Kidlitchat Transcript – September 29

Please note that there are no plans to move #kidlitchat at this point in time, despite links in the transcript about chat moving. There were technical difficulties for many today, and some folks held a satellite chat, hence the links. More on this in upcoming posts. -GP

8:01 pm gregpincus: TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online gigs? Why or why not? #kidlitchat
8:01 pm debbieohi: @Becky_Levine Sorry to hear about your neglected cowbell. Cowbells are underappreciated in general, don’t you think? #kidlitchat
8:02 pm EgmontGal: How do you think YA’s would deal with a 22 yr old narrator who’s mother to a 4 yr old, remembering a bad high school friendship? #kidlitchat
8:02 pm lchardesty: Here’s hoping I can do #kidlitchat and watch sytycd at the same time…lol #kidlitchat
8:02 pm lynnekelly: @EgmontGal I do own a few elephant bells. Those count, right? #kidlitchat
8:02 pm KayCassidy: @EgmontGal Ah, the power of cowbell… #kidlitchat
8:02 pm a_shostak: Ooh! I’ve never done this before! I’m excited #kidlitchat
8:02 pm thegreatmissjj: @dawnmetcalf @rarararach I am jealous of you all. I grew up in a Southern Californian hacienda. *pouts* #kidlitchat
8:02 pm debbieohi: @auntieflamingo Sadly, no. I thought I’d get the cowbell first THEN the cow. #kidlitchat
8:02 pm kellybarnhill: #kidlitchat Hello everyone!
8:02 pm Georgia_McBride: Now we’re talking. Victorian houses and steampunk. Oh and cowbells. #kidlitchat.
8:02 pm auntieflamingo: Oh cow bell. I was wondering what I was doing wrong. Now we are going to have 30 books come out about cow bells LOL #kidlitchat
8:02 pm CynthiaCWillis: A writer can never have enough cowbell. #kidlitchat
8:02 pm rarararach: @gregpincus Aye, aye, captain! #kidlitchat
8:02 pm BenDawe: @JennBailey Yeah, and now digital! http://disneydigitalbooks.go.com/ #kidlitchat
8:02 pm EgmontGal: @jeanie_w you catch on fast, lady. I’ve got a fever, and the prescription is more writing with cowbell. #kidlitchat
8:02 pm KateMessner: Treadmill desk fired up…ready for #kidlitchat
8:02 pm thegreatmissjj: @gregpincus Ready! (And I! And I! And I!) [/Shakespeare] #kidlitchat
8:02 pm auntieflamingo: Hit it Greg! #kidlitchat
8:02 pm pdwiles: yes! #kidlitchat
8:03 pm LiaKeyes: @gregpincus Hi Greg- throw that topic our way! We’re ready. #kidlitchat
8:03 pm WriterRoss: Talking about cowbells leaves a strong taste of chocolate milk in my imagination. Why? #kidlitchat
8:03 pm literaticat: I AM HERE! The fun is allowed to start. #kidlitchat
8:03 pm debbieohi: @a_shostak Welcome, Alexandra! #kidlitchat
8:03 pm dawnmetcalf: @tehawesomersace Steam powered cows with wind-up bells? Steamed milk for the perfect latte? Very Clockwork Orangesicle. #kidlitchat
8:03 pm katie_bowden: I’m here and ready to giv’er, as they say on the East Coast. Do we have a topic? Other than cowbell?? #kidlitchat
8:03 pm kaerfel: Hey all! #kidlitchat
8:03 pm JennBailey: We tried to teach the dog to ring a hanging cow bell to let us know when he needed to go out. That lasted for about 10 minutes. #kidlitchat
8:03 pm aecbks: Lots of #kidlitchat posts not showing up in Tweetchat. Arrrgh.
8:03 pm Becky_Levine: @KateMessner I SO have to get one of those desks! #kidlitchat
8:03 pm dawnmetcalf: @thegreatmissjj I’m not certain that is pout-worthy. Sounds lovely! #kidlitchat
8:04 pm rarararach: Hmmm… Teens and intimacy… #kidlitchat
8:04 pm EgmontGal: I grew up in an English manor house and had the third floor bedroom, with a “dutch bed” carved in the window. It was heaven. #kidlitchat
8:04 pm lchardesty: @KateMessner Ooooh! I’m jealous! I want a treadmill desk! #kidlitchat
8:04 pm a_shostak: @debbieohi Thanks! #kidlitchat
8:04 pm khyrinthia: @EgmontGal That kind of reminds me of Ballads of Suburbia? MC is in her early 20s talking about her past. #kidlitchat
8:04 pm PattyJMurphy: @gregpincus: Greg is the topic COWBELLS or what? #kidlitchat
8:04 pm theamillerryan: Any of you going to South Dakota Festival of Books this weekend in Deadwood? #kidlitchat
8:04 pm gwenhayes: I can’t believe my innocent cowbell statement is powering #kidlitchat tonight, lol.
8:04 pm LiaKeyes: @thegreatmissjj To a Londoner, growing up in a Southern California hacienda is uber-cool. #kidlitchat
8:04 pm aecbks: RT @gregpincus: TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online ? #kidlitchat
8:04 pm Becky_Levine: @aecbks I sometimes forget to take off my protection status, which keeps them from showing up. Check that? #kidlitchat
8:04 pm BenDawe: I’m here for the first time, Does that sound like an AA opener? #kidlitchat
8:05 pm JohansenNewman: Glad to be here. Hope I can enjoy it without distractions.#kidlitchat
8:05 pm Becky_Levine: @EgmontGal Did you really? It does sound like heaven! #kidlitchat
8:05 pm EgmontGal: What gives? Where is Greg’s topic? #kidlitchat
8:05 pm saundramitchell: @EgmontGal – In six months, you will be deluged with submissions containing dutch beds and cowbells. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm dawnmetcalf: @gregpincus TOPIC: I focus on books because I can write those. It takes genius to write prose, columns & PBs. Envious genius. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm Georgia_McBride: @EgmontGal Sounds like the start of a fab novel… #kidlitchat
8:05 pm kaerfel: @EgmontGal Wow. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm EgmontGal: @gwenhayes you started a stampede, lady. More cowbell! #kidlitchat
8:05 pm CherylRainfield: @aecbks Mine weren’t either, the first 2-3, and then they started appearing #kidlitchat
8:05 pm rarararach: @EgmontGal Okay now THAT I am jealous of. “dutch bed” *sigh* #kidlitchat
8:05 pm a_shostak: @rarararach Teens and intimacy–Heavy stuff! #kidlitchat
8:05 pm dawnmetcalf: @gwenhayes You’re a trendsetter! #kidlitchat
8:05 pm LindaJoySinglet: So is there a topic tonight? (And hi Lit!) #kidlitchat
8:05 pm aecbks: @Becky_Levine Thanks, will do. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm PeriPam: Hiya everybody, happy to be here! #kidlitchat
8:05 pm LiaKeyes: @EgmontGal LOVE dutch beds! Especially ones with bookcases built into the cavities at the ends. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm Georgia_McBride: @BenDawe It does indeed. #kidlitchat
8:05 pm thegreatmissjj: @dawnmetcalf I always wanted twisty, turny staircases & secret passageways & attics & gable bedrooms. We don’t have those. #kidlitchat
8:06 pm gregpincus: Just in case it wasn’t clear in tweetchat #kidlitchat
8:06 pm Georgia_McBride: @rarararach Nope that’s YAlitchat, tomorrow. #kidlitchat
8:06 pm rarararach: @EgmontGal The topic is teens and intimacy: what is too much? #kidlitchat
8:06 pm literaticat: @EgmontGal I don’t know, but I am finding this boring and confusing. #kidlitchat
8:06 pm thegreatmissjj: @LiaKeyes London! I miss it. I lived there for a semester. #kidlitchat
8:06 pm JennBailey: @BenDawe Hi Ben! (that’s an AA opener) #kidlitchat
8:06 pm CynthiaCWillis: Is cowbell the topic for the evening? #kidlitchat
8:06 pm catesfolly: Have we lost Greg and Bonnie? #kidlitchat
8:06 pm dawnmetcalf: @EgmontGal oooOOOooo! O*O #kidlitchat
8:06 pm michellewitte: The topic is Do you only focus on literary trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online gigs? Why or why not #kidlitchat
8:06 pm EgmontGal: has anyone seen the topic? #kidlitchat
8:06 pm Becky_Levine: @jeanie_w That’s what I thought. Um…ick. #kidlitchat
8:06 pm Becky_Levine: @debbieohi Yes, But it’s a lovely gate ornament! #kidlitchat
8:06 pm EgmontGal: @rarararach It was so great. I was 45 when we sold the house, and I cried #kidlitchat
8:06 pm gregpincus: Those in tweetchat are not seeing all #kidlitchat tweets, just fyi. And they might not see this to know!
8:07 pm thegreatmissjj: RT @rarararach: @EgmontGal The topic is teens and intimacy: what is too much? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm catesfolly: Here we go: RT @rarararach: @EgmontGal The topic is teens and intimacy: what is too much? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm EgmontGal: @rarararach I thought that was the topic for YA chat tomorrow? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm debbieohi: Greg, your topic didn’t appear in Tweetchat. It appeared on your own page, tho. #kidlitchat
8:07 pm auntieflamingo: Yes, I consider magazines and other markets for writing credit and for experience. Maybe try a diff genre. #kidlitchat
8:07 pm gavinobrown: Greg posted the topic, it’s just not showing up: https://twitter.com/gregpincus #kidlitchat
8:07 pm Georgia_McBride: @rarararach Teens + Intimacy is TOMORROW at YAlitchat! #kidlitchat
8:07 pm michellewitte: I think tweetchat isn’t working. #kidlitchat
8:07 pm aecbks: I have seen two topics. Will the real topic please stand up? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm jeanie_w: @Becky_Levine Yes. Super nasty. #kidlitchat
8:07 pm quirkywriter: Oh look. Ben’s here. *waves* RT @BenDawe: I’m here for the first time, Does that sound like an AA opener? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm debbieohi: TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online gigs? Why or why not? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm CynthiaCWillis: @rarararach Ahh, okay. Thank you! #kidlitchat
8:07 pm KellyDHouse: RT @rarararach: @EgmontGal The topic is teens and intimacy: what is too much? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm EgmontGal: @CynthiaCWillis Why make Cowbell a topic. Just demand it. More cowbell! #kidlitchat
8:07 pm Becky_Levine: @literaticat You’re not yet showing up on the Twitter Tweetchat page. I’m seeing you in Tweetdeck. #kidlitchat
8:07 pm carolgrannick: RT @rarararach: @EgmontGal The topic is teens and intimacy: what is too much? But it never showed up in TweetChat. #kidlitchat
8:07 pm EgmontUSA: RT @gregpincus: TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online ? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm lchardesty: RT@gregpincus TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online gigs? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm PeriPam: tweetgrid is working like a charm for me #kidlitchat
8:07 pm auntieflamingo: TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online gigs? Why or why not? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm rarararach: @EgmontGal Oh no! I mixed it up. Sorry!!!! #kidlitchat #yalitchat
8:07 pm literaticat: @gregpincus So what are we supposed to do? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm tehawesomersace: Teens and intimacy…is that a “how much is too much” question? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm catesfolly: @gregpincus Seeing you in tweetchat now Greg. #kidlitchat
8:07 pm omgjulia: RT @gregpincus TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online gigs? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm PattyJMurphy: @EgmontGal Some say COWBELLS other say TEENS/INTIMACY…I believe the latter is for the YA chat on WED… #kidlitchat
8:07 pm CherylRainfield: RT @rarararach: @EgmontGal The topic is teens and intimacy: what is too much? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm KayCassidy: @gregpincus I saw your topic on your Twitter page, but it’s not in chat. Can you post it again and see if it comes through? #kidlitchat
8:07 pm JennBailey: @gregpincus Still missed the topic in Tweet Chat but it showed on TweetDeck under a search for you, not for #kidlitchat Weird #kidlitchat
8:07 pm Becky_Levine: @gregpincus They’re also not showing up on the Twitter kidlitchat page. Have you posted a topic? It’s not there yet. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm debbieohi: Tweetchat seems to be having major problems right now. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm CherylRainfield: RT @gregpincus: Those in tweetchat are not seeing all #kidlitchat tweets, just fyi. And they might not see this to know! #kidlitchat
8:08 pm laurielyoung: TweetGrid seems to slow and/or skippy tonight also #kidlitchat
8:08 pm bonnieadamson: Greg, we’re not seeing you in Tweetchat OR TweetDeck. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm EgmontGal: Guys, cowbell is not a topic. It is a tip from Elizabeth Law. Your books could use more cowbell. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm KD_Miller: Hello #kidlitchat! Yes, I see two topics and just saw @gregpincus’ tweetchat tweet (on tweetchat) #kidlitchat
8:08 pm kirstenhubbard: teens and intimacy? whatever fits the story and isn’t gratuitous. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm aecbks: TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online #kidlitchat
8:08 pm bonnieadamson: @tehawesomersace No–that’s tomorrow’s YACHAT #kidlitchat
8:08 pm Becky_Levine: @literaticat There you are. #kidlitchat
8:08 pm EgmontGal: @literaticat yeah, Greg, tell us how to cope! And pls don’t say “more cowbell!” #kidlitchat
8:08 pm Georgia_McBride: Teens + Intimacy is TOMORROW @ #YAlitchat. T #kidlitchat
8:08 pm thegreatmissjj: TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online gigs? Why or why not? #kidlitchat
8:08 pm inkyelbows: #kidlitchat is on NOW. TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online gigs?
8:08 pm thaliachaltas: I wish I didn’t have to miss tonight, all! What a great topic. I’ll be dancing & singin with my kid while yall chat! #kidlitchat
8:09 pm gavinobrown: RT @gregpincus TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online gigs? #kidlitchat
8:09 pm a_shostak: @laurielyoung Definitely–the whole thing seems wonky. Stuff keeps showing up super late or not at all. #kidlitchat
8:09 pm PattyJMurphy: @JennBailey How do I get to tweetdeck? #kidlitchat
8:09 pm carolgrannick: @bonnieadamson Yes, and posts aren’t showing up, either. #kidlitchat
8:09 pm gregpincus: The official topic is literary or not. The teens and intimacy one is fascinating but for YA chat tomorrow, I believe #kidlitchat
8:09 pm dawnmetcalf: @gregpincus Oh dear. We hear you…! #kidlitchat
8:09 pm Georgia_McBride: @gregpincus Can u pls clarify topic. Many are confusing #YAlitchat topic for tomorrow. Thanks! #kidlitchat
8:09 pm rarararach: @everyone I messed up. Wrong topic for wrong chat. Sorry guys! #kidlitchat
8:09 pm EgmontGal: @PeriPam how do I do tweetgrid? #kidlitchat
8:09 pm inkyelbows: Most of my posts to #kidlitchat seem not to be appearing, though, so I may have to content myself with reading the transcript later.
8:09 pm bonnieadamson: Topic is markets: do you focus on “literary” trade markets only, or consider mass market, too? #kidlitchat
8:09 pm KellyDHouse: @Georgia_McBride when is YACHAT? enjoyed meeting you last weekend, btw! #kidlitchat
8:10 pm KD_Miller: RT @gregpincus TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online gigs? #kidlitchat …
8:10 pm dawnmetcalf: RT @gregpincus TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online gigs? #kidlitchat
8:10 pm jeanie_w: For writing I have focused on mg novels. I tried doing a few stories for mags but didn’t like it much. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm auntieflamingo: I’m see Greg. Not sure if it is all the time or not. I also see 2 diff topics going by. One is NOT cow bell. LOL #kidlitchat
8:10 pm rarararach: RT @gregpincus TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online gigs? #kidlitchat
8:10 pm literaticat: Um – since I can’t even see most of the posts in #kidlitchat – I propose we move to chatzy. http://www.chatzy.com/154761931299
8:10 pm auntieflamingo: Sry I see Greg in TweetChat #kidlitchat
8:10 pm CherylRainfield: RT @gregpincus TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do u consider magazines, mass market, or online gigs? #kidlitchat
8:10 pm KayCassidy: Tweetchat not working properly for me in #kidlitchat tonight, so it’s back to work I go…
8:10 pm Georgia_McBride: I see Greg on tweetchat and tweetdeck. #kidlitchat
8:10 pm Becky_Levine: @gregpincus @BonnieAdamson–I’d love to hear a clarification of diff between literary trade markets & mass market.#kidlitchat
8:10 pm KateMessner: I’m searching for #kidlitchat live on TweetGrid Search – http://bit.ly/cf69F
8:10 pm lchardesty: I am focusing on trade right now, but looking at some magazine subs soon. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm alijwalker: @PattyJMurphy Tweetchat works great for these chats. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm kellybarnhill: @gregpincus Ah, literary or not…. I’m not entirely sure what literary means anymore….#kidlitchat
8:11 pm michellewitte: Can anyone see me? That is the question. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm Shelltex: I’m not sure how much intimacy is too much. Guess I’ve never read anything that crossed the line for me. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm EgmontGal: Most of my posts aren’t going through, but everytime I say “cowbell” it seems to post. Hmmm…. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm littlefluffycat: @EgmontGal I would love to read that. I think it would go great. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm CherylRainfield: I think I might start posting from Hootsuite; lots isn’t showing up here. I saw your last post, @inkyelbows. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm laurielyoung: @auntieflamingo I was very excited about the “cowbell” topic! #kidlitchat
8:11 pm aecbks: Are there any magazine outlets to sub to anymore? #kidlitchat
8:11 pm bonnieadamson: @auntieflamingo “teen intimacy” is yalitchat tomorrow–there is some confusion tonight! #kidlitchat
8:11 pm JennBailey: @BenDawe How is your weather? Can you see the sky yet? Amazing pictures coming out of Sydney #kidlitchat
8:11 pm auntieflamingo: TweetChat is slow though #kidlitchat
8:11 pm KellyDHouse: On topic: was focusing on literary, but after conference last weekend also tossing ’round mass market ideas. bad to do both? #kidlitchat
8:11 pm Becky_Levine: I’m searching for #kidlitchat live on TweetGrid Search – http://bit.ly/cf69F
8:11 pm tehawesomersace: Me too! RT @Georgia_McBride: I see Greg on tweetchat and tweetdeck. #kidlitchat
8:11 pm PattyJMurphy: @alijwalker Thank you…I am here:) #kidlitchat
8:11 pm KateMessner: For those having trouble w/ tweetdeck tonight, try www.tweetgrid.com #kidlitchat
8:12 pm Becky_Levine: Trying from TweetGrid #kidlitchat
8:12 pm katie_bowden: Kidlit magazines are a bit of a mystery to me – a bit impenetrable. Anyone have success submitting to them? #kidlitchat
8:12 pm Georgia_McBride: RT @gregpincus TOPIC: Do you only focus on “literary” trade books or do you consider magazines, mass market, or online #kidlitchat
8:12 pm JennBailey: @PattyJMurphy You download tweetdeck onto your desktop. It is an application. You can search for #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
8:12 pm malindalo: I’m searching for #kidlitchat live on TweetGrid Search – http://bit.ly/cf69F
8:12 pm lchardesty: @EgmontGal LOL #kidlitchat
8:12 pm sharifwrites: @Shelltex I’ve read a few strong YA, but never crossed the line for me either. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm PeriPam: This may be a cop out but I think you can only focus on what the muse moves you to write. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm marcie8: @michellewitte I can see you in TweetDeck #kidlitchat
8:12 pm swdillard: @lchardesty as an illustrator, I’m slutty– I’ll do anything, but as an author/illustrator the focus is trade pbs. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm jeanie_w: @PattyJMurphy Cowbells was a joke. #kidlitchat
8:12 pm JennBailey: @EgmontGal We’ve been hacked by Will Ferrell!?!? Ahhhhhh! #kidlitchat
8:12 pm KellyDHouse: RT @auntieflamingo: TweetChat is slow though < but at least I can keep up tongiht! #kidlitchat
8:12 pm thegreatmissjj: What magazines can you sub to for children's fiction? I only remember reading HIGHLIGHTS. Goofus & Gallant, anyone? #kidlitchat
8:12 pm tardisgrl: Had lots of Twitter difficulties on #tuesbooktalk earlier this evening. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm jeanie_w: Whoa! Like 50 tweets just dumped into #kidlitchat!
8:13 pm pdwiles: @EgmontGal cowbell! cowbell! #kidlitchat
8:13 pm alijwalker: @PattyJMurphy. You're welcome. Glad you're here! #kidlitchat
8:13 pm f_rancesca: Besides the Cricket group and Highlights and Crow Toes, what kidlit magazines are there? #kidlitchat
8:13 pm thebookbarr: Hi Everyone, just joining now... #kidlitchat
8:13 pm auntieflamingo: @laurielyoung @debbieohiI think we need a new tag #cowbell #kidlitchat
8:13 pm catesfolly: I'm searching for #kidlitchat live on TweetGrid Search - http://bit.ly/cf69F
8:13 pm littlefluffycat: @thegreatmissjj really, I'd love an answer for that. What's the Cricket et al status now? #kidlitchat
8:13 pm CherylRainfield: #kidlitchat
8:13 pm debbieohi: I'm going to just lurk for now (I seem not to be seeing some of the posts) & will check transcript later. #kidlitchat
8:13 pm pdwiles: gave up on tweetchat, now back on tweetdeck #kidlitchat
8:13 pm Becky_Levine: What's the difference between literary trade or mass market. And isn't that sort of what we want an agent for? #kidlitchat
8:14 pm CynthiaCWillis: Right now I don't have the time to concentrate on anything but my novels. I wish i had more time for magazine articles and such. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm carolgrannick: @thegreatmissjj Check out CWIM and SCBWI resources for additional mags, print and online. Lots of options! #kidlitchat
8:14 pm omgjulia: @thegreatmissjj Cicada/Cricket/Spider/Ladybug are all good for kidlit subs Duotrope lists some others, too. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm thegreatmissjj: @dawnmetcalf Ooh, like Holly Black's house? I think I saw it somewhere on Steampunk Home. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm Becky_Levine: Or, re literary & trade, are you just talking about short stories? #kidlitchat
8:14 pm bonnieadamson: @thegreatmissjj There's Spider, Ladybug, et al. plus the Caobblestone publications. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm PattyJMurphy: thegreatmissjj: Most of the Cricket/Carus Mags have fiction needs e.g. Cricket, Spider, Ladybug, Babybug. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm jimhill: Does publication on other markets help you get noticed by literary "trade" publishers? #kidlitchat
8:14 pm jeanie_w: @aecbks Highlights for Children still takes submissions if you can stand writing stories less than 750 words long. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm EgmontGal: @jeanie_w I'm so glad you picked this up and ran with it. But FYI it's "cowbell" not "cowbells." And we need more. More cowbell #kidlitchat
8:14 pm pdwiles: @EgmontGal If Elizabeth wants more cowbell, she's gonna get it! #kidlitchat
8:14 pm auntieflamingo: @thegreatmissjj Check out this link for kid mags http://kidmagwriters.com/ #kidlitchat
8:14 pm a_shostak: Don't magazines like American Girl take short stories sometimes? #kidlitchat
8:14 pm dawnmetcalf: One thing I'm debating is chopping one of my WIPs into continuing chapters fit for magazine/download bite-sized bits. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm aecbks: @gregpincus I think next #kidlitchat should be a tutorial on twazzup and tweetgrid. All new to me but Tweetchat is not working.
8:14 pm PeriPam: There are a lot of nf kidlit mags #kidlitchat
8:14 pm SaraLewisHolmes: Literary fiction for me. But I started out selling short stories to magazines. #kidlitchat
8:14 pm gregpincus: #kidlitchat Oh, the technologyfail is remarkably sad.
8:14 pm thegreatmissjj: I'm trying Tweetgrid... #kidlitchat
8:14 pm michellewitte: #kidlitchat
8:15 pm thebookbarr: @thegreatmissjj Great workshop at Pocono PA SCBWI last April on Children's Magazines. I wonder if someone posted notes? #kidlitchat
8:15 pm Becky_Levine: @KellyDHouse I'm trying to understand the difference. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm aecbks: RT @jeanie_w: @aecbks Highlights for Children still takes submissions if you can stand writing stories less than 750 words . #kidlitchat
8:15 pm lynnekelly: RT @literaticat Um - since I can't even see most of the posts in #kidlitchat - I propose we move to chatzy. http://www.chatzy.com/15476...
8:15 pm EgmontGal: @auntieflamingo We do! I am so frazzled trying to follow this schizophrenic chat that I am just going to give in to #cowbell. #kidlitchat
8:15 pm mollymom103: kidmagwriters.com #kidlitchat
8:15 pm tardisgrl: I have had success w/Cricket RT @katie_bowden Kidlit magazines R a mystery to me Anyone have success submitting to them? #kidlitchat
8:15 pm gwenhayes: Everyone remind me to have my agent pitch my book as "The One With More Cowbell" #kidlitchat
8:15 pm Shelltex: @PeriPam I agree and my muse is not so literary. I tend to write more quirky fun stuff. Well, fun for me anyway. ha! #kidlitchat
8:15 pm rarararach: @a_shostak Yes they do! But mostly for young girls... #kidlitchat
8:15 pm PattyJMurphy: No not all posts are showing. Carus/Cricket Mags are amazing:) #kidlitchat
8:15 pm littlefluffycat: @BonnieAdamson are they back on track? Weren't they not paying, a while back? #kidlitchat
8:16 pm amithaknight: for some reason i never have ideas for short stories, only novels. maybe because i never really short stories. #kidlitchat
8:16 pm jeffmsampson: @EgmontGal Twitter chat is frazzling. Come to Verla's! #kidlitchat
8:16 pm rarararach: @gwenhayes ROFL. #kidlitchat
8:16 pm CynthiaCWillis: @gwenhayes LOL!!! #kidlitchat
8:16 pm pdwiles: RT @Becky_Levine: @gregpincus @BonnieAdamson--clarification of diff between literary trade markets mass market. YES pls #kidlitchat
8:16 pm lchardesty: @EgmontGal LOL #cowbell #kidlitchat
8:16 pm sharifwrites: What is the cowbell in reference to? #kidlitchat
8:16 pm alijwalker: Great link @auntieflaming! I'm going to bookmark that http://kidmagwriters.com/ #kidlitchat
8:16 pm KatGirl_Studio: @gwenhayes hahha #kidlitchat
8:16 pm JohansenNewman: After years of editorial art work,and tons of edu. art work, I only want trade writing/illus now, with a YA as my ultimate goal.#kidlitchat
8:16 pm swdillard: @PattyJMurphy but with their contract changes a few years ago, maybe not so much? #kidlitchat
8:16 pm crissachappell: @thegreatmissjj Hunger Mountain literary journal #kidlitchat
8:16 pm EgmontGal: I agree with at literaticat - I propose we move to chatzy. http://www.chatzy.com/15476... #kidlitchat
8:16 pm kirstenhubbard: hmm. like most short fiction pubs, kid mags tend 2B competitive & low-paying, & teen mags almost non-existent. not a living #kidlitchat
8:16 pm dawnmetcalf: RT @CynthiaCWillis Right now I don't have the time to concentrate on anything but my novels. I wish i had more time... #kidlitchat [Bingo.]
8:16 pm PattyJMurphy: Maybe...the cows are mad that we've abandoned the cowbell topic. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm BenDawe: Kids authors might like to know that more $ are spent in educational kids books than anywhere else #kidlitchat
8:17 pm a_shostak: @rarararach Haha, lol I don't think they'd take a story about boys, given the title #kidlitchat
8:17 pm rarararach: Guys, I am too frazzled/confused to keep this up. Will chat next Tuesday. I promise! #kidlitchat
8:17 pm jeanie_w: Kidlit magazines are dying right and left. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm KateMessner: My only non-book writing lately has been for SLJ - a tech feature on authors & Skype. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm pdwiles: RT @aecbks: Are there any magazine outlets to sub to anymore? Good question #kidlitchat
8:17 pm KatGirl_Studio: @sharifwrites an SNL skit I believe #kidlitchat
8:17 pm aecbks: RT @EgmontGal: I agree with at literaticat - I propose we move to chatzy. http://www.chatzy.com/15476... #kidlitchat
8:17 pm thegreatmissjj: @sharifwrites It's a great Saturday Night Live sketch with Christopher Walken. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm EgmontGal: @sharifwrites go on youtube. type in "more cowbell" you'll get it. It's what every manuscript is missing, in my opinion #kidlitchat
8:17 pm gregpincus: @aecbks The info's out there... but we never needed it before! Coupled with the multiple topic confusion, it's a bad night for #kidlitchat
8:17 pm dawnmetcalf: @gwenhayes BRAVA! #kidlitchat
8:17 pm thebookbarr: Is anyone seeing my posts in chat? I'm not... #kidlitchat
8:17 pm LiaKeyes: The kidlit mags are too PC and 'cute'. There's nothing edgy for teens to read. Not even any good fantasy for middle graders. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm bonnieadamson: So, do you consider mass market publishing: flat fee and work-for-hire other than magazines? #kidlitchat
8:17 pm a_shostak: @kirstenhubbard What teen mags are there, even? I always thought teens got really into Vogue etc. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm alijwalker: Kidlitchat is becoming too popular. It's difficult to fit a tweet in. #kidlitchat
8:17 pm KD_Miller: Boys' Life mag (the scouting magazine) accepts short stories and pays very well, FYI. #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
8:17 pm aquafortis: Yay, managed to set up #kidlitchat as a Tweetdeck column. On topic--anyone know about YA short story outlets?
8:18 pm thegreatmissjj: @aecbks The Chatzy link isn't working... #kidlitchat
8:18 pm swdillard: @EgmontGal aarrrghhh, page not found.. #kidlitchat
8:18 pm pdwiles: RT @jeanie_w: @PattyJMurphy Cowbells was a joke. pdwiles says not to me #kidlitchat
8:18 pm katie_bowden: I've been looking into #kidlit magazines taking fiction subs, but a lot of them seem very conservative. #kidlitchat
8:18 pm crissachappell: @sharifwrites ancient snl skit...Chat fail! #kidlitchat
8:18 pm EgmontGal: I can't find the chatzy chat! Help! #kidlitchat
8:18 pm PattyJMurphy: @swdillard: I have a number of people I've been working with for many years...and love HIGH FIVE magazine, too. #kidlitchat
8:18 pm dlschubert: I'm late, but I'm here. I'll try to figure out the topics. #kidlitchat
8:18 pm kellybarnhill: @aecbks Good question. They all seem to be dropping by the wayside. #kidlitchat
8:18 pm KatGirl_Studio: @EgmontGal the link isn't working #kidlitchat
8:18 pm katie_bowden: @LiaKeyes hear hear! #kidlitchat
8:18 pm catesfolly: @sharifwrites I had to go read this to find out: http://bit.ly/1afg4M #kidlitchat
8:18 pm Shelltex: Are we going to Verla Kay or chatzy? #kidlitchat
8:19 pm pdwiles: RT @EgmontGal: And we need more. More cowbell AMEN! #kidlitchat
8:19 pm CherylRainfield: @egmontgal I tried to follow your url, but it said the room didn't exist #kidlitchat
8:19 pm PeriPam: Highlights still has a great annual fiction contest, no? #kidlitchat
8:19 pm lchardesty: RT @bonnieadamson: So, do you consider mass market publishing: other than magazines? I would, but worry about scams... #kidlitchat
8:19 pm jeanie_w: @EgmontGal Your Chatzy link isn't working for me. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm PattyJMurphy: @EgmontGal: The link to chatzy says "unavailable." UGH. #kidlitchat
8:19 pm gregpincus: #kidlitchat Trade vs. Mass Market - sold to the "trade" (hardcover, the main shelves at Borders). Mass Market - sold everywhere any way
8:19 pm bonnieadamson: @littlefluffycat Officially not paying, or just slow? #kidlitchat
8:19 pm CherylRainfield: @egmontgal I just got #kidlitchat working with www.twazzup.com Try that? #kidlitchat
8:19 pm EgmontGal: we're going to chatzy, who has a working link? Help? @literaticat? #kidlitchat
8:19 pm KatGirl_Studio: @Shelltex whats the link for chatzy #kidlitchat
8:19 pm dawnmetcalf: @alijwalker There's always room for you! #kidlitchat
8:20 pm kellybarnhill: @f_rancesca New Moon, for one. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm auntieflamingo: Me too RT @CherylRainfield: @egmontgal I tried to follow your url, but it said the room didnt exist #kidlitchat
8:20 pm laurielyoung: @bonnieadamson I've done ok in mass market--not particularlyl satisfying, but can be easy money. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm Becky_Levine: Chatzy url: http://www.chatzy.com/154761931299 #kidlitchat
8:20 pm CynthiaCWillis: I think Tweetchat and Chatzy could both use more cowbell. Just sayin'. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm BenDawe: Thanks for the welcomes @quirkywriter @JennBailey @Georgia_McBride @Joyce_Lansky SYDNEY is like the dream of a happy God today #kidlitchat
8:20 pm sharifwrites: I'm pulling up the SNL cowbell skit to see what everyone's talking about. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm bonnieadamson: @dlschubert Topic is trade vs. mass market. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm KD_Miller: Boys' Life likes humor, mystery, sci-fi. Info here http://media.scouting.org/boyslife/about/contributors/writers.pdf #kidlitchat #kidlitchat
8:20 pm karentmurphy: RT: @tardisgrl: Had lots of Twitter difficulties on #tuesbooktalk earlier this evening. #kidlitchat | Same here, but seemed to be w/ browser
8:20 pm EgmontGal: this link to chatzy seems to work http://www.chatzy.com/15476... #kidlitchat
8:20 pm KellyDHouse: RT @bonnieadamson: So, do you consider mass market publishing: flat fee and work-for-hire other than magazines? < IMO yes! #kidlitchat
8:20 pm JohansenNewman: @bonnieadamson VERY slow to pay.#kidlitchat
8:20 pm EgmontGal: @CynthiaCWillis I love you. #kidlitchat
8:20 pm auntieflamingo: @KatGirl_Studio Now I see you in TweetChat #kidlitchat
8:21 pm lynnekelly: @EgmontGal http://www.chatzy.com/154761931299 #kidlitchat
8:21 pm Georgia_McBride: RT @CynthiaCWillis: I think Tweetchat and Chatzy could both use more cowbell. Just sayin. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm littlefluffycat: @BonnieAdamson don't remember, been aaaaages. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm dawnmetcalf: @dlschubert We're experiencing technical difficulties. While the topic is whether we do mass market or mags, it's tough to see. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm bonnieadamson: heard a great talk by Bonnie Bader re mass merchandising--convinced me to investigate. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm carolgrannick: I have loved my work with Highlights. Good editing, on time payment. Good people. #kidlitchat
8:21 pm gregpincus: #kidlitchat I soooooo hate to do this tonight, in particular, but I have to leave! If you go to chatzy, I can't transcribe!
8:22 pm Becky_Levine: @gregpincus Where does the literary part come in? #kidlitchat
8:22 pm JohansenNewman: Highlights and High Five are good in that department, I believe.#kidlitchat
8:22 pm SarahBWinters: #kidlitchat I think I'm seeing to much cowbell... LOL
8:22 pm CynthiaCWillis: @EgmontGal Awww, thanks. At least I'm feelin' the love somewhere. ; ) #kidlitchat
8:22 pm f_rancesca: @kellybarnhill Is New Moon the one that wants teen writers primarily? #kidlitchat
8:22 pm bonnieadamson: Mass market as in series, licensed tie-ins, levelled readers, etc. #kidlitchat
8:22 pm literaticat: http://www.chatzy.com/154761931299 #kidlitchat
8:22 pm kellybarnhill: @jeanie_w Which is strange because the kidlit book market is doing so well. Any theories as to why the mags are tanking? #kidlitchat
8:22 pm sharifwrites: Thanks @EgmontGal @catesfolly @crissachappell #kidlitchat
8:22 pm alijwalker: @dawnmetcalf *blushes* That's sweet. #sweetdawnmetcalf #kidlitchat
8:22 pm dlschubert: @dawnmetcalf Thanks, Dawn. Appreciate the update. #kidlitchat
8:22 pm KD_Miller: Ha! Am realizing I don't have to type the hashtag myself. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm bonnieadamson: @Becky_Levine I think that's the point--"literary" is an elusive term. So is "trade." #kidlitchat
8:23 pm omgjulia: I'll consider any market, but I am wary of the ones that want to buy all rights period. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm CherylRainfield: Hey all there's another chat here RT @lynnekelly: @EgmontGal http://www.chatzy.com/154761931299 #kidlitchat (via @twazzup)
8:23 pm PattyJMurphy: @Becky_Levine @gregpincus: I think all good writing--writing with cowbells, of course--is literary. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm amithaknight: don't get the whole cowbell joke. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm thebookbarr: A Highlights editor did a nice magazine session at SCBWI April Pocono conference. Great idea if anyone is looking for faculty.. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm Georgia_McBride: @bonnieadamson It was one of the most inspiring presentations I've heard re: opps for writers in the past 2 yrs. #kidlitchat
8:23 pm kellybarnhill: #kidlitchat Hondestly, I think that's why so many kidlit novelists do short fiction for grownups. More markets.
8:24 pm jeanie_w: @kellybarnhill I think it's the loss of subscribers. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm dawnmetcalf: @gregpincus @bonnieadamson ...are we moving? I hear cowbell... #kidlitchat
8:24 pm WriterRoss: @Becky_Levine And why can't there be more literary mass-market outlets? Where does our poetry go? #kidlitchat
8:24 pm gregpincus: I would prefer #kidlitchat stay on Twitter for many reasons. It appears to be tweetchat and me being semi invisible that are problems.
8:24 pm dlschubert: @amithaknight It's from a SNL skit. Look it up on YouTube. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm PattyJMurphy: @omgjulia: That's where a good agent and/or lawyer comes in:) #kidlitchat
8:24 pm bonnieadamson: @Georgia_McBride Agree. Had never heard it explained that lucidly. #kidlitchat
8:24 pm omgjulia: @amithaknight More cowbell is a Saturday Night Live reference. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm mollymom103: I've done stacks of wfh. The checks don't bounce. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm SarahBWinters: @amithaknight Old Saturday Night Live skit? #kidlitchat
8:25 pm lynnekelly: @amithaknight @EgmontGal said she plans to tell people what their work needs is "more cowbell." From the Chris Walken SNL skit #kidlitchat
8:25 pm crissachappell: @kellybarnhill I used to...because that's what my college profs told me to do. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm SaraLewisHolmes: Anthologies the better short story market? Can't wait to read Geektastic, for instance. #kidlitchat
8:25 pm alijwalker: People are moving over to Chatzy. It's faster! #kidlitchat
8:26 pm amithaknight: ahh.. thanks everyone for clarifying #kidlitchat
8:26 pm omgjulia: @PattyJMurphy If I could afford a lawyer/had an agent, I'd be way farther along in my career path! #kidlitchat
8:26 pm PattyJMurphy: @alijwalker: How do we get there??? #kidlitchat
8:26 pm laurielyoung: @SaraLewisHolmes LOVED Geektastic, btw! #kidlitchat
8:26 pm DDHearn: I just came in. What is Chatzy....is it part of #kidlitchat? What's the topic tonight? #kidlitchat
8:26 pm sharigreen: @dawnmetcalf Oh wow.When I read yr tweet I processed that you're debating chopping one of yr characters into pieces, not yr wip. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm dawnmetcalf: RT @bonnieadamson @Becky_Levine I think that's the point--"literary" is an elusive term. So is "trade." #kidlitchat [Excellent point!]
8:27 pm KellyDHouse: Poor Bonnie Bader's gonna end up with a whole lot of Carolina reading to slush thru! But I'm thankful. #kidlitchat
8:27 pm HilaryWagner1: @SarahBWinters They made a hilarious and scarily popular dance song out of the Cowbells skit too! #kidlitchat
8:27 pm alijwalker: @PattyJMurphy Here: http://www.chatzy.com/154761931299 #kidlitchat
8:27 pm dawnmetcalf: @sharigreen HAHAHAHA! (I did that, too! ) #kidlitchat
8:28 pm Georgia_McBride: @KellyDHouse She asked for it! LOL. #kidlitchat
8:28 pm quirkywriter: Speaking of mass market, how do U feel about ghost writers. Are they surrogate parents or shady dealers? #kidlitchat
8:28 pm DDHearn: I get that "more cowbell" is a term from SNL, but what exactly does it mean? #kidlitchat
8:28 pm jeanie_w: RT @literaticat: http://www.chatzy.com/154761931299 #kidlitchat
8:28 pm dawnmetcalf: Who's on first? #kidlitchat
8:28 pm BenDawe: Does anyone plan more than 12 novels at a time? #kidlitchat
8:28 pm inkyelbows: Some of #kidlitchat has moved to http://bit.ly/3EzEM2 (Chatzy) because Tweetdeck was having too many problems.
8:29 pm sharifwrites: Tweetchat stopped refreshing for me. Back to web #kidlitchat
8:29 pm johnlechner: @jeanie_w @kellybarnhill All magazines are doing poorly these days - even Nickelodeon is going out of business! #kidlitchat
8:29 pm bonnieadamson: Okay--I can't follow chatzy--no icons! LOL #kidlitchat
8:29 pm bonnieadamson: @dawnmetcalf Exactly. #kidlitchat
8:29 pm SarahBWinters: @HilaryWagner1 That sounds good... is it no youtube? #kidlitchat
8:29 pm KellyDHouse: @Georgia_McBride And Southerners are generous - ask and ye shall receive, baby! #kidlitchat
8:30 pm pdwiles: @BonnieAdamson so are we continuing the conversation here? #kidlitchat
8:30 pm HilaryWagner1: @BenDawe Someone who does not have time to know about SNL's Cowbells! Ha! #kidlitchat
8:30 pm auntieflamingo: I know it's difficult and on a bit of a rampage RT @bonnieadamson: Okay--I cant follow chatzy--no icons! LOL #kidlitchat
8:30 pm KellyDHouse: Tweetchat's fine for me. Just slightly slow. Which I actually appreciate. #kidlitchat
8:30 pm bonnieadamson: Tweetchat seems to be working now. #kidlitchat
8:31 pm jeanie_w: #kidlitchat has moved to: http://bit.ly/3EzEM2 #kidlitchat
8:31 pm DDHearn: I went over to the chatzy site but didn't get it. OH well. I'm back here. Is anyone else still hanging out here? #kidlitchat
8:31 pm kellybarnhill: @bonnieadamson Me neither! #kidlitchat
8:31 pm debbieohi: http://twitpic.com/jo53m - Inspired by the first part of #kidlitchat this evening.
8:31 pm debbieohi: @bonnieadamson Maybe TweetChat can only handle so many people using the same hashtag at once? #kidlitchat
8:31 pm jeanie_w: @bonnieadamson I don't like it either. Harder to reply to individuals. #kidlitchat
8:31 pm thegreatmissjj: Chatzy goes a LEETLE too quickly for even me. #kidlitchat
8:31 pm amithaknight: are kids reading kids magazines these days or is it all aspiring writers? ;P #kidlitchat
8:31 pm bonnieadamson: Theoretically, we're all here--wherever that is . . . I think. #kidlitchat
8:31 pm DDHearn: Are we talking about trade versus mass market writing? #kidlitchat
8:32 pm WriterRoss: @bonnieadamson Do you think the amount of people trying to cross-talk on Tweetchat affects its workability? #kidlitchat
8:32 pm amyknichols: I'm late, I'm late, I'm late! Hi, #kidlitchat. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm Georgia_McBride: the folks on chatzy seem to be talking about something totally different. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm jeanie_w: Makes sense. RT @debbieohi: @bonnieadamson Maybe TweetChat can only handle so many people using the same hashtag at once? #kidlitchat
8:32 pm pdwiles: @BonnieAdamson so back to the subject at hand - literary or mass market #kidlitchat
8:32 pm HilaryWagner1: @amithaknight I loved Cricket when I was a kid. #kidlitchat
8:32 pm bonnieadamson: So, has anyone here written for series or movie tie-ins, etc.? #kidlitchat
8:33 pm thegreatmissjj: @amithaknight I don't know if kids read mags these days. I read Highlights & Zoobooks, but my 13yo brother doesn't. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm amithaknight: @KellyDHouse me too. chatzy scrolls too fast for me. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm auntieflamingo: Kids Magazine are not easy to get published in. Still competitive. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm bonnieadamson: @DDHearn Yes--or illustrating. As an illustrator, work for hire is not a big issue, right? #kidlitchat
8:33 pm jeanie_w: @amithaknight My sisters-in-law subscribe to Highlights for their kids. I assume the kids look at the mags. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm pdwiles: I basically write what I feel like writing, just want to tell a story, maybe I need to rethink that strategy?#kidlitchat
8:33 pm jemifraser: Very few of the students in my class get magazines anymore. A few girls have some of the teeny-bopper mags, that's it. #kidlitchat
8:33 pm DDHearn: Are we asking what is the difference between writing for the trade or mass markets? #kidlitchat
8:34 pm Becky_Levine: I'm a bit behind--but I'm not crazy about the word literary. Somehow, I think it ends up being exclusive--to both "sides." #kidlitchat
8:34 pm bonnieadamson: @amithaknight Ha! Good point. I don't see them on newsstands--all subscription? #kidlitchat
8:34 pm KellyDHouse: RT @amithaknight: are kids reading kids magazines these days or is it all aspiring writers? ;P haha! I read them more than kids #kidlitchat
8:34 pm jeanie_w: @DDHearn I'm still here. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm auntieflamingo: The OWL magazines still do well. Kids subscribe to them. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm amithaknight: @thegreatmissjj my brother wasn't much of a reader until Harry Potter. Now he reads way more pretentious stuff than i do! LOL #kidlitchat
8:34 pm DDHearn: Once I took my trade portfolio to a mass market house. Editor said trade is where artists can indulge their neurosis. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm KD_Miller: My kids (2 and 7) love National Geographic for kids, but I don't recall fiction between those covers. #kidlitchat
8:34 pm SarahBWinters: @amithaknight My husband says the kids that use his high school library don't read mags... #kidlitchat
8:34 pm debbieohi: So now I'm confused about which chat room I'm supposed to be paying attention to. I have 2 windows open... #kidlitchat
8:35 pm marcie8: Mine have 2 subscriptions each and read many more from the library @amithaknight are kids reading kids magazines? #kidlitchat
8:35 pm KellyDHouse: @DDHearn yes, that is the question. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm bonnieadamson: @Becky_Levine How do you define "trade"? #kidlitchat
8:35 pm sharifwrites: @jemifraser I see the same. Also a few beauty mags #kidlitchat
8:35 pm SaraLewisHolmes: Long day, all. Got to duck out. See you next week or tomorrow, if you can make the #yeschat at noon. #kidlitchat
8:35 pm pdwiles: @BonnieAdamson have tried to get into series writing but haven't been successful #kidlitchat
8:36 pm bonnieadamson: RT @DDHearn: Once I took my trade portfolio to mass market house. Ed. said trade is where artists can indulge their neurosis. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm dawnmetcalf: @debbieohi I haven't felt this schizophrenic since my last WIP... #kidlitchat
8:36 pm jeanie_w: @debbieohi I have both open too. But I find the twitter conversations easier to follow. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm tardisgrl: @bonnieadamson I see kids magazines at B&N and Borders #kidlitchat
8:36 pm bonnieadamson: @debbieohi I'm back at Tweetchat #kidlitchat
8:36 pm amithaknight: @jeanie_w my sis and i used to love highlights when we were <8yo mostly for the crafts projects though, and not the stories. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm bonnieadamson: RT @SaraLewisHolmes: Long day, all. Got to duck out. See you next week or tomorrow, if you can make the #yeschat at noon. #kidlitchat
8:36 pm marcie8: I buy kids mags from newsstands @bonnieadamson I don't see them on newsstands--all subscription? #kidlitchat
8:37 pm auntieflamingo: I have both open but I'm following more here #kidlitchat
8:37 pm DDHearn: In art mass market has to appeal to the masses (like Hallmark, pleasant) Trade can be more personal. Same for writing? #kidlitchat
8:37 pm jeanie_w: @DDHearn What is "trade"? Cause I'd like to indulge my neurosis. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm debbieohi: @jeanie_w That's because there are more people in the Chatzy room so it's scrolling more quickly, I think. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm amithaknight: @marcie8 well that's good to hear. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm Georgia_McBride: Gotta check out now. Thanks for having me! See you next week, hopefully! Be well. #kidlitchat
8:37 pm tardisgrl: @pdwiles have not been successful w/a series or w/publishers? #kidlitchat
8:37 pm DDHearn: Me too. RT @tardisgrl: @bonnieadamson I see kids magazines at B&N and Borders #kidlitchat
8:37 pm JohansenNewman: Back here again. Twitter moves at a good middle aged pace for me.#kidlitchat
8:38 pm jemifraser: @sharifwrites My students don't have the beauty mags- maybe they're a little younger #kidlitchat
8:38 pm bonnieadamson: @pdwiles Sounds like fantastic training ground for writers--but hard to get in, huh? #kidlitchat
8:38 pm HeidiRKling: I went public just for #kidlitchat
8:38 pm jeanie_w: @amithaknight I never read Highlights stories as a kid either. I associate the mag with dentists' offices. #kidlitchat
8:38 pm B_A_Bookworm: Am I too late for the #kidlitchat
8:38 pm DDHearn: @jeanie_w Trade would be considered "fine" books that sell in bookstores. Mass market is grocery store-Golden books. #kidlitchat
8:39 pm debbieohi: @HeidiRKling Yay, Heidi! Good to see you here! #kidlitchat
8:39 pm bonnieadamson: @jeanie_w THAT's the question. If asked, we all say trade is preferable, but why, exactly? #kidlitchat
8:39 pm pdwiles: @bonnieadamson has been for me, perhaps it's not my style, trying to match another style? #kidlitchat
8:39 pm bonnieadamson: @HeidiRKling Welcome! Sorry it's acting up tonight! #kidlitchat
8:39 pm BenDawe: @HilaryWagner1 Those bells don't give up easy! #kidlitchat
8:40 pm dawnmetcalf: @HeidiRKling Stealth Heidi Revealed! #kidlitchat
8:40 pm pdwiles: altho would love to write Little Golden books #kidlitchat
8:40 pm DDHearn: @bonnieadamson I think that trade books celebrates artists individuality more. Mass market tends to be more generic, pleasant. #kidlitchat
8:40 pm pdwiles: RT @BenDawe: @HilaryWagner1 Those bells don't give up easy! LOL #kidlitchat
8:41 pm bonnieadamson: @DDHearn Well, but that definition seems to be changing, w/ mid-marketers more upscale, like Target #kidlitchat
8:41 pm auntieflamingo: Missing posts again. One of my own seems to be missing. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm BenDawe: @Joyce_Lansky I like lashings of ginger beer, like mass market legend Enid Blyton #kidlitchat
8:41 pm jeanie_w: @gregpincus It's hard to get a convo thread going in a chat room. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm amithaknight: @bonnieadamson reputation? kind of like being a "self-published" author only less stigma? #kidlitchat
8:41 pm DDHearn: @pdwiles Nothing is wrong with mass market books. If your personal writing style is acceptable to them, it's great. #kidlitchat
8:41 pm davidhburton: @bonnieadamson are we now running kidlitchat in 2 locations? #kidlitchat
8:42 pm KellyDHouse: @DDHearn: mass market more formulaic? #kidlitchat
8:42 pm pdwiles: RT @DDHearn: I think that trade books celebrates artists individuality more. Mass market tends to be more generic, pleasant. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm dawnmetcalf: The teen market is hard to hit in magazines, esp. "edgy" or "gritty" or otherwise "weird" - am I wrong? Or just mistaken? Both? #kidlitchat
8:42 pm DDHearn: @DDHearn A lot of mass market books these days involve stories about licensed characters like muppets, disney, etc. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm bonnieadamson: @DDHearn But kids LOVE series books etc. Weren't Golden Books considered mass market?--and look at the talent! #kidlitchat
8:42 pm jeanie_w: @bonnieadamson @DDHearn Would you say mass market standardizes a certain type of cuteness? #kidlitchat
8:42 pm LiaKeyes: Sorry - I don't have much to say about this topic. I'm going to walk the dog and will check in next week. All the best. #kidlitchat
8:42 pm JohansenNewman: @bonnieadamson we like trade because we don't have to play it safe. M Market is less edgy. Edgy is nice, especially in PBs #kidlitchat
8:43 pm KatherineBoG: As bookseller, I get attached to and push trade fiction. Mass market sells out & I don't bother to reorder. #kidlitchat
8:43 pm KellyDHouse: Wondering: would mass market (series) writing be good experience for writing Trade, or do you think it'd hurt you as an author? #kidlitchat
8:43 pm bonnieadamson: @davidhburton No--some people jumped to chatzy when Tweetchat seemed too slow--but main topic is here. #kidlitchat
8:43 pm f_rancesca: @bonnieadamson My children devour Spider/Ladybug/Cricket on the day they arrive and then re-read them daily. #kidlitchat
8:43 pm DDHearn: @dawnmetcalf I think that magazines do tend to play it a bit safer when it comes to story ideas. Unless they are niche markets. #kidlitchat
8:43 pm thegreatmissjj: @dawnmetcalf I agree, I think teen is hard for mags. I don't remember fiction in Seventeen or TeenCosmo. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm sharifwrites: @jemifraser Yes, I must have older kids. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm debbieohi: @jeanie_w I found Chatzy too hard to keep up with, too. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm dawnmetcalf: @amithaknight @bonnieadamson What better stigma is there than being a kidlit author? #kidlitchat
8:44 pm AaronsBooks: I'm searching for #kidlitchat live on TweetGrid Search - http://bit.ly/cf69F
8:44 pm DDHearn: @JohansenNewman In art some people's styles are just more suited to trade or mass market. Not saying one is better than other. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm jeanie_w: @dawnmetcalf My daughter had no interest in magazines after she was old enough to read novels. #kidlitchat
8:44 pm AaronsBooks: #kidlitchat
8:45 pm auntieflamingo: I've got to go. Catch everyone later. #kidlitchat
8:45 pm pdwiles: @debbieohi I couldn't keep up with chatzy either #kidlitchat
8:45 pm dawnmetcalf: RT @jeanie_w My daughter had no interest in magazines after she was old enough to read novels. #kidlitchat <-- Well said & good point.
8:45 pm DDHearn: @debbieohi I could never try to keep up with two chats at once. I'm sorry that there are two, because I hate to miss something. #kidlitchat
8:45 pm bonnieadamson: @KellyDHouse I think the perception is changing--(Besides, you may be anonymous if writing for series anyway>) #kidlitchat
8:45 pm HilaryWagner1: @BenDawe Maybe I could write 12 novels about cowbells! The bovine are a shady bunch… #kidlitchat
8:45 pm davidhburton: @debbieohi I think my eyes are hurting from Chatzy…way too fast! #kidlitchat
8:45 pm jeanie_w: Is it just my imagination or are all the illustrators still kidlitchatting on twitter? #kidlitchat
8:46 pm DDHearn: @jeanie_w Magazines like Cricket are nice venues for short stories, though. #kidlitchat
8:46 pm SarahBWinters: My husband (high school librarian) gave up on even putting mags in his library this year, the kids just don?t read them. #kidlitchat
8:46 pm pdwiles: @DDHearn good reply RE trade vs mass market. It’s really about what works for the writer #kidlitchat
8:46 pm HSPWriter: @quirkywriter I think it can go either way. I know of someone who is a ghost writer, she’s a wonderful person. Parent!!! #kidlitchat
8:46 pm DDHearn: @davidhburton Chatzy must be tonight what Tweetchat was last week. Need speed reading skills. #kidlitchat
8:46 pm CynthiaCWillis: @davidhburton I agree! And there is no way to respond to individuals. Or is there? #kidlitchat
8:47 pm bonnieadamson: @davidhburton Me, too–I think it’s the lack of icons–can’t tell who’s talking as readily. #kidlitchat
8:47 pm JohansenNewman: @DDHearn I’ve done both, so no judgement calls from me.AlsoWFH. Good M Market can push boundaries, too, though.#kidlitchat
8:47 pm jeanie_w: @DDHearn The Cricket mags are beautiful. My daughter loved Ladybug, but lost interest after graduating to Spider. #kidlitchat
8:48 pm amithaknight: RT @dawnmetcalf: What better stigma is there than being a kidlit author? #kidlitchat –LOL
8:48 pm debbieohi: @gregpincus I just caught up with your posts on your page (they’re not appearing in Tweetchat for me). #kidlitchat
8:48 pm JohansenNewman: @jeanie_w Maybe because we can’t type as fast as we can draw! #kidlitchat
8:48 pm DDHearn: Is Chatzy linked to twitter, or a whole separate thing? Will the transcript have the chatzy stuff in it? #kidlitchat
8:48 pm sharifwrites: @SarahBWinters Lit mags, no. But I see kids go through ones heavy with pictures, not really reading them. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm BenDawe: @SarahBWinters My husband (high school librarian) stopped putting mags in his library this year, the kids just don?t read them. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm debbieohi: @bonnieadamson The lack of icons & lack of highlighting makes Chatzy more of a challenge for me, too. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm jeanie_w: @bonnieadamson And you have to type out the names of people you’re replying to. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm EKokie: Ach, errands and dinner ran late…so sorry I missed so much tonight. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm debbieohi: @gregpincus I don’t think people would have moved over to Chatzy so quickly if they had seen your posts. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm SheviStories: Is it really just about what sells in Walmart? Harry Potter could have been trade if it hadn’t been such a hit. #kidlitchat
8:49 pm DDHearn: @amithaknight Most of my non writing friends think it’s great that I write and illustrate kids books. Is this writer’s snobbery? #kidlitchat
8:49 pm mollymom103: is the death of magazines just that most content has gone online? #kidlitchat
8:49 pm debbieohi: @DDHearn Greg isn’t going to be able to to transcribe this chat if it’s split into two. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm HilaryWagner1: @jeanie_w I still remember the Cricket covers from when I was little. They have such beautiful illustrations. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm thegreatmissjj: @DDHearn It’s a separate service. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm bonnieadamson: @sharifwrites How about a fusion of mags and graphic novels for teens–aren’t there some of those out now? #kidlitchat
8:50 pm amithaknight: i like that there are books in groc stores, etc. it could spark an interest in reading that wasn’t there before. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm SheviStories: Seventeen does have fiction, but I think it’s commissioned. I think. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm jeanie_w: @DDHearn Nope. The Chatzy stuff is lost as soon as the chat is over. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm bonnieadamson: @jeanie_w Bummer. #kidlitchat
8:50 pm SuePinto: Suggestion for next chat, have two topics in two different rooms; your choice on which to follow. Mayb Tweetchat will be smoothr #kidlitchat
8:50 pm f_rancesca: @sharifwrites @SarahBWinters But we DO read our Cricket mags — passionately! We can’t be the only ones. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm DDHearn: @SheviStories There’s a lot more crossover today with books, but I’m thinking mainly of picture books like Little Golden. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm kellybarnhill: @thegreatmissjj Actually, Seventeen *did* have fiction. So did Sassy (I miss you, Sassy!). But no more. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm jeanie_w: @HilaryWagner1 Cricket mags are great places for new illustrators to showcase their talent. Art Dirs look at them. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm quirkywriter: My 5 and 7-yr-old fight over the Highlights magazine. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm SarahBWinters: @sharifwrites Well, yeah swimsuits,cars,sk8,17. but he just said it was a waste & that the kids really didn’t pick them up much #kidlitchat
8:51 pm DDHearn: @SheviStories I thought Harry Potter was a trade book, that became so popular it entered the mass market. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm jemifraser: All posts not appearing for me either. Kids in my class this year prefer nonfiction books to magazines. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm bonnieadamson: Am interested in the way mass market publishers are adapting more nimbly (I think) to new market realities. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm BenDawe: @mollymom103 Yes. Content is going online – but also, kids gaming and social networking time is lowering reading time. #kidlitchat
8:51 pm B_A_Bookworm: My kids love reading magazines. They enjoy all of the different stories, comics & jokes they have to offer #kidlitchat
8:52 pm JohansenNewman: I think that M Market is also defined by the price point. Used to see some great, funky MM from Grosset.#kidlitchat
8:52 pm jeanie_w: Cricket mags are in a bad way financially. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm debbieohi: Greg passed on the message to wish everyone good night. (“at a meeting now and scarce”). #kidlitchat
8:52 pm DDHearn: @f_rancesca I actually let my Cricket subscription lapse after almost 30 years. Just had too many other things to read. #kidlitchat
8:52 pm f_rancesca: *mumbles* I still read my old Cricket magazines. They’re like treasure chests of beauty. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm f_rancesca: RT @quirkywriter: My 5 and 7-yr-old fight over the Highlights magazine. > Mine fight over the latest Ladybug #kidlitchat
8:53 pm bonnieadamson: @DDHearn Have you been to Target lately? Many “trade” books repackaged for lower price point–selling bunches. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm thegreatmissjj: @kellybarnhill Alas! I only remember reading kidlit fiction in Highlights. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm DDHearn: @B_A_Bookworm I wonder how Mad magazine is doing. I loved that as a kid. Never read Highlights except at the dentist. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm kellybarnhill: @f_rancesca Me too! #kidlitchat
8:53 pm amithaknight: @BenDawe I would think less time would encourage mag reading–easier for short attn span than a book. #kidlitchat
8:53 pm marcie8: My daughter reads her magazines cover to cover, over and over again #kidlitchat
8:53 pm dawnmetcalf: RT @f_rancesca *mumbles* I still read my old Cricket magazines. They’re like treasure chests of beauty. #kidlitchat [love it!]
8:54 pm bonnieadamson: @f_rancesca Me, too–they were so beautifully done (Cricket) #kidlitchat
8:54 pm SarahBWinters: @f_rancesca lol… I never read them as a child… wish I had. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm KellyDHouse: OK, all. Gotta get up and run 6 tomorrow. *scary*. So I’m going to bed. ‘night! #kidlitchat
8:54 pm DDHearn: @JohansenNewman You’re right. The titles were bundled and sold in big lots to the stores. Sold for much less than trade. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm sharifwrites: @BonnieAdamson The ones in educational catalogues? Yes, but they’re off the beaten path, especially with tight budgets. #kidlitchat
8:54 pm f_rancesca: @kellybarnhill That makes me happy. I do sometimes feel like closet kidlit freak. Not in this chat though! #kidlitchat
8:54 pm kellybarnhill: @f_rancesca New Moon takes both adult and teen writers. I’m not sure what the balance is, though. #kidlitchat
8:55 pm pdwiles: @DDHearn I loved MAD too — #kidlitchat
8:55 pm dawnmetcalf: @BenDawe @mollymom103 …and lowering WRITING time! Developing & maintaining “online presence” is a Butt In Chair killer. #kidlitchat
8:55 pm debbieohi: Gnite Kelly! #kidlitchat
8:55 pm amithaknight: got to go too. thx everyone! #kidlitchat
8:55 pm HilaryWagner1: @BenDawe M is for Moo…. #kidlitchat
8:55 pm SheviStories: @DDHearn Mad has a kids’ version now, you know. I think it’s doing okay, but I don’t know. #kidlitchat
8:55 pm SarahBWinters: #kidlitchat My 10 & 12 would rather my by them a novel then a mag.
8:55 pm dlschubert: @DDHearn I loved MAD, too. Striking resemblance to our last president. #kidlitchat
8:55 pm CynthiaCWillis: I’m out. Juggling between Chatzy an Tweetchat has worn me out! #kidlitchat
8:55 pm kellybarnhill: @johnlechner That is astonishing. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm DDHearn: @sharifwrites The education market is a whole different category from mass or trade market. But art is more like mass. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm f_rancesca: @BonnieAdamson @SarahBWinters @kellybarnhill All those wonderful Trina Schart Hyman drawings! #kidlitchat
8:56 pm kellybarnhill: @DDHearn Mad magazine! Now that takes me back…..#kidlitchat
8:56 pm bonnieadamson: @sharifwrites Oh. Sounds like a good idea, though, no? #kidlitchat
8:56 pm pdwiles: RT @dawnmetcalf: @BenDawe @mollymom103 lowering WRITING time! Developing maintaining online presence is a BIC killer. Yes!#kidlitchat
8:56 pm dawnmetcalf: @kellybarnhill @f_rancesca Does there have to be a balance? I think “crossover” is a great concept. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm SheviStories: DH and I were talking about how Archie reruns stories from the 60s that don’t even make sense today. Cheapskates! #kidlitchat
8:56 pm B_A_Bookworm: @DDHearn I saw Mad Mag in Barnes & Noble a few days ago. Boy did that bring back fond memories! #kidlitchat
8:56 pm f_rancesca: @kellybarnhill That’s good to know about New Moon. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm jeanie_w: RT @dawnmetcalf: and lowering WRITING time! Developing & maintaining “online presence” is a Butt In Chair killer. #kidlitchat
8:56 pm dawnmetcalf: RT @dlschubert @DDHearn I loved MAD, too. Striking resemblance to our last president. #kidlitchat <---- HAHAHAHAHAHA!
8:57 pm SarahBWinters: I am just typo-ing like crazy tonight... #kidlitchat
8:57 pm jemifraser: @DDHearn @dlschubert MAD was great! I'd forgotten about it - thanks for the reminder It was fun reading! #kidlitchat
8:57 pm SheviStories: G'night, all, and sorry I was so late. At least this time I didn't totally miss out. #kidlitchat
8:57 pm JohansenNewman: @DDHearn Yes-educational work has pretty tight confines. #kidlitchat
8:57 pm dawnmetcalf: @f_rancesca That's because we're all OUTED kidlit freaks! (& proud of it!) #kidlitchat
8:58 pm kellybarnhill: @debbieohi Goodnight! #kidlitchat
8:58 pm davidhburton: 'night all! Thanks for an interesting chat! (I need to go put drops in my eyes!) #kidlitchat
8:58 pm pdwiles: Loved the movie and TV show parodies in MAD #kidlitchat
8:58 pm bonnieadamson: @f_rancesca yes, great talent, there--terific art direction, too! #kidlitchat
8:59 pm DDHearn: @JohansenNewman Educational illustrating reminds me of the old "Soviet Art". Everything is idealized and PC to the max. #kidlitchat
8:59 pm B_A_Bookworm: @DDHearn My kids were more interested in magazines in DS9-Hotwheels Mag, DD7-Disney Princess Mag #kidlitchat
8:59 pm edithcohn: Hiya! Tuning in late tonight. #kidlitchat
8:59 pm EgmontGal: @kellybarnhill what did you say about New Moon? Sorry I missed it, can't find it #kidlitchat
8:59 pm f_rancesca: @DDHearn I know the feeling. I never fully recovered from the resizing of the mag but still love it. #kidlitchat
8:59 pm TaraLazar: @BonnieAdamson The Gap is selling some children's books. PIRATES DON'T CHANGE DIAPERS by Melinda Long, some Priddy board books. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm sharifwrites: @BonnieAdamson Yes, anything to get them passionate about reading. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm dlschubert: @quirkywriter Good for them! I'm so glad Highlight is hanging in there. It's a childhood institution. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm TaraLazar: (I am very late to the chat and just diving in!) #kidlitchat
9:00 pm JohansenNewman: I had the most artistic freedom in editorial art mag work, but by far the most satisfying end product is a trade book.#kidlitchat
9:00 pm EgmontGal: @SheviStories i'm going to look for that new kids' MAD! I forgot it was out there. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm jeanie_w: And sterile RT @DDHearn: Educ illustrating reminds me of the old "Soviet Art". Everything is idealized and PC to the max. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm bonnieadamson: @DDHearn Educational must be literal, that's for sure. #kidlitchat
9:00 pm f_rancesca: RT @dawnmetcalf: @f_rancesca That's because were all OUTED kidlit freaks! (& proud of it!) > Right on! #kidlitchat
9:00 pm DDHearn: Educational field used to be much more creative. Lots of fantasy and folk tales. But special interests killed creativity. #kidlitchat
9:01 pm BenDawe: Logging off..thanks for the chats #kidlitchat
9:01 pm JohansenNewman: @DDHearn HA HA! Been there, done that, Comrade!#kidlitchat
9:01 pm nandinibajpai: sounds like an Alfred E. Newman fan club in here today #kidlitchat
9:01 pm bonnieadamson: @TaraLazar Yes, I hear “boutique” markets are hot right now–isn’t Macy’s putting in children’s book section? #kidlitchat
9:02 pm DDHearn: @JohansenNewman Yeah, and I’ve been there, still doing that. But the deadlines are doing me in. I can’t keep up anymore. #kidlitchat
9:02 pm f_rancesca: @bonnieadamson I so agree. Truly, the old Cricket mags were glorious. New ones are good but those small, stiff-covered mags… #kidlitchat
9:02 pm quirkywriter: Hi Tara! RT @TaraLazar: (I am very late to the chat and just diving in!) #kidlitchat
9:02 pm bonnieadamson: RT @DDHearn: Educational field used to be more creative. Lots of fantasy, folk tales. But special interests killed creativity. #kidlitchat
9:02 pm sharifwrites: @DDHearn Where I am I notice too many mags, books, kits tailored to test-taking strategies, not to the love of reading. #kidlitchat
9:02 pm debbieohi: I confess I was a huge MAD magazine fan. I even wrote to William Gaines for his autograph (and got it). #kidlitchat
9:02 pm pdwiles: @TaraLazar welcome! #kidlitchat
9:02 pm laurielyoung: I was in the other chat–great stuff. I have to go, but look forward to transcript. Good night! #kidlitchat
9:03 pm sharifwrites: @DDHearn I miss the days of fantasy and folk tales. #kidlitchat
9:03 pm sandyalonzo: @JohansenNewman Hi Barb!! #kidlitchat
9:03 pm dlschubert: @BonnieAdamson Ooh, I like the idea of boutique book sections in department stores. More places to buy books? BRING IT ON! #kidlitchat
9:04 pm edithcohn: @bonnieadamson @TaraLazar Urban Outfitters has a boutique selection of books. #kidlitchat
9:04 pm DDHearn: @sharifwrites Me too. Some of my favorite early work was for educational. They got that I loved fantasy. #kidlitchat
9:04 pm TaraLazar: @bonnieadamson Ha–The Gap is a boutique? Ooh, la la. #kidlitchat
9:04 pm auntieflamingo: @debbieohi I loved MAD too! My brother and I got them from a cousin after he was done with them #kidlitchat
9:05 pm SarahBWinters: I’m off too, my hubby needs the room silent so he can record something & the mic is picking up my key tapping #kidlitchat
9:05 pm DDHearn: @TaraLazar I’ll have to check out the gap for the books. I never shop there for clothes…I’m too cheap. #kidlitchat
9:05 pm f_rancesca: @dawnmetcalf But as for crossover in general, completely in favor. The best books are the ones EVERYONE wants to read. #kidlitchat
9:05 pm bonnieadamson: @dlschubert Funny, when I was a child dept. stores all had terrific book depts–maybe what’s old is new again. #kidlitchat
9:05 pm JohansenNewman: @DDHearn Yes, writing/illustrating for WFH can suck the life blood right out of you. #kidlitchat
9:06 pm TaraLazar: @quirkywriter So hard to #kidlitchat when you’re #kidlitreading to your own #kidlitkids before bed. Tuesdays must get them to sleep earlier.
9:06 pm sharifwrites: @debbieohi MAD was so clever. It felt like a treat reading it back in the day. #kidlitchat
9:06 pm bonnieadamson: @TaraLazar Bonnie Bader said she liked to think of Grosset&Dunlap as the “old Navy” of publishing. #kidlitchat
9:06 pm DDHearn: @auntieflamingo I still remember the movie spoofs. 2001, a Space Idiocy was one of my favorites. #kidlitchat
9:06 pm JohansenNewman: @sandyalonzo Hi, Sandy! Nice to see you here! This is my reward for a stressful day. #kidlitchat
9:07 pm dlschubert: @BonnieAdamson Retro is cool. At some point, all the good stuff (and much of the bad!) comes back around. #kidlitchat
9:07 pm DDHearn: @f_rancesca Me too. I think it ‘s great that big box stores are taking on some trade books. Let more people be exposed to them! #kidlitchat
9:07 pm bonnieadamson: @JohansenNewman But for those of us with graphic design background, it’s what we’re used to: pleasing client. #kidlitchat
9:07 pm TaraLazar: @bonnieadamson Seriously, though…our local upscale grocery, Wegmans, has a large book section. #kidlitchat
9:07 pm B_A_Bookworm: I wish I had opened up Mad Mag whn I had the chance!My kids could’ve cared less I wonder who is their clientele these days #kidlitchat
9:07 pm pdwiles: @DDHearn I still remember Little House, Oh So Dreary! LOL #kidlitchat
9:08 pm debbieohi: @auntieflamingo @sharifwrites William Gaines wrote something like “DEBBIE OXOXO ECCCCCH!!” I still treasure that autograph. #kidlitchat
9:08 pm quirkywriter: AMEN. RT @taralazar: @quirkywriter So hard to #kidlitchat when you’re #kidlitreading to your own #kidlitkids before bed.
9:08 pm EgmontGal: Guys, why do I always get a lot of spam followers during tweetchat? Is it volume? #kidlitchat
9:08 pm bonnieadamson: Speaking of “boutique” sales, Kohl’s carries Sandra Boynton books and tie-ins. #kidlitchat
9:09 pm EgmontGal: @DDHearn @auntiflamingo for some reason I still remember the fiddler on the roof spoof (Sunrise, sunset, old age, not yet) #kidlitchat
9:09 pm TaraLazar: I would love to see an ecclectic, curated collection of kidlit books at dept stores, not the same ol’ box store presentation. #kidlitchat
9:09 pm kellybarnhill: @debbieohi You got his AUTOGRAPH????? I would have mounted it on my wall. #kidlitchat
9:09 pm DDHearn: @bonnieadamson Even in trade, you have to please the client. Client just has different taste than an editor for mass market. #kidlitchat
9:09 pm bonnieadamson: I can remember buying Little Golden Books at grocery store–it was so cool. #kidlitchat
9:09 pm debbieohi: Must get some sleep now. Too bad about the Tweetchat problems, but it’s always fun to get together with #kidlitchat types. #kidlitchat
9:09 pm jeanie_w: @EgmontGal I start picking up spam bots whenever I post a lot of tweets in a row. #kidlitchat
9:09 pm PattyJMurphy: I’m back from Chatxy or whatever…it was too fast for me…Missed all of you:) #kidlitchat
9:10 pm bonnieadamson: @EgmontGal They’re drawn to activity. #kidlitchat
9:10 pm dawnmetcalf: Good night, G-d bless & write well! #kidlitchat
9:10 pm edithcohn: Is anyone else having trouble with twitter? Did people move to Chatzy? I can’t get the chatzy link to work. #kidlitchat
9:10 pm lizzyarmentrout: I loved those books!! RT @BonnieAdamson: I can remember buying Little Golden Books at grocery store–it was so cool. #kidlitchat
9:10 pm debbieohi: Thank you, @gregpincus and @bonnieadamson, for organizing these chats! (and putting up w/occasional tech frustrations!) #kidlitchat
9:10 pm pdwiles: C-ya later. Been fun. Hope I can make it next week, if I don’t have to work late #kidlitchat
9:10 pm sandyalonzo: @JohansenNewman I hope your day wasn’t too stressful. #kidlitchat
9:11 pm DDHearn: @bonnieadamson Yes, there was and is a place for books almost everyone can afford. The mass market has filled that need. #kidlitchat
9:11 pm TaraLazar: @EgmontGal Yes, it’s volume. They pick us up on the public timeline. #kidlitchat
9:11 pm debbieohi: Hm…looks like some of my tweets aren’t appearing again. Anyway, gnite all! #kidlitchat
9:11 pm jeanie_w: @dawnmetcalf Good night, Dawn. (Hey, that sounds funny) #kidlitchat
9:11 pm quirkywriter: @BonnieAdamson They’ve done lots of good ones Ike to Moose A Muffin in the Kohl’s Cares For Kids charity. #kidlitchat Just $5 each!
9:11 pm DDHearn: @PattyJMurphy Welcome back to the fold. #kidlitchat
9:11 pm bonnieadamson: @TaraLazar Rich’s in Atlanta used to do it right–knowledgeable handsellers. #kidlitchat
9:12 pm jeanie_w: RT @debbieohi: Thank you, @gregpincus and @bonnieadamson, for organizing these chats! (and putting up w/tech frustrations!) #kidlitchat
9:12 pm JohansenNewman: @bonnieadamsonYes,nature of illustration.Guess that’s what makes writing/illus the elusive Holy Grail-can become your own client.#kidlitchat
9:12 pm bonnieadamson: @quirkywriter Yes–just saw some lovely books in that series: What Do You Do With a Tail Like That?, f’rinstance. #kidlitchat
9:13 pm f_rancesca: Good night land thanks! Already ooking forward to next week. Hope we stay a tweet chat — have irrational dislike of Chatzy. #kidlitchat
9:13 pm PattyJMurphy: DDHearn @bonnieadamson: Good writing is good writing–whatever markets you write for:) #kidlitchat
9:13 pm JohansenNewman: @sandyalonzo Top Ten-or was it bottom ten? #kidlitchat
9:14 pm bonnieadamson: Thank you to the hardy souls who stuck with us through tech difficulties tonight–it was great being with you–worth the effort! #kidlitchat
9:14 pm TaraLazar: @bonnieadamson Knowledgeable handselling is an art that the indies keep alive. I wonder if anyone else can do it as well. #kidlitchat

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