Kidlitchat Transcript – September 22 (part two)
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| 8:32 pm | quirkywriter: | 1st chapters are painful for me. Then I worry that the revised one won’t flow & match the voice of the rest of the story. #kidlitchat |
| 8:32 pm | elanaroth: | @gregpincus Thank you! So thrilled with the response today. #kidlitchat |
| 8:32 pm | michellewitte: | Writers often start in the wrong place. I’ve read many openings that would have been better starting earlier or later. #kidlitchat |
| 8:32 pm | ktubb: | RT @DDHearn.Funny, but I had trouble making sense of the titles of the Twilight books. <<me too! get them all confused – order #kidlitchat |
| 8:32 pm | KateMessner: | Some wise person (can’t remember who or I’d give credit) said your book should start “on the day that is different.” #kidlitchat |
| 8:32 pm | thaliachaltas: | Great example, always startedwitha bang. RT @bonnieadamson: @ChrisRichman- podcast on openings: who mentioned TV show Cheers? #kidlitchat |
| 8:32 pm | jeanie_w: | Love that book! RT @bonnieadamson: @Uri Shulevitz, WRITING WITH PICTURES #kidlitchat |
| 8:32 pm | CherylRainfield: | @ChrisRichman: Yes, and how about dream sequences? They slow things down for me & often don’t seem relevant #kidlitchat |
| 8:32 pm | SherriePetersen: | @KateMessner That’s a good way to put it. #kidlitchat |
| 8:32 pm | carolgrannick: | Realizing I also love beginnings in which the setting immediately takes on character and is crucial to story #kidlitchat |
| 8:33 pm | kristinlgray: | @KateMessner #kidlitchat Yes! WHEN YOU REACH ME has awesome first chapter. Love the last line of it. “Which is never.” Such voice. *sigh* |
| 8:33 pm | michellewitte: | @sandyalonzo Books get diff covers on second printing because the publisher is trying to reach a different or wider audience. #kidlitchat |
| 8:33 pm | LiaKeyes: | I had a comment from an editor that the action of the story started too soon, before she cared about the mc – how do you fix? #kidlitchat |
| 8:33 pm | sandyalonzo: | @KateMessner I like that! #kidlitchat |
| 8:33 pm | leewind: | #kidlitchat Okay, but then the challenge is: how to you get readers to CARE and be hinting at excitement to come? |
| 8:33 pm | CREvers: | This is helpful. Random plot generator. Actually give good stuff. http://www.kitt.net/php/title.php Great for title haters #kidlitchat |
| 8:33 pm | merylevans: | @elanaroth Candor wins hands down and beyond. #kidlitchat |
| 8:33 pm | lyonmartin: | Beginnings have changed a lot in the last decade. #kidlitchat |
| 8:33 pm | malindalo: | Totally agree! RT @KateMessner: Some wise person said your book should start “on the day that is different.” #kidlitchat |
| 8:33 pm | MitaliWrites: | @jeanie_w @gregpincus @bonnieadamson Guess I’ll have to get me a copy of Uri’s book, too, then. #kidlitchat |
| 8:33 pm | Gwenda: | Have always heard that too, @katemessner, or sometimes “at the moment when everything changes.” #kidlitchat |
| 8:33 pm | RuthanneReid: | @CynthiaCWillis Glad I’m not the only one! #kidlitchat |
| 8:33 pm | leewind: | @KateMessner #kidlitchat start on the day that’s different or in the MOMENT that’s different? |
| 8:33 pm | mgbuehrlen: | @SherriePetersen Out of the Silent Planet? LOVE it. One of my all time favorites. *sigh* #kidlitchat |
| 8:33 pm | HeleneBoudreau: | @ktubb: @DDHearn.Funny, but I had trouble making sense of the titles of the Twilight books. <<Ditto! #kidlitchat |
| 8:33 pm | kathleenfoucart: | @KateMessner My thesis adviser says that all the time  One of my fave writing tidbits #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | CherylRainfield: | @sandyalonzo I like seeing different covers (as a reader) of the same book–often 1 will really appeal to me and 1 won’t. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | lyonmartin: | Beginnings have to be faster and tighter than ever. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | michellewitte: | @debbieohi All the time. Writers often have a hard time knowing what will sell best in the market, at least title wise. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | MitaliWrites: | @katemessner O smart one. Good reminder. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | auntieflamingo: | Why do some books have a different covers for Canada and US? #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | f_rancesca: | RT @lyonmartin: Beginnings have changed a lot in the last decade. > Very true. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | PattyJMurphy: | @katemessner: yes, like NOT starting on the first day of school, but the second. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | bonnieadamson: | Quoting Upstart Crow: beginning clues you in on how to read the book: lighthearted, heavy, whatever. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | ChrisRichman: | Speaking of beginnings, I unfortunately have to run before we can end tonight. Take care, everyone! #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | thaliachaltas: | @LiaKeyes Make the action hard on the main character somehow, so reader is involved in her as well as action? #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | elanaroth: | Title tidbit 2: We almost called it PERFECT CANDOR… #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | catesfolly: | RT @KateMessner: Some wise person said your book should start “on the day that is different.” #kidlitchat That’s a good one! |
| 8:34 pm | dlschubert: | @elanaroth Candor vs Whisperfight – Good example of why authors don’t always get to keep their original title! #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | rillajaggia: | @quirkywriter first chapters get so much more attention than any of the others, it’s easy to end up with them different #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | jeanie_w: | RT @BonnieAdamson: Quoting Upstart Crow: beginning clues you in on how to read the book: lighthearted, heavy, whatever. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | DDHearn: | @thaliachaltas And I can write PBs but not poetry. I guess they’re the same, but different. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | kathleenfoucart: | @leewind I get confused when the first moment is the different one- if I don’t realize it’s different, I don’t get significance #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | LaurelSnyder: | @catesfolly Angle of Repose is pretty much the great American Novel IMHO. I just think the best books sometimes start slow. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | f_rancesca: | I want to believe that good writing transcends fashion or marketing. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | rarararach: | RT @CherylRainfield I like seeing different covers (as a reader) of the same book-1 will really appeal to me and 1 won’t. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | whimsicalwalney: | Agreed! RT @BonnieAdamson: Quoting Upstart Crow: beginning clues you in on how to read the book: lighthearted, heavy, whatever. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | carolgrannick: | @KateMessner Yes. And this is eerie: Fair Weather by Peck begins with that opening line, and came out after (day after?) 9/11. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | bonnieadamson: | @elanaroth Oh, I like that, too. #kidlitchat |
| 8:34 pm | dlschubert: | @ChrisRichman Thanks for stopping by, Chris! #kidlitchat |
| 8:35 pm | f_rancesca: | RT @KateMessner: Some wise person said your book should start “on the day that is different.” That’s the standard I use! #kidlitchat |
| 8:35 pm | sandyalonzo: | @CherylRainfield I agree with seeing different covers for the same book. It’s interesting to see changes, choose, etc. #kidlitchat |
| 8:35 pm | amyknichols: | There are so many great bits of advice zooming by in this chat!! #kidlitchat #kidlitchat |
| 8:35 pm | caughill: | Kafka agreed – RT @KateMessner: Some wise person said your book should start “on the day that is different.” #kidlitchat (via @malindalo) |
| 8:35 pm | MitaliWrites: | I usually write a draft and then cut the first three chapters to start with chapter four. But I wrestle with flashbacks. #kidlitchat |
| 8:35 pm | dlschubert: | @elanaroth I like that. What made you decide to cut it to Candor? #kidlitchat |
| 8:35 pm | Georgia_McBride: | THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH grabbed me from the the first sentence and did not let go. #kidlitchat |
| 8:35 pm | KibaKiba: | 4me the title is everything. It’s like the seed that grows a giant oak. It’s my map. Without 1 i dilly dally in ethers of ideas #kidlitchat |
| 8:35 pm | rillajaggia: | @ChrisRichman Thanks for all the great tips tonight, Chris. #kidlitchat |
| 8:35 pm | f_rancesca: | @mgbuehrlen I love Out of the Silent Planet too. We need to trade book titles. Clearly we have very similar tastes! #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | debbieohi: | @michellewitte And have you ever had writers argue with you when you want to change the title? #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | KatherineBoG: | But it’s such a cliche for “this day is different from any other”. We see that as readers all the time… at this point: yawn. #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | elanaroth: | @dlschubert PERFECT CANDOR was too gossip-girly. And it is NOT a girly book. #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | leewind: | @kathleenfoucart #kidlitchat THAT’s why it’s hard to do well: start in moment it’s diff, but we have to CARE 1st and understand it’s diff |
| 8:36 pm | MitaliWrites: | @Georgia_McBride @carrieryan will be thrilled to hear that. #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | SherriePetersen: | @mgbuehrlen That whole trilogy was great. So different from the Narnia books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | thaliachaltas: | Great title! RT @Georgia_McBride: THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH grabbed me from the the first sentence and did not let go. #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | hatbooks: | Laura Rennert of Andrea Brown says book’s start should feel like the reader is arriving at a party well underway and happening! #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | DDHearn: | @ktubb The Twilight book titles were intriguing and all went together, but didn’t have much to do with the stories inside. #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | MitaliWrites: | @f_rancesca Me, too. Haven’t re-read the C.S. Lewis Space trilogy in a while. #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | rillajaggia: | Will need to take notes from transcript. RT @amyknichols: There are so many great bits of advice zooming by in this chat!! #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | debbieohi: | @Georgia_McBride I -loved- FOREST OF HANDS & TEETH. It prompted me to take the YA Voice workshop with Krista Marino at #scbwi09. #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | jeanie_w: | @debbieohi @writerross In tweetdeck you can add in hashtag by clicking on it on the recent hashtags drop-down menu. #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | dlschubert: | @elanaroth Got it. Good call, then! #kidlitchat |
| 8:36 pm | elanaroth: | The world could live without another book with “perfect” in the title… #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | mike_jung: | @gavinobrown *snort* man, I gotta USE that opportunity! I’m gonna go suck the life out of pages 138-139 right now! #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | bonnieadamson: | Not kidlit, but doesn’t GWTW start: “Scarlett O’H wasn’t beautiful, but men seldom noticed”? Delicious. #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | swdillard: | @KatherineBoG I don’t think you need to explain that the day’s different though, it’s just the point when things get interesting #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | MitaliWrites: | @hatbooks Is Laura your agent? She is mine. And she never told me that great piece of advice. I will scold her. #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | mgbuehrlen: | @f_rancesca Your on — I haven’t met many ppl who share my tastes in books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | debbieohi: | @MitaliWrites I’m anxious waiting for @carrieryan to write more books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | lioncaller: | I read & re-read Bambi, Heidi, etc as a kid. Slooow openings. Today’s readers/writers/agents/eds don’t seem to love reading. #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | kathleenfoucart: | @leewind Exactly- which is why a lot of fast-start books don’t grab me- I just don’t care if I don’t know “them” #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | amyknichols: | @rillajaggia Definitely! #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | DDHearn: | RT @KateMessner: Some wise person said your book should start “on the day that is different.” #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | bonniedoerr: | Wow, this is an awesome experience, but I’m gettin dizzy and my eyes hurt. Thanks all. I’ll try again another evening. #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | quirkywriter: | @ChrisRichman Thanks for the Scooby analogy. #kidlitchat : ) |
| 8:37 pm | rillajaggia: | @debbieohi Really? that’s news to me! #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | JennBailey: | RT @elanaroth: The world could live without another book with “perfect” in the title… *giggle, snort* #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | lyonmartin: | @amyknichols For a PB write the story down then whittle, whittle, whittle. #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | dlschubert: | RT @hatbooks Laura Rennert, Andrea Brown says start should feel like reader’s arriving at a party well underway & happening! #kidlitchat |
| 8:37 pm | f_rancesca: | @hatbooks But that can be so intimidating! Everyone’s talking to someone else interesting and who wants to talk to me? #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | Georgia_McBride: | @KateMessner And I imagine if you are writing about it, it is different or else, why write about it? #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | rillajaggia: | @elanaroth Perfectly Reasonable! #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | rarararach: | @bonniedoerr Have a good night! #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | Gwenda: | @LaurelSnyder Totally agree. Some of my fave openings build a sense of dread instead–Shirley Jackson was a master of that. #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | WriterRoss: | #kidlitchat@jeanie_w Oh I see that now. Thank you! #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | amyknichols: | @debbieohi Did Krista edit that one, too? I haven’t read it (but it’s in the stack). #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | michellewitte: | RT @agentrobert Should begin at the point of chance–something has happened that forces a character(s) to act differently– #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | AudryT: | I love coming up w/titles, but I know not to be married to them. #Kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | hashtager: | # @debbieohi @writerross In tweetdeck you can add in hashtag by clicking on it on the recent hashtags drop-down menu. #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | mgbuehrlen: | @SherriePetersen The trilogy is great. Each so different from each other as well. #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | susanwrites: | @debbieohi With Hugging the Rock editor wanted to change title. By the time we finished revisions she let me keep it. #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | debbieohi: | @jeanie_w Thanks for that Tweetdeck hashtag tip, Jeanie! I didn’t know that. @writerross #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | MahalloMedia: | # @debbieohi @writerross In tweetdeck you can add in hashtag by clicking on it on the recent hashtags drop-down menu. #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | BleeBonn: | Oh, just remembered about #kidlitchat - wahoo! |
| 8:38 pm | thaliachaltas: | @lyonmartin Oh I’m good at whittling, right down to a toothpick and booorring!! #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | amyknichols: | @lyonmartin Good advice! Thanks. I will try it, after I’ve enjoyed the roominess of my novel for a while longer. #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | hatbooks: | @MitaliWrites Jamie Weiss Chilton is mine, also AB. And Laura has lots of other words of wisdom… #kidlitchat |
| 8:38 pm | auntieflamingo: | Why do some books have different covers for Canada and the US? #kidlitchat |
| 8:39 pm | marcie8: | RT @swdillard: I don’t think you need to explain that the day’s different, it’s just the point when things get interesting #kidlitchat |
| 8:39 pm | quirkywriter: | @rillajaggia Especially considering how many people ask for the first 10 pages. No pressure. *nervous laughter* #kidlitchat |
| 8:39 pm | dlschubert: | @elanaroth Perfect answer! RT The world could live without another book with “perfect” in the title… #kidlitchat |
| 8:39 pm | rarararach: | @BleeBonn Welcome! #kidlitchat |
| 8:39 pm | debbieohi: | @amyknichols Yes, Krista edited FOREST OF HANDS & TEETH. That’s when I realized she edited fantasy as well as contemp. teen bks. #kidlitchat |
| 8:39 pm | leewind: | @bonnieadamson If that isn’t the 1st line of GWTW, it should be! Awesome! #kidlitchat |
| 8:39 pm | CherylRainfield: | @sandyalonzo Yes–especially when the covers are dif for dif audiences or countries. So interesting #kidlitchat |
| 8:39 pm | bonnieadamson: | @thaliachaltas That scares me, too–too much whittling, & I’m left with nothing! #kidlitchat |
| 8:39 pm | LiaKeyes: | @hatbooks Laura Rennert is my agent! #kidlitchat |
| 8:39 pm | MitaliWrites: | You have to be ruthless with your own beautiful, lyrical writing. Slash and burn it away until you get to the real beginning. #kidlitchat |
| 8:39 pm | amyknichols: | @debbieohi Awesome. That book just moved to the top of the stack.  #kidlitchat |
| 8:39 pm | crissachappell: | @susanwrites My editor changed my title. But I made up a new one. #kidlitchat |
| 8:40 pm | michellewitte: | @auntieflamingo They are different markets, and sometimes different publishers. #kidlitchat |
| 8:40 pm | VictoriaMixon: | You ask yourself, “What is the event that started this whole chain of events that ends in the climax of my story?” #kidlitchat |
| 8:40 pm | elanaroth: | I love coming up with titles. Sometimes it’s just freakin hard though. #kidlitchat |
| 8:40 pm | rillajaggia: | @debbieohi it sounds like horror to me, talk about titles, which is why i never read it. is it horror? forest of hands #kidlitchat |
| 8:40 pm | debbieohi: | @rillajaggia I -loved- the voice in FOREST OF HANDS & TEETH. It made me an instant @carrieryan fan. #kidlitchat |
| 8:40 pm | ktubb: | Hey,all! Have to run, but please visit the live blog for the Midsouth SCBWI this weekend:http://scbwimidsouth2009.blogspot.com/ #kidlitchat |
| 8:40 pm | rarararach: | @elanaroth Agreed re: coming up with titles. #kidlitchat |
| 8:40 pm | HilaryWagner1: | @auntieflamingo Maybe because the foreign rights are retained and sold to a different publisher? #kidlitchat |
| 8:40 pm | JennBailey: | Scarlet OHara was not the most beautiful girl but few men realized that when captured by her charms like the Tarleton twins. #kidlitchat |
| 8:40 pm | bonnieadamson: | @rillajaggia Zombies #kidlitchat |
| 8:40 pm | lioncaller: | RT @LaurelSnyder: @catesfolly Angle of Repose is the great American Novel IMHO. The best books sometimes start slow. #kidlitchat |
| 8:41 pm | dlschubert: | I think the only real way to learn about how to seamlessly incorporate back story is to write. A lot. #kidlitchat |
| 8:41 pm | sarahockler: | RT @VictoriaMixon ask yourself, “What is the event that started this whole chain of events that ends in the climax of my story?” #kidlitchat |
| 8:41 pm | CynthiaCWillis: | Time to go. Thanks, everyone! Great chat tonight! #kidlitchat |
| 8:41 pm | MitaliWrites: | @LiaKeyes Laura represents you, me, @RobinBrande @EllenHopkinsYA @Kdueykduey@melissathomson. I am trying to lure her here. #kidlitchat |
| 8:41 pm | michellewitte: | @elanaroth I generally struggle with coming up with book titles. I frequently rely on coworkers for that. #kidlitchat |
| 8:41 pm | leewind: | @f_rancesca True, but Bond openings set the tone: action, debonair, quippy, heroic – and that hooks me! #kidlitchat |
| 8:41 pm | KateMessner: | At a workshop once, Nancy Werlin talked about “promises” made in a book’s 1st pages & how promises need to be kept. #kidlitchat |
| 8:41 pm | JennBailey: | That’s how I remember it and I haven’t read GWTW in years. #kidlitchat |
| 8:41 pm | rillajaggia: | Grt! RT @VictoriaMixon: ask … “What is the event that started this whole chain of events that ends in the climax of my story?” #kidlitchat |
| 8:41 pm | auntieflamingo: | Thanks you. RT @michellewitte: @auntieflamingo They are different markets, and sometimes different publishers. #kidlitchat |
| 8:41 pm | brimeetsbooks: | @crissachappell I love that! So true. #kidlitchat |
| 8:41 pm | bonnieadamson: | @JennBailey Ah–I like mine better! #kidlitchat |
| 8:41 pm | mgbuehrlen: | My title is left over from my first draft. Been trying to think of a new one. Sometimes it’s good to have outside opinion. #kidlitchat |
| 8:42 pm | elanaroth: | @michellewitte Free associating is just fun. Thesaurus, taglines from tv shows and movies, poetry…all fair game to mine from. #kidlitchat |
| 8:42 pm | f_rancesca: | RT @LaurelSnyder: @catesfolly Angle of Repose is the great American Novel IMHO. The best books sometimes start slow.> Yo! #kidlitchat |
| 8:42 pm | rarararach: | @MitaliWrites Thats A LOT of awesome writers to represent! re: Laura of Andrea Brown #kidlitchat |
| 8:42 pm | debbieohi: | @rillajaggia FOREST verges on horror, I suppose, but I didn’t really consider it a horror book. #kidlitchat |
| 8:42 pm | chasingray: | What a Girl Wants #7: Because We Are Not All Rich Girls http://tinyurl.com/nddm7h #kidlitchat |
| 8:42 pm | CherylRainfield: | yes RT @KateMessner: At a workshop, Nancy Werlin talked about “promises” made in a books 1st pages & how promises need to b kept #kidlitchat |
| 8:42 pm | AudryT: | Promises and threats. If there’s a vampire on the mantle in Act One, that vamp better bite someone by Act Three. #Kidlitchat |
| 8:42 pm | MitaliWrites: | Do stories in movies get to start differently than stories in books? #kidlitchat |
| 8:42 pm | gregpincus: | I think establishing a clear tone/voice in the opening is critical, whether it’s via character, story, or whatever else #kidlitchat |
| 8:42 pm | leewind: | RT @VictoriaMixon: “What is the event that started this whole chain of events that ends in the climax …?” #kidlitchat Like 1st Domino! |
| 8:42 pm | KatherineBoG: | I think titles are less important than the cover, and equivalently imprtant to the first 2 pages. #kidlitchat |
| 8:42 pm | crissachappell: | @rillajaggia Yes….because it’s all about showing your protag’s change/growth at the end #kidlitchat |
| 8:42 pm | rillajaggia: | @debbieohi Kind of like hunger games? #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | debbieohi: | @rillajaggia re: horror. For me, the focus of FOREST was more on the characters than on the horror aspect. #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | dlschubert: | I love coming up w/book titles. Probably because I’m also a songwriter and love finding the perfect song title. #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | JennBailey: | @bonnieadamson I agree! #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | mgbuehrlen: | My very very first draft started out with back story. Husband read it and said, “Oh, it’s like a history book.” Ouch! #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | thaliachaltas: | @elanaroth I’m doing a workshop next week on word association! Great fun. #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | f_rancesca: | @mgbuehrlen I have a title left over from the first draft which I now hate but most people like. Grr. Nas nothing to do w/book! #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | RodrigoMoreno: | @crissachappell hahahaha @ RT I’m like, Who is she? And why do I care that she woke up? Then they say, “You’ll see later.” #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | michellewitte: | @debbieohi Daily? A lot of writers are stubborn about what they want for the title, even if it doesn’t speak to what book is #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | crissachappell: | @MitaliWrites books are so interior…movies must be exterior #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | susanwrites: | RT @gregpincus I think establishing a clear tone/voice in the opening is critical, whether it’s via character, story, or #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | rarararach: | @gregpincus I think establishing a clear tone/voice in the opening is critical, whether its via character story or whatever else #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | dlschubert: | RT @gregpincus I think estab. a clear tone/voice in the opening is critical, whether it’s via character, story, or whatever else #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | RodrigoMoreno: | hahahaha RT @crissachappellI‘m like, Who is she? And why do I care that she woke up? Then they say, “You’ll see later.” #kidlitchat |
| 8:43 pm | debbieohi: | @rillajaggia I thought it had a darker atmosphere than HUNGER GAMES, but the atmosphere was part of what I loved about it. #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | crissachappell: | @RodrigoMoreno You didn’t have any dreams in your script, right? Just visits to the eye doctor. LOL #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | thebookbarr: | I changed the title of a PB manuscript super late in the game & my agent was actually encouraging / happy, was a relief. #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | clark_catherine: | RT @gregpincus: I think establishing a clear tone/voice in the opening is critical, via character, story, or whatever else #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | CREvers: | RT @gregpincus I think establishing a clear tone/voice in the opening is critical, whether it’s via character, story, or #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | bonnieadamson: | Promise of opening: esp. true in pb. If there’s a boy & dog on first page, story had better BE about boy & dog. #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | hatbooks: | @MitaliWrites Yes, definitely lure Laura to kidlitchat! #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | MitaliWrites: | @crissachappell What does that mean? Interior vs. exterior? Don’t movies also start at the moment of change? #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | rarararach: | @gregpincus I agree. It definitely hooks people in (whether agents, editors, readers). #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | VictoriaMixon: | There are techniques. Basic one is to put backstory in Chap 2 or 3, after your hook. @dlschubert how to incorporate back story #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | debbieohi: | FOREST OF HANDS & TEETH has a great opening line, too: “My mother used to tell me about the ocean.” #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | f_rancesca: | @leewind Yes. I’ll go with tone, mood, ambiance. I just don’t need car chases, murders or running from she-dragons to hook me. #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | michellewitte: | @elanaroth I used to write headlines at a newspaper, and that is easier for me than book titles, for some reason. #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | MitaliWrites: | Interesting to compare where the filmmakers started TWILIGHT vs. where Ms. Meyer started it. #kidlitchat |
| 8:44 pm | mgbuehrlen: | @f_rancesca Yeah! Most like my original title too! I ask for help to find a new one but none so far. #kidlitchat |
| 8:45 pm | thaliachaltas: | Someone offered cookies, earlier…RT @hatbooks: @MitaliWrites Yes, definitely lure Laura to kidlitchat! #kidlitchat |
| 8:45 pm | gregpincus: | @MitaliWrites You still need a hook. In movies it was always the “first 10 pages” rule. If you hadn’t hooked by then, sayonara #kidlitchat |
| 8:45 pm | JennBailey: | @MitaliWrites Not always. Most Hitchcock films start with an “Establishing” shot so you have a sense of where you are. #kidlitchat |
| 8:45 pm | rarararach: | Very true! @MitaliWrites Interesting to compare where the filmmakers started TWILIGHT vs. where Ms. Meyer started it. #kidlitchat |
| 8:45 pm | elanaroth: | @michellewitte Really? That’s surprising. #kidlitchat |
| 8:45 pm | bonnieadamson: | RT @f_rancesca: @leewind Ill go with tone, mood, ambiance. Dont need car chases, murders or running from she-dragons.–agree #kidlitchat |
| 8:45 pm | crissachappell: | @MitaliWrites Exterior = action on the outside. #kidlitchat |
| 8:45 pm | KatherineBoG: | Whether it’s through events, voice, character, whatevs… we need to care about it in the first 3 pages or we’ll close the book. #kidlitchat |
| 8:45 pm | WriterRoss: | I always read the small blurb on the publishing data page before I head to the first pages. Who writes that brief summary? #kidlitchat |
| 8:45 pm | rarararach: | What are some of your favorite openings? #kidlitchat |
| 8:45 pm | HilaryWagner1: | @dlschubert Titles and character names…just love making those up! #kidlitchat |
| 8:46 pm | bonnieadamson: | @gregpincus How long is that in movie time–5 mins? #kidlitchat |
| 8:46 pm | PattyJMurphy: | @thaliachaltas: I will bring more cookies…if Laura comes:) In fact, I’ll even send some to her in time for the chat:) #kidlitchat |
| 8:46 pm | LiaKeyes: | @MitaliWrites I also like to compare movie adapation opening scenes to the book version. HP movie took out the first chapter. #kidlitchat |
| 8:46 pm | elanaroth: | I steal outrightly for titles. Best example: THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF AMY FINAWITZ, EIGHTH GRADER. Who knows where that’s from? #kidlitchat |
| 8:46 pm | debbieohi: | @elanaroth That’s a great idea (free association -> titles). Thanks for the tip. I find coming up with titles agonizing. #kidlitchat |
| 8:46 pm | DDHearn: | If a novel is a fantasy (in a fantasy world) would the opening need to be different to establish the place and characters? #kidlitchat |
| 8:46 pm | JennBailey: | @bonnieadamson I learned it was 1 page = 1 minute #kidlitchat |
| 8:46 pm | CherylRainfield: | @MitaliWrites In books, you can get inside mc’s thoughts, emotions, interior while often movies we’re on the outside watching #kidlitchat |
| 8:46 pm | dlschubert: | @VictoriaMixon True. And I like back story sprinkled throughout the book. Adds interest, makes characters more real. #kidlitchat |
| 8:46 pm | mgbuehrlen: | @HilaryWagner1 Oh, character names are so much fun! #kidlitchat |
| 8:46 pm | michellewitte: | @elanaroth In headlines, you go with who, what, etc. With book titles, you grab attention while not giving everything away. #kidlitchat |
| 8:47 pm | MitaliWrites: | Laura Rennert just joined Facebook, and @literaticat says she’s not ready for twitter … yet. #kidlitchat |
| 8:47 pm | leewind: | #kidlitchat - loved the discussion on how to start a good story… and now off to READ one to my kid! ‘Night, all! |
| 8:47 pm | lyonmartin: | #kidlitchat @bonnieadamson if U have less than 1,000 words after whittling & the story makes sense, U have a PB. Rewriting starts now. |
| 8:47 pm | gregpincus: | @MitaliWrites But again… movies are a totally different medium than books, so you have to think differently. #kidlitchat |
| 8:47 pm | WriterRoss: | @elanaroth I don’t know but it makes me think of the movie DUDDY KRAVITZ! #kidlitchat |
| 8:47 pm | michellewitte: | @WriterRoss The editor usually does. They are the ones who know the book best. #kidlitchat |
| 8:47 pm | cheriwilliams: | Love this! –> RT @AudryT: If there’s a vampire on the mantle in Act One, that vamp better bite someone by Act Three. #Kidlitchat |
| 8:47 pm | bonnieadamson: | @leewind Good night, Lee #kidlitchat |
| 8:47 pm | dlschubert: | @HilaryWagner1 I totally agree!!! (Love making up titles and character names.) #kidlitchat |
| 8:47 pm | gregpincus: | @BonnieAdamson It’s closer to a minute a script page. But it’s a broad guideline, obviously, not a hard and fast rule #kidlitchat |
| 8:47 pm | malindalo: | @DDHearn I think opening always needs to est. character, whether in fantasy or not #kidlitchat |
| 8:48 pm | MitaliWrites: | @LiaKeyes @CherylRainfield Maybe we’d be better at grabbing reluctant readers if we started stories more like the movies do. #kidlitchat |
| 8:48 pm | Georgia_McBride: | Gotta run folks. Thanks for the great advice! #kidlitchat |
| 8:48 pm | amyknichols: | @leewind Good night, Lee! #kidlitchat |
| 8:48 pm | jeanie_w: | @HilaryWagner1 @mgbuehrlen I have a lot of fun with character names. Not so much with titles tho #kidlitchat |
| 8:48 pm | sarahockler: | @rarararach Some fave YA/MG openings = Catcher in the Rye, Speak, Holes #kidlitchat |
| 8:48 pm | WriterRoss: | @michellewitte I should know this but what is that plot recap called? #kidlitchat |
| 8:48 pm | f_rancesca: | @elanaroth Not so much stealing as post-modern referencing, appropriation of culture, etcetera. Cf. Bridget Jones. #kidlitchat |
| 8:48 pm | DDHearn: | In a movie all the visual description is right there, but you can’t see inside the character’s heads as well. Much different. #kidlitchat |
| 8:48 pm | debbieohi: | I’ve already learned SO much from this #kidlitchat. @bonnieadamson & @gregpincus: THANK YOU SO MUCH for launching this chat! #kidlitchat |
| 8:48 pm | MitaliWrites: | Or the theater. Act One, Scene One … Where did Shakespeare choose to start? #kidlitchat |
| 8:48 pm | HilaryWagner1: | @lyonmartin I tried the PB book thing. My 1st novel started as a PB. It worked out great though! I’m too wordy, I guess!  #kidlitchat |
| 8:48 pm | rillajaggia: | @elanaroth The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman? #kidlitchat |
| 8:48 pm | elanaroth: | No one? Answer: THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, GENTLEMAN #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | crissachappell: | @DDHearn reading is like being partners in crime with the author #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | LiaKeyes: | @MitaliWrites Agree that movie-style openings grab reluctant readers, but editors find them choppy. #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | Gwenda: | RT @chasingray: What a Girl Wants #7: Because We Are Not All Rich Girls http://tinyurl.com/nddm7h#kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | dlschubert: | @elanaroth If there’s a funny-sounded Jewish name in the title, I’m all over it!! #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | jlmartin: | Would Roald Dahl’s openings fly today? They were fairly quiet and often he spoke directly to the reader . #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | elanaroth: | @rillajaggia Ha…yes, I just gave up and tweeted the answer. You win! #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | VictoriaMixon: | Yes. Essntial info for plot goes in Ch 2/3. Use less vital info to develop character later @dlschubertbackstory=characters real #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | michellewitte: | @WriterRoss I usually call it a blurb or catalog copy. I’m not sure what the technical term is for it. #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | AudryT: | Titles and character names = not so hard. Great PLOT = very hard. #Kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | JessieHarrell: | books I’ve bought after reading opening lines: Shiver, Eyes Like Stars, Fairy Tale #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | amyknichols: | @elanaroth Wow! How cool! #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | elanaroth: | Weren’t any of you English majors #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | cheriwilliams: | Gotta go. Thanks for a great chat! #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | HilaryWagner1: | @debbieohi RT I’ve learned SO much from this @bonnieadamson & @gregpincus: THANK YOU SO MUCH for launching this chat! #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | PattyJMurphy: | @dlschubert: @HilaryWagner1: Me, too. Love to pluck names from real life, too! I collect names really:) #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | bonnieadamson: | @debbieohi How nice–thanks! We all have so much to share–nice to have a venue. #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | dosankodebbie: | Ditto @debbieohi I’ve already learned SO much from this #kidlitchat. @bonnieadamson & @gregpincus: THANK YOU SO MUCH #kidlitchat |
| 8:49 pm | clark_catherine: | @jeanie_w I’m the opposite. Love making up titles; not so much with character names. #kidlitchat |
| 8:50 pm | DDHearn: | @HilaryWagner1 PBs are really hard. I tend to be too wordy, too, but my stories are PB stories, not novels. Need to cut. #kidlitchat |
| 8:50 pm | debbieohi: | Another great opening, from SKINNED by @robinwasserman: “Lia Kahn is dead. I am Lia Kahn.” #kidlitchat |
| 8:50 pm | thaliachaltas: | @elanaroth Exercise physiology major. Obviously it helps my writing. Hah! #kidlitchat |
| 8:50 pm | mgbuehrlen: | Been fun, but I can’t remain upright any longer. Must…find…bed… Goodnight all! #kidlitchat |
| 8:50 pm | bonnieadamson: | @elanaroth I was an English major: 19th century Eng novel Eng major. #kidlitchat |
| 8:50 pm | debbieohi: | @cheriwilliams Gnite Cheri! #kidlitchat |
| 8:50 pm | KatGirl_Studio: | @elanaroth No I was an illustration major #kidlitchat |
| 8:50 pm | CatherineHaines: | @elanaroth No, classics degree here.  #kidlitchat |
| 8:50 pm | amyknichols: | @elanaroth Yes! Can’t believe I didn’t know the answer. *slaps forehead* #kidlitchat |
| 8:50 pm | michellewitte: | @elanaroth I was a journalism major. Close but not quite. #kidlitchat |
| 8:50 pm | rillajaggia: | @elanaroth Yay! I love thinking up titles and stealing’s fun! #kidlitchat |
| 8:50 pm | gregpincus: | @michellewitte let’s make up a word for it! The Amblet? The Pargia? The florp? #kidlitchat |
| 8:50 pm | KatherineBoG: | @MitaliWrites Diff is ppl know how long a movie lasts:2 hrs. Much more needed to get them to commit to a book #kidlitchat |
| 8:51 pm | MitaliWrites: | When your website is down, two people will tell you about it: @gregpincus and your mother. Greg, my Mom beat you by minutes. #kidlitchat |
| 8:51 pm | thaliachaltas: | @mgbuehrlen Hope your allergies run off in the night! #kidlitchat |
| 8:51 pm | JessieHarrell: | @CatherineHaines me too – I was a classics major #kidlitchat |
| 8:51 pm | WriterRoss: | @michellewitte Thanks. I love to see what topics are highlighted in that catalog copy. Gives me sense of where book wants to go #kidlitchat |
| 8:51 pm | rarararach: | I have to go but this was a great #kidlitchat. I look forward to next week’s! Have a wonderful week, everyone. |
| 8:51 pm | PattyJMurphy: | Yeh for Journalism majors! RT @michellewitte: @elanaroth I was a journalism major. Close but not quite. #kidlitchat |
| 8:51 pm | elanaroth: | Y’all need to read TRISTRAM SHANDY. It’s a riot. #kidlitchat |
| 8:51 pm | EgmontUSA: | Missed #kidlitchat but just wanted to say hi to everyone and promise to be back next week. |
| 8:51 pm | clark_catherine: | Love this. RT @debbieohi: Another great opening, from SKINNED by @robinwasserman: “Lia Kahn is dead. I am Lia Kahn.” #kidlitchat |
| 8:51 pm | michellewitte: | @gregpincus Amblet sounds cool, but I’m partial to florp. #kidlitchat |
| 8:51 pm | EngridE1: | @bonnieadamson @gregpincus I’ve got to go….Everyone, thanks for yet another interesting & lively #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | sarahockler: | Exercise – have someone read ur 1st few pages & highlight the most interesting line. If it’s not ur 1st line, reconsider. #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | MitaliWrites: | Have I told you how much I love the connections we make here on Twitter? Thanks, @gregpipncusand @bonnieadamson. Goodnight! #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | dosankodebbie: | @elanaroth I was a Japanese lit major. LOL #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | carolgrannick: | @gregpincus & @bonnieadamson Thanks for a great chat. #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | f_rancesca: | RT @thaliachaltas: @mgbuehrlen Hope your allergies run off in the night! > with another woman. Feel better. #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | bonnieadamson: | @elanaroth I’m partial to Barchester Towers. #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | mgbuehrlen: | @thaliachaltas Me too! #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | hatbooks: | RT @lynnekelly: HOOKED: Write Fiction that Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Gohttp://bit.ly/HHHdg Will order this. #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | ninjajordyn: | @sarahockler Oooh, good exercise. #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | PattyJMurphy: | @EgmontUSA We’re still here. How was the client meeting? #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | gregpincus: | Thanks all for the thanks… but @bonnieadamson and I both say that the chat rocks because of everyone here #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | WriterRoss: | @gregpincus The florp sounds Just Right. #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | bonnieadamson: | @EgmontUSA We’ll hold you to that! #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | rillajaggia: | @EgmontUSA Hi! We missed the Egmont contingent tonight! But realize you’re very busy! #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | JessieHarrell: | ‘night all. it’s been fun! #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | clark_catherine: | @EgmontUSA OK, but it’s going in your permanent record. #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | KateMessner: | Time for me to go finish THE MAGICIANS. Thanks, @bonnieadamson & @gregpincus , for another great #kidlitchat ! #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | thaliachaltas: | @mgbuehrlen No kiddin?? That’s surprising! #kidlitchat |
| 8:52 pm | gregpincus: | @MitaliWrites LOL. That’s because I debated telling you or not! #kidlitchat |
| 8:53 pm | mgbuehrlen: | @f_rancesca Ha, then they might stay away, right? Have a good night! #kidlitchat |
| 8:53 pm | rarararach: | @bonnieadamson @gregpincus I don’t know how you do it, but thank you for #kidlitchat. It gives me so much knowledge about kidlit pub stuff! |
| 8:53 pm | bonnieadamson: | @carolgrannick Thanks, Carol–see you next time! #kidlitchat |
| 8:53 pm | JennBailey: | @elanaroth costs mce_marker.99 for the Kindle. W00T! #kidlitchat |
| 8:53 pm | VictoriaMixon: | Yes! @sarahockler have someone read ur 1st few pages & highlight the most interesting line. If it’s not ur 1st line, reconsider. #kidlitchat |
| 8:53 pm | pinkcottonpaper: | Wanted to do #kidlitchat but I can’t take the pressure. Quietly drawing instead. |
| 8:53 pm | AudryT: | Here’s an exercise worth straining your brain for: Summarize the plot of your novel in one tweet. #Kidlitchat |
| 8:53 pm | gregpincus: | YES! Agreed! RT @MitaliWrites: Have I told you how much I love the connections we make here on Twitter? #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | debbieohi: | @pinkcottonpaper No pressure! Besides, you’re already here. #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | elanaroth: | @JennBailey Wow. Tristram Shandy is $.99? I suppose there are no agents still haggling over the royalties on that anymore, huh? #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | CatherineHaines: | @jessieharrell Well, archaeology degree turned classics, but classics is what it says on the piece of paper. #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | DDHearn: | I’ve seen some new folks I’ll want to follow. I feel like I’m discovering a community of kindred spirits on twitter. #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | thaliachaltas: | Ooooo… RT @AudryT: Heres an exercise worth straining your brain for: Summarize the plot of your novel in one tweet. #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | WriterRoss: | @AudryT That’s one fast elevator pitch! #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | bonnieadamson: | RT @gregpincus: YES! Agreed! RT @MitaliWrites: Have I told you how much I love the connections we make here on Twitter? #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | f_rancesca: | via @pinkcottonpaper: Wanted to do #kidlitchat but quietly drawing instead. > I should’ve been writing. #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | michellewitte: | @AudryT A lot of agents like to call that an elevator pitch. It’s definitely a good exercize. #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | rillajaggia: | @AudryT Yes! I’ve tried tweet plot summaries. their fun to do. #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | PattyJMurphy: | RT @pinkcottonpaper: Wanted to do #kidlitchat but I cant take the pressure… <NO pressure…just lots of great KIDLIT PEEPS!> #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | amyknichols: | @AudryT That is a good exercise. Yikes. #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | CherylRainfield: | Agreed! @gregpincus: YES! Agreed! RT @MitaliWrites: Have I told you how much I love the connections we make here on Twitter? #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | lyonmartin: | PBs are really about getting to the bare bones of a story. I have a hard time writing long now. #kidlitchat |
| 8:54 pm | VictoriaMixon: | Excellent idea @AudryT Here’s an exercise worth straining your brain for: Summarize the plot of your novel in one tweet. #Kidlitchat |
| 8:55 pm | KatherineBoG: | Best catalog copy ever:like Tarzan+Conan the Barbarian+Truman Show.Didn’t care about the bk, just wanted to know how that works. #kidlitchat |
| 8:55 pm | dlschubert: | I’m not just saying this to pump you guys up, but this was one of the fastest hours of my life! #kidlitchat |
| 8:55 pm | f_rancesca: | RT @AudryT: Here’s an exercise worth straining your brain for: Summarize the plot of your novel in one tweet. > Urg. Will think #kidlitchat |
| 8:55 pm | mgbuehrlen: | @jeanie_w Same here. In a way I think names are somewhat more important than titles. Or at least equal. #kidlitchat |
| 8:55 pm | rarararach: | @AudryT My WIP: retelling of Beauty and Beast in country where women are higher power. #kidlitchat |
| 8:55 pm | lyonmartin: | RT @KatGirl_Studio: @elanaroth No I was an illustration major #kidlitchat Me too! |
| 8:55 pm | bonnieadamson: | Am off to Carolinas conf. this weekend–will come back enlightened for next chat! #kidlitchat |
| 8:55 pm | DDHearn: | I was an illustration major, but I wish I had taken more literature and writing classes, now that I”m trying to write. #kidlitchat |
| 8:55 pm | JennBailey: | @elanaroth LOL! Guess not. Love me the Kindle for these older works. #kidlitchat |
| 8:55 pm | elanaroth: | So, any lingering agent questions before I crash? #kidlitchat |
| 8:55 pm | typesetjez: | @sarahockler That is a fabulous idea Sarah! #kidlitchat |
| 8:55 pm | PattyJMurphy: | @dlschubert How’s the new baby niece doing??? #kidlitchat |
| 8:55 pm | debbieohi: | @bonnieadamson Have a good trip, Bonnie! #kidlitchat |
| 8:55 pm | amyknichols: | @lyonmartin But you probably have a greater appreciation for the power of words than I do, writing longer works. #kidlitchat |
| 8:56 pm | lisa_schroeder: | Hi – getting on the tail end of chat, huh? #kidlitchat |
| 8:56 pm | thaliachaltas: | @bonnieadamson Oh, enjoy the balminess, Bonnie! #kidlitchat |
| 8:56 pm | JennBailey: | @elanaroth Is it okay to tell an agent that the MS was a near miss by an Editor? #kidlitchat |
| 8:56 pm | dlschubert: | @elanaroth What would your dream project be right now? #kidlitchat |
| 8:56 pm | KateMessner: | RT @AudryT: Here’s an exercise worth straining your brain for: Summarize the plot of your novel in one tweet. #kidlitchat |
| 8:56 pm | debbieohi: | @elanaroth Thanks for all the advice you’ve shared in this chat, Elana. #kidlitchat |
| 8:56 pm | f_rancesca: | @dlschubert It always is. Seriously. #kidlitchat EATS time. With a glass of Chianti. #kidlitchat |
| 8:56 pm | DDHearn: | @elanaroth How many publishers are you willing to go through before you give up on a manuscript? #kidlitchat |
| 8:56 pm | marcie8: | I use a random name generator for character first names and make the surname a character traithttp://bit.ly/MmTeO #kidlitchat |
| 8:57 pm | dlschubert: | @PattyJMurphy I’m going to see her two weeks from tonight! Thanks so much for asking!!!! #kidlitchat |
| 8:57 pm | bonnieadamson: | @thaliachaltas @debbieohi Thanks! I’m excited–esp. since missing the LA bash. #kidlitchat |
| 8:57 pm | VictoriaMixon: | If you write your story first, you can find the title in the most significant symbol that appears. #kidlitchat |
| 8:57 pm | quirkywriter: | @elanaroth Look forward to meeting you at the SCBWIC conference this weekend. There will be a Tweetup Sat. night 5:30. #kidlitchat |
| 8:57 pm | rarararach: | RT @AudryT: Here’s an exercise worth straining your brain for: Summarize the plot of your novel in one tweet. #kidlitchat |
| 8:57 pm | elanaroth: | @JennBailey It can’t hurt, but it’s not really necessary. #kidlitchat |
| 8:57 pm | EgmontUSA: | @clark_catherine Now I’m a bit scared. Please be kind. Over my chocolate mousse, I thought only of the #kidlitchat folks. Promise. |
| 8:57 pm | debbieohi: | @JennBailey I am jealous of Kindle owners. We can’t use the Kindle here in Canada yet.  #kidlitchat |
| 8:58 pm | elanaroth: | @dlschubert My dream project? Let me think about that one… #kidlitchat |
| 8:58 pm | michellewitte: | @marcie8 I enjoy researching old names on baby name websites. Then it has some meaning associated with the character. #kidlitchat |
| 8:58 pm | thebookbarr: | Heading out, thanks everyone. Nice chat tonight @bonnieadamson @gregpincus #kidlitchat |
| 8:58 pm | AudryT: | That’s premise, not plot, if that was for plot in one tweet. @rarararach Retelling of Beauty & Beast in [matriarchy]. #Kidlitchat |
| 8:58 pm | debbieohi: | @EgmontUSA LOL! (re: chocolate mousse & #kidlitchat loyalty) #kidlitchat |
| 8:58 pm | JennBailey: | @elanaroth Thanks for sharing all your insight. That one question has been occupying my mind. Have fun at the conference #kidlitchat |
| 8:58 pm | elanaroth: | @DDHearn It depends on the project and how many options there are to begin with. I’ve never had to go past a second round yet. #kidlitchat |
| 8:58 pm | bonnieadamson: | @marcie8 That sounds so delightfully Dickensian! #kidlitchat |
| 8:58 pm | KatherineBoG: | Always so amazing to listen to writers… we get so warped just selling the books. Thanks, all! #kidlitchat |
| 8:58 pm | elanaroth: | @quirkywriter Yes! Looking forward to it! Just finished writing my workshop today… #kidlitchat |
| 8:58 pm | rarararach: | @AudryT Good point. College is frying my brain. I apologize! #kidlitchat |
| 8:58 pm | debbieohi: | @thebookbarr Gnite, Jennifer! #kidlitchat |
| 8:58 pm | JessicaCapelle: | RT @ChrisRichman: Writing is easy, everyone. Just write one great sentence to begin, and follow it with 6,000 or so more. #kidlitchat |
| 8:59 pm | bonnieadamson: | RT @gregpincus: Thanks all for the thanks… but @bonnieadamson and I both say the chat rocks because of everyone here<–Amen! #kidlitchat |
| 8:59 pm | clark_catherine: | @EgmontUSA Aw, I was just teasing. I only got here for the last 15 minutes. (Delayed by chocolate cupcakes, not mousse.) #kidlitchat |
| 8:59 pm | dosankodebbie: | @debbieohi We can’t use Kindle in Japan either #kidlitchat |
| 8:59 pm | thaliachaltas: | Gnight all! Have a great time you Carolinas Travelers! #kidlitchat |
| 8:59 pm | DDHearn: | A good novel begins with a single tweet (or sentence). #kidlitchat |
| 8:59 pm | PattyJMurphy: | @KatherineBoG: It’s all about writing the best books we can…and letting others sell them:) #kidlitchat |
| 9:00 pm | JessicaCapelle: | Need to get that RT @LynneKelly: Les Edgerton has a fantastic book HOOKED that’s all about writing strong beginnings. #kidlitchat |
| 9:00 pm | JennBailey: | @debbieohi I got it for my birthday and LOVE it, but it is sooooo easy to buy books. I’ve purchased at 11:30 pm just cuz. Eek! #kidlitchat |
| 9:00 pm | AudryT: | Plotting in one tweet is VERY hard, IMO. Way too easy to fall back on a premise, instead. #Kidlitchat |
| 9:00 pm | marcie8: | Love this idea @VictoriaMixon If you write your story first, you can find the title in the most significant symbol that appears. #kidlitchat |
| 9:00 pm | jeanie_w: | @EgmontUSA You thought of us when you had chocolate before you? I’m flattered. #kidlitchat |
| 9:00 pm | debbieohi: | @clark_catherine @EgmontUSA You two are killing me. Now I’m craving major chocolate… #kidlitchat |
| 9:00 pm | lyonmartin: | @amyknichols I probably over think every single sentence! #kidlitchat |
| 9:00 pm | johnlechner: | It was great listening in on #kidlitchat tonight – lots of inspiring topics! |
| 9:00 pm | WriterRoss: | @KatherineBoG Is it akin to listening to doctors dissect their surgical procedures? <g> #kidlitchat |
| 9:00 pm | debbieohi: | @JennBailey WAAAAH. I am in the throes of Kindle envy. *sob* #kidlitchat |
| 9:00 pm | VictoriaMixon: | I know! This is painful. @debbieohi @clark_catherine @EgmontUSA You two are killing me. Now I’m craving major chocolate… #kidlitchat |
| 9:01 pm | bonnieadamson: | Will try to tweet from the conference this weekend–if my husband will let me borrow his laptop . . . #kidlitchat |
| 9:01 pm | gentlyferal: | Is #kidlitchat a regular occurrence? |
| 9:01 pm | f_rancesca: | Chocolate? There’s chocolate? Yes please! #kidlitchat |
| 9:01 pm | amyknichols: | @JennBailey That’s how I am with iTunes. I’d be so out of control with a Kindle! #kidlitchat |
| 9:01 pm | dlschubert: | @bonnieadamson @gregpincus ”You guys are like literary rock stars,” she said, holding up lighter. #kidlitchat |
| 9:01 pm | Shelltex: | Ack. Forgot about kidlitchat. Chipotle beckoned. Will be looking forward to the transcript tomorrow. #kidlitchat |
| 9:01 pm | auntieflamingo: | Love all the msgs flying by on the screen. Thanks for all the info everyone. Night. |
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