Kidlitchat Transcript – November 17 (part 2)
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8:35 pm RileyCarney: @EgmontGal A reference point, basically. How does that work for a really original story like the Hunger Games-hard to categorize #kidlitchat
8:35 pm nikiburnham: @EgmontGal Exactly! If writing a syn. for The Lovely Bones, I’d mention the POV, because that’s the hook. Otherwise, nope. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm michellewitte: @dorothiar Most plots and characters are complicated. That’s why it’s so important to distill the important parts; cut out rest #kidlitchat
8:35 pm KarlaErikaCal: @MargieGelb Yeah, true. I’m still finishing it. Querying will take another mo. or 2. Just thought I should be prepared. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm KellyDHouse: biggest hurdle: researching agents/pubs. NOT detail minded. And always feel anxious that I should be writing instead . . . #kidlitchat
8:35 pm EgmontUSA: @Rebeccagent who is fantastic! #kidlitchat
8:36 pm gregpincus: RT @YolaRamunno: If you don’t get a personal response from a query does that mean they saw no potential in your writing? #kidlitchat
8:36 pm MargieGelb: @BonnieAdamson I think contemp is like that. No high concept–just characters, plot. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm Georgia_McBride: @Scribblerati Boss? Hail? Are you drinking that happy juice? #YAlitchat #kidlitchat
8:36 pm michellewitte: @YolaRamunno No. A lot of agents and editors are taking a “no response means no” policy. It might just not be right at time. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm cvaldezmiller: RT @ColleenLindsay: Twitter Query Contest: http://theswivet.blogspot.com/2009/01/contest-query-in-140-characters-or-less.html #kidlitchat
8:36 pm RebeccAgent: @yolaramunno NO I am uber-busy w/ clients= priority. Submission isn’t right 4 me & I don’t have time for personal response #kidlitchat
8:36 pm bonnieadamson: @MargieGelb Agree. That’s why I’m distressed over “hook.” #kidlitchat
8:36 pm MandyHubbard: @sarahockler Gimmicky= weird italics excerpts, not following normal query formats, saying your read your unpubbed book @ B&N.. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm rj_anderson: @EngridE1 Visit Randy Ingermanson’s site — http://bit.ly/18vCf6 — he’s working on software, now in beta-testing. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm KatGirl_Studio: do you normally send a query for picture book dummies? #kidlitchat
8:37 pm MargieGelb: @KarlaErikaCal Prepared always good! 
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8:37 pm RebeccAgent: @kellydhouse remember agency website, interviews with an agent means accurate info, not all data out there is right #kidlitchat
8:37 pm AuthorTaraKelly: @bonnieadamson Bonnie, even a contemp should have a hook somewhere. Think internal character conflict. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm tehawesomersace: @RileyCarney Hunger Games is Battle Royale meets Caddie Woodlawn. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm DDHearn: RT @KatGirl_Studio: do you normally send a query for picture book dummies? #kidlitchat
8:38 pm MargieGelb: @BonnieAdamson I think hook is what would make people drawn to book. What’s it’s thing, you know? That’s how I see it anyway. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm RebeccAgent: @katgirl_studio you should send query for pb material but no synopsis #kidlitchat
8:38 pm literaticat: What kind of book is this? Who’s the MC? What’s their problem? What choice do they have to make? How does the problem get worse? #kidlitchat
8:38 pm Scribblerati: @Georgia_McBride You bet! Humor restored after reflection, distance and sleep. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm WriterRoss: @DDHearn Does inertia equal fear? Fear for me is a hurdle. Fear of sending out is a hurdle. It restricts me.. like a girdle. <g> #kidlitchat
8:38 pm hatbooks: RT @ColleenLindsay: Twitter Query Contest: http://theswivet.blogspot.com/2009/01/contest-query-in-140-characters-or-less.html #kidlitchat
8:38 pm mitaliperkins: @rj_anderson Saint @chavelaque for sure. So kind to the desperate Indian woman standing at the next sink. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm bonnieadamson: I’m breaking out in hives. Whose idea was this topic, anyway? #kidlitchat
8:39 pm sarahockler: @MandyHubbard So, “my mom said this is the best book evah!” = not a good query? #kidlitchat
8:39 pm literaticat: Answer those questions and you have yourself a pretty effective, simple pitch. Boom. That wasn’t so hard. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm KatGirl_Studio: I’m about to send out my first book dummy, what should be included in the packet? #kidlitchat
8:39 pm EngridE1: @rj_anderson Thanks, I DO appreciate the info. I’ve seen the diagram online. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm YolaRamunno: Thanks. Anything that makes the rejection pill easier to swallow makes me sleep a little better:) #kidlitchat
8:39 pm AERought: Okay watching #kidlitchat and chatting with awesomeness squared before has resulted in major headache. Am retreating to bed. G’night y’all!
8:39 pm DDHearn: @WriterRoss Absolutely! I think fear is the boulder in the middle of the road. it can completely block creativity. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm KarlaErikaCal: @MargieGelb Thank you for the advice #kidlitchat
8:39 pm HeleneBoudreau: Hook= character + conflict + hint of outcome (?) #kidlitchat
8:40 pm RebeccAgent: @bonnieadamson we’re not here to hinder. We’re here to help/demystify #kidlitchat
8:40 pm Buffyandrews: Wouldn’t it be great to just write and have someone else do all the querying? #kidlitchat
8:40 pm rj_anderson: @mitaliperkins Cheryl’s going to love us for this conversation tomorrow. 
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8:40 pm bonnieadamson: RT @KatGirl_Studio: I’m about to send out my first book dummy, what should be included in the packet? #kidlitchat
8:40 pm sharifwrites: RT @HeleneBoudreau: Hook= character + conflict + hint of outcome (?) #kidlitchat
8:40 pm Scribblerati: RT @literaticat: What kind of book is it? Whos MC? Whats their problem? What choice do they face? How does problem get worse? #kidlitchat
8:40 pm jeanie_w: RT @bonnieadamson: I’m breaking out in hives. Whose idea was this topic, anyway? #kidlitchat
8:40 pm sarahockler: RT @literaticat: What kind of book is this? Who’s MC? Whats MCs prob? What choice do they have to make? How does prob get worse? #kidlitchat
8:40 pm gregpincus: @RebeccAgent @bonnieadamson Yeah. If there’s hindering to be done, lemme do it! #kidlitchat
8:40 pm DDHearn: @KatGirl_Studio I’d include cover letter, manuscript, dummy and 2-3 copies of finished artwork. But I’m not an agent. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm RebeccAgent: @buffyandrews that’s part of what an agent does…after you land one! #kidlitchat
8:40 pm KarlaErikaCal: @literaticat I enjoyed reading your steps. I copied/pasted #kidlitchat
8:40 pm rj_anderson: @literaticat I like that, very succinct! Wish I’d had that figured when I was writing query letters and bombing out every time. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm lyonmartin: @MandyHubbard why are you reading slush? #kidlitchat
8:41 pm cheriwilliams: RT @rj_anderson: @EngridE1 Visit Randy Ingermanson’s site–http://bit.ly/18vCf6 -he’s working on software, now in beta-testing. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm Buffyandrews: Remember: “Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.” -George S. Patton #kidlitchat
8:41 pm tehawesomersace: @Buffyandrews I think there are companies that do that… O_o #kidlitchat
8:41 pm Georgia_McBride: RT @Georgia_McBride: Thanks for the wonderful topic and chat. Gotta go. @gregpincus @bonnieadamson #kidlitchat
8:41 pm amyknichols: @WriterRoss Have you read The War of Art? Helped me a lot with fear and resistence. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm EgmontUSA: @YolaRamunno Please remember that rejections are never personal. The project isn’t just right for someone. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm sharifwrites: @Buffyandrews There are services for that (but heard they are highly unreliable). #kidlitchat
8:41 pm rj_anderson: @Buffyandrews Agents do some of that, but you still have to write synopses and sometimes jacket copy for your editor! #kidlitchat
8:41 pm michellewitte: @Buffyandrews You know your book best. At work, I write catalog and jacket copy for books I edit because I know them so well. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm RebeccAgent: @katgirl_studio dummy with at least one full color spread, query w/ link to online portfolio #kidlitchat
8:41 pm _rachelsimon: @Buffyandrews Ooh I like that quote! “Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.” -George S. Patton #kidlitchat
8:41 pm gwenhayes: Am very grateful I’m done with querying. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm dlschubert: RT @sarahockler So, “my mom said this is the best book evah!” = not a good query? #kidlitchat
8:41 pm rillajaggia: Great tips RT @HeleneBoudreau: Hook= character + conflict + hint of outcome (?) #kidlitchat
8:41 pm bonnieadamson: @RebeccAgent I know–much appreciated, truly. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm PattyJMurphy: @Buffyandrews: But NO ONE is going to love your stuff as much as you do…so YOU have to be able to sell it. In my humble op… #kidlitchat
8:42 pm elanaroth: No one ever said any of this was easy. But writing your novel should still be harder than the query. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm literaticat: “Who is the MC?” Edward is your typical teenage vampire. Good looks, fast car, no attachments. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm DDHearn: @Buffyandrews Yes….pretty soon we’re going to need agents to query agents. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm BenDawe: Hi everyone, late starter here – topic? #kidlitchat
8:42 pm dorothiar: @michellewitte It is a challenge. As I write , it is at the forefront of my mind. To clarify the essence of the story, #kidlitchat
8:42 pm MandyHubbard: @lyonmartin I want to become an agent, so I’m interning and hoping to connect with an agency looking to expand.. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm bonnieadamson: I love my book. I have faith in my book. I DO NOT KNOW THE HOOK. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm Buffyandrews: @PattyJMurphy You’re right. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm cbrett60: Hello everyone. Sorry I am late #kidlitchat
8:43 pm bonnieadamson: @BenDawe TOPIC: Queries, synopses, info, nerves…what are your biggest submission hurdles and how do you get over them? #kidlitchat
8:43 pm KatGirl_Studio: @gregpincus is a manuscript dummy the same as a book dummy? #kidlitchat
8:43 pm rj_anderson: @bonnieadamson Then ask a friend to read it and tell you what the hook is! Sometimes others can see these things more clearly. #kidlitchat
8:43 pm WriterRoss: @amyknichols I’ve never heard of that one. You recommend? #kidlitchat
8:43 pm dlschubert: Hah! RT @elanaroth No one ever said any of this was easy. But writing your novel should still be harder than the query. #kidlitchat
8:43 pm KellyDHouse: RT @elanaroth: No one ever said any of this was easy. But writing your novel should still be harder than the query. <– gr8 pnt! #kidlitchat
8:43 pm mindi_scott: @MandyHubbard I had no idea you were doing that. That’s very cool, Mandy. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm gregpincus: @KatGirl_Studio Ummm… uh… the only dummy I know is of an illustrated book, so I’d think it’s largely the same #kidlitchat
8:44 pm literaticat: “Problem?” That is til he meets new girl, Bella Swan. She?s gorgeous, & innocent? & human. & he wants her more than anything. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm sarahockler: @bonnieadamson Yes. what @rj_anderson said! #kidlitchat
8:44 pm elanaroth: @bonnieadamson Have someone else read it for you for insight. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm helainebecker: @HeleneBoudreau #kidlitchat I did my time in the flap copy writing trenches @ M+S. challengewas 2 make Marg Laurence sound fun in 25 words!
8:44 pm michellewitte: @dorothiar It definitely is hard. Good queries have been written and rewritten many times to get it right. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm tehawesomersace: Thanks for the chat all, have to go. Toddler meltdown. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm rillajaggia: @bonnieadamson I didn’t recognize you without your illustrated ID! Hi! #kidlitchat
8:44 pm rj_anderson: If you have trouble seeing/finding the core of your book, the hook you need for a query, ask a friend/crit partner to help. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm KarlaErikaCal: What is popular in MG/YA right now? (I write contemporary romance) #kidlitchat
8:44 pm PatEsden: Elevator pitches feel embarrassingly contrived to me. Is there a way to feel less uncomfortable? #kidlitchat
8:44 pm Scribblerati: @cbrett60 Hi, fellow Scribbler! How are you, Chris? #kidlitchat
8:44 pm KatGirl_Studio: @gregpincus sorry I thought i clicked on @DDHearn #kidlitchat
8:44 pm amyknichols: @WriterRoss Definitely. Author is Steven Pressfield. Quick read. Very helpful, swift-kick-in-the-pants kind of book. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm literaticat: If he doesn?t avoid her, he risks accidentally losing control & killing her, or worse, turning her into a monster like himself. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm MargieGelb: @MandyHubbard Would you continue to write too? #kidlitchat
8:45 pm Buffyandrews: Hardest thing I think is to keep believing in yourself when the rejections hit. #kidlitchat
8:45 pm literaticat: But when a group of killer vamps turns up with their eyes on his girl, Edward knows he?ll have to hurt Bella to protect her. #kidlitchat
8:45 pm cheriwilliams: Gotta head out early. My son is leading the band tonight! Night all. #kidlitchat
8:45 pm bonnieadamson: @rillajaggia Hi! It’s me. Not at my best tonight. Obsessing. #kidlitchat
8:45 pm rj_anderson: I had a really hard time isolating the important parts of my story for a 1-line hook — my agent did it so easily I felt dumb. #kidlitchat
8:45 pm Scribblerati: @literaticat Love that analysis of Twilight story in a nutshell. The girl he loves is his problem. #kidlitchat
8:45 pm catesfolly: Anyone here get query help from Query Shark? #kidlitchat
8:45 pm KatGirl_Studio: @DDHearn is a manuscript dummy the same as a book dummy? #kidlitchat
8:46 pm WriterRoss: @amyknichols Thanks. Favorited your tweet to come back to later to check out title. #kidlitchat
8:46 pm DDHearn: @KatGirl_Studio The manuscript is the story typed out double spaced. The dummy shows manuscript in 32 pages with sketches. #kidlitchat
8:46 pm KrissiDallas: Hello, everyone! Just got here – trying to catch on to topic… #kidlitchat
8:46 pm dlschubert: @literaticat Dang, you’re good at that!! #kidlitchat
8:46 pm rillajaggia: @bonnieadamson Obsessing — now that is one of my biggest hurdles ever, and I still haven’t found a solution! #kidlitchat
8:46 pm rj_anderson: @PatEsden Just think of the one-line pitch as a way to tell people what your story’s about without rambling and boring them. #kidlitchat
8:46 pm literaticat: That is short, sweet, and answers all the questions. And I made it up in ten seconds. Surely you can answer them for your book! #kidlitchat
8:46 pm ColleenLindsay: FYI: That link to Twitter query contest is just for you to read entries. Contest was in January. #kidlitchat
8:46 pm LaFabuliste: Queries are the subject for tonight? Tip from an intern: SASEs are IMPORTANT. Moreso if they’re the sticker sort #kidlitchat
8:46 pm BenDawe: @bonnieadamson Thanks. Self-belief might be number one hurdle for submissions…#kidlitchat
8:46 pm amyknichols: @WriterRoss You’re welcome. #kidlitchat
8:47 pm YolaRamunno: @EgmontUSA I completely understand this is a business. I just hope to really be a part of it one day. #kidlitchat
8:47 pm dlschubert: @catesfolly Beware The Shark! She’ll hurt you with her evil fangs. And, yes, @Janet_Reid is a great resource on query writing. #kidlitchat
8:47 pm bonnieadamson: RT @BenDawe: @bonnieadamson Thanks. Self-belief might be number one hurdle for submissions…<–oh, good one! #kidlitchat
8:47 pm KatGirl_Studio: @DDHearn I have the whole sketched dummy with 3 colored pieces of art. Do i send the ms with the dummy then? #kidlitchat
8:47 pm rillajaggia: @literaticat Loving your hook/pitch/synopsis…short sweet and does indeed answer all t the ques.Now I don’t need to read the bk #kidlitchat
8:47 pm rj_anderson: @KarlaErikaCal What’s popular now won’t be in another 2 years, so… probably doesn’t matter! #kidlitchat
8:47 pm elizaosborn: @literaticat And if we can’t answer them for our books, we should get out our red pens, right? #kidlitchat
8:47 pm MargieGelb: @BonnieAdamson I think all writers obsess to a point. Just have to write something to pass that hurdle. #kidlitchat
8:47 pm gwenhayes: @literaticat interesting about that pitch– you told it from Edward’s pov, while the book is in Bella’s. #kidlitchat
8:47 pm Livingbymypen: Have enjoyed the chat. Gotta go daughter just walked in. #kidlitchat
8:48 pm Scribblerati: @rj_anderson Don Maass wrote my query paragraph, and he struggled. Big fantasies are diff to describe MC arc AND hooks. lol #kidlitchat
8:48 pm DDHearn: @KatGirl_Studio Hi. Did you see my answer about the manuscript. Editors want to see it all on one or two pages, and dummy. #kidlitchat
8:48 pm helainebecker: @BonnieAdamson describe it to someone out loud in ten secs or less. that’s your hook-then refine it #kidlitchat
8:48 pm rillajaggia: @literaticat Much easier to create a pitch for someone else’s book than one’s own. #kidlitchat
8:48 pm Buffyandrews: Difficult sometimes to juggle business of writing with pure writing, no? How do you do it? #kidlitchat
8:48 pm LaFabuliste: That and doing the research to know who to address your letter to. My editor is a woman– She is not a “Dear Sir” #kidlitchat
8:48 pm rj_anderson: For latecomers, we’re discussing hurdles on the way to publication — synopses, queries, pitches, etc. #kidlitchat
8:48 pm catesfolly: @dlschubert Read thru a few hundred of her QS edits — very helpful before I wrote mine. #kidlitchat
8:48 pm elizwrite: RT @literaticat: Synopses are from the devil. #kidlitchat
8:48 pm PattyJMurphy: @bonnieadamson: “Worry is the thief of joy…” (Not sure who said it!) Stop worrying…it will be alright:) #kidlitchat
8:48 pm DDHearn: @rj_anderson I would have a hard time writing a synopsis of my novel, too. It’s great the agent helped out. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm KarenCollum: @Kid_Lit Mary Kole ran a recent query comp at http://kidlit.com with great explanation. Def. worth a look (and I came 3rd) #kidlitchat
8:49 pm KatGirl_Studio: what do you put in the cover letter of the for a PB submission? #kidlitchat
8:49 pm literaticat: @gwenhayes Well, I randomly made something up in 10 seconds about a book I read years ago. LOL. It was AN EXAMPLE. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm elanaroth: Okay, so what else can we cause anxiety about? #kidlitchat
8:49 pm KarlaErikaCal: @rj_anderson HAHA so true! #kidlitchat
8:49 pm meika: @gregpincus @YolaRamunno #kidlitchat they might see potential but potential is infinite while resources are not
8:49 pm JoTreggiari: RT @dlschubert: Hah! RT @elanaroth But writing yr novel shld still B harder than the query. #kidlitchat but it isn’t!
8:49 pm RileyCarney: RT @helainebecker: @BonnieAdamson describe it to someone out loud in ten secs or less. that’s your hook-then refine it #kidlitchat
8:49 pm heatherayris: @MargieGelb I like writing queries too. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm Buffyandrews: @KarenCollum Congrats on contest:) #kidlitchat
8:50 pm RebeccAgent: @lafabuliste your editor should be addressed by name. Clients call me Rebecca. Prospectives should write Ms. Sherman #kidlitchat
8:50 pm gwenhayes: @literaticat I just thought that was interesting way to look at it. #kidlitchat And the conflict really was more his than hers.
8:50 pm literaticat: Also… remember, you are the world’s foremost expert about your book. If you don’t know these answers, who the hell does? #kidlitchat
8:50 pm RebeccAgent: here b/s it’s more informal I’m Rebecca #kidlitchat
8:50 pm DDHearn: RT @BenDawe: @bonnieadamson Thanks. Self-belief might be number one hurdle for submissions…#kidlitchat #kidlitchat
8:50 pm BenDawe: @bonnieadamson On self belief…tonics include #kidlitchat, honest readers, and acceptance that all feedback is useful. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm michellewitte: @elanaroth I find it funny that agents/eds try to ease fears, but writers get even more worried. Lol. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm WriterRoss: RT @PattyJMurphy: @bonnieadamson: “Worry is the thief of joy…” (Not sure who said it!) Stop worrying…it will be alright:) #kidlitchat
8:51 pm MargieGelb: Geez, I wish writing my novels was easier than querying! #kidlitchat
8:51 pm DDHearn: @KatGirl_Studio Yes. Include the typed manuscript and a brief, polite cover letter introducing you and your book. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm rj_anderson: Sometimes an author is so close to the ms., has seen it thru so many changes, they can’t see it clearly to pitch. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm YolaRamunno: @meika I hear you. It’s partly having the right idea at the right time. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm dlschubert: RT @literaticat Remember, you’re the world’s foremost expert about ur book. If you don’t know these answers, who the hell does? #kidlitchat
8:51 pm RebeccAgent: take away from response to @literaticat’s Twilight pitch DON’T OVERANALYZE #kidlitchat
8:51 pm cbrett60: I read some where the best hook is to use the conflict #kidlitchat
8:51 pm EgmontUSA: @LaFabuliste May I add that I’m not thrilled when I receive a query w/ my name misspelled. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm TheAsianAngel: Amen! RT @literaticat: remember, you are the foremost expert about your book. If you don’t know the answers, who the hell does? #kidlitchat
8:51 pm DDHearn: @KatGirl_Studio Good luck with your submission. Your artwork is wonderful, so I know that’s one thing going for you. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm PattyJMurphy: @elanaroth Okay, is it getting more common for agents/editors to ask for revisions before submitting and/or offering a contract? #kidlitchat
8:52 pm KarenCollum: @KatGirl_Studio For PB submissions I try and capture the MC and the story in a paragraph or 2 using similar voice to book. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm bonnieadamson: @BenDawe This is true. Trust on all levels is difficult. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm rj_anderson: Also, can fall prey to false modesty — fear of talking too boldly about the very elements that make the book special. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm rillajaggia: @elanaroth We’re so lucky with Twitter and blogs etc. that you no longer live in ivory towers and have real faces! Reduces worry #kidlitchat
8:52 pm elanaroth: @michellewitte It’s unavoidable. You can make some people happy some of the time. You can’t make all people happy all the time. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm literaticat: We know NOTHING about this book except what you tell us. So keep it simple – make me say “OOOH, NEAT” and “MORE PLEASE!” #kidlitchat
8:52 pm RebeccAgent: I work v. closely w/ clients revising. read MS over & over and still write kickass submission ltrs to eds (If I do say so) #kidlitchat
8:52 pm LaFabuliste: Perhaps twitter is good for something? For self practice, try tweeting book hook (not here, but 140 or less) #kidlitchat
8:52 pm DDHearn: @Scribblerati I agree fantasies are hard to describe briefly, especially if they take place in another world. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm Scribblerati: @rj_anderson Often helps to start working on a new story – when you return to first one, you can see it clearly! #kidlitchat
8:53 pm RebeccAgent: I would love to share my submission letter for Scones with everyone #kidlitchat
8:53 pm elanaroth: @PattyJMurphy Definitely. I revise quite a bit, often before signing. Editors have been doing the same thing before buying. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm rj_anderson: Maybe one good idea is to think back — what made you want to write the book in the 1st place? Likely that’s your hook. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm Scribblerati: RT @literaticat: We know ONLY what you tell us. So keep it simple – make me say “OOOH, NEAT” and “MORE PLEASE!” #kidlitchat
8:53 pm KarenCollum: @KatGirl_Studio Make sure you check pub guidelines. Some want email subs with no attachments, MS included… #kidlitchat
8:53 pm MargieGelb: @_rachelsimon Very good! I figured that whole thing out. Thanks! Now, my WIP is another story. LOL #kidlitchat
8:53 pm MargieGelb: @MandyHubbard That’s great! #kidlitchat
8:53 pm DDHearn: Agreed. RT @rillajaggia: @literaticat Much easier to create a pitch for someone elses book than ones own. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm EgmontUSA: @RebeccAgent You do. I have the distinct privilege to read them. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm YolaRamunno: @RebeccAgent I would love to read it. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm cbrett60: @LaFabuliste Thats a great idea #kidlitchat
8:54 pm KrissiDallas: I think some writers get a mental block when talking w/people in industry. I can pitch successfully to readers/fans with no prob #kidlitchat
8:54 pm catesfolly: Yes please! RT @RebeccAgent: I would love to share my submission letter for Scones with everyone #kidlitchat
8:54 pm Buffyandrews: Good agents and editors are priceless. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm _rachelsimon: RT @literaticat We know NOTHING about this book except what u tell us. So keep it simple; make me say “OIH, NEAT” “MORE PLEASE!” #kidlitchat
8:54 pm KatGirl_Studio: @KarenCollum how do you email a book dummy? #kidlitchat
8:54 pm lyonmartin: Slightly more formal could be Ms. Agent? RT @RebeccAgent: here b/s it’s more informal I’m Rebecca #kidlitchat
8:54 pm cvaldezmiller: RT @rj_anderson can’t see it clearly to pitch. <<Yes, we think everything about it is important. Hard 2 know what doesn’t matter #kidlitchat
8:54 pm dlschubert: And we’d love to see it! @RebeccAgent I would love to share my submission letter for Scones with everyone #kidlitchat
8:54 pm KrissiDallas: RT @rj_anderson: one good idea is to think back- what made you want to write the book in the 1st place? Likely thats your hook. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm EgmontUSA: @PattyJMurphy It’s becoming more common for editors to ask for revisions before a book is signed. Acquisitions is hard. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm PattyJMurphy: @elanaroth Thanks. Good to know. I’ve been noticing that more and more. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm rillajaggia: @RebeccAgent Would love to read your sub… #kidlitchat
8:55 pm RebeccAgent: I could never write a novel and I can write a mean submission letter. I’m sure you writers can knock out a query! #kidlitchat
8:55 pm elanaroth: Confession: I love writing pitch letters. It’s fun to spin a book in the most engaging way. #kidlitchat
8:55 pm bonnieadamson: Friend received request for full from initial + last name. No clue as to M or F. Made every effort to discover name, no luck. #kidlitchat
8:55 pm DDHearn: @KatGirl_Studio A cover letter should be a very brief, polite introduction of yourself and the PB to the editor. #kidlitchat
8:55 pm YolaRamunno: @KrissiDallas I agree. It’s almost like being star struck. #kidlitchat
8:55 pm LaFabuliste: Also, candy and flattery. (joke!) #kidlitchat
8:55 pm WriterRoss: @literaticat But agents have less fear in subbing mss than we do! It’s our bk but we don’t know how to sell it as well as u do. #kidlitchat
8:55 pm Scribblerati: They’re truly scrumptious! RT @Buffyandrews: Good agents and editors are priceless. #kidlitchat
8:55 pm MargieGelb: RT @rj_anderson One good idea is to think back — what made you want to write the book in the 1st place? Likely that’s your hook #kidlitchat
8:55 pm juliadevillers: @RebeccAgent helped me revise my first fiction ms- I still reread her editorial letter occasionally to revisit brilliance. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm KrissiDallas: @rj_anderson: –excellent advice about the hook! #kidlitchat
8:56 pm onbeyondwords: A good place to practice queries is a cocktail party – a succinct one-liner said quickly to avoid boring a new acquaintance #kidlitchat
8:56 pm WriterRoss: @RebeccAgent Please do. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm RebeccAgent: @juliadevillers WARM FUZZIES #kidlitchat
8:56 pm LaFabuliste: @cvaldezmiller If it doesn’t matter, that might be something to take out. quote: “I try to not write the parts that people skip” #kidlitchat
8:56 pm DDHearn: @JoTreggiari I agree a synopsis could feel harder to write than the novel. We know we’re trying to sell it. Lots of pressure. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm KellyDHouse: ‘night ya’ll. Screen’s getting blurry – need to take ahint from my own body and get some rest. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm rillajaggia: @bonnieadamson Yeah, I’ve had this problem. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm elanaroth: @WriterRoss Not true! I get nerves before I pitch things. Usually in the “What if I’m wrong?” vein. The biz is self-conscious. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm zoe_walton: @DDHearn @Scribblerati On fantasy submissions, I’d say give me the story in your blurb, don’t just pack in the fantasy names #kidlitchat
8:56 pm _rachelsimon: @KellyDHouse Good night, Kelly! #kidlitchat
8:56 pm BenDawe: @KrissiDallas Maybe just imagine editors are ordinary folks too – find a way to speak to them as readers vs commercial folk #kidlitchat
8:56 pm michellewitte: Well, it’s time I get back to revising my own ms. Have a lovely night, all. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm juliadevillers: (and hi all! I just discovered this chat so forgive my sudden popping in.) #kidlitchat
8:57 pm PattyJMurphy: @bonnieadamson: I wouldn’t send it until I knew this person’s FULL name. RESEARCH is golden e.g. call the agency, etc. #kidlitchat
8:57 pm Shelltex: @bonnieadamson She could call the agency & ask. I’ve called mags to find out gender of editor. You get the receptionist. #kidlitchat
8:57 pm RebeccAgent: @elanaroth @writerross agents (well this one) are emotionally invested in clients and their work which we love #kidlitchat
8:57 pm dlschubert: Gotta go finish blog post on my new agent. Thanks again, for all the good wishes. See you next week! #kidlitchat
8:57 pm LaFabuliste: V. interesting to read slush queries vs. agent queries. Agents gush– authors generally meeker #kidlitchat
8:57 pm _rachelsimon: @juliadevillers Hi Julia! Welcome! (If you’re confused there’s always a transcript after the chat put up by @gregpincus.) #kidlitchat
8:57 pm WriterRoss: @elanaroth I hate to admit it but it makes me feel better to know you share our fears. {} #kidlitchat
8:57 pm BenDawe: @DDHearn I think the idea of selling the book could be replaced with simply engaging the Publisher as your ultimate audience #kidlitchat
8:57 pm DDHearn: @PattyJMurphy I rewrote one of my PBs a few times at request of my agent before she submitted. #kidlitchat
8:58 pm EgmontUSA: @KrissiDallas We’re just people. And we’re usually quite nice. #kidlitchat
8:58 pm Kid_Lit: Agents and editors are just people who love books. There, we’ve got something in common already @bendawe! #kidlitchat
8:58 pm KrissiDallas: @BenDawe Good advice! I suppose I feel like they already have their mind set, whereas a reader is open to possibility?? #kidlitchat
8:58 pm _rachelsimon: Bye @michellewitte! Have a good night! #kidlitchat
8:58 pm bonnieadamson: @Shelltex Did that–got automated reply. Checked PW, Googled, nothing. #kidlitchat
8:58 pm Buffyandrews: My characters are calling. Wishing all of you a fantastic week:) #kidlitchat
8:58 pm KarenCollum: @KatGirl_Studio I have it set up as a Word document using a table – I’m not an illustrator – but also send out just as text #kidlitchat
8:59 pm BenDawe: RT @Kid_Lit: Agents and editors are just people who love books. There, weve got something in common already @bendawe! #kidlitchat
8:59 pm rj_anderson: @cvaldezmiller That was exactly my problem coming up with a pitch/synopsis! Everything seemed important to me. #kidlitchat
8:59 pm elanaroth: Writing pitches reminds me about how much I love the book. I’m just as invested by that point and I internalize rejections too. #kidlitchat
8:59 pm rillajaggia: Good night, all. Thanks for the fabulous tips, advice, and reassurances. #kidlitchat
8:59 pm Scribblerati: @zoe_walton Problem: Fantasies r often allegories of philosophical ideas that are story hooks but too complex for query. #kidlitchat
8:59 pm KarenCollum: @KatGirl_Studio I’m happy to share my template so you can see if you like… DM me your email address. #kidlitchat
8:59 pm Kid_Lit: .@KrissiDallas But we’re readers too. We just read with one additional question in mind “Is this saleable/marketable?” #kidlitchat
8:59 pm LaFabuliste: Good resource @chavelaque ’s website: essay on how finding a pub is like falling in love #kidlitchat
8:59 pm MargieGelb: Off to write. Thanks for a great chat! #kidlitchat
9:00 pm JoTreggiari: RT @TheAsianAngel: Amen! RT @literaticat: U R the foremost expert abt yr book. If U dont know the answers, who the hell does? #kidlitchat
9:00 pm literaticat: @WriterRoss Actually, I think that if we have less fear, it is because we’ve had to do it AND FAIL a *whole lot* more than you. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm KrissiDallas: @LaFabuliste Some say writers shouldn’t “gush” or “sell” their book when that’s the agent’s job? I’ve read conflicting opinions. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm KatGirl_Studio: @KarenCollum ok I will, thank you #kidlitchat
9:00 pm Scribblerati: So true, and that makes it easier, thank you! RT @Kid_Lit: Agents and editors are just people who love books. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm KarenCollum: @PattyJMurphy I get so nervous calling agencies/publishers! It helps to write myself notes so I don’t stutter and stammer!!! #kidlitchat
9:00 pm bonnieadamson: RT @elanaroth: I internalize rejections too. <–we forget this too often. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm SuePinto: @juliadevillers Welcome to hell…no, no, no, I jest….sort of…:) #kidlitchat
9:00 pm DDHearn: @WriterRoss I agree. Just because I might be able to write a story doesn’t mean I know how to sell it. #kidlitchat
9:01 pm KarenCollum: I love this! RT @RebeccAgent: agents (well this one) are emotionally invested in clients and their work which we love #kidlitchat
9:01 pm gregpincus: @BenDawe @kid_lit – I wrote a little poem about editors, actually. And it works for agents, too: http://bit.ly/1mmln6 #kidlitchat
9:01 pm BenDawe: @KrissiDallas Publishers are also wanting to be moved by something – affected at some level- as readers. #kidlitchat
9:01 pm cbrett60: My problem, beside my book not being finished, is that I think my writing is good, but what is an agent doesn’t? #kidlitchat
9:01 pm AmyBaskin: RT @ElonaRoth Writing pitches … I’m just as invested by that point and I internalize rejections too. #kidlitchat
9:01 pm KrissiDallas: @Kid_Lit Good to know. It really is a mind block sometimes… #kidlitchat
9:01 pm LaFabuliste: @krissidallas I don’t know which is better- just an observation from a newbie. Can be a bit vain, maybe, to gush about own work #kidlitchat
9:01 pm elanaroth: @bonnieadamson It’s true. And my gut instinct is to protect my clients from those rejections. Even though I can’t. #kidlitchat
9:01 pm bonnieadamson: @MargieGelb Goodnight! #kidlitchat
9:02 pm rj_anderson: @KrissiDallas You can pitch a book strongly w/o bragging about yourself. It’s the unsupported bragging that’s obnoxious. #kidlitchat
9:02 pm camoulton: As a writer, I love writing pitches and synopses, esp. before I start a project. Gets me acquainted with characters & world. #kidlitchat
9:02 pm dorothiar: Thanks for the great insight into writing. Goodnight!, #kidlitchat
9:02 pm DDHearn: @zoe_walton Thanks for the hint. Try to stick to the big picture, what makes it a compelling story. #kidlitchat
9:02 pm PattyJMurphy: @KarenCollum: Remember they are people, too…and who love good stories and books as much as we do:) #kidlitchat
9:02 pm WriterRoss: @RebeccAgent This is why I hate saying what we do is a business. It’s art on both sides of desk. We need each other. (Violins) #kidlitchat
9:02 pm Scribblerati: @cbrett60 Some agents won’t like your query, or your writing, some will. Keep editing, refining and resubmitting. #kidlitchat
9:03 pm rj_anderson: @cbrett60 Don’t reject your own writing before an agent or an editor has the privilege! #kidlitchat
9:03 pm KrissiDallas: @rj_anderson Gotcha – that makes sense. But if you’ve got awards/reviews/etc on your side, that’s important to include, right? #kidlitchat
9:03 pm KarenCollum: I’ve learned that a rejection isn’t a rejection of me. There are a myriad of reasons agents & pubs reject. #kidlitchat
9:03 pm EgmontUSA: And just remember, editors get rejected, too. Sometimes breaks my heart when something I love can’t get through acquisitions. #kidlitchat
9:03 pm literaticat: @elanaroth I totally make mind-voodoo dolls of those idiots who reject my precious books. GRRRR. #kidlitchat
9:03 pm DDHearn: @LaFabuliste I do not have sales skills. When I was a kid it took me five hours to sell 50 packets of American seeds. #kidlitchat
9:03 pm BenDawe: RT How to reach an editor…@gregpincus: @BenDawe @kid_lit http://bit.ly/1mmln6 (nice poem) #kidlitchat
9:03 pm LaFabuliste: Personally, I like queries that show the author wants to tell a story– not make money or “teach” kids about things #kidlitchat
9:03 pm RebeccAgent: well, don’t get me wrong though. It is a business! #kidlitchat
9:04 pm elanaroth: @literaticat I like it #kidlitchat
9:04 pm BenDawe: RT @LaFabuliste: Personally, I like queries that show the author wants to tell a story– not make money or “teach” #kidlitchat
9:04 pm PattyJMurphy: RT@elanaroth:@bonnieadamson: Its true. My gut instinct is 2 protect my clients from rejections. Even though I cant!<–So sweet:) #kidlitchat
9:04 pm KarenCollum: @WriterRoss I think it is an art, but I think it’s crucial for writers to get their heads around the fact it’s a business too #kidlitchat
9:04 pm bonnieadamson: @elanaroth That’s a nice thought. #kidlitchat
9:04 pm rj_anderson: @KrissiDallas Oh, yes, but those are facts — “I won X award” — not “I am the best writer ever & sure to become a bestseller!” #kidlitchat
9:05 pm BenDawe: @DDHearn That’s 10 packs of seed an hour. Not bad. #kidlitchat
9:05 pm LaFabuliste: @DDhearn Maybe look in to resources for how to write jacket copy- usually an editors job, but designed to sell the book #kidlitchat
9:05 pm elanaroth: @bonnieadamson I’m just a nice person. #kidlitchat
9:05 pm KarenCollum: @rj_anderson What?! I’m not the best writer EVER?? I am crushed LOL #kidlitchat
9:06 pm KrissiDallas: @rj_anderson LOL! Thanks for the advice. #kidlitchat
9:06 pm Kid_Lit: RT @KarenCollum I think it’s an art, but I think it’s crucial for writers to get their heads around the fact it’s a business too #kidlitchat
9:06 pm DDHearn: @cbrett60 That’s fear again. Easier to not finish the book and get to think it’s great than submit and find out otherwise. #kidlitchat
9:06 pm juliadevillers: Thanks for the welcomes. I’m on deadline for a middle grade so it’s nice to hang with fellow book people on my break. #kidlitchat
9:06 pm WriterRoss: @literaticat Fear of failing is highest hurdle of all. This does not help sell a mss–or even help get mss into envelope! #kidlitchat
9:06 pm LaFabuliste: Caveat, I am just an intern. I could know nothing #kidlitchat
9:06 pm bonnieadamson: @elanaroth Yes, you are. #kidlitchat
9:06 pm KarenCollum: I personally am fascinated by the business side of writing too. The more I learn, the more respect I have for everyone involved. #kidlitchat
9:07 pm amyknichols: Q: If you workshopped a MS with an editor, & editor said good things about writing, is it ok to include that in query letter? #kidlitchat
9:07 pm rj_anderson: @KarenCollum You are! Also, you ride a winged unicorn and scatter rainbows wherever you go. Mention that in your query. #kidlitchat
9:07 pm catepolacek: @BonnieAdamson to get rejectn, had to submit ms; to submit ms, had to write ms; rejectn is proof yr writing is out in the world #kidlitchat
9:07 pm LaFabuliste: I do read a lot of slush, though #kidlitchat
9:07 pm EgmontUSA: @cbrett60 Sometimes you need to just take the big leap. #kidlitchat
9:07 pm RebeccAgent: @amyknichols to said editor or to agent? #kidlitchat
9:08 pm PattyJMurphy: @WriterRoss: If you’re afraid of failing…you’re afraid of succeeding, too. #kidlitchat
9:08 pm amyknichols: @DDHearn So true. My best stories are the ones that I’m still writing in my head, LOL! #kidlitchat
9:08 pm KarenCollum: @rj_anderson ROFL You have described my life to a T!!! Now where did I put those rainbows… 
#kidlitchat
9:08 pm elanaroth: So we’ve affirmed agents aren’t soulless…what else can we do? #kidlitchat
9:08 pm amyknichols: @RebeccAgent To agent. #kidlitchat
9:08 pm DDHearn: @BenDawe Now here’s an optimist for you! Five hours to earn two bucks fifty seemed pretty harsh to me! #kidlitchat
9:08 pm BenDawe: @Kid_Lit I agree. Business side is starts in the category choice and response to the market – before the writing is complete. #kidlitchat
9:08 pm bonnieadamson: @catepolacek This is true–and a much more positive spin. #kidlitchat
9:08 pm rj_anderson: Rejections from agents & editors can also be a good sign. If they make specific comments/suggestions — you’re getting there. #kidlitchat
9:09 pm cbrett60: @DDHearn I want to know, so I am going to finish my book. #kidlitchat
9:09 pm sallymurphy: RT@KarenCollum Yes. It IS a business – and those who treat is as one (like you do) deserve to do well #kidlitchat
9:09 pm Scribblerati: Um, yes (wince) RT @DDHearn: @cbrett60 Fear: Easier 2 not finish the book and think its great than submit + find out otherwise. #kidlitchat
9:09 pm WriterRoss: @PattyJMurphy Ding ding ding ding (Cancel that therapy appt, stat!) #kidlitchat
9:09 pm KOrtizzle: LOLOLOLOL!!! I agree. Not soulless at all. RT @elanaroth So we’ve affirmed agents aren’t soulless…what else can we do? #kidlitchat
9:09 pm DDHearn: RT @LaFabuliste: @DDhearn Look in to resources for how to write jacket copy- usually editors job, but designed to sell the book #kidlitchat
9:09 pm AmyBaskin: Q: After receiving a “good” rejection from a dream agent, how long to wait before sending a new, tight manuscript to said agent? #kidlitchat
9:10 pm cbrett60: @EgmontUSA I am leaping forward. #kidlitchat
9:10 pm RebeccAgent: @amyknichols eh, not so important I’m going to form my own opinion. I do need to know if you’ve sub’ed to eds already #kidlitchat
9:10 pm KarenCollum: @sallymurphy Awwww, thanks Sally I’ve learned so much from you and other generous authors. #kidlitchat
9:11 pm RebeccAgent: @amybaskin only send another MS if agent has said “pls. send more in the future.” Then send when new project is ready #kidlitchat
9:11 pm lynnekelly: Careful about giving writers ideas! RT @literaticat @elanaroth I make voodoo dolls of idiots who reject my precious books #kidlitchat
9:11 pm cvaldezmiller: Yay! That’s good to know!>> RT @rj_anderson If they make specific comments/suggestions — you’re getting there. #kidlitchat
9:11 pm KarenCollum: I know there are more talented writers around than me, but no-one can write the books that I write. I’m only in comp with myself #kidlitchat
9:11 pm sallymurphy: RT @rj_anderson Very true – a personal rejection is always a sign you are on the right track. #kidlitchat
9:11 pm amyknichols: @RebeccAgent That makes sense. Thank you. #kidlitchat
9:11 pm DDHearn: @cbrett60 Good for you! And, as we’ve learned tonight, don’t give up too soon. It’s all quite subjective. #kidlitchat
9:11 pm cbrett60: Q: Is it a good Idea to practice writing query letters? #kidlitchat
9:11 pm KarenCollum: It’s my job to be as authentically ‘me’ as I can be from query to synopsis to MS. #kidlitchat
9:12 pm PattyJMurphy: @rj_anderson: I don’t think you need to offer that info. unless you think it’ll help. U could include it in ur resume though. #kidlitchat
9:12 pm john_zeleznik: How does payment and taxes work when a MS is sold? Done by agents? Authors? #kidlitchat #askagent
9:12 pm gregpincus: @elanaroth You can feed us all chocolate! #kidlitchat
9:12 pm bonnieadamson: Good point: submitting, getting feedback, no takers–what then? You’ve blown your chance to resub that book? #kidlitchat
9:12 pm EgmontUSA: @RebeccAgent @amybaskin May I add, if you’ve gotten feedback, don’t turn around and send something right away. Use the feedback. #kidlitchat
9:13 pm amyknichols: RT @KarenCollum …No-one can write the books that I write. I’m only in comp with myself << good to remember #kidlitchat
9:13 pm lyonmartin: RT @gregpincus: @elanaroth You can feed us all chocolate! #kidlitchat
9:13 pm elanaroth: @gregpincus Wait, I have to give you chocolate? What about me? #kidlitchat
9:13 pm Shelltex: Hmmm, maybe I could sell voodoo dolls in the meantime. I know there’s a market for those. LOL #kidlitchat
9:13 pm LaFabuliste: @cbrett60 It’s a good idea to practice anything you want to be good at. Including writing anything #kidlitchat
9:13 pm KrissiDallas: Gotta jet, but glad I could tune in some tonight! Special thanks to agents/editors who hang out on here w/us! Very helpful. #kidlitchat
9:13 pm RebeccAgent: amen @egmontusa #kidlitchat
9:13 pm Kid_Lit: True, all. I only send personal notes in rejections where I really, really see some potential in the writer. #kidlitchat
9:14 pm gregpincus: @elanaroth we’ll all share the chocolate. 15% of it sound about right? #kidlitchat
9:14 pm DDHearn: @Shelltex You could sell the voodoo dolls on etsy and advertise them on twitter. Bet you’d do well! #kidlitchat
9:14 pm LaFabuliste: Ah! Reserve battery power! Goodnight #kidlitchat
9:14 pm jeanie_w: @BonnieAdamson Write your 2nd book while 1st is out on submission. Then you have another for the next round if need be. #kidlitchat
9:14 pm bonnieadamson: Yes, thank you agents, ed.s, especially tonight, for weathering writer neuroses. #kidlitchat
9:15 pm Kid_Lit: RT @EgmontUSA If you’ve gotten feedback, don’t turn around and send something right away. Use the feedback. #kidlitchat AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9:15 pm elanaroth: Ditto. RT @Kid_Lit: True, all. I send personal notes in rejections where I really see some potential in the writer. #kidlitchat
9:15 pm RebeccAgent: alright. It’s time for me to say goodnight! Good chat, all. #kidlitchat
9:15 pm Scribblerati: @gregpincus Did someone say ‘chocolate’? sigh… #kidlitchat
9:15 pm elanaroth: @gregpincus That better be a HUGE batch of chocolate. #kidlitchat
9:16 pm WriterRoss: @RebeccAgent Good night, Rebecca. #kidlitchat
9:16 pm cbrett60: @bonnieadamson You might as well submit to again or wait. One author I spoke to got rejected 25 times before she had takers #kidlitchat
9:16 pm amyknichols: @gregpincus Enjoyed your Editors poem. Fun! #kidlitchat
9:16 pm sallymurphy: @KarenCollum That’s because you are willing to learn. Youa sk questions – and then listen to the answers. #kidlitchat
9:16 pm sharifwrites: @cbrett60 If you’re not ready to submit, you should read examples of query letters–they’ll give you great ideas. #kidlitchat
9:16 pm Scribblerati: YES!!! RT @jeanie_w: @BonnieAdamson Write 2nd book while 1st is out on sub. Then you have another for the next round if need be. #kidlitchat
9:16 pm PattyJMurphy: @sallymurphy: Nice to see another Murphy in the house:) PS One of my WIP characters’ name is Sally…how cool is that? #kidlitchat
9:16 pm EgmontUSA: @elanaroth @gregpincus I think y’all are monopolizing the chocolate. You better share! #kidlitchat
9:16 pm BenDawe: Thanks everyone for a great #kidlitchat
9:16 pm amyknichols: @RebeccAgent Good night. Thank you for all your helpful insights. #kidlitchat
9:16 pm literaticat: I’ve been getting lots of weird feedback lately, like mean responses to rejections. Um – don’t do that. #kidlitchat
9:17 pm gregpincus: @elanaroth You can have 50% of mine, but I’d like to hold dramatic rights, if that’s okay. #kidlitchat
9:17 pm hatbooks: RT @Kid_Lit: I only send personal notes in rejections where I really, really see some potential in the writer. #kidlitchat
9:17 pm KarenCollum: @RebeccAgent Goodnight. Thank you! #kidlitchat
9:17 pm DDHearn: Thanks to all who helped make this such an interesting chat. #kidlitchat
9:17 pm katrinagermein: @Kid_Lit Where was Twitter when I was learning all this the hard way #kidlitchat
9:17 pm sallymurphy: @KarenCollum That’s because you are willing to learn. You ask questions – and then listen to the answers. #kidlitchat
9:17 pm WriterRoss: @EgmontUSA Share the neuroses. Share the chocolate. Pick your poison. <g> #kidlitchat
9:17 pm bonnieadamson: @EgmontUSA @elanaroth @gregpincus Did I miss the chocolate?!? #kidlitchat
9:18 pm lyonmartin: Thanks everyone for a great #kidlitchat
9:18 pm literaticat: KIDLITCHAT AFTERPARTY: http://www.chatzy.com/154761931299 #kidlitchat
9:18 pm KrissiDallas: @EgmontUSA “We’re just people. And we’re usually quite nice” –> missed this earlier! Haha. I don’t doubt it! Thx. #kidlitchat
9:18 pm PattyJMurphy: RT @WriterRoss: @PattyJMurphy Ding ding ding ding (Cancel that therapy appt, stat!) <–You could send me the $ LOL…thanks! #kidlitchat
9:18 pm KarenCollum: @Kid_Lit @elanaroth I’ve learned to value every bit of personalisation in rejections from pubs/agents. Actually makes me happy! #kidlitchat
9:18 pm hatbooks: Thanks to everyone for the chat. Back to work on verse novel #2. #kidlitchat
9:18 pm Shelltex: @literaticat Can’t imagine why people do that. I’m so happy when an agent replies at all. #kidlitchat
9:19 pm KarenCollum: @literaticat Really? Haven’t those people heard of not burning bridges??? #kidlitchat
9:19 pm Scribblerati: Another wonderful chat with generous authors, agents and editors helping writers. I love the writing world! #kidlitchat
