Thursday, October 4, 2012

October 4: Who is Influencing Today's Writers?


KDuBayGillis Ready, set, go! #mglitchat -9:01 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @DanyelleLeafty Send me your tweetdeck mojo! #mglitchat -9:01 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @JenniferCEstes Heh. It's about the only thing that's not broken right now. *throws salt over shoulder* *sends mojo your way* #mglitchat -9:01 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 lshullinger @KDuBayGillis Hi everyone! #mglitchat -9:02 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop Standing by to be influenced... #mglitchat -9:02 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty Tonight's topic is on who influences today's writers. #mglitchat -9:02 PM Oct 4th, 2012



 kingdomofpatria Evening, ladies & gents. It's been awhile since I've joined you. The topic tonight looks really good. #mglitchat -9:03 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @kingdomofpatria @PBWorkshop @lshullinger @matt_janacone Welcome! #mglitchat -9:04 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone Are novelists influenced by mg novel to write mg novels okay to talk about? #mglitchat -9:04 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis This might be a challenge for me tonight. Ugh! #mglitchat -9:04 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @matt_janacone I think that falls in with tonight's topic for sure. :) #mglitchat -9:04 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 mothersitting RT @AngelaAckerman: RT @AngelaAckerman: How To Create READER EMPATHY: 5 Tips: http://t.co/GIZBnGJw #storycraft #writing #scribechat #MGlitchat #amwriting #M ... -9:05 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @PBWorkshop Influence powers...ACTIVATE!! #mglitchat -9:05 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty Looking at MG lit from about 25 years ago, compared to today, I'd say culture is a big influencer--along with Harry Potter. ;-) #mglitchat -9:05 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone Carl Hiaasen is a novelist now writing mg novels #mglitchat -9:06 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria Perhaps we might start by asking who are the chief influences upon the MG writers here... #mglitchat -9:06 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone Alot of novelist seemed to be writing mg novels now. #mglitchat -9:06 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @DanyelleLeafty Indeed, Harry Potter is still huge, but perhaps less so than 10 years ago. Or maybe not... #mglitchat -9:07 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters Apropos to nothing, it's five minutes into #mglitchat and I've already eaten all my Cheetos. Sigh. Influenced by Frito Lay. -9:07 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone Current events is a big influence. #mglitchat -9:07 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @kingdomofpatria My reference to HP was that HP has definitely left its mark on allowing authors to write longer works. #mglitchat -9:07 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone are...are...darnit. #mglitchat -9:07 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone And Hiaasen hasn't skipped a beat - his mg novels as just as good as his mystery novels. #mglitchat -9:08 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop Hybrid formats-novel-in-verse, comick-y, GN-y, doodle-y, innovative-y formats are welcome these days, opens doors to creativity. #mglitchat -9:08 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria When I think of my own influences, they're not always MG writers. P.G. Wodehouse is an enormous influence upon my MG writing. #mglitchat -9:08 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @PBWorkshop Awesome! I love that there's room to create and invent and play with story structures. :) #mglitchat -9:08 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @DanyelleLeafty No question. And to write series. #mglitchat -9:08 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis Ok, seems twitter has decided to play nice. I'm here. #mglitchat -9:09 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 lshullinger @kingdomofpatria Well...I read over 25 R.L. Stine books before I wrote my paranormal MG mysteries... :-) #mglitchat -9:09 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @kingdomofpatria Yes. All of which make me very happy. :) (Hadn't considered series, but yes, makes me love HP a little more.) #mglitchat -9:09 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @DanyelleLeafty I seem to read more and more agent/editor interviews actually seeking innovative formats/voices. #mglitchat -9:09 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @elliefalcone *strips away author title* For SHAME! #mglitchat You'll never punctuate in this town AGAIN! -9:09 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty Fairy tales--both original and retold/fractured have definitely informed my MG novels. #mglitchat -9:10 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone The internet has opened up the world for us and it seems like anything is fair game. #mglitchat -9:10 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @PBWorkshop That makes me very happy. There's so much to explore and innovate. Makes writing even more enjoyable. #mglitchat -9:11 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis I'm finding a lot of the old MG that I loved as a kid is actually not influencing what I write as much as I thought it would. #mglitchat -9:11 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters Me too! RT @DanyelleLeafty: Fairy tales--both original and retold/fractured have definitely informed my MG novels. #mglitchat -9:11 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone @ilanawaters I know. My head is just not screwed on straight today. *hangs head low* #mglitchat -9:11 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria Is anyone here, or any writer whose work one admires, influenced by MG writers from "long ago"? 1950's, say, and earlier? #mglitchat -9:11 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop Wondering to what extent including techy-specific references will outdate a work before it even gets to print. #mglitchat -9:11 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @ilanawaters *high five* Fairy talers of the world unite! #mglitchat -9:11 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @KDuBayGillis That's interesting. Why not? #mglitchat -9:12 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS @KDuBayGillis Agreed! I'm more influenced by the current MG that I read. #MGLitChat -9:12 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone I know as a novelist I was influenced to write a mg novel called "The Flip". #mglitchat -9:12 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @KDuBayGillis I've found similar things. Some of the books I loved weren't necessarily the most well written. #mglitchat -9:12 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone Are we talking other books/writers or are we talking all influences? #mglitchat -9:12 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @matt_janacone Interesting. What inspired/influenced you to do that? #mglitchat -9:12 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis @kingdomofpatria Not sure if my tastes have changed or if when I go back now to re-read, I'm not moved in the same way. #mglitchat -9:13 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone @DanyelleLeafty The only and only Hiaasen and a house flipping show on HGTV. #mglitchat -9:14 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop To what extent is an idea/draft influenced by "market" patterns/requests? #mglitchat -9:14 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @elliefalcone That's okay. In my last tweet, I almost spelled "me" with two "ee's." *hangs head with you* #mglitchat -9:14 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone Playing Nancy Drew PC games influenced the first draft of my very first story. #mglitchat -9:14 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @KDuBayGillis What titles are you thinking of? #mglitchat -9:14 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis @elliefalcone I think primarily we are talking other writers/books, but we certainly won't limit the conversation. #mglitchat -9:14 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @DanyelleLeafty *high fives* OW! Why are you high-fiving me with a BROADSWORD? #justafleshwound #mglitchat -9:14 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone I wonder if Stehenie Meyers will write for the mg novel market? #mglitchat -9:15 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes Sometimes when I read old faves I have the same visceral reaction. That's what I want to create in my own stories -- impact. #mglitchat -9:15 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @ilanawaters *eyes dragon slithering behind a tree* No reason. *nervous chuckle* *sends virtual gauntlets* #mglitchat -9:15 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 lshullinger @elliefalcone Oh, I enjoyed Nancy Drew books when I was a kid. Loved the mystery! #mglitchat -9:15 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop And are any of you prompted to write sequels by reader demand, even if not intended as a series? #mglitchat -9:15 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @kingdomofpatria Oh Lord yes! L'Engle, Lindgren, Ende, Diana Wynne Jones...#mglitchat Wait--some of those were 60's. -9:15 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @JenniferCEstes I love this! #mglitchat -9:16 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @JenniferCEstes What old faves do you have in mind? I have a special interest in older MG books. #mglitchat -9:16 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone @DanyelleLeafty It's intersting where inspiration comes from to write. #mglitchat -9:16 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis @kingdomofpatria Dark Is Rising fan. Loved Wrinkle in Time. Loved the Narnia books. I was fantasy/magic as a kid, contemp now. #mglitchat -9:16 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @DanyelleLeafty *accepts gaunlets* OK, if we can subdue we can get its golden hoard, though it may have a dwarf also guarding it. #mglitchat -9:16 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 hvandyne @lshullinger I lived on Nancy Drew too. Especially the case files! #mglitchat -9:16 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @PBWorkshop I think, in general, market influences a lot. Have to get the story past agents and editors to get published. #mglitchat -9:17 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone @lshullinger @elliefalcone I love Encyclopedia Brown. #mglitchat -9:17 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis @kingdomofpatria Maybe as an adult, I see the magic of childhood in a way that doesn't require fantasy and want to explore that. #mglitchat -9:17 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @ilanawaters Naturally. ;-) Luckily for us, I brought along an elf. :p #mglitchat -9:17 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria I've been reading THE MARVELLOUS LAND OF SNERGS, an MG from 1928 which influenced Tolkien's Hobbit. #mglitchat -9:17 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone @KDuBayGillis Well, I'm off to a great start. pffftttt... #mglitchat -9:18 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes Always contemporary - Judy Blume, obv. Also Beat the Turtle Drum, Summer of the Swans, Welcome Home, Jellybean, to name a few. #mglitchat -9:18 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop *old lady alert, here* there was a time when MG was non-existent. books went from chapter books(7-10yo) right to teen/classics. #mglitchat -9:18 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 dianezahler @KDuBayGillis Me too. And Edward Eager. E. Nesbit. #mglitchat -9:18 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @kingdomofpatria That sounds like an awesome book from the title alone. #mglitchat -9:18 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes But I read *everything* and escaped into it all. Also a reason I still love old faves -- the familiar escapes. #mglitchat -9:18 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @LynMullalyHunt So, so true! #mglitchat -9:19 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty I loved Patricia C. Wrede, Diana Wynne Jones, Vivian Vande Velde, Lewis, Tolkien, and Sherwood Smith as a kid--and as an adult. #mglitchat -9:19 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @DanyelleLeafty "I should like to record my own love and my children's love of E.A. Wyke-Smith's SNERGS." --J.R.R. Tolkien #mglitchat -9:19 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @DanyelleLeafty Oh good! Just be sure not to give him any clothing, or we'll lose the little sucker. #mglitchat -9:19 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS I'm actually inspired by what my 12yo reads. It turns out our tastes are very similar. And she doesn't "read up," so it's all MG #MGLitChat -9:20 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @kingdomofpatria Am definitely going to have to check it out. Thanks for mentioning it. :) #mglitchat -9:20 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @hvandyne I never saw Nancy Drew (or Hardy Boys, etc) as very MG, at least not in the same sense as today's MGs. Am I confused? #mglitchat -9:20 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes Actually, and interestingly, not fantasy. Did NOT like fantasy as a child. #mglitchat -9:20 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone @lshullinger Nancy Drew books are just fun. Got a couple of the originals. Oh, the racism. #mglitchat -9:20 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @ilanawaters Two words: Duct. Tape. >:) #mglitchat -9:20 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @dianezahler @KDuBayGillis E. Nesbit is a name that is forever mentioned. I heard JK Rowling mention it in an interview last week.#mglitchat -9:20 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @matt_janacone @lshullinger @elliefalcone Me too! He was like a mini-Sherlock Holmes. #mglitchat -9:21 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @JenniferCEstes Neither did I. And now I write "fantastical" (if not pure fantasy). #mglitchat -9:21 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @DanyelleLeafty ROTF!! You work that binding spell, girl! #mglitchat -9:21 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 lshullinger @PBWorkshop lol...I treasured Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms, Heidi, and The Secret Garden...I can relate :-) #mglitchat -9:21 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @kingdomofpatria Ha, too funny! Now, I *love* fantasy! #mglitchat -9:22 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 dianezahler @kingdomofpatria I really want to write a story with a flying carpet in it -- just because of E. Nesbit. #mglitchat -9:22 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @lshullinger Oo, yes, The Secret Garden and A Little Princess! #mglitchat -9:22 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria A movie has also been a big influence on my approach to MG: THE PRINCESS BRIDE, based on William Goldman's book. #mglitchat -9:22 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone Never really read all those oldies. I went from Judy Blume to reading adult horror and mysteries. #mglitchat -9:23 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone I know the natural environment influences Hiaasen. #mglitchat -9:23 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @dianezahler Get going! The night is young! #mglitchat -9:23 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 hvandyne @PBWorkshop I would agree with you. I'm a MG librarian and couldn't pay the kids to read them. Loved them when I was MG tho. #mglitchat -9:23 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS @kingdomofpatria Love that book and movie!! I need to find the book to get my daughter to read it! #MGLitChat -9:23 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes RT @LynMullalyHunt: Always contemp here 2. Love Pat Reilly Giff, Theordore Taylor, Katerine Paterson, Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume #mglitchat -9:23 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 RosanneParry @JenniferCEstes Loved fantasy as a kid but now have no urge to write it. Most of what I read as a kid--not the genre I write. #mglitchat -9:23 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @ilanawaters Duct tape is the interrational/interliterature fail proof. O:) #mglitchat -9:24 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @elliefalcone Well, I did graduate to Stephen King far earlier than my peers, I must confess.... #mglitchat -9:24 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @kingdomofpatria I loved that one too! Loved how Goldman played with the tropes--funny and genuine. #mglitchat -9:24 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS @RosanneParry That's interesting. I wonder how often that is the same for others... #MGLitChat -9:25 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone I wonder how many picture books authors have been influenced to write mg novels? #mglitchat -9:25 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @kingdomofpatria That word "influence"...I don't think it means what you think it means.... ;-) #mglitchat -9:25 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @RosanneParry Funny enough, I'm working on a mystery, not a contemp.... #mglitchat -9:25 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria In re PRINCESS BRIDE I saw something on Twitter today saying how it breaks all the rules of storytelling--except, perhaps, one. #mglitchat -9:25 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @matt_janacone What types of books does he write? #mglitchat -9:25 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @hvandyne Funny that older series like Boxcar hold up with younger readers, but not so with MGs, at least not as reliably. #mglitchat -9:25 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters *hops up and down* Burnett was the Rowling of her day. MT @JenniferCEstes: @lshullinger The Secret Garden and A Little Princess! #mglitchat -9:25 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @kingdomofpatria Which is.....? #mglitchat -9:26 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @ilanawaters Inconceivable! #mglitchat -9:26 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone @JenniferCEstes I wished I read those classics though. Just because of family situation I missed out on a lot. #mglitchat -9:26 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 lshullinger @JenniferCEstes @elliefalcone oooh me, too! Carrie for example #mglitchat -9:26 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis @LynMullalyHunt I knew Wicked but not The Giving Tree. Cool! #mglitchat -9:26 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @kingdomofpatria Be VERY good! #mglitchat -9:26 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 TLT16 @Bec_AS My Tween goes through MG ARCs I get from @Scholastic & I c what she goes 2 first, what she finishes & what she thinks #mglitchat -9:26 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 TLT16 @Bec_AS I told her she could have an MG feature on my blog #mglitchat -9:27 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @elliefalcone My mom just handed me books and I was like, heck YEAH! And discovered a lot that way. Like, Little Women. #mglitchat -9:27 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @ilanawaters @JenniferCEstes @lshullinger There's also a book called THE WHITE HORSE which Rowling cites as a beloved book. #mglitchat -9:27 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @matt_janacone Many write across all ages, depends on what the story is, POV of MCs, issues involved, etc. #mglitchat -9:27 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @kingdomofpatria ROTL. Have fun storming the castle! #mglitchat -9:28 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 RosanneParry I think my writing was influenced by having lots of time to play in the woods & build thing in my garage & have unsupervised play #mglitchat -9:28 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @LynMullalyHunt A little embarrassed that I loved that series.... #mglitchat -9:28 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters Sorry, totally random question: what's the theme for Teen Read Week 2012? Been trying to find out all day. #mglitchat -9:28 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 lshullinger @JenniferCEstes @elliefalcone I was the only one in our house that liked to read. I went to bookfairs a lot :-) #mglitchat -9:29 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS @TLT16 What a great idea (& lucky girl!). I should get my 12yo to review what she reads- she's read over 70 books since mid-May. #MGLitChat -9:29 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes Confession: I have never actually read THE PRINCESS BRIDE. *ducks* #mglitchat -9:29 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis @RosanneParry I agree with this. There is a lot of magic in everyday childhood. #mglitchat -9:29 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @JenniferCEstes ! #mglitchat (It is an awesome, awesome book. :) -9:29 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @kingdomofpatria @JenniferCEstes @lshullinger Yes! I saw the movie based on that with Tim Curry! #mglitchat -9:29 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 hvandyne @JenniferCEstes Don't feel bad - I haven't either. #mglitchat -9:29 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS @JenniferCEstes My daughter will often let me pick books for her- luckily I know if there is magic in it, she'll prolly like it. #MGLitChat -9:29 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @lshullinger @elliefalcone Best days of the school year was when you got your Scholastic bag o' books! #mglitchat -9:30 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone Charleston, SC, has influenced alot of my writing, including "The Flip', an mg novel set in Charleston. #mglitchat -9:30 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @hvandyne *whew* #mglitchat -9:30 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 RosanneParry I also saw a lot of live theater as a child which was just as influential on my writing as anything I read. #mglitchat -9:30 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @ilanawaters @JenniferCEstes @lshullinger As did I. Not too bad. Not great. But not bad. #mglitchat -9:30 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone @JenniferCEstes Me either. But I saw the movie lots of times. #mglitchat -9:30 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS @JenniferCEstes Waaay better than the movie. If you like that sort of thing.... #MGLitChat -9:30 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 lshullinger @JenniferCEstes @elliefalcone MOST definitely! #mglitchat -9:31 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @DanyelleLeafty I swear it's on my to-read list! Some day....but I adore the movie, so that's something? #mglitchat -9:31 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters Word. RT @JenniferCEstes: @lshullinger @elliefalcone Best days of the school year was when you got your Scholastic bag o' books! #mglitchat -9:31 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis So, what influences do people see when they read current MG? Like Ellen Potter's HUMMING ROOM infl. by SECRET GARDEN. #mglitchat -9:31 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 TLT16 @Bec_AS We need to know those opinions for sure. #mglitchat -9:31 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @elliefalcone *fist bump* #mglitchat -9:31 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @JenniferCEstes *grin* TPB is the only movie I've seen that is just as good as the book. They did a fabulous job w/both. #mglitchat -9:31 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop Have characters influenced your writing? You're dragging the story in one direction but the MC pushes back? #mglitchat -9:32 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KristineAsselin @JenniferCEstes I tried to read that book. Couldn't get through it! LOVE the movie. Rare for me to love movie, rather than book. #mglitchat -9:32 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria Anyone see the movie FROM TIME TO TIME, based upon the MG "Green Knowe" books by Lucy M. Boston. The film was adapted by... #mglitchat -9:32 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 LynMullalyHunt @PBWorkshop @matt_janacone Most publishers like author to develop following in one age group before gebnre jumping.(2/2) #mglitchat -9:32 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone @DanyelleLeafty I read his novels before I read his mg novels. #mglitchat -9:32 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @PBWorkshop Every. Single. Novel. The imaginary people are the ones calling the shot. >.< #mglitchat -9:32 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria ...Julian Fellowes, the creator of Downton Abbey. An excellent movie, though I haven't seen the books yet. #mglitchat -9:32 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria I obviously have a fondness for first-half-of-20th-century British MG! #mglitchat -9:33 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone My family didn't have money so when those book fairs/book orders came around it was like Christmas. #mglitchat -9:33 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @LynMullalyHunt @matt_janacone Absolutely. The research/networking involved can be draining. #mglitchat -9:33 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @matt_janacone Neat. I've noticed more and more adult authors branching into MG w/o pseudonyms. #mglitchat -9:33 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @kingdomofpatria @JenniferCEstes @lshullinger I agree. It could have been better. But the colors and costumes were GORGEOUS! #mglitchat -9:33 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis @LynMullalyHunt Well now I want to re-read. (I've been wanting to anyway!) #mglitchat -9:34 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone @LynMullalyHunt @PBWorkshop Hiaasen has been quite successful with mg novel with 4 of them now. #mglitchat -9:34 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KristineAsselin I love books with "ordinary magic". RT @KDuBayGillis: @RosanneParry There is a lot of magic in everyday childhood. #mglitchat -9:34 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 LynMullalyHunt @ilanawaters @JenniferCEstes @lshullinger @elliefalcone Yes! Loved Scholastic Flyers! Even liked the smell of them. Weird, huh? #mglitchat -9:34 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @DanyelleLeafty MG is the new YA -- adults are learning to not be ashamed that we like 'em! #mglitchat -9:34 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @DanyelleLeafty That's what I thought... so shouldn't we be asking what influences those rascals! #mglitchat -9:34 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @JenniferCEstes Yes! This makes me very happy. :) #mglitchat -9:34 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 coachhays64 @RosanneParry Same here, except, for me, it was more "tear" things apart in the garage. #mglitchat -9:34 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KristineAsselin At BN yesterday. Totally drawn to the upper MG rather than YA. Way better covers and more compelling stories. IMO. #mglitchat -9:35 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop Just realized how the Anne of Green Gables series mirrored HP in starting as a tween and ending as a mature young woman. Huh. #mglitchat -9:35 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone @DanyelleLeafty I probably won't write under another name. #mglitchat -9:35 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @PBWorkshop A great series. Thanks for mentioning it. #mglitchat -9:36 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @PBWorkshop For me, it's everything and nothing. Other than that, I'm kind of afraid to ask. :p #mglitchat -9:36 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KristineAsselin LOVE those books. Haven't reread for a while. RT @PBWorkshop: Anne of Green Gables #mglitchat -9:36 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @KristineAsselin I agree 100%. #mglitchat I don't usually venture outside of the MG section any more. -9:37 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Tweenorama @delzey love that quote ... #mglitchat -9:37 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 coachhays64 @JenniferCEstes @DanyelleLeafty Some of the best and most creative storytelling is in the MG. People love the good stories. #mglitchat -9:37 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone I'm a screenwriter, so I have to ask this question: how many movies were inspired by mg novels? #mglitchat -9:37 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS @PBWorkshop Except with ANNE, the adventure was at home and with HP, he went off to find the adventure. #MGLitChat -9:37 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @coachhays64 @JenniferCEstes I agree. I don't think people realized the gold that's in the MG section. #mglitchat -9:37 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes RT @LynMullalyHunt: @JenniferCEstes @DanyelleLeafty Publishers are actively looking for them as well! #mglitchat -9:38 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @LynMullalyHunt @JenniferCEstes @lshullinger @elliefalcone No, not weird at all! *backs away slowly* #mglitchat I loved the flyers too. :-) -9:38 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes RT @ilanawaters: RT @ilanawaters: @LynMullalyHunt @JenniferCEstes @lshullinger @elliefalcone No, not weird at all! *backs away slowly* #mglitchat I loved ... -9:38 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @matt_janacone I've been seeing more and more. Can't remember specifics though. >.< #mglitchat -9:38 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone @DanyelleLeafty I go to look at the covers but quickly realize there's nothing there I'm interested in reading. So sad. #mglitchat -9:38 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria Here's a question: do ADULT novels influence your, or others', MG writing? Again, Wodehouse has influenced me... #mglitchat -9:38 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis @matt_janacone I know of agents (at least 1) that wants an MG in the vein of Super 8. #mglitchat -9:39 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters MG & proud! RT @JenniferCEstes: @DanyelleLeafty MG is the new YA -- adults are learning to not be ashamed that we like 'em! #mglitchat -9:39 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone Hiaasen's mg novel Hoot was made into a feature film also called Hoot. #mglitchat -9:39 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @matt_janacone LOTS. I write screenplays, too, Matt. What's your genre? #mglitchat -9:39 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @elliefalcone Me too. I've been burned too many times. So far, MG has been a safer, more enjoyable investment for me. #mglitchat -9:39 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @kingdomofpatria I have to say...no. Many adult novels frustrate me now -- too much navel gazing, self-important pontification. #mglitchat -9:39 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @Bec_AS Absolutely- her head was always in a fairy tale of sorts, but that allowed her to see mundane as magical. #mglitchat -9:40 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone @kingdomofpatria Agatha Christie's Poirot...huge influence. #mglitchat -9:40 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 RosanneParry @coachhays64 Yes! Random use of tools Nailing things together because there happens to be nails! :-) What more could a girl want! #mglitchat -9:40 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes She said until @elliefalcone mentioned Poirot... #mglitchat I'm a sucker for an awesome mystery. #mglitchat -9:40 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @matt_janacone And Sachar's Holes, and Bridge to Terabithia, and SO many more. #mglitchat -9:40 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @JenniferCEstes Totally agree bout today's contemp literary fiction. But I'm thinking how DICKENS could be a great MG influence. #mglitchat -9:41 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @JenniferCEstes @kingdomofpatria At the risk of sounding biased, I agree. *easy blusherw/no patience for self-importance* #mglitchat -9:41 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone @JenniferCEstes OMG, me too. Get to the story. My brain has too much stuff in it as it is...not all good stuff but still... #mglitchat -9:41 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @elliefalcone YES! I can how she would be. Also Conan Doyle... who else? #mglitchat -9:41 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone @kingdomofpatria Romantic comedies/dramas, animation, action/adventure. #mglitchat -9:42 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @kingdomofpatria Dickens would be awesome. His characters are genius. #mglitchat -9:42 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @Amiegr8tstuff @JenniferCEstes @DanyelleLeafty I read YA too, but MG has always had a special place in my heart. #mglitchat -9:42 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone I think we all can agree that loving the smell of books is in a writer's DNA. #science #mglitchat -9:42 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes OTH, I loved -- and still love -- adult short stories, esp. the classics. No time for rumination. Just the point! #mglitchat -9:42 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes RT @elliefalcone: RT @elliefalcone: I think we all can agree that loving the smell of books is in a writer's DNA. #science #mglitchat -9:42 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Tweenorama @matt_janacone my guess: lots 'cause I can think of some right of the top of my head.... but how many on Broadway? Matilda! #mglitchat -9:43 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Amiegr8tstuff i'm late to #MGlitchat - again - but looks like a great topic, even if i only get the tail end of it. -9:43 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Tweenorama RT @elliefalcone: RT @elliefalcone: I think we all can agree that loving the smell of books is in a writer's DNA. #science #mglitchat -9:43 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @Amiegr8tstuff *waves* #mglitchat -9:43 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis News headlines have also infl. my MG idea file. #mglitchat -9:43 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone @Tweenorama Oh, how about "Beezus & Ramona"! That was made into a movie! #mglitchat -9:43 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes So, how does current MG affect your writing style? Or, does it? Love classics, drawn to current styling... #mglitchat -9:43 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria A thought influenced by our discussion maybe the rise of MG (for adults) is due (in part) to failures of today's literary fiction?#mglitchat -9:43 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 lshullinger @elliefalcone LOL yes I believe so :-) #mglitchat -9:44 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @PBWorkshop @Bec_AS "Oh Gill--all I ever wanted was *you*! #sigh #swoon #mglitchat -9:44 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes For instance, short chapters, 1st POV, introspection without hitting me over the head with it? #mglitchat -9:44 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @DanyelleLeafty GREAT EXPECTATIONS, e.g., is in many ways a prototype for a great MG adventure #mglitchat -9:44 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone Shakespeare! He's my boyfriend dontcha know. *kicks at ground* #mglitchat -9:44 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @JenniferCEstes @kingdomofpatria YES! MG and YA just seem so much more...*real*, you know? #mglitchat -9:44 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Amiegr8tstuff @DanyelleLeafty *waves back* #MGlitchat -9:44 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty Definitely! RT @JenniferCEstes: For instance, short chapters, 1st POV, introspection without hitting me over the head with it? #mglitchat -9:45 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Amiegr8tstuff RT @JenniferCEstes: RT @JenniferCEstes: So, how does current MG affect your writing style? Or, does it? Love classics, drawn to current styling... #mglitchat -9:45 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Tweenorama @matt_janacone love love love Beezus and Ramona. The book more than the movie. Oh! #mglitchat -9:45 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @ilanawaters Have you been monitoring my dreams? That last scene is better than chocolate. #mglitchat -9:45 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 LynMullalyHunt @ilanawaters @Amiegr8tstuff @JenniferCEstes @DanyelleLeafty Agreed! But, I could be biased. :-) #mglitchat -9:45 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @kingdomofpatria Yes. Dickens is fascinating to study--both is story structure & characterization. #mglitchat -9:45 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 lshullinger @matt_janacone @Tweenorama Paranorman was an MG novel too #mglitchat -9:45 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes MG = does not lecture kids or talk down to them. At least, good MG. Story reveals character, themes. #mglitchat -9:45 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 RosanneParry @kingdomofpatria Shakespeare, Wilde, C. S. Forester, Tolkien, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ursula Le Guin, Molly Gloss, to name a few #mglitchat -9:45 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @JenniferCEstes My own preference is for older stylistic forms. I grow tired of the short short, clipped snarky sentences... #mglitchat -9:46 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Amiegr8tstuff RT @JenniferCEstes: RT @JenniferCEstes: MG = does not lecture kids or talk down to them. At least, good MG. Story reveals character, themes. #mglitchat -9:46 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS @JenniferCEstes those kind of adults annoy me, too. Oh wait-you meant books... #Mglitchat -9:46 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @PBWorkshop Monitoring your dreams? Me? *takes notes on her subconscious* Why do you ask? #mglitchat #CARROTS!! -9:46 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop How many of you "lurk" over MG conversations to catch phrasing, nuance, attitude, or does it just spring to mind? #mglitchat -9:46 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @kingdomofpatria I think you can have that, without being snarky or pandering. Kate Messner, for ex., does this masterfully. #mglitchat -9:46 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @JenniferCEstes I also love the quirky, offset voices in MG. Both in structure and characterization. #mglitchat -9:47 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 LynMullalyHunt RT @ilanawaters: RT @ilanawaters: @JenniferCEstes @kingdomofpatria YES! MG and YA just seem so much more...*real*, you know? #mglitchat -9:47 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @RosanneParry Yes, Shakespeare's plots can be a great influence. #mglitchat -9:47 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone Plays have been an influence on me as well, oddly enough. BA in Theatre is the reason for that. lol #mglitchat -9:47 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes RT @Bec_AS: those kind of adults annoy me, too. Oh wait-you meant books... #Mglitchat -9:47 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 LynMullalyHunt RT @JenniferCEstes: RT @JenniferCEstes: MG = does not lecture kids or talk down to them. At least, good MG. Story reveals character, themes. #mglitchat -9:47 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Amiegr8tstuff RT @DanyelleLeafty: RT @DanyelleLeafty: @JenniferCEstes I also love the quirky, offset voices in MG. Both in structure and characterization. #mglitchat -9:47 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @PBWorkshop @Bec_AS Remember "White Way Delight?" (aka "The Avenue") #mglitchat -9:48 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @JenniferCEstes No doubt...I was over-generalizing my over-generalization! :) #mglitchat -9:48 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS @ilanawaters i think that way my first taste of a love story! :) #Mglitchat -9:48 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @PBWorkshop There's a part of me that's still 10. Also, fascinating to listen to kids. #mglitchat -9:48 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Amiegr8tstuff @DanyelleLeafty @JenniferCEstes agreed! the MG voice is so fun to read and write #MGlitchat -9:48 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @elliefalcone Examples? #mglitchat -9:48 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @kingdomofpatria LOL! #mglitchat -9:48 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @ilanawaters I'm in the 47%, I can't afford regular therapy... always looking for a handout! #mglitchat -9:48 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters The latest tests confirm! RT @elliefalcone: I think we all can agree that loving smell of books is in a writer's DNA. #science #mglitchat -9:48 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone I know I will probably adapt my mg novel "The Flip" into a feature script. #mglitchat -9:48 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @Amiegr8tstuff @JenniferCEstes Yes. Also seems the most open to experimentation (structure, etc.) #mglitchat -9:48 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @Tweenorama @matt_janacone I would give my right kidney to see Ms. Trunchbull dancing around on stage. #mglitchat -9:49 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Amiegr8tstuff @DanyelleLeafty @JenniferCEstes i think that makes the possibilities endless, really. #MGlitchat -9:50 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria I think the Bible is also a huge influence on MG. Some have remarked on the HP // Moses parallel, e.g. #mglitchat -9:50 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 RosanneParry @elliefalcone There's a great playwright's workshop in PDX. Love to go & listen to the process or take a wkshop from a playwright #mglitchat -9:50 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @PBWorkshop Me too. We're all looking for handouts, like military and veterans benefits, Social Security, unemployment...#mglitchat -9:50 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @Amiegr8tstuff @JenniferCEstes That, I think, is why I love it so much. #mglitchat -9:50 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @ilanawaters Sorry to respond so slowing- had to do a quick online search to see if I could stream it tonight! #mglitchat -9:50 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters I LOVED that! #Canadian RT @matt_janacone: @Tweenorama Oh, how about "Beezus & Ramona"! That was made into a movie! #mglitchat -9:51 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone @kingdomofpatria August Strindberg's A Dream Play immediately comes to mind. #mglitchat -9:51 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Amiegr8tstuff @DanyelleLeafty @JenniferCEstes writing w/my 12 yr old MGer opened me up 2 the possibilities. they aren't afraid of failure yet. #MGlitchat -9:51 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 lshullinger @DanyelleLeafty @PBWorkshop I sometimes wonder if I enjoy writing MG the most because it was a great time in my life #mglitchat -9:51 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @DanyelleLeafty @Amiegr8stuff Yes! #mglitchat -9:51 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @Amiegr8tstuff @DanyelleLeafty @JenniferCEstes Nice point! #mglitchat -9:52 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Amiegr8tstuff RT @kingdomofpatria: RT @kingdomofpatria: I think the Bible is also a huge influence on MG. Some have remarked on the HP // Moses parallel, e.g. #mglitchat -9:52 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 RosanneParry @kingdomofpatria Folktales, fairytales and mythology are also a big influence on many stories. #mglitchat -9:52 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @elliefalcone Cool! #mglitchat -9:52 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS @DanyelleLeafty i'd go for 12 or 13 myself... :) #Mglitchat -9:52 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @lshullinger @PBWorkshop I can see that. I had more of a Matilda childhood, so MG lets me experience things vicariously. #mglitchat -9:52 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @RosanneParry Definitely! (For me, anyway.) #mglitchat -9:53 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes Totally OT, but anyone else find raising 9/10/11 yos while trying to write about them exhausting sometimes? #mglitchat #yupIhavethosekids -9:53 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @matt_janacone How could we forget the Lion, Witch and Wardrobe movie(s)? #mglitchat -9:53 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS Agreed! RT @RosanneParry: @kingdomofpatria Folktales, fairytales and mythology are also a big influence on many stories. #Mglitchat -9:53 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 dianezahler @lshullinger Really! I write it because it was the worst time in mine. #mglitchat -9:53 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @RosanneParry Absolutely. Tolkien and Neil Gaiman have drawn upon Scandinavian myths, e.g. As have THE AVENGERS. #mglitchat -9:53 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes RT @dianezahler: RT @dianezahler: @lshullinger Really! I write it because it was the worst time in mine. #mglitchat -9:53 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone @kingdomofpatria And of course, there's always Shakespeare. #mglitchat -9:53 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @elliefalcone Always, always, always. #mglitchat -9:54 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @LynMullalyHunt Um, you're not to shabby yourself, there. #mglitchat -9:54 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 LynMullalyHunt @RosanneParry @kingdomofpatria Yes--The Hero's Journey is big across all of these--and in MG as well. #mglitchat -9:54 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS @JenniferCEstes raising kids at any age is exhausting. I have 4. #Mglitchat -9:54 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @PBWorkshop @matt_janacone Gosh yes, we can't talk about MG influencers without mentioning C.S. Lewis. HUGE. #mglitchat -9:54 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Amiegr8tstuff @JenniferCEstes yes! i've had at least 2 in that range since i started writing. but its great to have their feedback. #MGlitchat -9:54 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @Bec_AS Me too. *thud* #mglitchat -9:54 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty Amen to this! RT @Bec_AS: @JenniferCEstes raising kids at any age is exhausting. I have 4. #Mglitchat -9:54 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @lshullinger I had a "wholesome" youth- (safe, happy, loved) that doesn't make much of a story. Have seen plenty of the opposite. #mglitchat -9:55 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @Amiegr8tstuff YES! I love having two MG-readers, two PB readers -- that's what I write. I guess YA might be in my future? #mglitchat -9:55 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @kingdomofpatria @PBWorkshop @matt_janacone Loved his view on age and fairy tales. #mglitchat -9:55 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria Parting question: who, or what, is the biggest influence on YOUR MG writing? #mglitchat -9:55 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 LynMullalyHunt @DanyelleLeafty @lshullinger @PBWorkshop I write 4 MG because they are a blast to discuss books with. Enthused & lots of insight. #mglitchat -9:56 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS @JenniferCEstes but I figure I'm set on writing material for tears to come- my oldest is 12. #Mglitchat -9:56 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @kingdomofpatria Fairy tales/myths for sure. Patrica C. Wrede specifically. #mglitchat -9:56 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @kingdomofpatria Biggest influence: the kid I was, the kids I'm raising, the kids I see in my world. They steer me. #mglitchat -9:57 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis @PBWorkshop @lshullinger Me too on the wholesome youth, but as an adult found out the utopian neighborhood I lived in wasn't so. #mglitchat -9:57 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @DanyelleLeafty @PBWorkshop @matt_janacone See G.K. Chesterton's writings on fairy tales. An influence on Lewis and Tolkien. #mglitchat -9:57 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 LynMullalyHunt @JenniferCEstes Thanks, Jen--wicked nice of you to say. #mglitchat -9:57 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Amiegr8tstuff @JenniferCEstes i'm hoping my YAer will give my YA writing a realistic voice...if i ever get back to it. kind of in love with MG. #MGlitchat -9:57 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @LynMullalyHunt @lshullinger @PBWorkshop Yes! Love how kids are so enthusiastic. #mglitchat -9:57 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone @kingdomofpatria I watch a lot of ghost hunters type shows. #mglitchat -9:57 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 dianezahler The child I was when I was 10. RT @kingdomofpatria: Parting question: who, or what, is the biggest influence on YOUR MG writing? #mglitchat -9:58 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 hvandyne @JenniferCEstes Love this. So true. #mglitchat -9:58 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @KDuBayGillis Sadly, it never is that utopian... #mglitchat -9:58 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @kingdomofpatria @PBWorkshop @matt_janacone G.K. Chesterton is made of awesome. Brilliant man! #fairytalebias #mglitchat -9:58 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @LynMullalyHunt @DanyelleLeafty @lshullinger @PBWorkshop Great conversation with my son tonight about boy and girl MC's in MG. #mglitchat -9:58 PM Oct 4th, 2012

  ilanawaters @kingdomofpatria Is it wrong that, like Willow...I kinda want to point to my own finger? *blush* #mglitchat -9:58 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 PBWorkshop @KDuBayGillis Sometimes more "Stepford" than wholesome, even within the family. Can we spell d-e-n-i-a-l, children? #mglitchat -9:59 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 RosanneParry @kingdomofpatria I recently read Gilgamesh (Persian, 1000s of yrs old) and was surprised by how many elements sounded familiar #mglitchat -9:59 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 LynMullalyHunt @kingdomofpatria Things I care about delving into. I don't write what I know. I write about what I want to understand better. #mglitchat -9:59 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 coachhays64 @LynMullalyHunt @DanyelleLeafty @lshullinger @PBWorkshop So true. Love the way the MG mind works and how it sees the world. #mglitchat -10:00 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @LynMullalyHunt @kingdomofpatria I LOVE this thought! True for me too. #mglitchat -10:00 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @RosanneParry Great! Virgil's AENEID is a resource for my MG series. As is BEOWULF. #mglitchat -10:00 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @LynMullalyHunt I like that! #mglitchat -10:00 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 DanyelleLeafty @coachhays64 @LynMullalyHunt @lshullinger @PBWorkshop So true. It's bright, curious, and unafraid in a way different from adults. #mglitchat -10:01 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 KDuBayGillis Just a note, next week's topic is the line between upper MG and YA. #mglitchat -10:01 PM Oct 4th, 2012


 LynMullalyHunt @coachhays64 @DanyelleLeafty @lshullinger @PBWorkshop YES! Absolutely! #mglitchat -10:01 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS RT @LynMullalyHunt: Things I care about delving into. I dont write what I know. I write about what I want to understand better. #MGLitChat -10:01 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 LynMullalyHunt @DanyelleLeafty @kingdomofpatria Thanks :-) #mglitchat -10:02 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 lshullinger @kingdomofpatria My granddaughter. I write stories that I hope she'll enjoy when she's in MG. #mglitchat -10:02 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Bec_AS @KDuBayGillis Lovely! I hope to not miss! :) #MGLitChat -10:02 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone RT @PBWorkshop: RT @PBWorkshop: @matt_janacone How could we forget the Lion, Witch and Wardrobe movie(s)? #mglitchat -10:02 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @KDuBayGillis Good topic! #mglitchat -10:02 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 matt_janacone RT @kingdomofpatria: @PBWorkshop @matt_janacone Gosh yes, we can't talk about MG influencers without mentioning C.S. Lewis. HUGE. #mglitchat -10:02 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 elliefalcone @KDuBayGillis Awesome! So need that. #mglitchat -10:02 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes @KDuBayGillis *sharpens pencils* #mglitchat -10:02 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 Amiegr8tstuff RT @KDuBayGillis: RT @KDuBayGillis: Just a note, next week's topic is the line between upper MG and YA. #mglitchat -10:03 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 ilanawaters @KDuBayGillis Ooo--good one! I am so there! #mglitchat -10:03 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 LynMullalyHunt @KDuBayGillis Great topic! Already can think of things to say :-) I rarely have trouble with that, though. :-) #mglitchat -10:03 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 kingdomofpatria @JenniferCEstes Nice! #mglitchat -10:03 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 LynMullalyHunt @Bec_AS Thanks for the RT, Becky. :-) #mglitchat -10:04 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 coachhays64 @DanyelleLeafty @LynMullalyHunt @lshullinger @PBWorkshop And sometimes the MG mind is just plain wacko (in a semi-good way). #mglitchat -10:04 PM Oct 4th, 2012

 JenniferCEstes Hey, all, wanted to say thanks for an excellent chat tonight! Esp. hostesses #KDuBayGillis and #DanyelleLeafty who are sublime! #mglitchat -10:04 PM Oct 4th, 2012

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