July 22, 2009 Finding the Fountain of Youth in Fiction, open chat 2
The transcript below covers the complete #litchat conversation on July 22, 2009. The order appears sequentially from the first post to the final post. Topic was open discussion Finding the Fountain of Youth in Fiction.
| LitChat Welcome to #litchat. We’re continuing on topic FINDING THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH IN FICTION. Step into the salon and introduce yourself. -12:59 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana <– US-based British author and book designer and self-proclaimed ‘old bat.’ #litchat -1:01 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit Hi there, I’m here. Sorry I missed Monday. I’m a mystery SF writer. #litchat -1:01 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @maggiedana Hi, y’old bat. Nice to meet you here again. #litchat -1:02 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
murzee only self?  RT @maggiedana<– US-based British author and book designer and self-proclaimed ‘old bat.’ #litchat -1:03 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @mdbenoit Hey there. Missed you on Monday. Hope you have a jolly good excuse! #litchat -1:03 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| LitChat Q1 What does FINDING THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH IN FICTION bring to mind for you? #litchat -1:04 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana <— smacking @murzee #litchat -1:04 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| danish_novelist @AnnaDeStefano Too much research is when the info stands in the way of the story. Happens often in historical novels #litchat -1:04 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @maggiedana Yeah, I did. Bloomin’ migraine. #litchat -1:04 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| juliehahnke Hi all! I’m a kids/teen fantasy author in MA, with a loyal following of older readers. My stories are set in Scotland. #litchat -1:05 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| VanessaDobbs avid reader #litchat -1:05 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| bibliofreakblog is it time for #litchat already? -1:05 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| AnnaDeStefano RT @danish_novelist 2 much research is when it stands in way of story. #litchat I’m having 2 B careful with my “dream” research #writegoal -1:06 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| LitChat We’re discussing FINDING THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH IN FICTION during #litchat today. Please keep posts on topic during 4-5 p/et. #litchat -1:06 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thebookaddict I’m hear…just lurking right now…will jump in if I warranted! Glad to be here #litchat -1:06 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| VanessaDobbs @mdbenoit Hi nice tomeet again #litchat -1:06 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| VanessaDobbs @thebookaddict I’ll be lurking too #litchat -1:08 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana Q: As you get older, are you more inclined to read about people of similar age? #litchat -1:08 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @maggiedana Depends. Some coming of age have too much angst. Don’t want to go back there LOL #litchat -1:09 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| LitChat If you wish to pose questions to the chat, please send first to @LitChat w/o hashtag so I can number post in order. Thanks. #litchat -1:10 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| juliehahnke @maggiedana It seems a reasonable theory, but Harry Potter appealed to all ages. I agree on the teen angst, though! #litchat -1:11 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @LitChat Whoops. Sorry. Smacking self. #litchat -1:11 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| VanessaDobbs RT @mdbenoit: RT @mdbenoit: Q1 Maybe it’s remembering what makes us feel young, or remembering idealism of youth #litchat great answer -1:11 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @VanessaDobbs Tx for RT. Some of my tweets aren’t showing up. #litchat -1:12 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thebookaddict 2 me, it’s books that make u feel young. I was skeptical about Twilight, but I liked it. took me back to those angsty teen yrs #litchat -1:12 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| deberryandgrant @LitChat I think “finding” the FOY in fiction is directly related to whether you were “looking” for it. #litchat -1:13 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana Q1: Some issues are universal so doesn’t matter how old protags. If written well, I can be pulled into story about any age protag. #litchat -1:13 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @thebookaddict Too much angst and preaching in Twilight for me. Don’t want to feel like writer is my parent #litchat -1:14 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @deberryandgrant Doesn’t it depend on the topic? #litchat -1:14 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| deberryandgrant @maggiedana yes which relates to convo on Mon. #litchat -1:15 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| juliehahnke @maggiedana I agree – too much angst is obnoxious and not great writing. Reality and good literature aren’t synonomous. #litchat -1:15 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @maggiedana A sense of discovery, of wonder, is part of finding FOY #litchat -1:15 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| deberryandgrant Yes, and if you’re an adult who reads YA longing for your youth, then there are likely greater issues than lit choices at work #litchat -1:16 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| VanessaDobbs @thebookaddict me too! #litchat -1:16 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| CarolyBurnsBass YES. RT @deberryandgrant: @LitChat I think “finding” the FOY in fiction is directly related to whether you were “looking” for it. #litchat -1:16 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @deberryandgrant Memory shot. Can’t remember convo on Monday! ;-/ #litchat -1:16 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| deberryandgrant @mdbenoit if you’re reading a book b/c u heard it was a great story, then I think that’s another matter all together #litchat -1:17 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana Finding my glasses is also sense of wonder. RT @mdbenoit: @maggiedana A sense of discovery, of wonder, is part of finding FOY #litchat -1:18 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| deberryandgrant We often “grow up” our characters so we write them young-usually teens, then as adults & find our readers span the same range #litchat -1:19 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| juliehahnke YA is a wonderful chance to explore deep themes and deep thinking before life has a chance to suck the marrow from your bones. #litchat -1:20 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thewaryeye So, what I always do in a story is have the young hero and an older mentor, Frodo and Gandolf for example. #litchat -1:20 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| LitChat Q2: Do you have a favorite older character from a novel? Why are they memorable? #litchat -1:20 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| scgreen Maybe it’s because I haven’t had my mid-life crisis yet, but I’m not really looking for the FOY. #litchat -1:21 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @LitChat Q2: Inspector Ruiz from Michael Robotham’s thrillers has just captured my heart. But I’m fickle. Be someone else tomorro. #litchat -1:22 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit Q2: Yoda, from Star Wars, comes to mind… #litchat -1:22 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| deberryandgrant @scgreen I don’t think most readers are. But when a book touches a place they remember from the past, it creates a bond #litchat -1:22 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thewaryeye I find that my college students have no interest in older protagonists, simply because they have no perspective on that age . . #litchat -1:22 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| ecurbmp Q2: Fantasy roots showing again. Belgarath always stood out to me. Had 7000 yrs of memories, but was young-at-heart. #litchat -1:22 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @ecurbmp I liked Belgarath, too! #litchat -1:23 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| ecurbmp @mdbenoit Ooh. Yoda is a good example. Me too! #litchat -1:24 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| deberryandgrant @LitChat depends on what qualifies as “older.” When I was young I totally adored Mame Dennis –who wasn’t even fictional #litchat -1:24 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| deberryandgrant @LitChat She was “older” to me then, but was younger than I am now! LOL #litchat -1:25 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| juliehahnke Grrr. . . my posts aren’t posting! #litchat -1:25 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| CarolyBurnsBass @thewaryeye The learner/mentor character configuration is right out of THE HERO’S JOURNEY by Joseph Campbell. #litchat -1:25 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana That’s always a shocker, isn’t it! RT @deberryandgrant: She was “older” to me then, but was younger than I am now! #litchat -1:26 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana My posts aren’t showing either. #litchat -1:26 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| ecurbmp @maggiedana Yeah, tried to dye it “mysticism” for last week, doesn’t want to stick on too well! #litchat -1:26 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| juliehahnke But the mentor doesn’t have to be an older figure. That’s just usually how it’s done. My mentor is an ADHD luna moth. #litchat -1:27 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit LOL RT @maggiedana: @ecurbmp Fantasy roots? Does this mean #failhairdresser? #litchat -1:27 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana Thanks TweetChat for making me liar. RT @maggiedana: My posts arent showing either. #litchat -1:27 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| pussreboots @scgreen I’m not looking for FOY either. But I do enjoy books w/ younger characters sometimes. #litchat -1:27 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| scgreen Q2: Lazurus Long from several Heinlein novels. Cantankerous old men are great. #litchat -1:28 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| VanessaDobbs RT @pussreboots: @scgreen Im not looking for FOY either. But I do enjoy books w/ younger characters sometimes. me too #litchat -1:29 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| juliehahnke My fav older char is the ghost of Tullulah Bankhead in Konigsburg’s Up from Jericho Tell. #litchat -1:29 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| pussreboots @ecurbmp The impossibly old character like Belgarath annoys me. A realistically old character can still be interesting and wise. #litchat -1:29 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @pussreboots Yes, but when I read Harry Potter, I’m not looking for FOY #litchat -1:29 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thewaryeye @CarolyBurnsBass There is always a group around the protagonist, his/her best friend, his/her love, some older confidant. #litchat -1:29 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| LitChat Q3 fm @mdbenoit Q: How old must the reader be to begin finding FOY? #litchat -1:30 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| pussreboots @LitChat That depends on the reader. #litchat -1:30 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| BenRubinstein @litchat Oh, and Jessica Atreides from Dune was pretty much the best Mom ever. #litchat -1:30 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| ecurbmp @pussreboots Well, his age was central to the plot, so it wasn’t like his age was extended just to look good. #litchat -1:30 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| pussreboots @mdbenoit Nor am I when I read YA. #litchat -1:31 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| VanessaDobbs @pussreboots me neither #litchat -1:32 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| rebeccawoodhead literary tweeps – need help! ‘why is a miss nobody like @rebeccawoodhead winning ms twitter? who the f*k is she? Vanessa shud win!’ #litchat -1:32 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| pussreboots @ecurbmp I’ve read the books. But I don’t have to like that central plot point. #litchat -1:32 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| juliehahnke Q3 Kids read so they can splash in the fountain! #litchat -1:32 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thebookaddict HATE when Tweets don’t show up! #litchat -1:32 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| deberryandgrant @LitChat We have a reader who is a 93yr old nun (yes nun)–she says our stories remind her of her youth, friends, family life… #litchat -1:32 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| ecurbmp Q3: FOY isn’t always age. It’s sometimes a fresh, “new” feeling, something discovered. Anyone can find it, imo. #litchat -1:32 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit Wanting to feel young or youth again isn’t the same as finding the FOY #litchat -1:32 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thewaryeye @ecurbmp Lit for certain, sci-fi, but I read a lot of history and the older advisor, the group of young turks #litchat -1:32 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| ecurbmp @pussreboots Fair enough. #litchat -1:33 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| deberryandgrant @LitChat I don’t think Sister Marygene picked up one of our books b/c she was looking for FOY, she just happened upon it #litchat -1:33 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit RT @ecurbmp: Q3: FOY isnt always age. Its sometimes a fresh, “new” feeling, something discovered. Anyone can find it, imo. #litchat -1:33 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @thewaryeye Yes, grasshopper? You have a question for me? #litchat -1:34 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thewaryeye @BenRubinstein The Dune guy again. Hello. #litchat -1:34 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| CarolyBurnsBass Q2 One of my favorite older fictional characters is Miss Haversham fm GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Dickens was a master at characterization. #litchat -1:34 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| deberryandgrant @ecurbmp Agree totally #litchat -1:34 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thebookaddict Of course, I love Scrooge f/ A Christmas Carol. When he learns his lesson, he is so youthful…like a kid again..love it! #litchat -1:36 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @rebeccawoodhead We’re in #litchat. Come join us. -1:36 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma Q3. – Late 4 #litchat – 4 me, FOY is picking up a book – and suddenly I’m 10 again. The world is open book waiting 2 b discovered -1:36 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @thebookaddict That’s a perfect FOY story. #litchat -1:36 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| ecurbmp Also, I think adults may sometimes read YA to see the “fresh discovery” through a young protag’s eyes, re: earlier comments. #litchat -1:36 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| pussreboots Miss Marple comes to mind as a favorite older character from when I was a young reader. #litchat -1:37 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| BenRubinstein @thewaryeye Haha, hope I don’t sound like a 1track record! Funny how Sci/Fi usually has young protagonists #litchat -1:37 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| deberryandgrant @CarolyBurnsBass Yes, he was–which is the point. You can love/identify with a character of any age as long as they feel real,valid #litchat -1:37 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma Q2 – quite aware I’m doing this backwards – I’m partial to Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Whosit, & Mrs. Which #litchat -1:37 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thewaryeye @maggiedana Know of the series, but those were my years in New York City, didn’t have time for TV, just disco. #litchat -1:37 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @ecurbmp Or maybe to understand their own kids… #litchat -1:37 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @ecurbmp Grownups might also read YA because a lot of it is SO well-written! #litchat -1:38 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @BenRubinstein What do you mean by young protags? What age? #litchat -1:38 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| BenRubinstein @rebeccawoodhead Well tell us who said that! #litchat -1:38 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| rebeccawoodhead @maggiedana sorry – just threw me a bit – on my way over! #litchat -1:38 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thewaryeye @BenRubinstein Dune was my all time favorite because it was campy as well as interesting, lots of strange characters. #litchat -1:39 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| ecurbmp @maggiedana Agreed! #litchat -1:39 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| pussreboots @maggiedana Yes. Most of the chick lit I read is YA… I find all the antics more believable when done by teens. #litchat -1:39 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| susanmpls @LitChat Q3 I’m not seeking FOY from books,but rather adventure, opportunity to travel, meet interesting characters, etc. #litchat -1:40 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma @maggiedana – or b/c we want to know what our kids are reading, perhaps #litchat -1:40 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @pussreboots plus you feel detached, age-wise. You feel so much older and wiser #litchat -1:40 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thebookaddict RT @maggiedana @ecurbmp Grownups might also read YA because a lot of it is SO well-written! #litchat Great point! -1:40 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma @thewaryeye – I was partial to Heinlein – before he went over the edge. the Door Into summer – Have Spacesuit will travel #litchat -1:41 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| CarolyBurnsBass @deberryandgrant I can’t say I love or identify with Miss Haversham, but she was so distinctive, so memorable. #litchat -1:41 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| susanmpls @BenRubinstein maybe scifi often has young protags b/c so many of the bks are versions of coming-of-age stories. #litchat -1:41 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thewaryeye Off the subject some, but Dune could handle humor, serious plot and a love story simultaneously. That’s a real art. #litchat -1:42 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana I’ve read some fab. chiklit with solid protags; have also read some ‘henlit’ with utter dorks. Depends entirely on author’s style. #litchat -1:42 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thewaryeye @wiremamma Heinlein made sci-fi literary as did Herbert, which is why I think any genre can be literary if written well. #litchat -1:45 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| deberryandgrant @CarolyBurnsBass which is what makes a character alive–they should be individual–like real people–the good & the not so good 1s #litchat -1:45 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| susanmpls @mdbenoit like what? #litchat -1:46 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana TweetChat is hung. Will try to follow feed elsewhere. Arrghhh! #litchat -1:46 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| pussreboots @mdbenoit I always feel detached from chicklit. I’ve never related to it. #litchat -1:49 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| pussreboots @wiremamma My kids are too young to read YA. I read it just for fun. #litchat -1:50 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| LitChat Looks like Twitter Search has gone #twitterfail. Hang in for a bit, it may catch up shortly. #litchat -1:50 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| rebeccawoodhead trying to catch up but tweetchat is drunk or something. Can’t find questions #litchat #litchat -1:50 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| rebeccawoodhead #litchat is a bit tricky to follow tonight. Headline tomorrow. ‘Word Nerds Break Twitter. Books Banned.’ #litchat -1:57 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| LitChat @deberryandgrant No. Twitter Search’s API appears to have crashed. #litchat -1:57 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| scgreen Twitter;s search is slowly staggering back to life. #litchat -1:58 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| LitChat @latta We set up #litchat at this time so that it could reach globally. We have many participants from other time zones. -1:58 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana RT @rebeccawoodhead: #litchat is a bit tricky to follow tonight. Headline tomorrow. Word Nerds Break Twitter. Books Banned. #litchat -1:59 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana Please will someone tell this technopeasant why API stands for? #litchat -1:59 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thebookaddict guess I’ll see you all on #litchat Friday or #followreader tomorrow =) -2:00 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @maggiedana Application Program Interface #litchat -2:02 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma @maggiedana – if you have to ask, you don’t want to know. #litchat (API = application programming interface) #litchat -2:02 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| LitChat Reposting final Q of the day. Q4: What are your favorite books that feature older characters as lead or co-lead protagonists? #litchat -2:03 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma @scgreen – thank heaven – I was concerned I offended you. Seriously. Never picked up another one, and didn’t finish that one. #litchat -2:04 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| LitChat RT @mdbenoit: @LitChat Q4: The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco #litchat -2:04 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana Application Program Interface is obfuscation for frustration. #litchat -2:05 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| scgreen @wiremamma I thought it was A Pesky Interface. #litchat -2:05 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @wiremamma At least we were consistent #litchat -2:05 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma Good one & GREAT STORY! @mdbenoit – @LitChat Q4: The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco #litchat -2:06 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| pussreboots @LitChat Postern of Fate… by Agatha Christie! (for Q4) #litchat -2:06 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @LitChat The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco. #litchat -2:06 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| LitChat RT @pprmint777: @LitChat My current WIP: Roping Venus. Frank is a 66-y.o rodeo star, Venus a 59 y.o. animal rights activist. #litchat -2:06 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thewaryeye @LitChat As you suggested, Eco’s Name of the Rose. Brilliant. And the old sage mentoring the younger apprentice. #litchat -2:06 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| kashicat RT @juliehahnke: Reality and good literature aren’t synonomous. #litchat -2:06 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| tracygrant @LitChat The Beekeeper’s Apprentice and subsequent books in Laurie King’s Russell & Holmes series. #litchat -2:06 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma @maggiedana – I eschew obfuscation whenever possible. #litchat -2:07 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana Must be the witching hour. Twitter’s working again. #litchat -2:07 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit Q4 Also all the Ellis Peters’s Brother Cadfael series #litchat -2:07 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| Nirinia @litchat Q4: Coetzee’s Disgrace. If middle-age counts? A tour de force, the protagonists falls utterly apart. #litchat -2:08 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @maggiedana It’s what links Twitter to your internet connection #litchat -2:08 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| scgreen Q4: Time Enough for Love, Heinlein. Char= Lazerus Long, oldest living man. #litchat -2:08 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| pussreboots @maggiedana It’s the framework for tweetdeck and other programs to use twitter. #litchat -2:08 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana Tastier than gum, anyway! RT @wiremamma: @maggiedana – I eschew obfuscation whenever possible. #litchat -2:09 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| CarolyBurnsBass @mdbenoit @thewaryeye NAME OF THE ROSE is one of my favorite books. Superb characterization with intellectual mystery. #litchat -2:09 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| pussreboots RT @tracygrant: @LitChat The Beekeeper’s Apprentice and subsequent books in Laurie King’s Russell & Holmes series. #litchat YES! -2:09 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @mdbenoit You silly billy, you. It’s magic that links it all together. Same magic that drives my war and washes my dishes. #litchat -2:09 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma @mdbenoit – and now, you’ve affirmed your position as a bigger word nerd than I. #litchat #litchat -2:09 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thewaryeye @CarolyBurnsBass Agree. Eco has a unique ability to catch the history, the feel of the times. #litchat -2:10 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @pussreboots Sadly, a wobbly framework. I doubt Twitter inventors knew how popular it’d become in such a short time. #litchat -2:11 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| bibliolatrist @litchat re Q4: OLIVE KITTERIDGE features a wonderful older protagonist #litchat -2:11 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma @scgreen – Heinlein certainly had a getting older complex – see door into summer. As mom, now it freaks me out. #litchat #litchat -2:11 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @wiremamma You wish. #litchat -2:11 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit The Island of the Day Before is even more awesome. There’s also Foucault’s Pendulum #litchat -2:12 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thewaryeye @wiremamma So you are a sci-fi junkie! #litchat -2:13 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @wiremamma Heinlein got the old goat complex towards the end. #litchat -2:13 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| CarolyBurnsBass Q4 Great love story between two elderly people in NIGHT GARDENING by Kathryn Lasky (writing as E.L Swann). #litchat -2:13 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma Q4 – did my Jan Karon – Father Tim reference get through? I love reading about an episcopal priest falling in love. #litchat -2:13 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana Every time I whinge about TweetChat, they Twitter me to apologize. #litchat -2:13 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| pussreboots @maggiedana Probably too few machines for handling the traffic and perhaps inefficient code / database #litchat -2:14 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma @mdbenoit – OMG – I’ve been unmasked for my sci fi junkiness. Oops, that should be sy fy now, right? eeewe #litchat #litchat -2:14 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| kashicat RT @rebeccawoodhead: #litchat is a bit tricky to follow tonight. Headline tomorrow. ‘Word Nerds Break Twitter. Books Banned.’ #litchat -2:14 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @CarolyBurnsBass How ‘elderly’? #litchat -2:14 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| CarolyBurnsBass Q4 Just finished reading A RELIABLE WIFE by Robert Goolrick. Hot, hot, hot erotic story of love and forgiveness. #litchat -2:15 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @pussreboots IOWs, they didn’t expect to be the most popular kids in school. #litchat -2:15 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @wiremamma Pulease. No sy fy in my vicinity. #litchat -2:15 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma @scgreen – good chatting with you! #litchat -2:15 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| kashicat @pussreboots Yes, I liked the idea of them not being synonymous, but it doesn’t mean they’re mutually exclusive either. #litchat -2:16 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| thewaryeye @wiremamma It’s a compliment, particularly now that sci-fi is called speculative fiction. #litchat -2:16 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| wiremamma what’s the deal with the revamp Sy Fy? someone should slap sci fi channel marketing staff on the forehead. IMO. #litchat -2:16 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @maggiedana No, it’s the Peter Principle. #litchat -2:16 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| debbieohi @wiremamma Totally agree re: Sy Fy. #litchat -2:17 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @mdbenoit In that case, Peter needs to ditch his principles and pitch in to help them out! #litchat -2:18 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit Sorry, must scoot. Will try to make it Friday since @maggiedana is hosting. Right? #litchat -2:18 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @debbieohi Hi Debbie? Did you just jump in, or have you been hiding where I didn’t see you? #litchat -2:18 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| mdbenoit @wiremamma It’s simple silliness. Hope it won’t take. #litchat -2:18 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| kashicat @wiremamma No! Do not succumb to the Sy Fy idiocy! (Thank goodness Canadian channel is Space Channel; can’t be idiotic with that) #litchat -2:18 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| CarolyBurnsBass @maggiedana The female, Maggie Wells, is 60+ recovering stroke victim, nursed back to vigor by landscape gardener. Bittersweet. #litchat -2:19 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana Message to Twitter: Please beef up your computers between 4 and 5pm EST on M, W, and F. Thank you very much, @LitChat #litchat -2:19 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| scgreen @wiremamma It’s because they couldn’t trademark SciFi. SyFy on the other hand… #litchat -2:19 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| kashicat @thewaryeye They tried to rebrand it “speculative fiction” as far back as the 80s. It may “take” here & there, but keeps failing. #litchat -2:19 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| debbieohi @maggiedana I just jumped in after lurking a bit. Sadly, I can only stay about 10 min. What’s the topic, out of curiosity? #litchat -2:20 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| jbaddorf RT @wiremamma: what’s the deal with the revamp Sy Fy? some1 should slap sci fi channel mktg staff on the forehead. IMO. #litchat < So agree! -2:20 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| kashicat @mdbenoit Ooooh! Someone else who knows about the Peter Principle! I thought I was the only one left who’d heard of it. #litchat -2:20 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @CarolyBurnsBass I’m going to check it out. Thanks for rec. #litchat -2:20 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| maggiedana @debbieohi Finding the Fountain of Youth in Fiction. #litchat -2:20 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
| debbieohi @maggiedana re: msg to Twitter. You asked so nicely that the Twitter people won’t be able to resist wanting to acquiesce! #litchat -2:21 PM Jul 22nd, 2009 |
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