August 28, 2009: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & A Child’s Imagination, guest host authors
The transcript below covers the complete #litchat conversation on August 26, 2009. The order appears sequentially from the first post to the final post. Topic was open discussion Sci-Fi, Fantasy and a Childβs Imagination. Moderating is Brooks Sigler (@BrooksSigler) with guest hosts, authors R.J. Anderson (@RJ_Anderson) and Karianne Holt (@karianneholt). Special thanks to Kat Meyer (@katmeyer) for archiving this chat.
| Welcome, everyone! I know @rj_anderson is in the house. I’m sure @karianneholt will be popping in shortly. #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:00:49 +0000 (msg id: 3610055191) |
| just signed in to tweetchat for #litchat. glad I’m not hosting today so I can be my usual trouble-making self π #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:01:48 +0000 (msg id: 3610075080) |
| We’ll start with author introductions and move to questions. I have prepared a few questions, but feel free to share at will. #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:02:08 +0000 (msg id: 3610081811) |
| hello everyone! #litchat by BookingIt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:02:24 +0000 (msg id: 3610087009) |
| @bibliofreakblog Ha! So you were really holding back on Wednesday? #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:02:25 +0000 (msg id: 3610087422) |
| Hi, everyone. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:02:31 +0000 (msg id: 3610089374) |
| @bibliofreakblog That’s reassuring, trouble-maker. #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:02:34 +0000 (msg id: 3610090458) |
| @kashicat totally #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:03:05 +0000 (msg id: 3610100584) |
| Hopefully Twitter will behave itself today… #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:03:07 +0000 (msg id: 3610101424) |
| @rj_anderson I’ve heard wonderful things about Faery Rebels. I cannot WAIT to get my hands on it! #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:03:08 +0000 (msg id: 3610101763) |
| @maggiedana Hi Maggie – Inventor of the Yankee Kindle π #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:03:31 +0000 (msg id: 3610109418) |
| @booksoulmates Thank you! I hope you’ll enjoy it! #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:03:46 +0000 (msg id: 3610114058) |
| @rj_anderson is is the author of the YA fantasy series Faery Rebels: Spell Hunters. Please join me in welcoming her. #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:03:48 +0000 (msg id: 3610114704) |
| <— sprinkling fairy dust on Twitter. RT @rj_anderson: Hopefully Twitter will behave itself today… #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:03:57 +0000 (msg id: 3610117546) |
| Hello all :o) #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:04:10 +0000 (msg id: 3610121820) |
| Shhh, don’t tell but I stole it from my DIL. RT @booksoulmates: @maggiedana Hi Maggie – Inventor of the Yankee Kindle π #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:04:24 +0000 (msg id: 3610126265) |
| @rj_anderson would you tell us a little about yourself and your books? #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:04:35 +0000 (msg id: 3610130124) |
| Welcome RJ! π #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:04:43 +0000 (msg id: 3610132916) |
| RT @maggiedana: <— sprinkling fairy dust on Twitter. || How appropriate! #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:04:47 +0000 (msg id: 3610133969) |
| Hello @rj_anderson! #litchat by BookingIt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:04:50 +0000 (msg id: 3610134895) |
| @rj_anderson I still haven’t had the opportunity to get my hands on a copy but I’m dying to read it #litchat by bookwormygirl at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:05:01 +0000 (msg id: 3610138596) |
| welcome to #litchat rj_anderson #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:05:38 +0000 (msg id: 3610150926) |
| It’s the story of a fierce young faery who fights to save her dying people while concealing her forbidden friendship with a human. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:05:38 +0000 (msg id: 3610151014) |
| Over here the book is known as SPELL HUNTER, but in the UK it’s known as KNIFE. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:06:11 +0000 (msg id: 3610161705) |
| @rj_anderson What age group is it for? #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:06:20 +0000 (msg id: 3610164575) |
| As for me: lifelong lover of children’s lit / SF / fantasy — grew up with Lewis, Tolkien etc., also love Nesbit, Eager… #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:06:52 +0000 (msg id: 3610175587) |
| @rj_anderson how come the title change? seems a little odd! #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:06:59 +0000 (msg id: 3610177616) |
| @rj_anderson I read your bio. You have been writing fantasy since you were eight? #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:07:06 +0000 (msg id: 3610179806) |
| My book’s suitable for readers 10-11 and up. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:07:19 +0000 (msg id: 3610184167) |
| oops wrong chat…lol…joining #litchat by deegospel at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:07:22 +0000 (msg id: 3610185252) |
| Hello to @rj_anderson #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:07:29 +0000 (msg id: 3610187383) |
| @rj_anderson It sounds really good. #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:07:54 +0000 (msg id: 3610195278) |
| @rj_anderson apologies, bad tweepiquette again, welcome :o) #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:07:56 +0000 (msg id: 3610196081) |
| hello twitterchatters! #litchat by corb21 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:08:19 +0000 (msg id: 3610203530) |
| @rj_anderson Cool! I was waiting until I read it to hand it over to my daughter, but maybe she can have it first. Wasn’t sure… #litchat by BookingIt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:08:35 +0000 (msg id: 3610208806) |
| @corb21 hi #litchat by bookwormygirl at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:08:43 +0000 (msg id: 3610211304) |
| @corb21 hello π #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:08:44 +0000 (msg id: 3610211644) |
| KNIFE was my original title, but my US publisher felt it wasn’t the right choice for the North American market. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:08:52 +0000 (msg id: 3610213974) |
| Welcome new #litchat tweeps. We are here with @rj_anderson, of the YA fantasy series Faery Rebels: Spell Hunters. #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:09:14 +0000 (msg id: 3610221207) |
| @BookingIt It is a “clean read” if that’s your concern; there’s romance, action and adventure but nothing parents should object to. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:09:28 +0000 (msg id: 3610225409) |
| @corb21 heya! #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:09:33 +0000 (msg id: 3610227042) |
| @rj_anderson if it’s okay to ask, how does the knife come into play? #litchat by bookwormygirl at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:09:47 +0000 (msg id: 3610231786) |
| And thanks for the warm welcome, everybody! #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:10:02 +0000 (msg id: 3610236557) |
| @rj_anderson ah I see :o) #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:10:09 +0000 (msg id: 3610238702) |
| @BrooksSigler Yes, I started with an epic self-illustrated story cycle called THE CAT CHRONICLES at the age of eight. π #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:10:32 +0000 (msg id: 3610246705) |
| @LexxClarke Hi! #litchat by corb21 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:11:14 +0000 (msg id: 3610260267) |
| @maggiedana Hi, Maggie! #litchat by deegospel at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:11:23 +0000 (msg id: 3610263404) |
| @booksoulmates Hi! #litchat by corb21 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:11:26 +0000 (msg id: 3610264423) |
| @rj_anderson any chance of it coming to the spanish speaking world? #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:11:57 +0000 (msg id: 3610274440) |
| @rj_anderson Thanks, she’ll be thrilled. She likes it when I suggest she read a book I bought for myself :-). #litchat by BookingIt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:11:58 +0000 (msg id: 3610274654) |
| @rj_anderson did you ever have it published? #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:12:17 +0000 (msg id: 3610281166) |
| @bookwormygirl My MC changes her name to Knife after stealing a metal blade from the humans. She’s a hunter so it suits her! #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:12:20 +0000 (msg id: 3610282014) |
| @rj_anderson I like it! #litchat by bookwormygirl at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:12:55 +0000 (msg id: 3610293723) |
| @andycyca I haven’t heard anything about Spanish rights yet, but you never know! #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:13:06 +0000 (msg id: 3610297596) |
| @rj_anderson Would you just clarify the difference between fantasy and scifi for those who might be unsure? #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:13:06 +0000 (msg id: 3610297909) |
| #litchat alright if I join in here? by kbotts at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:13:25 +0000 (msg id: 3610304709) |
| @LexxClarke No, SPELL HUNTER is my first published novel. Everything before that was… unpublishable. Very, very unpublishable. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:13:29 +0000 (msg id: 3610305990) |
| @rj_anderson I like it too #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:13:30 +0000 (msg id: 3610306222) |
| @kbotts Absolutely! Welcome. #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:13:52 +0000 (msg id: 3610313472) |
| it looks like @rj_anderson will have a lot to add to our topic sci-fi/fantasy & a child’s imagination! #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:13:54 +0000 (msg id: 3610314309) |
| I think the diff. between fantasy and SF is that fantasy involves magic or supernatural elements, while SF is based on science. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:14:10 +0000 (msg id: 3610319520) |
| @kbotts welcome! #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:14:17 +0000 (msg id: 3610321629) |
| @rj_anderson I just ordered it for Sophie, my fairy-loving granddaughter. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:14:41 +0000 (msg id: 3610329555) |
| @rj_anderson ah ok, brutal honesty :o) #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:14:44 +0000 (msg id: 3610330597) |
| SF doesn’t have to be 100% real-world science, but it at least pretends to play by scientific rules. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:15:08 +0000 (msg id: 3610338325) |
| @maggiedana Thank you! I hope Sophie enjoys it! #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:15:16 +0000 (msg id: 3610341185) |
| I’m here! So sorry for being late. Finally got a phone call I’d been waiting for for 25 days. Perfect timing, right? #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:15:30 +0000 (msg id: 3610345945) |
| @maggiedana what, you have a granddaughter? I had no idea. #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:15:34 +0000 (msg id: 3610347450) |
| @rj_anderson Yes, sometimes SF extrapolates from what’s currently known in scientific world, to what *might* develop from it #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:15:51 +0000 (msg id: 3610353072) |
| @karianneholt thanks for coming! #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:16:01 +0000 (msg id: 3610356347) |
| @rj_anderson Is time travel considered fantasy? #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:16:06 +0000 (msg id: 3610357886) |
| now where is @rebeccawoodhead….. #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:16:08 +0000 (msg id: 3610358557) |
| @rj_anderson Hi, cool to see you on here today! #litchat by deegospel at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:16:25 +0000 (msg id: 3610364179) |
| @bibliofreakblog I have 5 grandchildren ages 9 to 16! #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:16:25 +0000 (msg id: 3610364233) |
| @karianneholt Welcome! Everyone please say hello to KA Holt, author of Mike Stellar: Nerves of Steel. She is the other co-host. #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:16:31 +0000 (msg id: 3610366411) |
| TBH I had never heard of @rj_anderson until today. I’m so buying that book! #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:16:38 +0000 (msg id: 3610368492) |
| Causing mayhem, to be sure. RT @LexxClarke: now where is @rebeccawoodhead….. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:16:57 +0000 (msg id: 3610374870) |
| Exactly! RT @kashicat …sometimes SF extrapolates from whats currently known in scientific world, to what *might* develop from it. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:04 +0000 (msg id: 3610377380) |
| Hello to @karianneholt ! #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:12 +0000 (msg id: 3610379806) |
| Hi everybody! #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:26 +0000 (msg id: 3610384632) |
| @maggiedana It depends on the method of time travel. If the method is magical, it’s fantasy; if the method is technological, SF. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:34 +0000 (msg id: 3610387371) |
| @karianneholt hi, KA. I’m excited about today’s chat. #litchat by deegospel at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:49 +0000 (msg id: 3610392082) |
| Hi everybody! #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:26 +0000 (msg id: 3610384632) |
| @maggiedana It depends on the method of time travel. If the method is magical, it’s fantasy; if the method is technological, SF. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:34 +0000 (msg id: 3610387371) |
| @karianneholt hi, KA. I’m excited about today’s chat. #litchat by deegospel at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:49 +0000 (msg id: 3610392082) |
| @maggiedana you’ll pay for that one!! #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:51 +0000 (msg id: 3610392685) |
| @karianneholt howdy #litchat by bookwormygirl at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:58 +0000 (msg id: 3610394792) |
| Ooh, you guys are talking about my favorite topic! Fantasy! #litchat by sarahbethdurst at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:58 +0000 (msg id: 3610394894) |
| @maggiedana sounds like fun! #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:18:03 +0000 (msg id: 3610396647) |
| @karianneholt Welcome π #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:18:04 +0000 (msg id: 3610396995) |
| Don’t forget Clarke’s 3rd law (I think): Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. #litchat by BookingIt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:18:19 +0000 (msg id: 3610401917) |
| @rj_anderson Could you give examples (in 140 characters or less!!!) #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:18:23 +0000 (msg id: 3610403319) |
| @maggiedana – defending myself against claim that I’m mad because brain elves plot my books & I fight with my characters #litchat by rebeccawoodhead at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:18:36 +0000 (msg id: 3610407409) |
| Shhh, maybe she won’t notice. RT @LexxClarke: @maggiedana youll pay for that one!! #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:18:43 +0000 (msg id: 3610409755) |
| Welcome, KA Holt — and yay, @sarahbethdurst is here, no slouch in the fantasy realm herself! #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:18:45 +0000 (msg id: 3610410279) |
| @karianneholt Would you tell us a little about yourself and your book? #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:18:45 +0000 (msg id: 3610410327) |
| @maggiedana @lexxClarke she sometimes skips out on us to write #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:18:48 +0000 (msg id: 3610411387) |
| @BookingIt or the old D&D adage: “A wizard did it” #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:18:57 +0000 (msg id: 3610414096) |
| I prefer not to worry too much about the line, and just call it all Speculative Fiction :-). #litchat by BookingIt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:18:59 +0000 (msg id: 3610414787) |
| For my tweetbuds who love sci-fi/fantasy/spec fic or are writers of the genre. Logon to #litchat @rj_anderson & @karianneholt tweet #litchat by deegospel at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:19:09 +0000 (msg id: 3610418100) |
| Busted! RT @bibliofreakblog: @maggiedana @lexxClarke she sometimes skips out on us to write #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:19:22 +0000 (msg id: 3610422281) |
| @maggiedana Time travel using tech: H.G. Wells’ THE TIME MACHINE — SF. Using magic: HP & PRISONER OF AZKABAN — Fantasy. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:19:37 +0000 (msg id: 3610426935) |
| RT @rj_anderson It depends on the method of time travel. If the method is magical, it’s fantasy; if the method is technological, SF #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:19:46 +0000 (msg id: 3610430164) |
| @BookingIt I like it–Speculative Fiction. #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:19:49 +0000 (msg id: 3610430967) |
| RT @bibliofreakblog: @maggiedana @lexxClarke she sometimes skips out on us to write || tsk, anyone would think she was a writer!! #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:20:02 +0000 (msg id: 3610435139) |
| RT @deegospel: For my tweetbuds who love sci-fi/fantasy or are writers of the genre. Logon to #litchat @rj_anderson & @karianneholt #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:20:02 +0000 (msg id: 3610435349) |
| @rj_anderson Great explanation. Succinct, too! #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:20:45 +0000 (msg id: 3610450062) |
| @rj_anderson would you describe Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as fantasy? #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:20:57 +0000 (msg id: 3610453733) |
| RT @deegospel: For my tweetbuds who love sci-fi/fantasy or are writers of the genre. Logon to #litchat #litchat by bookwormygirl at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:21:24 +0000 (msg id: 3610462531) |
| A wonderful example of SF for children is THE TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY by Adam Rex: http://www.smekday.com/ #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:21:24 +0000 (msg id: 3610462540) |
| #litchat Questions > @rj_anderson: What made you decide to write YA fiction? And, does the Fantasy genre have a greater audience with YA? by GALaursen at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:22:16 +0000 (msg id: 3610479412) |
| RT @bookwormygirl: RT @deegospel: For my tweetbuds who love sci-fi/fantasy or are writers of the genre. Logon to #litchat #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:22:17 +0000 (msg id: 3610479779) |
| I’m looking for time travel YA and mid-grade books. Recommendations, anyone? #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:22:21 +0000 (msg id: 3610481131) |
| @LexxClarke It has some of the trappings of SF, but because the powers of the Factory & Elevator are so ludicrous, I’d say F. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:22:24 +0000 (msg id: 3610482198) |
| must leave discussion of my sanity & skip across to #litchat by rebeccawoodhead at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:22:26 +0000 (msg id: 3610482751) |
| @karianneholt Would you tell us a little about yourself and your book? I think I lost you somewhere. #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:22:33 +0000 (msg id: 3610484869) |
| Hope not too late to join the #litchat loop! Really loving kids fantasy & scifi by llunalila at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:22:49 +0000 (msg id: 3610490022) |
| I’d say Roald Dahl is his own genre. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:23:06 +0000 (msg id: 3610495194) |
| @maggiedana So am I. I havent found any though… #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:23:35 +0000 (msg id: 3610504794) |
| @GALaursen ooh good question #litchat by bookwormygirl at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:23:37 +0000 (msg id: 3610505235) |
| @rj_anderson Would you consider “Momo” (Michael Ende) as fantasy? #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:23:48 +0000 (msg id: 3610508514) |
| @GALaursen I decided to write YA because so many of my favorite books were read by me at that age and/or written for that age. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:23:57 +0000 (msg id: 3610511716) |
| @rj_anderson that answers the next question in my head! #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:24:04 +0000 (msg id: 3610513718) |
| my fav fantasy as a kid was Lloyd Alexander #litchat by corb21 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:24:08 +0000 (msg id: 3610515205) |
| @andycyca I haven’t read MOMO, but I’ve heard it described by others as a fantasy. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:24:19 +0000 (msg id: 3610518855) |
| @BrooksSigler MIKE STELLAR: NERVES OF STEEL is about a boy dealing with typical mid-grade stuff on a conspiracy-laden spaceship #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:24:34 +0000 (msg id: 3610523628) |
| @booksoulmates Was in Borders today and they suggested Circle of Time and Paint by Magic by Kathryn Reiss for time travel YA. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:24:53 +0000 (msg id: 3610529605) |
| I had a high school teacher that said difference was that Fantasy was for kids, Science Fiction for adults. I hated that class… #litchat by BookingIt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:25:09 +0000 (msg id: 3610534605) |
| @maggiedana jules verne? #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:25:09 +0000 (msg id: 3610535080) |
| Time Travel book recs for Teens & YA: THE TIME TRAVELERS by Linda Buckley-Archer (MG); ROSEMARY & TIME by James Bow (YA) #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:25:20 +0000 (msg id: 3610538858) |
| @corb21 I loved Lloyd Alexander too! Read the PRYDAIN books to my son recently — he also loved them. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:25:44 +0000 (msg id: 3610546566) |
| @rebeccawoodhead come into the welcoming arms of our refuse…I mean refuge…. #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:25:48 +0000 (msg id: 3610547908) |
| @corb21 I loved Lloyd Alexander– should get those out and read with my daughter… #litchat by BookingIt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:26:00 +0000 (msg id: 3610551969) |
| @BookingIt *beats your high school teacher with a wiffle bat* So not true. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:26:01 +0000 (msg id: 3610552280) |
| @karianneholt Ooh, conspiracies! I like the sound of that. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:26:17 +0000 (msg id: 3610557649) |
| @rj_anderson Thanks, am adding them to my list. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:26:28 +0000 (msg id: 3610561303) |
| @maggiedana GREAT, thanks for the recommendations #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:26:39 +0000 (msg id: 3610564887) |
| @karianneholt on a spaceship? How far in the future? (plain curiosity) #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:26:47 +0000 (msg id: 3610567673) |
| Oh, I’m such an idiot, it’s not ROSEMARY & TIME, that was the working title. THE YOUNG CITY by James Bow. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:26:49 +0000 (msg id: 3610568445) |
| @maggiedana escape from Splatterbang by Nicholas Fisk – out of print though π¦ #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:26:51 +0000 (msg id: 3610569114) |
| @BrooksSigler I am a mom of three, writer since I was a child, suffering the melty brain one often gets on a Friday afternoon! #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:27:01 +0000 (msg id: 3610572258) |
| @karianneholt I think I’d love the boy on the spaceship! Sometimes I’m all SF, sometimes I’m all F. #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:27:04 +0000 (msg id: 3610573028) |
| @rj_anderson @karianneholt @Why sci-fi/fantasy instead of Γ’β¬ΕrealismΓ’β¬Β? Why did you choose this genre? Or, did it choose you? #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:27:12 +0000 (msg id: 3610575883) |
| @BookingIt sounds like a pretty ignorant teacher. #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:27:35 +0000 (msg id: 3610583281) |
| (has anyone tried writing sci-fant just for the fun of it?) #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:28:14 +0000 (msg id: 3610596358) |
| @BrooksSigler I write SF&F because it was my favorite genre as a child/teen also. I read it almost exclusively until I was 20. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:28:23 +0000 (msg id: 3610599147) |
| @maggiedana totally busted. The cheekiness on twitter today… What are we talking about? #litchat by rebeccawoodhead at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:28:26 +0000 (msg id: 3610600175) |
| Is there such a sub-genre as cross-over MG/YA? #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:28:30 +0000 (msg id: 3610601752) |
| @karianneholt do you write sci-fi/fantasy? (I assume, as that is this week’s topic) #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:28:49 +0000 (msg id: 3610607594) |
| @andycyca My first (unpublished, very bad) manuscript was a science fantasy. With time travel! And killer unicorns. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:28:56 +0000 (msg id: 3610610093) |
| What a great word, Splatterbang!! RT @LexxClarke: @maggiedana escape from Splatterbang by Nicholas Fisk – out of print though π¦ #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:29:01 +0000 (msg id: 3610611597) |
| @rj_anderson do you still read a lot of SF&F? #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:29:21 +0000 (msg id: 3610617896) |
| @maggiedana If there is, I’m in it. Upper MG / Lower YA seems to be exactly where my first two books fall. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:29:26 +0000 (msg id: 3610619506) |
| Older time travel bk: A TRAVELLER IN TIME by Alison Uttley. About modern farmgirl transported to time of Mary Queen of Scots #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:29:28 +0000 (msg id: 3610620085) |
| @BrooksSigler The idea of a world similar to my own, and yet completely different, has fascinated me since I was a child. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:29:30 +0000 (msg id: 3610620850) |
| @rj_anderson Ooh killer unicorns – I’m sold #litchat by bookwormygirl at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:29:42 +0000 (msg id: 3610624852) |
| @bibliofreakblog Oh yes. Memorably bad 20+ years later! #litchat by BookingIt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:29:43 +0000 (msg id: 3610625100) |
| @maggiedana I know! very very cool book #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:29:47 +0000 (msg id: 3610626353) |
| @rebeccawoodhead Sci-fi and fantasy for children #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:29:50 +0000 (msg id: 3610627302) |
| @rj_anderson @bookingit I just loaned THE BOOK OF THREE to my neice, she was wicked excited. #litchat by corb21 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:29:56 +0000 (msg id: 3610629031) |
| @maggiedana Try http://www.abebooks.com for out of print stuff (side note). #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:30:02 +0000 (msg id: 3610631118) |
| @rj_anderson way to break the stereotype of unicorns! #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:30:04 +0000 (msg id: 3610631944) |
| @rj_anderson Good! I’m glad to know I’m not THAT crazy #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:30:08 +0000 (msg id: 3610633491) |
| @bibliofreakblog I do. MIKE STELLAR is sci-fi and my new book is more in the monster/fantasy realm. Working on some dystopia, too. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:30:11 +0000 (msg id: 3610634839) |
| @LexxClarke I don’t read much “adult” SF&F any more. A little — Rothfuss, Bujold — but mostly I read the MG/YA SF&F instead. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:30:14 +0000 (msg id: 3610635338) |
| @kashicat ooh – my family was so involved with the action back then #litchat by rebeccawoodhead at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:30:34 +0000 (msg id: 3610642435) |
| I get confused about what counts as fantasy…. #litchat by corb21 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:30:59 +0000 (msg id: 3610650949) |
| please excuse my ignorance, but what is MG? YA I understand though! #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:31:03 +0000 (msg id: 3610652050) |
| @bookwormygirl Then you should read @dpeterfreund’s RAMPANT! Just came out, YA book about killer unicorns & girl who hunts them. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:31:03 +0000 (msg id: 3610652147) |
| @rj_anderson Then it definitely needs its own genre name. MGxYA, pronounced Migzya. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:31:06 +0000 (msg id: 3610653126) |
| @rj_anderson Thank you for writing to that age, there’s such a need for good books that aren’t too mature, but also richly written. #litchat by BookingIt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:31:29 +0000 (msg id: 3610660858) |
| @karianneholt oooooh, I β€ a good dystopia. #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:31:39 +0000 (msg id: 3610664160) |
| @rebeccawoodhead Ah yes, your royal or knightly ancestors? π I was absolutely MAD for TRAVELLER IN TIME when I was a teen #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:31:40 +0000 (msg id: 3610664697) |
| @maggiedana But where on earth would the bookstores shelve it? π #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:31:46 +0000 (msg id: 3610666346) |
| @LexxClarke If you’re ignorant then so am I! I didnt know what MG was either #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:31:50 +0000 (msg id: 3610667819) |
| @LexxClarke middle grade novels – MG #litchat by llunalila at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:00 +0000 (msg id: 3610671158) |
| I love Iain M Banks for gritty SF/F #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:03 +0000 (msg id: 3610671972) |
| @rj_anderson right up my alley – thanks a bunch #litchat by bookwormygirl at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:05 +0000 (msg id: 3610672555) |
| @kashicat Allison Utley? Is she same as person who illustrated the Little Grey Rabbit series? #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:23 +0000 (msg id: 3610678767) |
| @LexxClarke MG=Middle Grade as in pre-teens. #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:24 +0000 (msg id: 3610679019) |
| @BookingIt Exactly what I wanted to do. CSLewis said anything worth reading as a child is equally worth reading as an adult. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:27 +0000 (msg id: 3610680068) |
| RT @booksoulmates @LexxClarke If you’re ignorant then so am I! I didnt know what MG was either #litchat by corb21 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:41 +0000 (msg id: 3610684331) |
| @llunalila ah thanks! @booksoulmates #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:44 +0000 (msg id: 3610685339) |
| I asked that today in Borders. They didn’t know. RT @rj_anderson: @maggiedana But where on earth would the bookstores shelve it? π #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:47 +0000 (msg id: 3610686317) |
| @kashicat royal and knightly – they caused all manner of trouble – usually for each other. #litchat by rebeccawoodhead at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:53 +0000 (msg id: 3610688435) |
| @maggiedana yes #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:33:06 +0000 (msg id: 3610692693) |
| @rj_anderson @karianneholt What does scifi/fant offer in the the way of life lessons that perhaps straight fiction does not? #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:33:26 +0000 (msg id: 3610699262) |
| A free taste of that killer unicorn book: http://bit.ly/Vh2pN #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:33:28 +0000 (msg id: 3610699547) |
| Agreed RT @rj_anderson @BookingIt CS Lewis said anything worth reading as a child is equally worth reading as an adult. #litchat by corb21 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:33:33 +0000 (msg id: 3610701724) |
| @rj_anderson How long did it take you to write Faery Rebels? #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:34:11 +0000 (msg id: 3610714198) |
| @karianneholt parallel town? I’m interested… #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:34:14 +0000 (msg id: 3610715073) |
| <— reads Pooh, a lot. I reckon it’s a book for grownups, yet those pesky kids keep claiming it as their own. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:34:32 +0000 (msg id: 3610721022) |
| I’ve written in this genre – two for younger kids and a series for older – but haven’t tried to get them published #litchat by rebeccawoodhead at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:34:34 +0000 (msg id: 3610721624) |
| @rj_anderson Right now, book store visits are spent wandering aimlessly between kids & YA, trying to figure out what’s interesting. #litchat by BookingIt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:34:40 +0000 (msg id: 3610723690) |
| I think SF&F are especially good for raising vital philosophical questions/issues in a fresh way. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:35:08 +0000 (msg id: 3610733120) |
| @BrooksSigler I think you get a new perspective on problem solving. Same problems but with no limitations on how to solve them. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:35:32 +0000 (msg id: 3610741125) |
| @maggiedana I don’t know. Book blurb says she was born in 1887 & lists other books, but doesn’t mention Grey Rabbit #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:35:43 +0000 (msg id: 3610744805) |
| Agree. RT @rj_anderson: I think SF&F are especially good for raising vital philosophical questions/issues in a fresh way. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:35:50 +0000 (msg id: 3610747014) |
| @maggiedana absolutely. At uni I had to read SO much literary stuff I wanted something totally diff to chill with – Winnie the Plop #litchat by rebeccawoodhead at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:36:03 +0000 (msg id: 3610751344) |
| RT @rj_anderson: CSLewis said anything worth reading as a child is equally worth reading as an adult. #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:36:03 +0000 (msg id: 3610751358) |
| @maggiedana I never thought any of Milne were written particularly for kids #litchat by corb21 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:36:11 +0000 (msg id: 3610753986) |
| @booksoulmates I wrote the 1st draft in 6 months in 1993, but it took me until 2005 to learn to revise it effectively. Sold 2007. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:36:11 +0000 (msg id: 3610754021) |
| @kashicat Got to be same person. Birth date adds up. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:36:38 +0000 (msg id: 3610762826) |
| @maggiedana I agree about Pooh. The Poohsticks chapter actually moved me to tears when I read it as an adult. So wise. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:36:46 +0000 (msg id: 3610765653) |
| @BrooksSigler SF&F may do what Bettelheim said fairy tales do — give “safe place” to work out inner issues #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:36:52 +0000 (msg id: 3610767600) |
| @rj_anderson Did your story change much in the fifteen years since first writing and getting it published? #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:37:00 +0000 (msg id: 3610769867) |
| @maggiedana @rj_anderson I remember reading a Christopher Pike book…the something Crystal that really made me think… #litchat by corb21 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:37:04 +0000 (msg id: 3610771142) |
| @maggiedana Have you ever read the Pooh Perplex? #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:37:19 +0000 (msg id: 3610776334) |
| @rj_anderson Do you consider yourself a speedy writer? A “slow” one? #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:37:33 +0000 (msg id: 3610780724) |
| @rj_anderson A perfect example of why perseverance counts when it comes to publishing. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:37:42 +0000 (msg id: 3610783590) |
| Oh, well said! RT @kashicat: SF&F may do what Bettelheim said fairy tales do — give “safe place” to work out inner issues #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:37:45 +0000 (msg id: 3610784615) |
| @maggiedana @rj_anderson THE STARLIGHT CRYSTAL perhaps? read it at least three times, it’s STILL a good book. #litchat by corb21 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:37:53 +0000 (msg id: 3610786995) |
| @maggiedana A TRAVELLER IN TIME combined my enjoyment of historical fiction w/a slight fantasy element. Great bk. #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:38:03 +0000 (msg id: 3610790321) |
| @rj_anderson I want to read RAMPANT so bad. Such a unique idea. #litchat by kbotts at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:38:05 +0000 (msg id: 3610790818) |
| RT @kashicat @BrooksSigler SF&F may do what Bettelheim said fairy tales do — give “safe place” to work out inner issues. #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:38:14 +0000 (msg id: 3610793973) |
| @bibliofreakblog Yes and no — basic plot & main chars. didn’t change but subplots & emotional dynamics did. More depth and layers. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:38:31 +0000 (msg id: 3610799546) |
| @corb21 Right … and Milne wasn’t particularly nice to his son, either. Not the best warm and fuzzy father image. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:38:32 +0000 (msg id: 3610799816) |
| @rj_anderson How long before you were able to get it published? (After you finished it) Did you have to go through a lot of pubs? #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:38:35 +0000 (msg id: 3610801047) |
| I read lots of Anne McCaffrey (sp.?) at university #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:39:03 +0000 (msg id: 3610810152) |
| @kashicat Thats exactly what I was looking for, history with a twist π #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:39:26 +0000 (msg id: 3610817708) |
| @andycyca I am a slow, nitpicky writer. I edit & polish everything I write obsessively before I can move on. 1 book a year, tops. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:39:27 +0000 (msg id: 3610817876) |
| @kashicat Thanks … this one’s going on my list, too. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:39:40 +0000 (msg id: 3610822036) |
| @maggiedana @corb21 interesting then that Christopher Robin carried on his father’s work #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:39:41 +0000 (msg id: 3610822401) |
| @rj_anderson @karianneholt What makes a person stick to scifi and/or fantasy genres? Some have expectation we will grow out of it. #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:39:56 +0000 (msg id: 3610827320) |
| @rj_anderson what other books about fairies do you recommend? For MG, YA, and Adults? #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:40:02 +0000 (msg id: 3610829280) |
| Me too. RT @rj_anderson I am a slow, nitpicky writer. I edit & polish everything I write obsessively before I can move on. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:40:16 +0000 (msg id: 3610834084) |
| @maggiedana It may be hard to find, tho. After I saw it in library in my teens, it took another 20 yrs to find my own copy #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:40:30 +0000 (msg id: 3610838708) |
| @LexxClarke Wasn’t Milne part of the ‘spy’ crowd? #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:40:45 +0000 (msg id: 3610843658) |
| Thinking of fresh perspectives on things, I think there’s feats. of F in Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaardner #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:40:51 +0000 (msg id: 3610845398) |
| @booksoulmates First draft to publication = fifteen years. Submitted to 4-5 publishers on my own, then agent sent to 10 or so? #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:40:51 +0000 (msg id: 3610845542) |
| I’m the opposite! RT @rj_anderson I am a slow, nitpicky writer. I edit & polish everything I write obsessively before I can move on #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:41:08 +0000 (msg id: 3610850857) |
| @karianneholt What about your own publication process? How long writing, & how long till publication? #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:41:12 +0000 (msg id: 3610852300) |
| @BrooksSigler I find SF&F every bit as sophisticated and thought provoking as other genres — sometimes more so. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:41:31 +0000 (msg id: 3610858352) |
| @booksoulmates If you’ve seen TV series, “Lost in Austen,” “A Traveller in Time” is almost like that. #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:42:04 +0000 (msg id: 3610868637) |
| @rj_anderson My top ten list includes ENDER’S GAME. ; ) #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:42:17 +0000 (msg id: 3610873094) |
| @rj_anderson Some would say one book a year isn’t “slow” at all, really. #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:42:23 +0000 (msg id: 3610874868) |
| @karianneholt how much do you write in an average (year, month, week, whatever)? #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:42:30 +0000 (msg id: 3610877071) |
| @rj_anderson Name one book that has changed your life (or at least your “writer’s life”) π #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:42:36 +0000 (msg id: 3610879080) |
| @bibliofreakblog Maggie Stiefvater’s LAMENT and BALLAD for older teens; Lisa Mantchev’s EYES LIKE STARS has fairies also. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:42:58 +0000 (msg id: 3610886371) |
| @kashicat started writing MS:NOS in 04. Found an agent quickly, then LOTS of rewrites. It sold in 06, was published in 09. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:43:07 +0000 (msg id: 3610889288) |
| @BrooksSigler ENDER’S GAME is terrific, absolutely. Not so much an OSC fan overall, though. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:43:27 +0000 (msg id: 3610895833) |
| RT @rj_anderson: @BookingIt E… CSLewis said anything worth reading as a child is equally worth reading as an adult. #litchat by deegospel at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:44:17 +0000 (msg id: 3610911908) |
| @andycyca tricky! Complete works? Maybe 2-3 books/yr. But ideas, essays, blogging, first three chaps of endless books-I never stop #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:44:36 +0000 (msg id: 3610918286) |
| @rj_anderson I love @lisamantchev! She’s so much fun and eyes like stars is on my tbr #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:44:41 +0000 (msg id: 3610920086) |
| @rj_anderson have you read Martin Millar’s the Good Fairies of New York? Hilarious, but not YA. #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:45:07 +0000 (msg id: 3610928871) |
| RT @maggiedana: @LexxClarke Wasnt Milne part of the spy crowd? || More than likely #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:45:10 +0000 (msg id: 3610929895) |
| It’s called kinder, gentler YA RT @maggiedana: Is there such a sub-genre as cross-over MG/YA? #litchat by JenniferWeltz at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:45:35 +0000 (msg id: 3610938716) |
| @booksoulmates Tough question! Maybe RIDDLE-MASTER by Patricia A. McKillip — so hugely formative for me as a teen. Amazing prose. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:45:43 +0000 (msg id: 3610941437) |
| Is there a market for it, though? RT @JenniferWeltz: Its called kinder, gentler YA #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:46:26 +0000 (msg id: 3610955301) |
| @bibliofreakblog I have not! Will have to keep an eye out. Ironically, I don’t specialize in fairy books — just love fantasy. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:46:36 +0000 (msg id: 3610958701) |
| @karianneholt shameless plug time: your blog? #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:46:48 +0000 (msg id: 3610962540) |
| @rj_anderson Do you have any special writing rituals? #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:46:51 +0000 (msg id: 3610963533) |
| @bibliofreakblog I adored EYES LIKE STARS. I hope you’ll love it too! #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:47:06 +0000 (msg id: 3610968244) |
| @karianneholt @rj_anderson Did you do research for you books? #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:47:12 +0000 (msg id: 3610970143) |
| @karianneholt Aha, it’s that “finding an agent quickly” that’s the real trick. Heh. #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:47:27 +0000 (msg id: 3610975012) |
| @booksoulmates I have 3 kids under age of 9, so I don’t have time for rituals! I just have to write whenever I can. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:47:39 +0000 (msg id: 3610978882) |
| Yes but it is seen more as MG than YA RT @maggiedana: a market for it, though? RT @JenniferWeltz: Its called kinder, gentler YA #litchat by JenniferWeltz at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:47:43 +0000 (msg id: 3610980190) |
| @maggiedana there are middle graders that read behind their genre & mild YA is really Ok for them #litchat by llunalila at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:48:02 +0000 (msg id: 3610986046) |
| @rj_anderson Yegods, Riddle-Master is still near the top of my fave books list. I reread regularly. #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:48:11 +0000 (msg id: 3610989163) |
| @rj_anderson lol #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:48:18 +0000 (msg id: 3610991470) |
| @andycyca my blog where I can swear and write about everything: haikuoftheday.com. My blog about MIKE STELLAR is at kaholt.com #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:48:19 +0000 (msg id: 3610991616) |
| Good to hear, and thanks. RT @JenniferWeltz: Yes but it is seen more as MG than YA. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:48:35 +0000 (msg id: 3610996928) |
| @karianneholt Do you have any writing rituals? How long did it take you to write your book? #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:48:48 +0000 (msg id: 3611001030) |
| @BrooksSigler I love to research. I want the science to be as close to accurate as possible. And I love to throw in easter eggs. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:49:12 +0000 (msg id: 3611008843) |
| @llunalila Thanks for input. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:49:15 +0000 (msg id: 3611009686) |
| @BrooksSigler I did lots of research! Crows, herbal medicine, survival skills, spinal cord injuries, rowing, art history… #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:49:16 +0000 (msg id: 3611010223) |
| Both authors: How much time do you write a day? #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:49:29 +0000 (msg id: 3611014240) |
| @rj_anderson @karianneholt do you think that YA F is more enthralling then adult F? #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:49:33 +0000 (msg id: 3611015576) |
| @rj_anderson my review of the Good Fairies of New York http://bit.ly/10gBIm #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:49:46 +0000 (msg id: 3611019864) |
| @rj_anderson wow, all of those sound like interesting subjects in their own right #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:50:00 +0000 (msg id: 3611024198) |
| @kashicat indeed.A nice trick: find an agent’s assistant who is getting ready to go out on his or her own.They are as hungry as you #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:50:04 +0000 (msg id: 3611025653) |
| @rj_anderson YOWZA, that IS a lot of research! #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:50:14 +0000 (msg id: 3611028856) |
| @LexxClarke In all honesty, YES. YA SF&F is tighter, fresher, more genre-bending than much “adult” SF&F I’ve read. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:50:58 +0000 (msg id: 3611043239) |
| Terry Pratchett has also written some great YA fantasy #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:51:23 +0000 (msg id: 3611051814) |
| @karianneholt Smart! there should be a Craigs list of agents about to go out on their own. (With out the serial killers of course) #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:51:27 +0000 (msg id: 3611052865) |
| @booksoulmates my writing ritual is hot green tea, very very loud music and then writing as much as I can (edit later). #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:51:32 +0000 (msg id: 3611054736) |
| @karianneholt I’m not exactly sure how one would find such an agent’s assistant either. I’ll keep that in mind, tho π #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:51:36 +0000 (msg id: 3611055847) |
| @andycyca When really working on a book (like now), 2-4 hours a day. Otherwise, days or weeks may pass with no actual writing. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:52:03 +0000 (msg id: 3611064784) |
| RT @ karianneholt nice trick: find an agent’s assistant who is getting ready to go out on his or her own.They are as hungry as you #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:52:18 +0000 (msg id: 3611069598) |
| @booksoulmates I like to write a lot, then read it out loud. Makes it easier to edit when I read out loud for some reason. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:52:37 +0000 (msg id: 3611075791) |
| RT @rj_anderson: In all honesty, YES. YA SF&F is tighter, fresher, more genre-bending than much “adult” SF&F Ive read.| thought so! #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:52:40 +0000 (msg id: 3611076844) |
| @kashicat Also FORGOTTEN BEASTS OF ELD. And Robin McKinley’s BEAUTY. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:52:46 +0000 (msg id: 3611078718) |
| @rj_anderson do you have a day job that keeps you from writing more? Or is it your kids? #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:53:15 +0000 (msg id: 3611088000) |
| @kashicat Good blog for breaking ‘agent’ news is Guide to Literary Agents blogt. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:53:29 +0000 (msg id: 3611092053) |
| @andycyca I spend all day writing. Though mostly it’s emails and facebook updates. π Real writing comes in spurts late at night. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:53:36 +0000 (msg id: 3611094928) |
| @karianneholt As a teacher I try to get students to read their stuff aloud all the time. You catch more “sticky” places. #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:53:41 +0000 (msg id: 3611096517) |
| @rj_anderson Yes! ELD was just as beautiful. After Riddle-Master I felt she kind of ran out of steam, churned them out too quickly #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:53:44 +0000 (msg id: 3611097487) |
| such great info. i’m not chatting for reading the tweets… #litchat by deegospel at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:54:54 +0000 (msg id: 3611119864) |
| @BrooksSigler I think that reading your stuff aloud is good for any writer, prof or otherwise #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:54:58 +0000 (msg id: 3611121106) |
| @karianneholt that’s like finding interns who are seniors and will work for peanuts. #litchat by corb21 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:55:01 +0000 (msg id: 3611122121) |
| @BrooksSigler reading your writing out loud helps tremendously with dialogue, too. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:55:08 +0000 (msg id: 3611124513) |
| @maggiedana THANK YOU. π I’m beginning to feel, at 53, that the time is gone for my “first novel,” alas. #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:55:26 +0000 (msg id: 3611130585) |
| @bibliofreakblog Kids and other commitments (like household chores and church responsibilities). Also, only so much mental energy. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:55:44 +0000 (msg id: 3611136407) |
| Definitely. RT @karianneholt reading your writing out loud helps tremendously with dialogue, too. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:55:55 +0000 (msg id: 3611139831) |
| Sorry everyone, gotta go early today. Thanks @karianneholt and rj_anderson for being here! Will look for your books, take care! #litchat by andycyca at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:55:57 +0000 (msg id: 3611140724) |
| @LexxClarke I really do. There is so much to wrap your brain around – learning about new worlds, new creatures, etc. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:56:14 +0000 (msg id: 3611146129) |
| @andycyca Thanks for stopping by! #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:56:29 +0000 (msg id: 3611151228) |
| RT @LexxClarke: @BrooksSigler I think that reading your stuff aloud is good for any writer, prof or otherwise #litchat Agree! by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:56:47 +0000 (msg id: 3611156910) |
| @kashicat You’re still YOUNG. My first novel for grownups was pub’d this summer, 1 month after my 69th birthday. GO FOR IT. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:56:52 +0000 (msg id: 3611158516) |
| @corb21 except my agent doesn’t work for peanuts anymore. π #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:57:04 +0000 (msg id: 3611162085) |
| @bookwormygirl Thanks! I was hoping the 2nd one would get answered too. #litchat by GALaursen at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:57:23 +0000 (msg id: 3611168321) |
| I don’t read my work aloud but I “hear” it in my mind as I write. Play with rhythm, words constantly until it flows the way I want. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:57:32 +0000 (msg id: 3611171428) |
| @rj_anderson Did you do research on Faery’s before you started writing? or did you just use your imagination? Or Both? #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:57:43 +0000 (msg id: 3611174916) |
| Great Shakespearean Faeries with a portal in Central Park, NYC in WONDROUS STRANGE by Leslie Livingston #litchat by JenniferWeltz at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:58:05 +0000 (msg id: 3611182065) |
| @GALaursen I think I missed your second question. Repeat? #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:58:10 +0000 (msg id: 3611183583) |
| @kashicat I wrote my first novel-length manuscript at 15! #litchat by mciddangelo at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:58:32 +0000 (msg id: 3611190600) |
| @karianneholt @rjanderson It was a pleasure hearing from you both – I’ve learned so many great things.. best wishes to you both #litchat by bookwormygirl at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:58:41 +0000 (msg id: 3611193365) |
| RT @maggiedana @kashicat You’re still YOUNG. My first novel for grownups was pub’d this summer, 1 month after my 69th birthday. GO. #litchat by carleenbrice at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:58:42 +0000 (msg id: 3611193848) |
| @rj_anderson @karianneholt do you find certain music helps you write more freely? #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:58:44 +0000 (msg id: 3611194542) |
| @booksoulmates I had read a bunch of stories/legends abt faeries as a child, but also did some folklore research that inspired me. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:58:48 +0000 (msg id: 3611195862) |
| @maggiedana thanks – @bibliofreakblog is constantly saying I’m older than the hills. Glad to hear this is – as I suspected – BS π #litchat by rebeccawoodhead at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:58:56 +0000 (msg id: 3611198231) |
| @MCidDAngelo Hee! I actually beat you there. I was 11. π #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:59:02 +0000 (msg id: 3611200106) |
| you know what my favorite book is? Into the Wild. Its really better then Harry Potter! Now that should be a movie! #litchat by johnnyboy3000 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:59:16 +0000 (msg id: 3611204171) |
| @MCidDAngelo Not, of course, that it was remotely readable to anyone but an 11-year old. #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:59:25 +0000 (msg id: 3611207276) |
| RT @karianneholt: @BrooksSigler reading your writing out loud helps tremendously with dialogue, too.< I agree big time! #litchat by mmj5170 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:59:38 +0000 (msg id: 3611211593) |
| @carleenbrice hi, carleen #litchat by deegospel at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:59:41 +0000 (msg id: 3611212652) |
| @kashicat Noooooooo! *sniff* I want to be the prodigy! #litchat by mciddangelo at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:59:50 +0000 (msg id: 3611215578) |
| @johnnyboy3000 Into the Wild is coming out as a movie this fall i believe #litchat by deegospel at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:59:59 +0000 (msg id: 3611218329) |
| @LexxClarke I’d got out of habit of writing w/ music, but now am back into it as it quietens my rampageous Inner Editor. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:59:59 +0000 (msg id: 3611218401) |
| ugh, time up already? I have to post on my blog and then clean ’cause real life friends are coming over tonight. #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:00:14 +0000 (msg id: 3611224413) |
| @LexxClarke for me, the louder more obnoxious music works well. Help filter out random thoughts and allows me to focus. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:00:29 +0000 (msg id: 3611229891) |
| @carleenbrice Carleen! Hi! I finished “Children of the Waters” last night! Will review soon. I loved it! π #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:00:59 +0000 (msg id: 3611240342) |
| @LexxClarke I can’t write to music unless it is REALLY familiar music, though. New music, no dice. Too distracting. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:01:15 +0000 (msg id: 3611245985) |
| Well, everyone, our official @LitChat hour is over. Thank you, @karianneholt & @rj_anderson, for your time! #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:01:18 +0000 (msg id: 3611246926) |
| signing out of tweetchat and back into regular twitter (which, of course, is still enough to distract me). #litchat by bibliofreakblog at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:01:22 +0000 (msg id: 3611247979) |
| @kashicat I wrote my first book when I was about 4 – learnt to read and write before I went to school. Wasn’t v long book though π #litchat by rebeccawoodhead at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:01:28 +0000 (msg id: 3611250205) |
| @rj_anderson @karianneholt thank you both for that :o) #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:01:33 +0000 (msg id: 3611251810) |
| @MCidDAngelo *cackle* The prodigy days may be a bit in our past, dammit. #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:01:36 +0000 (msg id: 3611252822) |
| @bibliofreakblog you have real friends?!?!?! #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:01:45 +0000 (msg id: 3611255785) |
| Anyone who is interested is, of course, welcome to stay on and chat! #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:01:52 +0000 (msg id: 3611258049) |
| <— has best ideas while swimming laps. Desperately needs waterproof tape recorder. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:01:59 +0000 (msg id: 3611260319) |
| @karianneholt I used to find that I couldn’t even go to sleep w/o that sort of music. Or study. As ADD person, it narrows focus #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:02:14 +0000 (msg id: 3611265508) |
| RT @mciddangelo: @kashicat Noooooooo! *sniff* I want to be the prodigy! || I feel like I’m in The Corrections!! #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:02:15 +0000 (msg id: 3611265901) |
| I am enjoying hearing my husband struggle with all 3 kids. So I can hang out a little longer. Schadenfreude, anyone? #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:03:03 +0000 (msg id: 3611281239) |
| @BrooksSigler thanks for a great chat, Brooks! #litchat by deegospel at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:03:29 +0000 (msg id: 3611289878) |
| @kashicat I suppose. *sniff* I’ll just go watch some cartoons now. #litchat by mciddangelo at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:03:33 +0000 (msg id: 3611291292) |
| @rj_anderson @karianneholt thanks to both & to @BrooksSigler for hosting #litchat Will read later bc been distracted at home but enjoyed by llunalila at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:03:35 +0000 (msg id: 3611291731) |
| @kashicat I also failed at being a prodigy. So disappointing. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:03:39 +0000 (msg id: 3611293197) |
| @maggiedana #litchat Get a scuba diver’s white noteboard w/grease pencil and keep it poolside. Get at most dive shops. by madmumbler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:03:47 +0000 (msg id: 3611295594) |
| @karianneholt I’m just listening to all 3 kids struggle, period. π #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:03:54 +0000 (msg id: 3611297786) |
| @madmumbler Will need 2. One for pool; one for shower. #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:04:42 +0000 (msg id: 3611313203) |
| @BrooksSigler Thanks for hosting! I’ve really enjoyed today’s chat. Thanks to all who asked great questions and were so welcoming! #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:04:47 +0000 (msg id: 3611315083) |
| @LexxClarke nah! She has imaginary friends like the rest of us fiction writers. They’re called ‘characters’ #litchat by rebeccawoodhead at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:05:01 +0000 (msg id: 3611319522) |
| @rj_anderson @karianneholt One last question for you both (from me). What advice do you have for writers just starting out? #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:05:01 +0000 (msg id: 3611319661) |
| @mciddangelo Johnny Bravo or the Powerpuff girls?! #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:05:02 +0000 (msg id: 3611319715) |
| Thanks everyone! It has been fun, but I need to go :-(. May peek in again :-). #litchat by BookingIt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:05:03 +0000 (msg id: 3611320321) |
| @rj_anderson ah, evenings with kids. The true Witching Hour. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:05:07 +0000 (msg id: 3611321624) |
| I remember those days, sigh. RT @rj_anderson: @karianneholt Im just listening to all 3 kids struggle, period. π #litchat by maggiedana at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:05:07 +0000 (msg id: 3611321653) |
| @deegospel Thank you and all the tweetchatters for joining us! #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:05:14 +0000 (msg id: 3611324107) |
| RT @rebeccawoodhead: @LexxClarke nah! She has imaginary friends like the rest of us fiction writers. Theyre called characters ||:oP #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:06:16 +0000 (msg id: 3611344317) |
| Thank you all for the GREAT book recommendations! #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:06:28 +0000 (msg id: 3611348260) |
| @booksoulmates never stop writing. Don’t take rejections personally. Only make edits you feel comfortable with. Stand your ground. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:06:35 +0000 (msg id: 3611350442) |
| Lurked in the foreground; enjoyed. Thanks to all. #litchat by mmj5170 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:07:16 +0000 (msg id: 3611363846) |
| @booksoulmates but all with discretion, of course! primadonna writers are not cool, but confident ones kick ass. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:07:30 +0000 (msg id: 3611368523) |
| @karianneholt lol, True. Thank you for answering all my questions! π #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:08:30 +0000 (msg id: 3611387506) |
| @karianneholt @rj_anderson I feel an idea coming on….. #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:08:45 +0000 (msg id: 3611392142) |
| RT @karianneholt: @booksoulmates primadonna writers are not cool, but confident ones kick ass.<I like your style! #litchat by mmj5170 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:08:49 +0000 (msg id: 3611393352) |
| RT @karianneholt: never stop writing. Don’t take rejections personally. Only make edits you feel comfortable w/ Stand your ground. #litchat by llunalila at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:09:00 +0000 (msg id: 3611396826) |
| @booksoulmates Read a lot, esp in the genre you hope to write. Learn to revise well — revision is re-vision not fiddling w/ words. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:09:20 +0000 (msg id: 3611401574) |
| @rj_anderson Sorry about that…forgot to add #litchat to that question…#2 Does the Fantasy genre have a greater audience with YA’s? by GALaursen at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:10:08 +0000 (msg id: 3611413943) |
| RT @rj_anderson Read a lot, esp in the genre you hope to write. Learn to revise well – revision is re-vision not fiddling w/ words. #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:10:34 +0000 (msg id: 3611421996) |
| @BrooksSigler thanks so much for moderating, and thanks to everyone for the great questions! And thanks to @rj_anderson, too. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:11:02 +0000 (msg id: 3611430214) |
| RT @rj_anderson: @booksoulmates Read a lot. Learn to revise well — revision is re-vision not fiddling w/ words.< Ah, my trap! #litchat by mmj5170 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:11:06 +0000 (msg id: 3611431333) |
| @GALaursen I think it does because older teens / adults often turned off fantasy by disdain of peers, kids don’t have that problem. #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:11:21 +0000 (msg id: 3611435597) |
| Bye lovely literary tweeps. Please help Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet get published in UK.. http://tinyrl.com/rw-jf-uk xx #litchat by rebeccawoodhead at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:11:31 +0000 (msg id: 3611438385) |
| @rj_anderson Thank you for answering all my questions! #litchat by booksoulmates at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:11:37 +0000 (msg id: 3611440167) |
| @karianneholt @rj_anderson @BrooksSigler thank you all so much!! #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:12:54 +0000 (msg id: 3611462517) |
| Thanks again, @rj_anderson & @karianneholt, for being with us! I’m off. #litchat by BrooksSigler at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:13:19 +0000 (msg id: 3611470130) |
| It’s been great, thanks to all who participated! I’m off now… thanks to @LitChat for inviting me and @BrooksSigler for hosting! #litchat by rj_anderson at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:13:46 +0000 (msg id: 3611478533) |
| oops- wrong url. If you’d like to help us get Jamie Ford’s book on this side of the pond … http://tinyurl.com/rw-jf-uk -Thanks #litchat by rebeccawoodhead at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:14:08 +0000 (msg id: 3611484646) |
| thanks for another lovely litchat xxx #litchat by rebeccawoodhead at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:14:30 +0000 (msg id: 3611491147) |
| Head is spinning, as usual, thanks to all :o) #litchat by LexxClarke at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:15:09 +0000 (msg id: 3611502668) |
| am being pulled into a tea party with my daughter. I better run before I’m in trouble! Thanks again everyone. #litchat by karianneholt at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:15:17 +0000 (msg id: 3611504925) |
| #litchat is officially finished, so I have to excuse. Need to finish editing ch 7 right now! #writegoal by llunalila at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:15:40 +0000 (msg id: 3611511905) |
| *Darned fingers!* Many thanks to @BrooksSigler @rj_anderson & @karianneholt for the very interesting Friday #litchat by GALaursen at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:15:47 +0000 (msg id: 3611514084) |
| RT @LeviMontgomery: Don’t forget: YOU, a FOOD BANK, and a PHOTO! http://bit.ly/EQPn5 #5DayGiveAway #litchat by mmj5170 at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:16:16 +0000 (msg id: 3611522557) |
| Sorry I vanished. My mom called long distance. #litchat π by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:21:45 +0000 (msg id: 3611623432) |
| Thank you, both, @rj_anderson and @karianneholt #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:22:02 +0000 (msg id: 3611628324) |
| @maggiedana My best ideas tend to come in the shower, or on the bus #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:22:29 +0000 (msg id: 3611636151) |
| @mciddangelo Forget cartoons — anime is the thing! /second childhood #litchat by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:23:02 +0000 (msg id: 3611646724) |
| Thanks to @BrooksSigler for hosting #litchat today! by kashicat at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:23:18 +0000 (msg id: 3611651802) |
| RT @rj_anderson: A free taste of that killer unicorn book: http://bit.ly/Vh2pN #litchat by Scott_Kessman at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:28:11 +0000 (msg id: 3611743942) |
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