessner OMG. Kate. That is amazing. YouTube, please? #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | JenniferTrafton: | RT @KateMessner: FYI for our teachers/librarians- New Author Skype Tour offers posted for April/May! http://bit.ly/i6E8Dz #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | ek_anderson: | I’m still filling in a few slots on my Nat’l Poetry Month blog calendar. Would love a guest post from an agent who reps poetry. #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | j_ro333: | RT @LM_Preston: I love it when kids take charge. They take more chances than we adults do #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | LM_Preston: | @KRJuchem Critique groups can be found in online communities, writer’s ort, or create one. U & another writer critique switch #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | julianhector: | @brooks_jones I am! I’m writing a new picture book, and designing the app for a joint submission. #kidlitchat |
| 1:17 am | LaFabuliste: | Hello everyone. What’s on the menu tonight? #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | StephHovland: | RT @KateMessner: FYI for our teachers/librarians- New Author Skype Tour offers posted for April/May! http://bit.ly/i6E8Dz #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | susanjsteward: | @LaFabuliste Open mic. What’ve you been reading? Writing? Etc. #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | MichelleDEvans: | @LM_Preston @KRJuchem I am still to find a suitable crit partner/group ;( #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | brooks_jones: | @julianhector That is awesome–I’m working on my second picture book app idea now. Brave new world we’re in, for sure! #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | suzlews: | @julianhector @brooks_jones very cool Julian. how the heck do you know how to do that? #kidlitchat |
| 1:18 am | EMKokie: | @KRJuchem Are you a member of SCBWI? If not, consider joining – great way to connect with other serious writers for kids/teens. #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | j_ro333: | Excited that a teacher friend of mine wants to get her 8th grade class involved with my online writing community. #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | TaraLazar: | RT @timothypower67: Today is the release of FURY OF THE PHOENIX, Cindy Pon’s sequel to SILVER PHOENIX, a YA adventure. #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | seslibrary: | RT @KateMessner: FYI for our teachers/librarians- New Author Skype Tour offers posted for April/May! http://bit.ly/i6E8Dz #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | KateMessner: | Re: Food court flash mob poetry- plan is to videotape, edit, & share. Happy to hear all the enthusiasm. We’re excited, too! #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | stevenmalk: | Already getting excited for the SCBWI national conference this summer in LA. I hear the lineup is pretty fantastic (as always). #kidlitchat |
| 1:19 am | LaFabuliste: | Oh… I’ve been reading Spring 2012 titles, which you should all be VERY excited about. And I’m writing what I’m always writing. #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | Niyrak: | RT @EMKokie: To celebrate release of FURY OF THE PHOENIX, @CindyPon is having a great contest – original art as prizes – check out her blog! #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | julianhector: | Yeeeesss, Greg!!!!!!!! RT @gregpincus: @julianhector Are you excited about Monday is One Day launching on Friday??!!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | j_ro333: | She also wants to bring me in to discuss creative writing with them. Should be incredible! I can’t wait to see what they write #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | KRJuchem: | @MichelleDEvans What genre do you primarily write? #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | ek_anderson: | @KateMessner I love the idea of a poetry flash mob #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | dougsolter: | Hello everybody. Working on a paranormal book now. Just came back from Oklahoma SCBWI conference. Met some awesome people. #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | brooks_jones: | I’d guess @julianhector plans to submit the print dummy to traditional publishers, and perhaps show a PDF as well to pitch app? #kidlitchat |
| 1:20 am | KatGirl_Studio: | drat looked away from the screen and now I’m lost #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | HP4Writers: | @j_ro333 I find many kids at this age to be incredibly creative and quite talented. Some blow me away when I talk w/them. #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | elanaroth: | Hey, kids. What’s happening? #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | WendyMartinArt: | @KatGirl_Studio Talk to me, I looked away too #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | susanjsteward: | @KatGirl_Studio Sit by me–I’m kind of just watching #kidlitchat go by. |
| 1:21 am | brooks_jones: | @ElanaRoth Open mic night! #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | bonnieadamson: | @ElanaRoth Open Mic night! #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | KRJuchem: | @EMKokie I’m just starting out (and a poor teacher) so I hadn’t decided if joining SCBWI would be worth it. Is it? #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | LM_Preston: | I’m working on my 1st mss this year, hope to be done draft by end of May. I want to write 3 drafts this year #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | brooks_jones: | @BonnieAdamson Great minds think alike, eh? #kidlitchat |
| 1:21 am | EMKokie: | @elanaroth It’s a free-for-all – open mic night kind of discussion. #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | DebraDriza: | Checking in….. #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | j_ro333: | @HP4Writers I know. it’s going to be amazing. She also wants me to take on the 5th graders too. Eternal Passage is too adult…#kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | LeslieBulion: | scbwi conferences are great, and my crit group is, too!#kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | suzlews: | @KRJuchem yes! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | LiaKeyes: | Just arrived, after a flat out day of writing. Burned out but chatty – what’s the topic tonight? #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | wellfedpoet: | RT @KateMessner: For Natl Poetry Month I’m taking my 7th graders to the mall & staging flash mob performance of Poe’s “The Bells” in food court. #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | bonnieadamson: | @brooks_jones Jinx! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | LaFabuliste: | I’m also listening to NPR and thinking of getting a glass of chocolate milk, but I don’t think either of those is related to #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | TaraLazar: | RT @KateMessner: For Natl Poetry Month I’m taking my 7th graders to the mall & staging flash mob performance of Poe’s “The Bells” in food court. #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | EMKokie: | @KRJuchem For me it was. I joined in 2007, connected with a crit group, attended local events/conferences. For me well worth it. #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | KRJuchem: | @LM_Preston Well, I have mostly written PBs, so I’ve read a lot of them, but that’s not what I read for fun #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | LiaKeyes: | @bonnieadamson Oops, crossed posts – open mic – got it! #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | DebraDriza: | @LM_Preston 3 drafts of same ms or 3 different novels? #kidlitchat |
| 1:22 am | LM_Preston: | Who else writes at fast pace and their critique group can’t keep up? #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | KateMessner: | Writer-book recommendation for #kidlitchat open mic night- I’m loving John Truby’s THE ANATOMY OF STORY. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | elanaroth: | Open mic night? That’s a high pressure situation. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | brooks_jones: | @LM_Preston Holy cow, I WISH I had that problem! #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | j_ro333: | @HP4Writers …for them, so we discussed doing an Eternal Passage Jr or something so they could get involved too. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | DebraDriza: | @EMKokie @elanaroth Oh wow, you mean there’s no topic to guide us? That’s dangerous for me….  #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | molly_oneill: | OK #kidlitchat. Time to (finally!) leave the office & go home to the edits that await me there. #itneverends Happy chatting! |
| 1:23 am | julianhector: | @brooks_jones exactly – I can’t program, but I can at least design and describe the possible interactivity #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | LM_Preston: | @DebraDriza 3 different novels it seems to be a natural writing time for me. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | HP4Writers: | @j_ro333 Good luck! Hope it goes well for both age groups. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | LiaKeyes: | @LM_Preston I’ve decided to never share first drafts until they’re done. I’m too easily de-railed. #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | PaulWHankins: | Just dropping titles into the #kidlitchat. I am finishing What Comes After tonight by Steve Watkins. It’s really good. Good story. Tender. |
| 1:23 am | WendyMartinArt: | @ElanaRoth you can handle it #kidlitchat |
| 1:23 am | LM_Preston: | @KRJuchem Isn’t it funny that you love a genre but that’s not what comes out of you? #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | brooks_jones: | @julianhector Same here (can’t program) but I have a feeling there are some great new tools on the horizon to help us build apps #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | bonnieadamson: | @LM_Preston YES! #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @WendyMartinArt so what are you up too? #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | DebraDriza: | @LM_Preston Very cool! I hope to finish at least two…. #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | LM_Preston: | @LiaKeyes Smart woman! I’m taking that attitude, because it does cause me to belabor it. #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | deegarretson: | Just curious-what is everyone working on right now? fantasy? historical? contemporary? other? Me – MG sci fi #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | WendyMartinArt: | @KatGirl_Studio working on portfolio pieces and #PBDummy #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | robin_talley: | Any advice on retooling one’s brain to write in a genre that you haven’t bf? Ways to come up with genre-appropriate ideas, etc? #kidlitchat |
| 1:24 am | WendyMartinArt: | @KatGirl_Studio you? #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | delzey: | @LM_Preston we have a set page limit, but i write beyond that. some weeks its good to have something “in the bank” #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @brooks_jones or you can bribe others to do it for you =^.^= #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | LM_Preston: | @DebraDriza Oh wow! we should be each other’s support group. I hope to do 1 during nanowrimo #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | LiaKeyes: | @LM_Preston Right! And there’s so many ways to peel an orange. Everyone’s got an opinion, but they’re not seeing the whole. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | susanjsteward: | @deegarretson Pretty much always contemporary MG/YA(ish) with me. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | jeanie_w: | I hear ya. RT @LiaKeyes:Ive decided to never share first drafts until theyre done. Im too easily de-railed. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | HP4Writers: | @LiaKeyes I have a crit partner who works best that way. Too easily influenced by differing opinions. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston I’m like that too – lightning writing, which serves me well; I’m a stay at home dad. Pick him up @ 3 fr om school. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | Lisawrites4kids: | @LM_Preston Good luck! That is fantastic. A novel sale and a draft a year is my goal right now. Plus nonfiction series. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | DebraDriza: | @deegarretson Yay for sci fi! #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | kellyhashway: | @deegarretson I’m working on a MG fantasy. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | jeanie_w: | Me too. RT @WendyMartinArt: @KatGirl_Studio working on portfolio pieces and #PBDummy #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | ek_anderson: | @deegarretson I’m working on an YA contemporary…ish. Alternate near history. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | EMKokie: | @deegarretson I’m working on a contemporary realistic YA novel – the third incarnation of the idea, hoping this one sticks. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | the1stdaughter: | @deegarretson Oh! I can’t wait to read it! MG Sci-Fi sounds spectacular! #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | LaFabuliste: | @deegarretson YA… speculative fiction? Not contemporary, but not historical, but no magic, but not scifi… speculative. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | KRJuchem: | @LM_Preston I think I might be scared that if I try to write the genre I love, I will end up ruining it. #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | jothompsonillos: | Wish I was @ Bologna Book Fair. Excited to see pics of my book there tho http://bit.ly/glIBFd Thanks @NFPublishing ALC stand #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | brooks_jones: | @KatGirl_Studio True–is that what you’re doing? I hear programmers like cold pizza and Jolt cola #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | PaulWHankins: | @deegarretson Mr. Hankins is working on a first collection of poetry and a YA piece (sticky notes scattered on desk). #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | WendyMartinArt: | @jeanie_w It might be a fashionable trend #PBDummy #kidlitchat |
| 1:25 am | delzey: | @deegarretson realistic YA boy book. oh, and it’s an historical (1970s) comedy as well. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | earthwards: | Open mic tonight? I’d love to know your thoughts on multi-genre writing- is doing pb as well as mg/ya a turn off for agents? #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | j_ro333: | @HP4Writers Thanks so much. EP has been tons of fun so far and I’m sure their creativity will rock it! #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | KateMessner: | @deegarretson Revising book 2 in my chapter book series & drafting new upper-MG thriller. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | jemifraser: | @deegarretson I’ve got a YA steampunk — but a MG fantasy/sci fi is knocking at my skull right now too #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | elanaroth: | Let’s see, what I’m working on…I’m wrangling overdue manuscripts out of clients, and money out of editors. Like always. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 Oh, you know when I stay home I am a less productive. For some reason I work best with a jammed schedule #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | KRJuchem: | @deegarretson I’m working on PB right now #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | JenniferTrafton: | @robin_talley I’m not sure starting with genre is the best way of thinking about the story. Write the story that’s in you. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @WendyMartinArt I’m working on 2 PB’s, a YA novel and the Visual Novel game for Daemons in the Mist #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | DebraDriza: | @LM_Preston I’ve never gotten to do NaNo yet…maybe this year! #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | Lisawrites4kids: | @deegarretson I’m working a realistic fantasy middle grade and plotting a sci-fi medical thriller for YA. #kidlitchat #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | EMKokie: | @robin_talley Let the idea lead the story. And to familiarize yourself, read – read a ton of recent books in the genre. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | LeslieBulion: | I’m finishing a mg magical realism #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | LiaKeyes: | @HP4Writers Exactly! I’m too much of a good girl, trying to please everyone, instead of listening to my story instincts. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | LM_Preston: | @Lisawrites4kids You can do it, I would suggest add some conferences with Agent / editor pitch sessions to get ball moving #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | delzey: | @deegarretson i also have a beginning reader i need to stop tinkering with. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | LaFabuliste: | @earthwards Like… as one book? Or do you mean a body of work that isn’t all the same? #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | julianhector: | @suzlews my experience with games and other interactive content helps. I worked on one of EA’s first iPhone games #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | deegarretson: | @PaulWHankins yes, where would writers be without sticky notes? #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | KateMessner: | @PaulWHankins Ah…another sticky note addict. I should have stock in the Post-It company. #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | jeanie_w: | @WendyMartinArt I can’t imagine why… #pbdummy #kidlitchat |
| 1:26 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @DebraDriza I did it last year it was awesome #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | DeeScribe: | @LiaKeyes Hi Lia:) #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | MichelleDEvans: | @KRJuchem I write YA contemporary and pbs and I’m also writing an early chapter book #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | elanaroth: | Oh, and contracts out of publishers. Can’t forget that. #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | LM_Preston: | @DebraDriza It did me in last year. We kinda have a love/hate relationship #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | HP4Writers: | @LiaKeyes Writing is so individualistic. It’s all about finding what process works best for YOU! #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | WendyMartinArt: | @KatGirl_Studio I also have 2 SEEKRIT (TM) projects #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | suzlews: | @julianhector very cool #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston My sched couldn’t be more jammed right now – 2 new books, marketing for a book (Oct release), 2 blogs! Yikes! #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | EMKokie: | @elanaroth Is there ever a time agents aren’t wrangling something out of someone? Tough job, keeping things moving. #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | happybluejess: | Looking forward to seeing Jack Gantos, Richard Michelson, and @SevenImp at this: http://bit.ly/hys4ZX #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | LiaKeyes: | I’m writing a YA time travel fantasy, and a steampunk romantic suspense. #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | LM_Preston: | @KRJuchem Me too! #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | ek_anderson: | @KateMessner My BFF works at 3M. Might could arrange something. #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | DebraDriza: | @deegarretson Both of my WIPs are YA contemporary…of course, they’re on hold until MILA is finished. #kidlitchat |
| 1:27 am | Niyrak: | RT @timothypower67: Today is the release of FURY OF THE PHOENIX, Cindy Pon’s sequel to SILVER PHOENIX, a YA adventure. #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | KateMessner: | @earthwards I write picture books, chapter books, and novels and feel like it works out fine. #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | deegarretson: | @the1stdaughter thanks! I hope it sees the light of day #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | PaulWHankins: | @deegarretson @KateMessner Like coat hangers, they seem to multiply when I close door to the study. And they generate colors. #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | JenniferTrafton: | @KateMessner @PaulWHankins If only I had enough places left to stick my Sticky Notes. #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | LiaKeyes: | @DeeScribe Hey, Dee! I see a lot of friends here. So fun. Get the cocktails out, gang. #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | suzlews: | working on PB and MG #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | LoreenLeedy: | @brooks_jones @julianhector I know of 4 companies working on app-creation software, 2 are beta-testing now. #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | j_ro333: | @julianhector who are you describing too? Any good programmers you can pass along? Good luck with all your projects, mate! #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | TeacherNextDoor: | #kidlitchat Wow this moves fast! Thanks for letting me listen in! |
| 1:28 am | LiaKeyes: | RT @timothypower67: Today is the release of FURY OF THE PHOENIX, Cindy Pons sequel to SILVER PHOENIX, a YA adventure. #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | KateMessner: | @ek_anderson Oooohhh…. *swoons* #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | HP4Writers: | Ditto! RT @LM_Preston: @j_ro333 when I stay home I am a less productive. For some reason I work best with a jammed schedule #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @brooks_jones I actually do all my art, writing and coding. I can code in 4 computer languages #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | KRJuchem: | @delzey I’m having trouble figuring out if my ms should be pb or early reader. How to decide? #kidlitchat |
| 1:28 am | Shelltex: | I write picture books and contemporary YA. #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | EMKokie: | @LeslieBulion Love magical realism #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | j_ro333: | @LiaKeyes sounds great! Good luck #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 Wowsa! Well I have all that…4 kids, a DH, and a new mss I’m marketing as well as old. I’m going loco I feel ur pain #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | LaFabuliste: | @earthwards I think that’s stupid advice. #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | elanaroth: | @EMKokie Nope never. We’re so horrible, us agents. #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | LeslieBulion: | @ emkokie what are some of your faves? #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | ek_anderson: | @KateMessner She has this pen that has a tiny post-it tab distributor thingy on the end. I am all WANT. #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | PBWorkshop: | @KRJuchem #kidlitchat Speaking as a teacher (who waited too long to join SCBWI), the investment is SOOO worth it! Resources/contacts galore |
| 1:29 am | EMKokie: | @elanaroth Godsends, you mean. #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | brooks_jones: | @LoreenLeedy Yep–let me see if I can name at least three of ‘em: moglue, scrivener and demibooks? #kidlitchat |
| 1:29 am | deegarretson: | Wow! great to see the variety of WIPs. no trying to write to trends in this bunch! #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | Lisawrites4kids: | @EMKokie @LeslieBulion Hey, EM…my MG is magical realism. Working my arse off to get it done. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | delzey: | @KRJuchem @delzey i had that problem. then i made a dummy of the book and made stick figure drawings until i realized… #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | kidlitedna: | Hi peeps, I’m a writer/illustrator. Good writer-bk recom Kate, thx. I’m now reading (and loving) SECOND SIGHT by Cheryl Klein #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | LM_Preston: | @DeeScribe How’d you find one that matched you? I just feel so guilty sending them new stuff when they r still wkg on thiers #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | LeslieBulion: | @lisawrites4kids me too! #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | elanaroth: | @EMKokie Depends on who you ask, I think. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | outtoread: | RT @KateMessner: FYI for our teachers/librarians- New Author Skype Tour offers posted for April/May! http://bit.ly/i6E8Dz #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | PaulWHankins: | @JenniferTrafton @KateMessner @deegarretson Some Sticky Note fun from the guys at EepyBird (for after #kidlitchat, of course). Enjoy! |
| 1:30 am | TeacherNextDoor: | #kidlitchat I write “little bits” for my students, but they have finally convinced me to write something “official” for them. mid-lev. novel |
| 1:30 am | brooks_jones: | @KatGirl_Studio Holy cow, girlfriend, I’m REALLY impressed! #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston Wow! I only have 1 kid, so that makes it easier. Also – new blog is all about daddying, so I work out stuff there. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | suzlews: | @kidlitedna good to know, i’ve been curious about it #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | LM_Preston: | @HP4Writers we are kindred, people think I’m nuts but it works for me. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | delzey: | @KRJuchem @delzey it wasn’t working as a picture book. then i reformated/restructured it for a beginning reader #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | dougsolter: | WIP – 1st draft of paranormal. Outlining YA Alternative History/Space Opera. Yes, kinda weird, but I can make them fit together. #kidlitchat |
| 1:30 am | LoreenLeedy: | Excellent, how’s it going, timewise… fast, slow? @KatGirl_Studio “i’m working on a visual novel game” #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @brooks_jones I’m one of those DIY kinda girls. I love learning. #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | happybluejess: | I agree! RT @PBWorkshop #kidlitchat Speaking as a teacher (who waited too long to join SCBWI), the investment is SOOO worth it! |
| 1:31 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 Oh, but 1 kid is difficult. With 4 they keep each other entertained, with 1, they want u to entertain #kidlitchat how’s marktg? |
| 1:31 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston Congrats on keeping afloat.Get a massage or something will ya?I’m tired just thinking about 4 kids, forget working! #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | LiaKeyes: | Someone asked how to become comfortable in a new genre – my suggestion: join an online/offline community writing in that genre. #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | DeeScribe: | @LiaKeyes #kidlitchat Bit early for cocktails here, Lia – it’s lunch time LOL |
| 1:31 am | the1stdaughter: | My current WIP (due in Aug.) is MG fiction, but I’ve also got 2 YA’s I’m working on, one Sci-Fi the other Paranormal. #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | Shelltex: | @ek_anderson @KateMessner I have the post-it pen, too. It has a highlighter also. Love it. #kidlitchat |
| 1:31 am | brooks_jones: | @KatGirl_Studio Which programming language is your favorite? #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @brooks_jones i also sew and draft patterns and do miniature book binding #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | TeacherNextDoor: | #kidlitchat @katemessner love your skype tour page! Have yet to participate, but so excited for when it works out for my classroom! |
| 1:32 am | LoreenLeedy: | @brooks_jones Re the I.N.K. gaming post, it goes up tomorrow morning. : ) It’s inspired by Reality is Broken book #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | LiaKeyes: | @DeeScribe Never too early for cocktails. Or chocolate. #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 You know a friend gave me one for the holidays and I still haven’t found time to use it, lol! #kidlitchat thanks for reminder |
| 1:32 am | deegarretson: | @dougsolter I love the term space opera, but can you define for me? #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | AmyLVPoemFarm: | RT @KateMessner: For Natl Poetry Month I’m taking my 7th graders to the mall & staging flash mob performance of Poe’s “The Bells” in food court. #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | KRJuchem: | @delzey good advice. i have some mock illustrations and i can really see the images in my head, but idk if the text is too long #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | KateMessner: | Must get back to line edits and tea… night, all! #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston Trailers are underway (full animation!), Logo almost done, contests developed, merch in development, blog tour.. #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | PaulWHankins: | @JenniferTrafton @KateMessner @deegarretson @ek_anderson Oops. Here is the Eepybird Sticky Note Video: http://bit.ly/bz43cS #kidlitchat |
| 1:32 am | brooks_jones: | @LoreenLeedy I am bookmarking your blog right now! Thx #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | LoreenLeedy: | @brooks_jones Scrivener? You mean the novel-writing sofware people? Hmmm! #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | EMKokie: | @LeslieBulion For teens/kids? Holes, Jellicoe Road, Francesca Lia Block…For adults, Like Water for Chocolate. #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | deegarretson: | @the1stdaughter are you able to talk details yet about your MG? #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 what do u use for trailers? My artist loves animoto . com #kidlitchat when’s the blog tour? |
| 1:33 am | DeeScribe: | @LM_Preston Has taken me about 6 years to find right crit buddy. It kind of evolved. SCBWI is good place to start. #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | julianhector: | @j_ro333 friends with a few programmers in the gaming world. That’s the sort of person I would try to hire for an epbook app #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | AmpERobert: | @LiaKeyes This will only work if you write kid-lit. Otherwise, not #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | TS_Welti: | I missed the first few minutes of #kidlitchat. Gotta catch up! What’s the topic? |
| 1:33 am | DebraDriza: | @LiaKeyes @DeeScribe Or both cocktails AND chocolate! #kidlitchat |
| 1:33 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston ..will be set up, and skype tour, possible tv/radio interviews – it is so insane. and tons more too! Gaaah! #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | EgmontUSA: | @PaulWHankins Love all things Eepy Bird! #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | bookaliciouspam: | I just joined SCBWI today as I queried my picture book *bites nails* #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | LiaKeyes: | @DebraDriza @LiaKeyes @DeeScribe NOW you’re talkin’! #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | LeslieBulion: | @emkokie tx have you read any Ace Bauer? #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | Lisawrites4kids: | @LeslieBulion Keep writing!!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | the1stdaughter: | @deegarretson I’m not, unfortunately.  ( But it’s getting close! I’m hoping by May I’ll be able to spill a bit more. #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @brooks_jones um… I don’t know. I know HTML, Action Script (flash), CSS and PHP #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston I just want to write. I totally get what Amanda was talking about last week. #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | delzey: | @KRJuchem @delzey i love jon scieszka’s take: for pb, cut your current word count by 50% #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | kidlitedna: | @suzlews It’s a wealth of info for writers at all levels in their careers. Somewhat edutaining, too… #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 I planning on doing the skype tour also, but haven’t worked out the details #kidlitchat tell me how it goes. |
| 1:34 am | KevinTCraig: | I’m working on a YA contemporary with a bit of paranormal mixed in. ‘HENRY’S TATTOO’ #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | TS_Welti: | @julianhector Are you saying you would only trust a friend? I’m wary of trusting a stranger with my app. #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | dougsolter: | @deegarretson @dougsolter Best description would be Star Wars Triliogy. The good old one not the new ones. #kidlitchat |
| 1:34 am | LeslieBulion: | @lisawrites4kids you too! We’ll both finish together! #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | brooks_jones: | @LoreenLeedy Oops, you’re right, I put Scrivener’s link in the wrong bookmark folder! #duh #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | suzlews: | @kidlitedna will have to get #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | earthwards: | @BookaliciousPam I’ll share that nailbiting anxiety with you #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | ek_anderson: | Since we’re coming up on Nat’l Poetry Month, wondering from agents/editors here whether verse novels are gaining popularity. #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 To make it as self-pub it takes care & feeding and lots of work great story, pricing, and constant mrktg #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston We’re using a combo of After Effects (my fav!) and anime studio pro. Edits in Final Cut, sound in Sundtrack Pro. #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | delzey: | @KRJuchem @delzey if you really cannot cut it, it’s fine, but if you can see if you can cut it some more #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | j_ro333: | RT @LM_Preston: @j_ro333 To make it as self-pub it takes care & feeding and lots of work great story, pricing, and constant mrktg #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | LoreenLeedy: | @brooks_jones Right, demibooks and moglue are beta testing now, InteractBooks may be. Interactive Touch Books is due soon. #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | EMKokie: | @LeslieBulion I’ll look up Ace Bauer. It’s more a recent interest. I didn’t really think about it as a genre until Jellicoe Road #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | PaulWHankins: | @EgmontUSA Small world. Friend’s husband (John Volz) is brother of Stephen Volz (tall, bald fellow). Want an introduce at FB? #kidlitchat |
| 1:35 am | julianhector: | @j_ro333 have you played with any e picbooks on your iPad? #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | delzey: | @KRJuchem @delzey i just reviewed ROSIE’S WALK (1968) and it’s 32 words long! #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | DeeScribe: | @LM_Preston Wrote diff length and genre 2 first crit buds. Crit with them on project basis, but send everything to new crit bud #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | LeslieBulion: | @emkokie I’m going to look up Jellico Road #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | jolantru: | RT @bonnieadamson: TOPIC: It’s the end of the quarter open mic night! What’s on your mind? What are you up to? #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | LoreenLeedy: | @brooks_jones Shucks, I love Scrivener, would love app-creation software from them! : ) #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | bookaliciouspam: | @LeslieBulion @emkokie Jellicoe Road is a fantastic novel. #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | LM_Preston: | @DeeScribe You hit jackpot…uh, can I borrow them, lol? tell me if they take referrals #kidlitchat |
| 1:36 am | j_ro333: | @julianhector Not many. Only 1. Been so busy since I got it, I haven’t played, but used it for work. #kidlitchat |
| 1:37 am | EMKokie: | @bookaliciouspam Welcome to SCBWI. If your regional chapter doesn’t feel like a great fit try some neighboring region events too #kidlitchat |
| 1:37 am | TeacherNextDoor: | @ek_anderson As a teacher, I love teaching and rec. novels in verse. students seem to either love or hate them. #kidlitchat |
| 1:37 am | EgmontUSA: | @PaulWHankins You’re the one who introduced me to the wonders of Eepy Bird, Paul! I’m endorsing. So cool! #kidlitchat |
| 1:37 am | PaulWHankins: | @ek_anderson Exposure and Family (by @micolz) are two note-worthy novels in verse in the past couple of months. Strong examples. #kidlitchat |
| 1:37 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @LM_Preston @DeeScribe ooo what jackpot? #kidlitchat |
| 1:37 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston Agreed on self pub needs! Great sum up. I’d add you need tons of coffee and chocolate. #kidlitchat |
| 1:37 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 Oh and I have a much longer list than that, lol! great cover (like actually let people besides yourself) critique cover #kidlitchat |
| 1:37 am | julianhector: | Me too! RT @j_ro333: @LM_Preston I just want to write. I totally get what Amanda was talking about last week. #kidlitchat |
| 1:38 am | EMKokie: | @bookaliciouspam @LeslieBulion Agreed. Meaty, layered story with fantastic writing. And the several story threads add texture. #kidlitchat |
| 1:38 am | KRJuchem: | @delzey oh man. mine is like 2600. i think i better look at reformatting to easy reader! LOL #kidlitchat #whatwasithinking |
| 1:38 am | bookaliciouspam: | @EMKokie @bookaliciouspam @LeslieBulion but all of Marchetta’s writing is flawless Saving Francesca, Finnikin of the Rock. #kidlitchat |
| 1:38 am | PaulWHankins: | @EgmontUSA Oh. I did? Good. Well then. . .ummm. . .carry on. . .I feel so. . .accomplished (?) You teach me, friend. #kidlitchat |
| 1:39 am | TS_Welti: | Looks like #kidlitchat is focusing on ebook apps and poetry today. |
| 1:39 am | jolantru: | Book release next Mon. And wondering how to complete my YA wip. #kidlitchat |
| 1:39 am | brooks_jones: | @julianhector I’ve listed several of my favorite ePBs on my blog http://www.brooksjones.com I love Bartleby’s Book of Buttons #kidlitchat |
| 1:39 am | delzey: | @KRJuchem @delzey i bet you can get it down to 300. wanna bet? #kidlitchat |
| 1:39 am | EMKokie: | @bookaliciouspam @LeslieBulion Agreed. She’s fantastic. #kidlitchat |
| 1:39 am | ek_anderson: | @PaulWHankins I hadn’t realized @micolz‘ FAMILY was in verse! #kidlitchat |
| 1:39 am | jothompsonillos: | Hi @sheryl_gwyther (waves) Looking good to me on Tweetdeck #kidlitchat |
| 1:39 am | SMozer: | RT @KateMessner FYI for our teachers/librarians- New Author Skype Tour offers posted for April/May! http://bit.ly/i6E8Dz #kidlitchat |
| 1:40 am | julianhector: | @TS_Welti I would a hire an unknown programmer with a good resume, etc. I would rather work with a known app maker though #kidlitchat |
| 1:40 am | DeeScribe: | @LM_Preston V lucky with crit bud/buddies. Move in circles u write in (forums like #kidlitchat) and more likely to find right bud for you. |
| 1:40 am | bonnieadamson: | @KRJuchem SCBWI is a great place to start–saw your tweet earler. The most amazingly supportive ppl around (outside of #kidlitchat !) |
| 1:40 am | EgmontUSA: | @ek_anderson Yup! It’s phenomenal and chilling. Cannot wait for it to it shelves. #kidlitchat |
| 1:40 am | PaulWHankins: | @ek_anderson This is just one of the strong (and provocative) titles coming out of Egmont. God, I love that house. #kidlitchat |
| 1:40 am | susan_marie: | Hey #kidlitchat folks, if you don’t follow @PWKidsBookshelf, this would be a fun time to start. Intriguing tweets from Bologna book fair. |
| 1:40 am | TxTechChick: | RT @KateMessner: FYI for our teachers/librarians- New Author Skype Tour offers posted for April/May! http://bit.ly/i6E8Dz #kidlitchat |
| 1:40 am | DeeScribe: | @sheryl_gwyther #kidlitchat They are appearing here , Sheryl |
| 1:40 am | earthwards: | As someone who’s not very comp-savvy – are e-pbooks a thing now? Really picking up? #kidlitchat |
| 1:40 am | EMKokie: | @KRJuchem Of course, try formats. But the decision should be more than length. How does the story best work? Language? Etc. #kidlitchat |
| 1:40 am | brooks_jones: | @LoreenLeedy Thanks for sharing those other two names–nice to know we’ll have a lot more options soon for creating PB apps #kidlitchat |
| 1:40 am | LM_Preston: | @julianhector @j_ro333 to pay bills as author there is other work involved. Author=Business=provide product (works) that sell #kidlitchat |
| 1:41 am | ek_anderson: | @EgmontUSA I was already looking forward to it…and now even more so! #kidlitchat |
| 1:41 am | KRJuchem: | @delzey Hmmm. I am up for the challenge! Let me try! #kidlitchat |
| 1:41 am | PaulWHankins: | @ek_anderson And I am sorry. That other title, by Kimberly Marcus, is Exposed, not Exposure. Jeez. How bushleague of me. . .#kidlitchat |
| 1:41 am | joynhensley: | I’m working on a ya dystopian. Hope to have draft done by June. One ms out to agents. Hoping to get an agent this year. #kidlitchat |
| 1:41 am | LM_Preston: | @DeeScribe Sigh, I know, I’m getting tired of searching. But I now just joined a critique group nearby. We’ll see #kidlitchat |
| 1:42 am | EgmontUSA: | @ek_anderson Hurray! #kidlitchat |
| 1:42 am | dougsolter: | I’m lucky. My SCBWI chapter is quite active and seems to support their members quite well. #kidlitchat |
| 1:42 am | LM_Preston: | @KatGirl_Studio Someone got lucky and found a great Crit partner…I’m still searching 4 one #kidlitchat |
| 1:42 am | LoreenLeedy: | @brooks_jones I’m very psyched, have been making lists of ideas like crazy. Will need to hire elves to get them all done. #kidlitchat |
| 1:42 am | ek_anderson: | @PaulWHankins Ha, I knew what you were talking about. Kim Marcus is doing a joint i’view w @LisaSchroeder for my blog in April. #kidlitchat |
| 1:42 am | WendyMartinArt: | You really get more out of your local #SCBWI chapter if you get involved. #kidlitchat |
| 1:42 am | PaulWHankins: | @ek_anderson @micolz‘s Family gave me chills before, during, and after reading. Cover alone is notable for it’s chill factor. #kidlitchat |
| 1:42 am | deegarretson: | would love some good news from Bologna, but know better than to hope too much #kidlitchat |
| 1:42 am | EMKokie: | @earthwards Apps based on PBs some, but no format yet lets a true ebook PB – not in true PB format w/full illustrations & layout #kidlitchat |
| 1:43 am | Lisawrites4kids: | @LM_Preston #kidlitchat I’m thinking about BEA this year instead of conferences. SCBWI 40th would be fun though! Celebrate my YA release! |
| 1:43 am | julianhector: | @ts_welti like @ruckusmedia #kidlitchat |
| 1:43 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston Oh I totally get it an even enjoy the marketing, but I love writing 1st and haven’t been able to devote as much… #kidlitchat |
| 1:43 am | KRJuchem: | Nights end early for teachers… This was my best #kidlitchat yet, I got a lot of great advice! Thanks all! |
| 1:43 am | brooks_jones: | @LoreenLeedy Same here, I have more ideas than I have time to carry them out. Good problem to have, I guess! #kidlitchat |
| 1:43 am | PaulWHankins: | @ek_anderson You are cooler than a polar bear’s toenails, friend. #kidlitchat |
| 1:43 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @LM_Preston ah #kidlitchat |
| 1:44 am | DebraDriza: | @brooks_jones @LoreenLeedy Me, too! So many ideas, so little time! #kidlitchat |
| 1:44 am | WendyMartinArt: | I need a clone to work on all the ideas scampering around in my brain pan #kidlitchat |
| 1:44 am | ek_anderson: | @PaulWHankins Back atcha! #kidlitchat |
| 1:44 am | earthwards: | @EMKokie I’ve been wondering for awhile actually, thanks (as I sit and watch soo many people do full novel ebooks) *sigh* #kidlitchat |
| 1:44 am | bonnieadamson: | @PaulWHankins Wait–was that a DWTS reference?!? #kidlitchat |
| 1:44 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston ..time to it lately. I also forgot to mention before, I’m also writing a new feature screenplay. Producer gung ho! #kidlitchat |
| 1:44 am | brooks_jones: | @LoreenLeedy Plus I still have hope I’ll find time to figure out how to build Android apps using Google’s free tool #kidlitchat |
| 1:45 am | KevinTCraig: | @WendyMartinArt I hear you. I always have new ideas come in while I’m still working on an old one. #kidlitchat |
| 1:45 am | LoreenLeedy: | @brooks_jones I need to B hands-on, can’t be telling a dev what 2 do. Would B like telling someone how to draw my illustrations. #kidlitchat |
| 1:45 am | julianhector: | @j_ro333 @lm_preston yeah, I like marketing, too, but I agree with the spirit of what Amanda said. #kidlitchat |
| 1:45 am | EgmontUSA: | Barely can keep my eyes open. I think I’m gonna turn in. (Shocking, I know!) Great chat folks. Have fun. #kidlitchat |
| 1:45 am | LiaKeyes: | @j_ro333 Good for you! Go for it! #kidlitchat |
| 1:45 am | Lisawrites4kids: | Who’s going to BEA this year? #kidlitchat #kidlitchat |
| 1:45 am | WendyMartinArt: | @EgmontUSA Sweet dreams #kidlitchat |
| 1:45 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 Wowsa! U are a machine. I get all my stuff done having a schedule. write in early am/pm then 1 hr mrktg #kidlitchat |
| 1:45 am | DeeScribe: | @LM_Preston 2 mths ago looking 4 crit bud – writer offer to crit my work and I critiqued hers and worked 4 us. Don’t give up:) #kidlitchat |
| 1:45 am | joynhensley: | I joined SCBWI today! #kidlitchat |
| 1:45 am | brooks_jones: | @LoreenLeedy I’d tell my illustrator scribe to do a better job than I can! LOL #kidlitchat |
| 1:45 am | suzlews: | @joynhensley Yay!! #kidlitchat |
| 1:46 am | bonnieadamson: | @Lisawrites4kids I’ll be signing on Tuesday #BEA2011 #kidlitchat |
| 1:46 am | EmmaWAdams: | Hm.. I joined SCBWI today! #kidlitchat LOL |
| 1:46 am | WendyMartinArt: | @KevinTCraig doing my best to focus on the dozen already started and not head off on a new shiny #kidlitchat |
| 1:46 am | LM_Preston: | @julianhector @j_ro333 Most authors even with traditional houses have to do a fair share of marketing pubs now want it all #kidlitchat |
| 1:46 am | DanDadDoes: | Noelle the Librarian Strikes Again! Fantastic List of Top 20 Science Fiction Books For Kids http://bit.ly/guekW1 #Moms #kidlitchat |
| 1:46 am | bonnieadamson: | @EmmaWAdams Welcome! #kidlitchat |
| 1:46 am | suzlews: | @EmmaWAdams Yay!!!! again #kidlitchat |
| 1:46 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @julianhector @j_ro333 @lm_preston I’m a DYI kinda girl so I like to do everything myself. #kidlitchat |
| 1:46 am | dougsolter: | Welcome! RT @joynhensley I joined SCBWI today! #kidlitchat |
| 1:46 am | PaulWHankins: | @BonnieAdamson Oh, Bonnie. You must know. I AM a DWTS reference. I only sit for #kidlitchat. Otherwise, I am a dancing machine. |
| 1:46 am | brooks_jones: | @joynhensley Meant to reply to YOU instead of me! You will love SCBWI #kidlitchat |
| 1:47 am | PBWorkshop: | @joynhensley Congrats on a very smart move. Get involved, make use of the expertise and events, especially locally. #kidlitchat |
| 1:47 am | bookaliciouspam: | @brooks_jones my husband just wrote a post about how to make apps for the upcoming Blackberry Playbook if you are interested. #kidlitchat |
| 1:47 am | LM_Preston: | @KatGirl_Studio I knew I liked that about you! multi-tasker renaissance kinda girl. #kidlitchat |
| 1:47 am | EMKokie: | @Lisawrites4kids LOL – I missed your wave before! Hi <waves> #kidlitchat (glad to hear you’re working on a mg magical realism) |
| 1:47 am | thunderchikin: | Me! Me! RT @Lisawrites4kids: Who’s going to BEA this year? #kidlitchat |
| 1:47 am | bonnieadamson: | @PaulWHankins LOL! I was saving that quote for myself. #kidlitchat |
| 1:47 am | HilaryWagner1: | @Lisawrites4kids I won’t be, but my ARC will be! Be sure to got to the Holiday House booth and grab THE WHITE ASSASSIN! #kidlitchat |
| 1:47 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston drop boy @ school, gym, work 4 hrs 11-3, pick boy up. Play, cook, clean, bed, work another 3+, read 2hrs, sleep 7 #kidlitchat |
| 1:48 am | lellsworth: | @deegarretson We all hope for good news from Bologna – hope foreign rights are being sold right now #kidlitchat |
| 1:48 am | LoreenLeedy: | @brooks_jones I haven’t looked at Android stuff, but bought a book about iPad dev… not a fan of doing tons of coding(!) #kidlitchat |
| 1:48 am | joynhensley: | Thanks, everyone. Can’t wait to hear from the VA chapter! #kidlitchat |
| 1:48 am | KevinTCraig: | @WendyMartinArt That’s the problem-The new ones come all aglow and shiny-Their purpose is to distract-They catch a fire in you. #kidlitchat |
| 1:48 am | thereadingzone: | ME ME ME! @thunderchikin @Lisawrites4kids: Who’s going to BEA this year? #kidlitchat |
| 1:48 am | brooks_jones: | @LoreenLeedy I can’t do all that coding either, hard enough to write stories and draw pictures! LOL #kidlitchat |
| 1:48 am | Lisawrites4kids: | @bonnieadamson Congrats on the signing!! I’ll pop in if I end up going! #kidlitchat |
| 1:49 am | kidlitedna: | @joyhensley congrats! scbwi has some great conferences coming up! #kidlitchat |
| 1:49 am | lellsworth: | @EmmaWAdams You won’t regret it, Emma #kidlitchat |
| 1:49 am | WendyMartinArt: | @KevinTCraig I hear that. Today worked on 5 current projects and only got sidetracked a little by shinies #kidlitchat |
| 1:49 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston Which is why I had my agent pull book from sub. #kidlitchat |
| 1:49 am | brooks_jones: | @BookaliciousPam Yes, absolutely! Would love the link to that #kidlitchat |
| 1:49 am | bonnieadamson: | @Lisawrites4kids Thanks! Hope you do! #kidlitchat |
| 1:49 am | Lisawrites4kids: | @HilaryWagner1 Hey Hilary!! Yeah, Mercy Lily ARCs won’t be there (I’m pretty sure) but I can still go! Ha! #kidlitchat |
| 1:49 am | ek_anderson: | I’m looking forward to TLA this April. Who will I see there? #kidlitchat |
| 1:49 am | PaulWHankins: | @BonnieAdamson The quote actually belongs to the group, OutKast. Hip Hop has great similes. Now waiting for OutKast to follow. #kidlitchat |
| 1:49 am | bookaliciouspam: | @brooks_jones http://bklc.us/8d here you go #kidlitchat |
| 1:50 am | Lisawrites4kids: | @thunderchikin OMG, David! Martinis again? Would love that! #kidlitchat |
| 1:50 am | deegarretson: | glad to see all the new SCBWI members, must go, I’m worn out, snowshoeing today, dogsledding tomorrow, #kidswithenergy #kidlitchat |
| 1:50 am | bonnieadamson: | @PaulWHankins Ah . . . #kidlitchat |
| 1:50 am | lynnekelly: | @ek_anderson Meeeeee! #kidlitchat #txla11 |
| 1:50 am | brooks_jones: | @BookaliciousPam THANKS for that link! #kidlitchat |
| 1:50 am | earthwards: | Thanks for the questions answered, everybody! Nice to connect on my first #kidlitchat sweet dreams! |
| 1:51 am | brooks_jones: | Holy cow, is #kidlitchat almost over already? |
| 1:51 am | ek_anderson: | @lynnekelly YAY! So much awesome to be had! #txla11 #kidlitchat |
| 1:51 am | bonnieadamson: | @earthwards Nice to see you here! #kidlitchat |
| 1:51 am | HilaryWagner1: | @Lisawrites4kids Okay, well I still must have your ARC, just saying! #kidlitchat |
| 1:51 am | Lisawrites4kids: | @EMKokie BTW…. I’m sending my $ tomorrow for the luncheon! #kidlitchat |
| 1:51 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 Oh, u get more sleep than me. I only get 4-5hrs. Can’t seem to sleep more. Here’s how I do it http://bit.ly/eakcnE #kidlitchat |
| 1:51 am | gregpincus: | @brooks_jones It’s never REALLY over #kidlitchat |
| 1:51 am | bookaliciouspam: | If you are interested in app making http://bklc.us/8d here is some info on the Playbook. #kidlitchat |
| 1:51 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 You what! Where’s your body double? #kidlitchat |
| 1:52 am | LaurelSnyder: | <runs in panting> #kidlitchat |
| 1:52 am | EMKokie: | @Lisawrites4kids LOL – yes, get it postmarked by Thursday! Should be a good luncheon. #kidlitchat |
| 1:52 am | KatGirl_Studio: | @LM_Preston one of my roommates is like that #kidlitchat |
| 1:52 am | lellsworth: | I’ll be at #UCFbookfestival in April – will anyone else? #kidlitchat |
| 1:52 am | earthwards: | @BonnieAdamson You too, thanks so much for hosting these! You deserve a hosting gift, chocolate perhaps lol #kidlitchat |
| 1:53 am | julianhector: | @LM_Preston @j_ro333 by all means, if you’re good with self publishing then go for it. I would be bad at it, though  #kidlitchat |
| 1:53 am | LM_Preston: | @KatGirl_Studio Funny thing is, the more crazy busy I make myself, I do have to take a day off here & there. #kidlitchat |
| 1:53 am | brooks_jones: | RT @earthwards: @BonnieAdamson You too, thanks so much for hosting these! You deserve a hosting gift, chocolate perhaps lol #kidlitchat |
| 1:53 am | ek_anderson: | @LaurelSnyder Hi Laurel! #kidlitchat |
| 1:53 am | PBWorkshop: | New SCBWI – contact reg’l groups now- don’t wait for them to find you. Once in SCBWI, the regional is yours to enjoy. #kidlitchat |
| 1:53 am | LaurelSnyder: | Anyone going to IRA in Orlando? #kidlitchat |
| 1:53 am | bonnieadamson: | @earthwards Why, yes–no one mentioned the obligatory chocolate tribute? #kidlitchat |
| 1:53 am | delzey: | are those like ripped jeans? RT @LaurelSnyder: <runs in panting> #kidlitchat |
| 1:53 am | LaurelSnyder: | @ek_anderson <waves> #kidlitchat |
| 1:54 am | LM_Preston: | @julianhector @j_ro333 self-published authors aren’t the only ones that have to get their hustle on. Midlist authors do too. #kidlitchat |
| 1:54 am | kidlitedna: | This was my first twitter chat ever & I enjoyed cutting my teeth here. kidlit and ya folks are the best! Bye all! #kidlitchat |
| 1:54 am | dougsolter: | Thanks! @PBWorkshop #kidlitchat |
| 1:54 am | suzlews: | @kidlitedna see ya next time #kidlitchat |
| 1:54 am | brooks_jones: | @LM_Preston Shoot, I thought ALL authors were expected to hustle these days. Sheesh! #kidlitchat |
| 1:54 am | LM_Preston: | @kidlitedna Take care! #kidlitchat |
| 1:55 am | joynhensley: | Good night, sleep tight. #kidlitchat |
| 1:55 am | ThatGirlAni: | RT @SolomonInkwell: What an awesome agent!! RT @KOrtizzle: Want a 50 pg MS critique + 20 min phone call from me? –> http://bit.ly/f0lBxZ #yalitchat #kidlitchat |
| 1:55 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston I got cloned about 5 years ago. He’s catching up. I mainly use him for bathroom breaks and food consumption. #kidlitchat |
| 1:55 am | LM_Preston: | @brooks_jones Lol, you are right ALL authors have to hustle #kidlitchat that’s what we are Author=Business entity |
| 1:55 am | thunderchikin: | Sure! RT @Lisawrites4kids: @thunderchikin OMG, David! Martinis again? Would love that! #kidlitchat |
| 1:55 am | TeacherNextDoor: | Thanks for letting me listen in #kidlitchat. Hope to join in even more next time. Y’all are great. |
| 1:56 am | lellsworth: | @AnneGBrown Congrats! I’d say it in Italian if I could speak it.#kidlitchat |
| 1:56 am | brooks_jones: | @LM_Preston Right! Author=marketer, PR expert, accountant, office manager, editor, head cook and bottle-washer! #kidlitchat |
| 1:56 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 I cheat, I hire my teens to help and use college interns #kidlitchat *wink* |
| 1:56 am | lindsey_leavitt: | Didn’t make it to chat tonight, but poking in to say hi #kidlitchat |
| 1:57 am | janetsfox: | the only thing I hate about #livinginMountainTime missing #kidlitchat every week! Dinner and glass of wine just too tempting. |
| 1:57 am | LM_Preston: | Lol! RT @brooks_jones: Right! Author=marketer, PR expert, accountant, office manager, editor, head cook and bottle-washer! #kidlitchat |
| 1:57 am | LoreenLeedy: | @lellsworth I’ll be at the UCF book festival! #kidlitchat |
| 1:57 am | suzlews: | @lindsey_leavitt *waves hi* #kidlitchat |
| 1:57 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston @julianhector If you’re name isn’t King, Rowling, Patterson, DeMille, or Myers – you get your hustle on. #kidlitchat |
| 1:57 am | LM_Preston: | Do you know to make a living as an author, realistically you have to kick out 3-5 books a year? #kidlitchat then sell? if u want 2 pay bills |
| 1:57 am | j_ro333: | RT @LM_Preston: Lol! RT @brooks_jones: Right! Author=marketer, PR expert, accountant, office manager, editor, head cook and bottle-washer! #kidlitchat |
| 1:58 am | kellyhashway: | Thanks for a great chat. Night all. #kidlitchat |
| 1:58 am | brooks_jones: | AMEN! RT @j_ro333: If you’re name isn’t King, Rowling, Patterson, DeMille, or Myers – you get your hustle on. #kidlitchat |
| 1:58 am | kellyherold: | RT @susan_marie: Hey #kidlitchat folks, if you don’t follow @PWKidsBookshelf, this would be a fun time to start. Intriguing tweets from Bologna book fair. |
| 1:58 am | mhgartbooks: | Late for the party see you next time #kidlitchat |
| 1:58 am | LoreenLeedy: | @LaurelSnyder And I’ll be at IRA… U 2? #kidlitchat |
| 1:58 am | PBWorkshop: | Great chat, but…time for me to get back to work. #kidlitchat |
| 1:58 am | julianhector: | @brooks_jones Ooooo, Im going to check your list out. #kidlitchat |
| 1:58 am | thunderchikin: | @lindsey_leavitt Hi! #kidlitchat |
| 1:58 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 They got their hustle on earlier, and trust me, everyone pays dues some way. Patterson has sales background 2 boot #kidlitchat |
| 1:58 am | j_ro333: | @brooks_jones Sorry about the horrible grammar in the King/Rowling post – typing way too quickly.This chat be fast and furious! #kidlitchat |
| 1:59 am | dougsolter: | Nice chat. Good night everyone and happy writing. #kidlitchat |
| 1:59 am | brooks_jones: | @j_ro333 NP, this was definitely a lively chat. Hard to keep up! #kidlitchat |
| 1:59 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston That jerk! So he did have an advantage. Sucks that he’s talented too. Ain’t fair. #kidlitchat |
| 1:59 am | ek_anderson: | @lindsey_leavitt It was sort of a free-for-all. So I guess hustling could work… #kidlitchat |
| 2:00 am | brooks_jones: | @j_ro333 LOL! Darn ‘overnight’ success, he was! #kidlitchat |
| 2:00 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 Oh yeah, he knows the sales game #kidlitchat |
| 2:01 am | lindsey_leavitt: | @ek_anderson I just prefer to keep my hustling days in the past. Preserving the brand and all that #kidlitchat |
| 2:01 am | EMKokie: | @lindsey_leavitt Only one small part focused on hustling. There were a lot of conversations happening – check out the transcript #kidlitchat |
| 2:01 am | delzey: | it’s been swellegant, y’all. catch you in #npm (national poetry month)! #kidlitchat |
| 2:01 am | julianhector: | @j_ro333 @lm_preston @brooks_jones I’m my own unpaid intern, too! Don’t forget that. #kidlitchat |
| 2:02 am | j_ro333: | All right, my fingers are yelling at me. Need to ice. Then read. Then order clone to eat chocolate. Then sleep. Great chat all. #kidlitchat |
| 2:02 am | LM_Preston: | @j_ro333 You know my DH was a at home dad for 8 yrs and ran a real estate bus at the time. My youngest 2 r so attached to him #kidlitchat |
| 2:02 am | ek_anderson: | @julianhector You and me both. Don’t tell the cats, though. They think they’re the interns. #kidlitchat |
| 2:02 am | LM_Preston: | @julianhector Lol! me too! #kidlitchat |
| 2:03 am | bonnieadamson: | @earthwards Oooh–you can stay! #kidlitchat |
| 2:03 am | EMKokie: | Night all. #kidlitchat |
| 2:03 am | brooks_jones: | @ek_anderson Don’t interns have to clean up? If so, why is my house such a wreck? #kidlitchat |
| 2:03 am | j_ro333: | @LM_Preston I’m hoping my relationship with Jaden is as good as his is with the youngest 2. it’s nice to hear. #kidlitchat |
| 2:03 am | Lisawrites4kids: | @HilaryWagner1 I will! I hope to be able to go! #kidlitchat |
| 2:03 am | lindsey_leavitt: | @PaulWHankins Why thank you. Room 210 is my favorite classroom in the world. #kidlitchat |
| 2:04 am | Lisawrites4kids: | I froze, people!! #kidlitchat |
| 2:04 am | HilaryWagner1: | @Lisawrites4kids If we melded together, we could have ARC’s there AND get to go!! Problem solved! #kidlitchat |
| 2:05 am | gregpincus: | I’ll get a transcript up soooooon! #kidlitchat Thanks all for a nice chat. |
To go to the #kidlitchat transcript homepage, please click here.
