AnshaKotyk Welcome to tonight's #mglitchat! -9:00 PM Jul
26th, 2012
AngelinaCHansen Good evening. #mglitchat -9:01 PM Jul 26th,
2012
gailecn Got my chocolate cake and fancy beer. Ready for
#mglitchat ! #mglitchat -9:02 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor Howdy :) #mglitchat -9:02 PM Jul 26th, 2012
kellandrewsPA Hello #mglitchat. Probably I'm just lurking
tonight -- not much expertise in this area! #mglitchat -9:02 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @kellandrewsPA Ah, but you've read series, right?
#mglitchat #mglitchat -9:03 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @CDaleyAuthor Hey there! Welcome #mglitchat -9:03
PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @gailecn I could use a fancy beer... hubby
working late... kids wired... me here... #mglitchat #mglitchat -9:03 PM Jul
26th, 2012
jodyfeldman Perfect topic for me right now! How'd you know?
And how did you know I'd finally be available? #mglitchat -9:03 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf True or false: Once you get past a trilogy, the
series characters age, and so does the reading level. #MGLitChat -9:04 PM Jul
26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @jodyfeldman Perfect! #mglitchat -9:04 PM Jul
26th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @jodyfeldman Hey, Jody! #mglitchat -9:04 PM Jul
26th, 2012
Bec_AS Are we talking about reading or writing series, etc?
#MGLitChat -7:04 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf Tonight's a hot tea night, for me. #MGLitChat -7:04
PM Jul 26th, 2012
WendyMartinArt @jodyfeldman You aren't available - you're
all the way over there! #mglitchat -7:04 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @AniProf I suppose that's a question about
audience. #MGLitChat -7:04 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @gailecn Ooo--fancy beer! #mglitchat -7:04 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @AnshaKotyk thank you kindly :) #mglitchat
-7:04 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @Bec_AS a little of both really. writing and
reading. #MGLitChat -7:05 PM Jul 26th, 2012
wordsbysheela I'm here, though have never written a series
before. #mglitchat -7:05 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn I have extra fancy beer. Pick whatever you like. :)
(Baby is asleep here!!) @AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters #mglitchat -7:05 PM Jul 26th,
2012
jodyfeldman @WendyMartinArt LOL! Just got back couple hours
ago, so I'm all the way over here. #mglitchat -7:05 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters Um, what exactly are we supposed to say about
series? *crickets* #mglitchat -7:05 PM Jul 26th, 2012
WendyMartinArt @jodyfeldman You confuse me. LOL #mglitchat
-7:06 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jodyfeldman @LaurelSnyder Laurel! You're writing (or
interested in writing) a companion? #mglitchat -7:06 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf @AnshaKotyk I mean, a book a year might take a
reader of MG from 9 to 13, for a pentalogy. #MGLitChat -7:06 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters What do you like to read? What do
you like to write... open ended, arc, episodic (which I'm attempting)
#mglitchat -7:06 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone What are we talking about? I'm late. #mglitchat
-7:06 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @elliefalcone series, duologies, trilogies
#mglitchat -7:06 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor Anyone want cookies with their fancy beer?
#mglitchat -7:07 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @AniProf Very true, but you would also get new
readers, no? #MGLitChat -7:07 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn I've always wanted to try a series, but I thought
agents were scared away if you mentioned "series" in a query.
#mglitchat -7:07 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf As far as writing goes, I'm working on the first
book in a trilogy. Becky read the first few chapters. #MGLitChat -7:07 PM Jul
26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @gailecn The first book should always be able to
stand alone #mglitchat -7:07 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf @AnshaKotyk Also true. #MGLitChat -7:07 PM Jul 26th,
2012
jodyfeldman @WendyMartinArt Had been out of town past lunch
today (which is why I couldn't make lunch), but flew back in after #mglitchat
-7:07 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf @CDaleyAuthor Cookies will go well with my tea.
#MGLitChat -7:08 PM Jul 26th, 2012
akossket Hello series. For me it's a love/hate relationship.
#mglitchat *waves* -7:08 PM Jul 26th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @jodyfeldman I just turned one in, a year late.
Companion to Bigger than a Bread Box. #mglitchat -7:08 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk Wow...what's episodic? #dumbquestion
#mglitchat -7:08 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @akossket Love to read, hate to write? #mglitchat
-7:08 PM Jul 26th, 2012
wordsbysheela How do u know you're writing a series? Do u
have it in your head as you sit down to write the first page? Do you plan it
all out? #mglitchat -7:08 PM Jul 26th, 2012
WendyMartinArt @jodyfeldman I had Indian without you anyway.
#mglitchat -7:08 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @AniProf @CDaleyAuthor I'm having seltzer, but
cookies go good with everything! Thanks--*takes all her cookies* #mglitchat
-7:08 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk @AniProf Agreed, my daughter is just
getting interested in Harry Potter, so she's not aged with the original readers
#MGLitChat -7:09 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters episodic, like a tv show... like um,
the Buffy books, or some such.... I'm experimenting... and having fun\
#mglitchat -7:09 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf I thoroughly feel let down when a series starts with
a powerful first book, and then rapidly goes downhill. #MGLitChat -7:09 PM Jul
26th, 2012
jodyfeldman @AniProf @AnshaKotyk But that assumes each book
takes a year in the life. Some series cover a much shorter time span.
#mglitchat -7:09 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @AniProf Help yourself, sir. I have gluten-free
too #mglitchat -7:09 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @AnshaKotyk So no big cliffhangers at the end of the
first book, then? #mglitchat -7:09 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @AniProf @AnshaKotyk #mglitchat But is it a year
in "book time?" Theoretically, one book could span less than a year.
It could be a day! -7:10 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jodyfeldman @LaurelSnyder Excellent! That's exciting.
#mglitchat -7:10 PM Jul 26th, 2012
rhondasaunders Didn't love series as a kid, but my friends
did. I think MG readers like the familiarity. #mglitchat -7:10 PM Jul 26th,
2012
gailecn @CDaleyAuthor Yummy, cookies! Wait, I should finish
my cake first... #mglitchat -7:10 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @AniProf @gailecn #MGLitChat preferably not. :)
re: cliffhangers in a first book. #mglitchat -7:10 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf @jodyfeldman I'm talking about a continuing reader's
age, not the main character. #MGLitChat -7:10 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @gailecn @AnshaKotyk Woo-hoo! Then...vodka! :-)
#mglitchat -7:10 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @ilanawaters @AniProf sure, I have more :)
*busts out the new batch from the oven* #mglitchat -7:10 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf @CDaleyAuthor As long as they're the right balance
of sugar, fat and salt. #MGLitChat -7:10 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters cookie vodka? hmmm #mglitchat -7:11
PM Jul 26th, 2012
Bec_AS @rhondasaunders Yes! They certainly do! #MGLitChat
-7:11 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jeffmsampson @wordsbysheela I definitely plan ahead of time.
With series you need both multi-book arcs and single-book plots planned out.
#mglitchat -7:11 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jodyfeldman @AniProf Ah. I misinterpret a lot on little
sleep. #mglitchat -7:11 PM Jul 26th, 2012
KristineAsselin Hey everyone! Is it Thursday again?
#mglitchat -7:11 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk I <3 buffy! Having fun is the
main thing! Encyclopedia Brown (RIP Sobel) was also episodic, no? #mglitchat
-7:11 PM Jul 26th, 2012
LaurelSnyder I don't think about people reading them as they
come out. I picture the kid finding them at the library. I was that kid.
#mglitchat -7:11 PM Jul 26th, 2012
rhondasaunders I would love to see a MG series about cookie
vodka. Oh wait. Mixing convos. #mglitchat -7:11 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @AniProf Same here! I want the 2nd, 3rd, etc books
to live up to the magic of the 1st. It's hard to do, I think. #mglitchat -7:11
PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @KristineAsselin hey there girlfriend #mglitchat
-7:11 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk They sooo need to invent that.
CHOCOLATE cookie vodka--for writers. #mglitchat -7:12 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor I think I'm more likely to read a series ifI
really liked the characters from the first book. #mglitchat -7:12 PM Jul 26th,
2012
AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters Yes I would think so,,, #mglitchat
-7:12 PM Jul 26th, 2012
vickijohnson RT @elissacruz: Ooh, I nearly forgot that
#MGlitchat is tonight. Hope you'll join us at 9pm Eastern for talk about
sequels, trilogies and series. -7:12 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @CDaleyAuthor Strong characters are a must in a
series, imho #mglitchat -7:13 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone I read one series where the second book was
better than the rest. #mglitchat -7:13 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @AniProf @CDaleyAuthor Must have all the key
food groups. How did this discussion devolve again into alcohol? *headsmack*
#mglitchat -7:13 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jodyfeldman @wordsbysheela Some people have them all plotted
out from initial inception; some start writing and feel there's more ...
#mglitchat -7:13 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AngelinaCHansen @CDaleyAuthor I agree. #mglitchat -7:13 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf First books need to be strong, but not so strong
that they overshadow the remaining volumes in the series. #MGLitChat -7:13 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
KristineAsselin I used to LOVE series, never wanted to leave
my fave characters. Now? I'm very picky about reading book #2 and beyond.
Rarely. #mglitchat -7:13 PM Jul 26th, 2012
rhondasaunders The first book should stand alone. What about
the others? #mglitchat -7:13 PM Jul 26th, 2012
vickijohnson Hey, dialing in from vacation in the great city
of Boston! #mglitchat -7:13 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @ilanawaters My faves as a kid were episodic -
Babysitters' Club, Silver Blades, Sweet Valley (am totally giving away my age).
#mglitchat -7:13 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf @elliefalcone Oooh, a lovely surprise! #MGLitChat
-7:13 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jodyfeldman 2/2 Then there's the times when the publishers
asks you to write more books after success of the initial one #mglitchat -7:14
PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @rhondasaunders I think every book should have
the 3 acts and be strong enough to stand alone. #mglitchat -7:14 PM Jul 26th,
2012
KristineAsselin ::waves:: :-) RT @AnshaKotyk:
@KristineAsselin hey there girlfriend #mglitchat -7:14 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @elliefalcone Which series? I'm curious. :)
#mglitchat -7:14 PM Jul 26th, 2012
akossket @AnshaKotyk yes!!! How did you guess so well? :)
#mglitchat -7:14 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @akossket Because Writing anything is so much
harder than reading... especially a series!! :) #mglitchat -7:15 PM Jul 26th,
2012
KristineAsselin Really important. RT @AnshaKotyk:
@CDaleyAuthor Strong characters are a must in a series, imho #mglitchat -7:15
PM Jul 26th, 2012
michaelascotto RT @AnshaKotyk: @rhondasaunders I think every
book should have the 3 acts and be strong enough to stand alone. #mglitchat
-7:15 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor What about series where the MC changes (i.e.
Narnia) vs. the same MC (i.e. Harry Potter)? #mglitchat -7:15 PM Jul 26th, 2012
LaurelSnyder I think often the first book takes years to
write, and the books after that are on a schedule, one a year. So tend to be
thinner. #mglitchat -7:15 PM Jul 26th, 2012
akossket RT @AnshaKotyk: @rhondasaunders I think every book
should have the 3 acts and be strong enough to stand alone. #mglitchat -7:15 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
Bec_AS Q: When planning for overall series arcs, when do/did
you finalize your stories? B4 writing or as u wrote the 1st one (or later)?
#MGLitChat -7:15 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone @gailecn Uh. I usually don't like to mention
names. If you want, I can dm you. #mglitchat -7:15 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf Series you've read recently? #MGLitChat -7:15 PM Jul
26th, 2012
ilanawaters @rhondasaunders YES! They should ALL stand
alone. Only the overall arc carries them along...#mglitchat -7:16 PM Jul 26th,
2012
bredalot Ack! Currently both #nalitchat AND #mglitchat going
on. How do I choose? -7:16 PM Jul 26th, 2012
adirondackkids @elissacruz Told by librarian yrs. ago when
we had 5 books that we couldn't call our series a series until #12.Hit 12 this
yr :) #MGlitchat -7:16 PM Jul 26th, 2012
PBWorkshop Sliding in here- late. Scanned tweets, wondering:
don't you love it when single title demands a sequel (from readers)? #mglitchat
-7:16 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @LaurelSnyder that is probably very true.
#mglitchat -7:16 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @vickijohnson Hello, Boston! #mglitchat -7:16 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
jeffmsampson @Bec_AS I like to have the general overall
story thought of in a big picture way, but a lot tends to change as I write
each book. #mglitchat -7:17 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @gailecn No way! Me too! Except 4 Sweet Valley.
Loved R.L. Stine 2. #mglitchat -7:17 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jodyfeldman @bredalot Come here :) #mglitchat -7:17 PM Jul
26th, 2012
gailecn @elliefalcone If you have time, that would be great!
Wondering if it's the one I'm thinking of. #mglitchat -7:17 PM Jul 26th, 2012
wordsbysheela @jodyfeldman @jeffmsampson interesting to get
2 sides. I feel I couldn't tell if i'm writing a series until i know the chars
well #mglitchat -7:17 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz @adirondackkids How very odd that twelve would be
the magic number for a "real" series. (And congrats on #12!)
#MGlitchat -7:17 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AngelinaCHansen @AniProf Read the sequel of Brendan
Buckley's Universe, BB's Sixth Grade Experiment #mglitchat -7:17 PM Jul 26th,
2012
ilanawaters @jodyfeldman What do you feel happens after
that? I feel, sometimes, the quality of the books goes down. #mglitchat -7:17
PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @ilanawaters @AniProf Ooo, what if I tweak a
cookie recipe with vodka??? #mglitchat -7:18 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf "A book series is a sequence of books having
certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as a
group." #MGLitChat -7:18 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jeffmsampson @wordsbysheela There's "accidental"
series that are sequels to a standalone, and books specifically designed to be
series. #mglitchat -7:19 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf "Book series can be organized in different
ways, such as written by the same author, or marketed as a group by their
publisher." #MGLitChat -7:19 PM Jul 26th, 2012
wordsbysheela it helps to hear that people want to follow
strong characters to book 2 and beyond #mglitchat #foodforthought -7:19 PM Jul
26th, 2012
gailecn @ilanawaters RL Stine!1 How could I forget him? I
gobbled those up in middle school during my thriller/suspense phase. #mglitchat
-7:19 PM Jul 26th, 2012
PoseySessions @KristineAsselin I rarely read beyond book 1.
Book 2 almost always disappoints me. Sometimes that is my own fault #mglitchat
-7:19 PM Jul 26th, 2012
PoseySessions RT @rhondasaunders: Didn't love series as a
kid, but my friends did. I think MG readers like the familiarity. #mglitchat
-7:19 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @CDaleyAuthor @AniProf Seriously? You could, but
I bet the alcohol would burn off. You'd still have the sugar, though.
#mglitchat -7:20 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor I loved Nancy Drew when I was a kid. #mglitchat
-7:20 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jodyfeldman @ilanawaters That worries me. It took
double-digit years to get #1 published then less than a year each for 2 &
3. #mglitchat -7:20 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @AniProf Thank you, Encyclopedia Brown (RIP).
#mglitchat -7:20 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes Holy cow, my little sister just arrived after
a x-country trip! What's tonight's topic? I may be in & out! #mglitchat
-7:20 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @JenniferCEstes series. duologies, trilogies.
#mglitchat -7:21 PM Jul 26th, 2012
akossket “@CDaleyAuthor: I loved Nancy Drew when I was a
kid. #mglitchat” --->ditto -7:21 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone I can recommend supernatural mysteries series
if you're all interested. #mglitchat -7:21 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf @ilanawaters Welcome! The Prof DOES stand for
professor. #MGLitChat -7:21 PM Jul 26th, 2012
adirondackkids @elissacruz She insisted no less than 12
volumes constituted a series - and she spoke w/great passion & conviction!
#MGlitchat & thanks :) -7:21 PM Jul 26th, 2012
rhondasaunders @JenniferCEstes flavored vodka. And series,
duologies, and trilogies. #mglitchat -7:21 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @CDaleyAuthor I loved Nancy, too. Those were
episodic, right? Am just realizing how many series I read at the MG age.
#mglitchat -7:21 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @ilanawaters @AniProf I can put it in some
icing to put on the cookies. Or make it into a cream inside a cookie sandwich.
#mglitchat -7:21 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf I could not stand the Hardy Boys. #MGLitChat -7:21
PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @gailecn And Christopher Pike...slightly older
and sexier. #mglitchat -7:22 PM Jul 26th, 2012
MLConklin Each bk in a series should highlight a central
change/growth in the characters, as they work to resolve the primary conflict.
#MGLitChat -7:22 PM Jul 26th, 2012
rhondasaunders Favorite series? New and old. #mglitchat
-7:22 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes @rhondasaunders Are we pouring the vodka, or
just discussing? #mglitchat -7:22 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz @adirondackkids LOL. At least she was passionate
about books, right? ;) #MGlitchat -7:22 PM Jul 26th, 2012
akossket @elliefalcone go right ahead. #mglitchat -7:22 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @jodyfeldman Whoa--I didn't mean YOU! #mglitchat
-7:22 PM Jul 26th, 2012
MLConklin @AniProf I loved Hitchcock's The Investigators!
#MGLitChat -7:22 PM Jul 26th, 2012
KristineAsselin Fave series? Probably the Anne of Green
Gables and sequels. Weird that I can't think of any others. #mglitchat -7:22 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
AngelinaCHansen @rhondasaunders Old? Boxcar Children
#mglitchat -7:22 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @AniProf *raises hand* Are you really a
professor? #mglitchat -7:23 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @ilanawaters LOL! I always felt I couldn't let my
mom look at my Christopher Pike books. Such a sneaky kid! #mglitchat -7:23 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @gailecn Yeah, they were pretty formulaic. But
dang good :) I wanted her car. #mglitchat -7:23 PM Jul 26th, 2012
adirondackkids @rhondasaunders Simply could not get enough
Hardy Boys. #MGlitchat -7:23 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jodyfeldman @ilanawaters I know you didn't. Neither sequel
has come out yet :) #mglitchat -7:23 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @KristineAsselin Anne of Green Gables was def a
fave of mine... I also enjoyed the romances of D'artanianbut 3 musketeers is
not #mglitchat -7:23 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Brucewriting My least favorite series are those that use
book one solely for world introduction and lack a meaningful character arc.
#mglitchat -7:23 PM Jul 26th, 2012
rhondasaunders @JenniferCEstes I think it's a mix. These
people are wild. #mglitchat -7:23 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf @ilanawaters Yep! Professor of Computer Science,
specifically graphics and animation. #MGLitChat -7:24 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone Chris Grabenstein's Crossroad series is
awesome. Episodic too. I actually study his books. #mglitchat -7:24 PM Jul
26th, 2012
gailecn @KristineAsselin I loved Anne of GG, but never got
into the sequels. I think Anne grew up too fast for my MG self? #mglitchat
-7:24 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes Am scrolling through to try to catch up!
Also, considering a shot. #mglitchat -7:24 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @elliefalcone I'll have to note that, sounds
good,' #mglitchat -7:24 PM Jul 26th, 2012
SpencerToday @AniProf Me either William. The Hardy Boys were
not for me. #mglitchat -7:24 PM Jul 26th, 2012
MLConklin I must confess I devoured every single Sweet Valley
Twins book. #MGLitChat -7:24 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @AnshaKotyk not a bad idea... kids are throwing
stuffed Hello Kitty... I keep getting hit... #mglitchat -7:25 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf Classics? Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn? #MGLitChat
-7:25 PM Jul 26th, 2012
akossket #mglitchat I was (and still is) a big fan of Enid
Blyton's books. -7:25 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone P.J. Bracegirdle's Joy of Spooking trilogy. Hi,
PJ! #mglitchat -7:25 PM Jul 26th, 2012
SpencerToday @elliefalcone Def. interested. #mglitchat -7:25
PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz The longer I do this the less I feel I know, but
I have written a sequel, so I guess I do know this: it's harder than it looks.
#MGlitchat -7:25 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Brucewriting Having a hard time keeping up but I want to
agree with the idea that kids like familiarity of a series. #mglitchat -7:25 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone Jennifer Allison's Gilda Joyce series. Gilda's
a trip. #mglitchat -7:25 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jawlitagent A second screen. That's what I need. #andpronto
RT @bredalot Ack! Currently both #nalitchat AND #mglitchat going on. How do I
choose? -7:25 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes @elissacruz I can't even imagine writing a
sequel! So hard! #mglitchat -7:25 PM Jul 26th, 2012
vickijohnson Tricky part is writing stand-alone Book 1 that
has a cliffhanger ending leading to Book 2. Are cliffhangers ever stand alones?
#mglitchat -7:26 PM Jul 26th, 2012
PBWorkshop @gailecn Didn't read Anne until adult- loved it
that way. Much like HP series- not great for young MG kids to read through to
end #mglitchat -7:26 PM Jul 26th, 2012
KristineAsselin Just read book #2 in the Unearthly series
(YA) Hallowed. First sequel I've read in years. Not counting Harry Potter.
#mglitchat -7:26 PM Jul 26th, 2012
akossket @elliefalcone supernatural and mystery? #mglitchat
-7:26 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes Eep. So many classic series I never read!
(Anne is one) #mglitchat -7:26 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @PBWorkshop I should try them again. I'd prob love
them now! #mglitchat -7:27 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf How about The Indian in the Cupboard series?
#MGLitChat -7:27 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone Nancy Springer's Enola Holmes is a great series
especially if you're a Sherlock fan. He and Mycroft show up. #mglitchat -7:27
PM Jul 26th, 2012
jodyfeldman Amen @elissacruz MT The longer I do this the
less I feel I know, but I do know this: it's harder than it looks. #mglitchat
-7:27 PM Jul 26th, 2012
michaelascotto No joke! RT @MLConklin: @AniProf I loved
Hitchcocks The Investigators! #mglitchat -7:27 PM Jul 26th, 2012
aammyyss @jawlitagent @bredalot reply: Currently both #nalitchat
AND #mglitchat going on. How do I choose? Easy #NAlitchat is sexier. ;) -7:27
PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz @JenniferCEstes In some ways it's easier (the
setting/characters already established), but it's still not easy. #MGlitchat
-7:27 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn I suppose the Little House books were a series.
Laura aged in each book, but you could read them out of order. #mglitchat -7:27
PM Jul 26th, 2012
KristineAsselin DD loves series. Sisters Grim, Septimus
Heap, Frog Princess are three of her favorites. #mglitchat -7:28 PM Jul 26th,
2012
PBWorkshop @gailecn Yep, yep- kind of Anne-ish (romantic,
flowery) but as adult I loved that it was true to her character to be that way.
#mglitchat -7:28 PM Jul 26th, 2012
MLConklin @vickijohnson I read 3 Gregor the Overlander bks
(suzanne collins) and they have blatant cliff-hangers, but not imperative ones.
#MGLitChat -7:28 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone @akossket Yes. #mglitchat -7:28 PM Jul 26th,
2012
AnshaKotyk @gailecn Loved Little House books too! #mglitchat
-7:28 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes My older kids love series -- they find a
character they love, and follow them *anywhere*. #mglitchat -7:28 PM Jul 26th,
2012
rhondasaunders Since we're making confessions, I loved those
trippy Choose Your Own Adventure books. Series? Idk. #mglitchat -7:28 PM Jul
26th, 2012
SpencerToday @smilingotis Totally agree. Very therapeutic.
Plus I love sketchbook shopping. My daughter too. @kellylight @WendyMartinArt
#mglitchat -7:28 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @vickijohnson It'll prob need more than just a
cliffhanger. #mglitchat -7:28 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone Sammy Keyes is a great series for mystery
lovers. #mglitchat -7:28 PM Jul 26th, 2012
rhondasaunders RT @KristineAsselin: DD loves series. Sisters
Grim, Septimus Heap, Frog Princess are three of her favorites. #mglitchat -7:29
PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk @KristineAsselin I loved Anne! And
Emily...#mglitchat -7:29 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @rhondasaunders Choose your own adventure, were
the best books ever! to my 8 year old self #mglitchat -7:29 PM Jul 26th, 2012
akossket @rhondasaunders #mglitchat lol I did too. -7:29 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats @PBWorkshop: Love LITTLE HOUSE books. Have you
read the memoir WILDER LIFE? #mglitchat -7:29 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes Agreed! RT @AnshaKotyk: @rhondasaunders
Choose your own adventure, were the best books ever! to my 8 year old self
#mglitchat -7:29 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz @jodyfeldman *fistbump* Is that what wisdom is,
learning that the more you learn the less you know? I suppose it is. #MGlitchat
-7:29 PM Jul 26th, 2012
SpencerToday @adirondackkids My older brother did too. Just
not for me. @AniProf #mglitchat -7:30 PM Jul 26th, 2012
vickijohnson @MLConklin thanks, not a bad author to refer me
to... Moderately successful :-). #mglitchat -7:30 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes Also, Little House. Laura Ingalls was my
*fave* character growing up. #mglitchat -7:30 PM Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats hey @ilanawaters...what's on tap tonight??? LOL
#mglitchat -7:30 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @rhondasaunders I liked those too :) #mglitchat
-7:30 PM Jul 26th, 2012
LaurelSnyder @ilanawaters I loved Emily. #mglitchat -7:30 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
PBWorkshop Struggling readers do well with series they love-
feel safe with characters, setting, can predict, work with language, etc.
#mglitchat -7:30 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AniProf Gonna leave early, tonight. Carry on! #MGLitChat
-7:30 PM Jul 26th, 2012
bredalot I was always reluctant to start new books/authors -
afraid of disappointment - so I adored series. #mglitchat -7:30 PM Jul 26th,
2012
ilanawaters @rhondasaunders @JenniferCEstes Wash out
*hic*...we are cray-she! *dances around, falls over* #mglitchat -7:30 PM Jul
26th, 2012
AngelinaCHansen @AnshaKotyk Me three on the Little House
books ^_^ #mglitchat -7:30 PM Jul 26th, 2012
KristineAsselin Always amazing how well they hold up . RT
@ilanawaters: @AnshaKotyk @KristineAsselin I loved Anne! And Emily...#mglitchat
-7:30 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @JenniferCEstes I wanted to be her, writing the
books! #mglitchat -7:30 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone Of course, all time fave is Anne with an e.
*sigh* #mglitchat -7:30 PM Jul 26th, 2012
PBWorkshop @pattyjmchats Yes! I really enjoy author memoirs,
auto/bios. have you read Jean Little's Little by Little? #mglitchat -7:30 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @AniProf Thanks for stopping by! #MGLitChat -7:31
PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @JenniferCEstes haha! My favorite too. I think I was
Laura for Halloween at least 3 yrs in a row. #mglitchat -7:31 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Brucewriting Never written a series but I've planned one.
Main characters need arcs in each book as well as each book needs an arc.
#mglitchat -7:31 PM Jul 26th, 2012
MLConklin @vickijohnson I'm giving away Gregor The
Overlander on MONDAY on my blog ;) #MGLitChat #MarvelousMiddleGradeMonday -7:31
PM Jul 26th, 2012
bredalot As others have said: lots of Anne Shirley, lots of
Laura Ingalls, and lots of Louisa May Alcott - all the Little Women sequels!
#mglitchat -7:31 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @MLConklin Shame on you! #mglitchat They were
so...vapid! *I* read the Babysitters Clud *haughty stare* #mglitchat -7:31 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @Brucewriting yes... lots of arcs in series..
#mglitchat -7:31 PM Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats @PBWorkshop: No, I'll have to look that one up.
Have you seen the HEY BOO doc about Harper Lee yet? Have that on hold:)
#mglitchat -7:32 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes YES! RT @AnshaKotyk: @JenniferCEstes I wanted
to be her, writing the books! #mglitchat -7:32 PM Jul 26th, 2012
rhondasaunders RT @MLConklin: @vickijohnson Im giving away
Gregor The Overlander on MONDAY on my blog ;) #MGLitChat
#MarvelousMiddleGradeMonday #mglitchat -7:32 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AngelinaCHansen @AniProf g'night. #mglitchat -7:32 PM Jul
26th, 2012
ilanawaters @pattyjmchats So far we've discussed fancy beer,
vodka, and possibly vodka cupcakes. I am passed out on the floor. #mglitchat
-7:32 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone What are the tips for writing a series? I
started one but my head exploded. It was hard to clean it up, not having a head
and all #mglitchat -7:32 PM Jul 26th, 2012
MLConklin @ilanawaters Uh. Yeah. I read those, too.
#MGLitChat -7:32 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor I'm working on the Howl's Moving Castle books
now. #mglitchat -7:33 PM Jul 26th, 2012
adirondackkids @elliefalcone Re:SK.Yes.Also enjoying slowly
released installments: Benjamin Pratt & The Keepers of the School by Andrew
Clements #MGlitchat -7:33 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @elliefalcone I think series writing requires
some heavy duty plotting, and plot management. #mglitchat -7:33 PM Jul 26th,
2012
ilanawaters @elissacruz What do you feel is the hardest
part? #mglitchat -7:33 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @ilanawaters Must be time to make coffee. #mglitchat
-7:33 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes RT @AnshaKotyk: @elliefalcone I think series
writing requires some heavy duty plotting, and plot management. #mglitchat
-7:33 PM Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats I envision my current MG as a series...but I'll
let my ed suggest that. Want it to stand alone. #mglitchat -7:33 PM Jul 26th,
2012
MLConklin @elliefalcone Plan a change that will take place
in degrees for your character. Each degree=a book. Each degree=a plot.
#MGLitChat -7:34 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @jawlitagent @bredalot Choose us! WE have vodka,
cupcapkes, and vodka cupcakes! #mglitchat Also, what is #nalitchat? -7:34 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
bredalot @elliefalcone Focus on one book first. MG series
books tend to be more self-contained than YA, w/fewer series-wide arcs.
#mglitchat -7:34 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz @elliefalcone My tip: Keep in mind you have two
arcs, the arc for the book and the arc for the series. Both must be satisfied.
#MGlitchat -7:34 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @AnshaKotyk @elliefalcone I can only imagine the
plotting notes series writers must keep *shudders*. I can barely plot 1 book.
#mglitchat -7:34 PM Jul 26th, 2012
SpencerToday @Brucewriting For sure...lots of arcs.
#mglitchat -7:34 PM Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats @JenniferCEstes: I think exploring how others
have done it...and then blazing your own trail is key. IMHO:) #mglitchat -7:34
PM Jul 26th, 2012
vickijohnson yay, I'm in. RT “@MLConklin: I'm giving away
Gregor The Overlander on MONDAY on my blog ;) #MGLitChat
#MarvelousMiddleGradeMonday” -7:35 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @vickijohnson I think if you have solid arc,
cliffhanger not needed. Also, I would hate to have to wait for book 2 as a
reader. #mglitchat -7:35 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @gailecn Personally I think I plot better than I
write... so I'm a fan of series writing. :) #mglitchat -7:35 PM Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats RT @MLConklin: Plan a change that will take
place in degrees for your character. Each degree=a book. Each degree=a plot.
<<YES! #mglitchat -7:35 PM Jul 26th, 2012
KristineAsselin LOL. Me too! RT @gailecn: @AnshaKotyk
@elliefalcone I can barely plot 1 book. #mglitchat -7:35 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone @gailecn I know, right? Eeek. I'd love to see
Rowling's notes. #mglitchat -7:35 PM Jul 26th, 2012
PBWorkshop Still harping on just writing the very best book
you can. Then, if character lives on, the sequel is a natural evolution.
#mglitchat -7:35 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AngelinaCHansen @ilanawaters Sometimes I wait until all
books are out in a series so I don't have to wait. #mglitchat -7:35 PM Jul
26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes Me....four? RT @KristineAsselin: LOL. Me too!
RT @gailecn: @AnshaKotyk @elliefalcone I can barely plot 1 book. #mglitchat
-7:35 PM Jul 26th, 2012
rhondasaunders Let us not forget the Fudge series by
@JudyBlume. #mglitchat -7:36 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @elliefalcone I imagine rooms wallpapered in
notes... #mglitchat -7:36 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone RT @MLConklin: Plan a change that will take
place in degrees for your character. Each degree=a book. Each degree=a plot.
#mglitchat -7:36 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Brucewriting @PBWorkshop Yes! Background knowledge is one of
the reading roadblocks I teach and series help address this comprehension
problem #mglitchat -7:36 PM Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats RT @PBWorkshop: Still harping on just writing
the very best book you can. Then, if character lives on, the sequel is a
natural... #mglitchat -7:36 PM Jul 26th, 2012
KristineAsselin I talked about Plotting v. Pantsing w/ my
kids class last night. They were totally into it--about half and half.
#mglitchat -7:36 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz @ilanawaters For me the hardest part was the
plotting.I'm not a plotter by nature. Agent suggested a sequel after I wrote book.
#MGlitchat -7:36 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @gailecn @JenniferCEstes Loved "Little
House in the Big Woods." Wanted to live in the attic where sausages hung
from the ceiling. #mglitchat -7:36 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jodyfeldman @bredalot You sound like someone else I know :)
#mglitchat -7:36 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone @AnshaKotyk It's that management thing that
worries me. #mglitchat -7:37 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @elliefalcone Ha-ha! #mglitchat -7:37 PM Jul
26th, 2012
akossket “@AngelinaCHansen: @ilanawaters Sometimes I wait
until all books are out in a series so I don't have to wait. #mglitchat”
--->DITTO -7:37 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @rhondasaunders Fudge! Some of the funniest books
I've ever read. And Bunnicula - anyone read those? So hilarious! #mglitchat
-7:37 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters sausages go well with vodka,...,
#mglitchat -7:37 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes DD went through every Allie Finkel book, and
actively seeks out *any* series (Real Mermaids, Savvy, etc.) She <3s series!
#mglitchat -7:37 PM Jul 26th, 2012
michaelascotto MT @PBWorkshop: Just write the very best book
you can. If character lives on, the sequel is a natural evolution. #mglitchat
-7:37 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @CDaleyAuthor OMG, read my blog on Monday
(http://t.co/i9M6IOLC). I literally JUST wrote a post on this book/author!
#mglitchat -7:37 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @gailecn I need to read bunnicula... #mglitchat
-7:37 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @ilanawaters I wanted to live in the sod house on
Plum Creek... #mglitchat -7:37 PM Jul 26th, 2012
KristineAsselin Great advice.RT @elliefalcone @MLConklin:
Plan change to take place in degrees for MC. Each degree=a book. Each degree=a
plot. #mglitchat -7:37 PM Jul 26th, 2012
bredalot @jodyfeldman Haha! She's teaching me well. :D
#mglitchat -7:37 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @AngelinaCHansen @ilanawaters I did that with
Harry Potter when the 5th book came out and I stopped waiting. Brutal.
#mglitchat -7:37 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk Ha-ha! Everything goes well with
vodka. Esp. more vodka! #mglitchat -7:38 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @ilanawaters Heading over there. I loved Book
1. So. Dang. FUNNY. #mglitchat -7:38 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes With some series (*cough* HP *cough*) I loved
the agony of the wait and the communal buzz about the next one. #mglitchat
-7:39 PM Jul 26th, 2012
rhondasaunders @ilanawaters Fudge goes well with vodka.
#mglitchat -7:39 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk So did we come to the conclusion that MG may have
more series than other genres? #mglitchat -7:39 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes Cheers!RT @ilanawaters: @AnshaKotyk Ha-ha!
Everything goes well with vodka. Esp. more vodka! #mglitchat -7:39 PM Jul 26th,
2012
elissacruz I've also learned that there's no right way to
write a sequel/series/trilogy. Just like there's no right way to write any
book. #MGlitchat -7:39 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone RT @PBWorkshop: ...writing the very best book
you can. Then, if character lives on, the sequel is a natural evolution.
#mglitchat -7:39 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @elissacruz Interesting. Working on my sequel
now. Hardest part: knowing what details to put in from Book I, where, and how much.
#mglitchat -7:39 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @gailecn That was SO cool! Bilbo Baggins could
also totally have rocked that house. #mglitchat -7:40 PM Jul 26th, 2012
PBWorkshop @gailecn Yes- Fudge is a stitch! Superfudge, too.
Those were not intended as series, but evolved because of demand. #mglitchat
-7:40 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @akossket @AngelinaCHansen I don't blame you.
#mglitchat -7:40 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @JenniferCEstes The publicists loved it too,
I'll bet ;) #mglitchat -7:40 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes @AnshaKotyk Oh, was that what we were going
for?Then, yes, I think MG readers *love* to follow beloved characters thru many
bks. #mglitchat -7:40 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Bec_AS @JenniferCEstes Mine, too. #MGLitChat -7:40 PM Jul
26th, 2012
akossket @AnshaKotyk I believe so. *nods vigorously*
#mglitchat -7:40 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @JenniferCEstes Nah, I was just tossing that out
there. :) #mglitchat -7:40 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz @ilanawaters Oh, yes. That is definitely hard to
do, too! #MGlitchat -7:41 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @ilanawaters Bilbo Baggins! hahahaha! Almost spit
out my fancy beer when I read that... #mglitchat -7:41 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @CDaleyAuthor No, no--now! Is scheduled to post
Monday. COME BACK!! #mglitchat -7:41 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes @AnshaKotyk Sounded GREAT, though! #mglitchat
-7:41 PM Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats @elissacruz: I agree. I also think some books
don't need sequels...reader can decide what comes next (e.g. The Mixed Up
Files) #mglitchat -7:41 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Inez_Kelley @KristineAsselin I call that NAVIGATING. You
know the markers you have to hit but the journey to get there is an adventure
#mglitchat -7:41 PM Jul 26th, 2012
rhondasaunders MT @elissacruz: Ive learned that there's no
right way to write a sequel/series/trilogy. No right way to write any book.
#mglitchat -7:41 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes I also remember getting to the end of a
stand-alone, and being crushed that I'd never hear from that character again.
#mglitchat -7:41 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @pattyjmchats This is true... I almost thing
Hunger Games could have left us hanging... #mglitchat -7:41 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @ilanawaters Ah, gotcha. Will do :) #mglitchat
-7:42 PM Jul 26th, 2012
PBWorkshop All About Sam came from the Anastasia Krupnik
books, then had his own series to watch him grow. LOL invented for these books!
#mglitchat -7:42 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes I mean, I was LIVING that world and now it's
gone? Brutal. #mglitchat -7:42 PM Jul 26th, 2012
adirondackkids @rhondasaunders Miss Brian Jacques. Never
Redwall fan, but was hoping for more installments of Castaways of the Flying
Dutchman. #MGlitchat -7:42 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AngelinaCHansen Enjoying this chat, but must go five minutes
ago ***waves to everyone*** #mglitchat -7:42 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz @JenniferCEstes That's what fan fiction is for!
:) #MGlitchat -7:42 PM Jul 26th, 2012
PBWorkshop @JenniferCEstes That's what happened with Shark
Girl by kelly Bingham, but a sequel is due out next year. Reader demand.
#mglitchat -7:42 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @JenniferCEstes I have to agree about the ending
of a stand alone being so brutal... esp when you fall in love with the
character #mglitchat -7:42 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes NOT THE SAME! *sobs* RT @elissacruz:
@JenniferCEstes That's what fan fiction is for! :) #MGlitchat -7:42 PM Jul
26th, 2012
Brucewriting I've heard at conferences more than once to
never write a novel intending it to be a series but make it have series
potential 1/2 #mglitchat -7:42 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone @elissacruz And apparently there's a lot of
money in it. #mglitchat -7:43 PM Jul 26th, 2012
MLConklin @AnshaKotyk @pattyjmchats Yes. Some series seem
obviously motivated by a publisher asking for sequels. Others (HP) are
seamless. #MGLitChat -7:43 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @PBWorkshop Anastasia was def one of my favorite
series characters. She was so quirky yet easy to identify with. #mglitchat
-7:43 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz @pattyjmchats That is true, too. Seems like some
sequels/trilogies were pushed because of popularity, but not necessarily good.
#MGlitchat -7:43 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz @elliefalcone Apparently. #gofigure #MGlitchat
-7:44 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone @Brucewriting I've heard that as well. It makes
sense. #mglitchat -7:44 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @Brucewriting Really? B/C my brain tells me to
write what I want to write and ignore what is said @ conferences. ;-)
#mglitchat -7:44 PM Jul 26th, 2012
akossket @AngelinaCHansen bye!!! *waves back* #mglitchat
-7:44 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Bec_AS @Brucewriting I assume that's so you don't leave
readers hanging if only one book gets published, or to not scare publishers?
#MGLitChat -7:44 PM Jul 26th, 2012
PBWorkshop @Brucewriting: strugglers and series. You know
they've grown if they say they're tired of that series. :) Find next perfect
one! #mglitchat -7:45 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @Brucewriting I think if you write a series,
great, just make that first book stand alone regardless... #mglitchat -7:45 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
Brucewriting I like this advice because then I can make a
plan and then move on to another project. #mglitchat -7:45 PM Jul 26th, 2012
SpencerToday @Brucewriting I heard that at my last
conference as well. Great advice. #mglitchat -7:45 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @Brucewriting I've heard the same. #mglitchat
-7:45 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone @Bec_AS The angle I heard was to not waste time
as a writer until you're sure the story gets picked up. #mglitchat -7:46 PM Jul
26th, 2012
akossket RT @AnshaKotyk: @Brucewriting I think if you write
a series, great, just make that first book stand alone regardless... #mglitchat
-7:46 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone Yep. RT @AnshaKotyk: @Brucewriting I think if
you write a series, great, just make that first book stand alone regardless...
#mglitchat -7:46 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @CDaleyAuthor For traditional publishing = stand
alone books... self-publishing series are very important #mglitchat -7:46 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
akossket @elliefalcone @bec_as that kind of makes sense.
#mglitchat -7:47 PM Jul 26th, 2012
bredalot @Brucewriting Series are a bigger risk and are
correspondingly harder to sell, so you can put in a lot of time & go
nowhere. #mglitchat -7:47 PM Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats @elissacruz: As a reader, I like to see what
other tools author has in her/his arsenal...follow author...not series/sequel.
(1/2) #mglitchat -7:47 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @AnshaKotyk Good to know :) #mglitchat -7:47 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
Brucewriting @Bec_AS Also I think it is to help new writers
like myself not get bogged down in the Harry Potter dream. #mglitchat -7:48 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
jeffmsampson @Bec_AS New writers are untested, so pubs less
willing to do multiple books up front. Established writers can and do pitch
series #mglitchat -7:48 PM Jul 26th, 2012
rhondasaunders Child melting down behind me. Told him to go
read a series. He doesn't think it's funny (4-yr-olds these days). Night all!
#mglitchat -7:48 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Bec_AS Oooh, yeah. Since you put it that way... :)
@akossket: @elliefalcone @bec_as that kind of makes sense. #MGLitChat -7:48 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
MLConklin @pattyjmchats @elissacruz I agree. I follow
writers. But kids may follow series more than writers. #MGLitChat -7:48 PM Jul
26th, 2012
jeffmsampson @Bec_AS But even for established series
writers, we NEVER write more than just the first book unless contracted.
#mglitchat -7:48 PM Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats @elissacruz: I think lots of are readers are
like that...love author's style, etc. For example, I LOVE JOAN BAUER:) (2/2)
#mglitchat -7:48 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @SpencerToday @Brucewriting Nooooo! Write what
is in your heart and soul! Do NOT let trends and fear dictate your decisions!
#mglitchat -7:49 PM Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats @MLConklin: I see both happening...good for all
of us:) #mglitchat -7:49 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @elliefalcone @Bec_AS Hey, if you like writing,
it's not wasted time. I'm writing my sequel regardless of what happens. If it
....#mglitchat -7:49 PM Jul 26th, 2012
vickijohnson #mglitchat good night from vacationville. See
y'all next week! -7:49 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @vickijohnson thanks for stopping by #mglitchat
-7:49 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @Brucewriting @Bec_AS Don't try to be the next
JK Rowling; try to be the first you :) #mglitchat -7:50 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz @pattyjmchats True. Which is probably why author
branding is pushed so much these days. (But that's a topic for another day.) #MGlitchat
-7:50 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @elliefalcone @Bec_AS ...stays in a drawer, so
be it. But I HAVE to write it. Or I will die. #sortof #mglitchat -7:50 PM Jul
26th, 2012
gailecn @rhondasaunders good night! #mglitchat -7:50 PM Jul
26th, 2012
Bec_AS @jeffmsampson Really? I would have thought that book
2 would be under construction while finalizing book 1. #MGLitChat -7:50 PM Jul
26th, 2012
pattyjmchats RT @jeffmsampson: But even for estab series
writers, we NEVER write more than just the first book unless contracted.
<<Right! #mglitchat -7:50 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes Ack. DS just came downstairs. And my sister
is here! (I haven't seen her in person for 1 1/2 yrs!).... time to go!
#mglitchat -7:50 PM Jul 26th, 2012
adirondackkids RT @elissacruz: Welcome to #MGlitchat! I'm so
excited to celebrate our 1 year anniversary with all you fine people.
#MGlitchat -7:50 PM Jul 26th, 2012
KristineAsselin Ooh, branding...RT @elissacruz:
@pattyjmchats Which is probably why author branding is pushed so much these
days. #mglitchat -7:50 PM Jul 26th, 2012
JenniferCEstes Thanks, hostesses! #mglitchat -7:50 PM Jul
26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @JenniferCEstes enjoy! #mglitchat -7:50 PM Jul
26th, 2012
PBWorkshop @elissacruz Also why social networking, web
pages, reader pages, etc. are so necessary- expected to generate following.
#mglitchat -7:51 PM Jul 26th, 2012
KristineAsselin RT @CDaleyAuthor: @Brucewriting @Bec_AS Dont
try to be the next JK Rowling; try to be the first you :) #mglitchat -7:51 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats RT @elissacruz: @pattyjmchats Branding... (But
thats a topic for another day.) <<Some right that down:) #mglitchat -7:51
PM Jul 26th, 2012
SpencerToday @ilanawaters @Brucewriting I started what I am
writing now as a standalone w a dream of it being more & I now have 4
sketched out.#mglitchat -7:51 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone @ilanawaters A few years ago I would've
disagreed with you but the game has changed and you call pull an Eric
Cartman... #mglitchat -7:51 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jeffmsampson @Bec_AS Not unless contracted. So much changes
during editing once a book is sold that starting book 2 early would be wasted
time #mglitchat -7:51 PM Jul 26th, 2012
MLConklin Okay, team. I'm beat. Picked up some good follows
tonight, lovely to meet you! See you next week :) #MGLitChat -7:51 PM Jul 26th,
2012
Brucewriting Yes RT @CDaleyAuthor @Brucewriting @Bec_AS
Don't try to be the next JK Rowling; try to be the first you :) #mglitchat
-7:51 PM Jul 26th, 2012
PBWorkshop RT @KristineAsselin: RT @CDaleyAuthor:
@Brucewriting @Bec_AS Dont try to be the next JK Rowling; try to be the first
you :) #mglitchat -7:51 PM Jul 26th, 2012
spacejock . @ilanawaters I agree. If you enjoy the
characters and have confidence in the series AND can afford the time, write
book 2 #mglitchat -7:52 PM Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats TAKE TWO: RT @pattyjmchats: RT @elissacruz:
Branding... (But thats a topic for another day.) <<Someone write that
down! #mglitchat -7:52 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @MLConklin Thanks for coming! #MGLitChat -7:52 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
akossket @jeffmsampson @bec_as not even some sort of
outline? #mglitchat -7:52 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @SpencerToday @Brucewriting Go for it!!
#mglitchat -7:52 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone @ilanawaters Cartman: Whatever. I'll do what I
want. #mglitchat -7:52 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk mwhwahaha. love. RT @elliefalcone: @ilanawaters
Cartman: Whatever. I'll do what I want. #mglitchat -7:52 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jeffmsampson @Bec_AS Now once book 1 is past major edits and
into copy/line edits, that's when writing book 2 begins in earnest. #mglitchat
-7:53 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz @akossket @jeffmsampson @bec_as There's a
difference between writing a book and writing a blurb or outline. #MGlitchat
-7:53 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone Now that publishing is changing, I will say
this: Write your series but don't write all of it until you're done editing the
1st. #mglitchat -7:53 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jeffmsampson @akossket There's def. an outline! Pubs want to
know you have stories up front. But outlines change based on how book 1 turns
out #mglitchat -7:53 PM Jul 26th, 2012
MLConklin One last thing, #MarvelousMiddleGradeMonday is on,
ah, MONDAY. Stop by my blog for a giveaway & to read great MG reviews:)
#MGLitChat -7:54 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone Because your story will change sooo much and
all that planning and plotting and heavy drinking will be all for naught.
#mglitchat -7:54 PM Jul 26th, 2012
vickijohnson then write it, sister. That's what I'm doing!
@ilanawaters #mglitchat -7:54 PM Jul 26th, 2012
SpencerToday @elliefalcone @ilanawaters LOL #mglitchat -7:54
PM Jul 26th, 2012
Trundlebedtales RT @KristineAsselin: Fave series? Probably
the Anne of Green Gables and sequels. Weird that I can't think of any others.
#mglitchat -7:54 PM Jul 26th, 2012
pattyjmchats Goodnight everyone! Great discussion:) Thanks!
#mglitchat -7:54 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @pattyjmchats Thanks for coming! #mglitchat -7:55
PM Jul 26th, 2012
jodyfeldman @ilanawaters Oops. Missed this. Quality of
pre-planned better? Sometimes, yes. But sometimes more spontaneity to
accidental ones #mglitchat -7:55 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn @jeffmsampson That's really interesting. Never
thought of it that way, but it makes sense given how much editing happens
pre-pub #mglitchat -7:55 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk @elliefalcone Sorry...I'm
brain-fogged: who's Cartman? #toolazytogoogle #mglitchat -7:55 PM Jul 26th,
2012
akossket @jeffmsampson alright! #mglitchat -7:55 PM Jul
26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @elliefalcone well, maybe not the drinking, but
good advice :) #mglitchat -7:55 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Mi_Schu Very late to the convo, but what @jeffmsampson said
- I just finished the major revisions on my book 1 and am outlining book 2.
#mglitchat -7:55 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters south park... #toolazytogoogle
#mglitchat -7:55 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @AnshaKotyk How to describe Cartman?
#toolazytogoogle #mglitchat -7:56 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jeffmsampson @gailecn Sometimes we even go back to previous
books in the late, late editing stages to add stuff to make later books work.
1/2 #mglitchat -7:56 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Marissa_MacFae RT @KristineAsselin: RT @CDaleyAuthor:
@Brucewriting @Bec_AS Dont try to be the next JK Rowling; try to be the first
you :) #mglitchat -7:56 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jodyfeldman @elissacruz Absolutely. I must be very wise b/c
I often feel so out of my league when I'm writing #mglitchat -7:56 PM Jul 26th,
2012
elliefalcone @ilanawaters Eric Cartman from South Park.
#mglitchat -7:56 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Brucewriting @ilanawaters I agree, but I think writers learn
a lot by trying new things in their writing which also means new char and
worlds. #mglitchat -7:56 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Mi_Schu This. RT @elliefalcone your story will change so
much and all that planning and plotting and heavy drinking will be for naught.
#mglitchat -7:56 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @jeffmsampson That makes sense. #mglitchat -7:56
PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @jeffmsampson @Bec_AS I agree Book I should be
mostly complete. Otherwise, something could change that screws up your Book II.
#mglitchat -7:56 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn How did we start talking about South Park? I think
I'm up past my bedtime...brain turning foggy... #mglitchat -7:56 PM Jul 26th,
2012
elliefalcone @CDaleyAuthor Ok, for the non-drinker, how
about copious amounts of chocolate. #mglitchat -7:57 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz @jodyfeldman LOL. Me too. We must be very wise,
then. ;) #MGlitchat -7:57 PM Jul 26th, 2012
SpencerToday @jodyfeldman @ilanawaters This was a really
helpful chat. Great to see other view points on sequels. #mglitchat -7:57 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
Brucewriting Great #mglitchat! Toddler calling. -7:58 PM Jul
26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @Brucewriting Thanks for coming! #mglitchat -7:58
PM Jul 26th, 2012
Bec_AS @ilanawaters @jeffmsampson Right, it would be sad
though to never make it to book 2 b/c you were "waiting" on book 1
#MGLitChat -7:58 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor @elliefalcone Sold! #mglitchat -7:58 PM Jul
26th, 2012
akossket #mglitchat I hate to leave but I have to. Thanks
for all the writing wisdom shared tonight. -7:58 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @akossket Thanks for stopping by! #mglitchat
-7:58 PM Jul 26th, 2012
adirondackkids @LaurelSnyder Re: Companion Novels.Really
appreciated Joan Bauer revisiting her characters from Rules of the Road :)
#MGlitchat -7:58 PM Jul 26th, 2012
PBWorkshop Gots to go, but thanks to lovely hostesses and
charming chatters. Watch for the archives! #mglitchat -7:59 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @MLConklin Ooo...giveaway! RT this girl!
#mglitchat -7:59 PM Jul 26th, 2012
jeffmsampson Ack have to go. Have fun with the MG series
chat! #mglitchat -7:59 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @elliefalcone LOL heavy drinking! #mglitchat
-7:59 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @LaurelSnyder realizing we didn't touch on
companion novels... hmmm another chat perhaps? #mglitchat -7:59 PM Jul 26th,
2012
Bec_AS I need to put my lil one to bed, but I love the chats
that focus on writing! Thanks everyone! #MGLitChat -7:59 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @Bec_AS thanks for coming! #MGLitChat -8:00 PM
Jul 26th, 2012
SpencerToday #mglitchat Thanks for letting the rookie in.
Have a great night. -8:00 PM Jul 26th, 2012
gailecn This was fun! Learned a lot. Looking forward to next
week. #mglitchat -8:00 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @SpencerToday @gailecn #mglitchat Thanks for
sharing your time with us! #mglitchat -8:00 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @SpencerToday @jodyfeldman See you next
time...or on the twitter stream! #mglitchat -8:00 PM Jul 26th, 2012
KristineAsselin Yes! Love the companion novel! RT
@AnshaKotyk: @LaurelSnyder realizing we didnt touch on companion novels...
#mglitchat -8:01 PM Jul 26th, 2012
Mi_Schu Thanks to the hostesses! I'll be here on time next
week. :) #mglitchat -8:01 PM Jul 26th, 2012
CDaleyAuthor Gotta go. Thanks for a great chat! #mglitchat
-8:01 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @Bec_AS @jeffmsampson And in self-pubbing, it
really is a different ballgame. So different rules there as well. #mglitchat
-8:01 PM Jul 26th, 2012
SpencerToday @AnshaKotyk @gailecn My pleasure. See you next
week. #mglitchat -8:01 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elliefalcone My cat is head-butting me. He knows when it's
time for bed. Night, all. #mglitchat -8:01 PM Jul 26th, 2012
elissacruz Thanks for stopping by, everyone! Wouldn't be a
great chat without all of you. #true #MGlitchat -8:02 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters Very true. In self-pub the series is
all important. #mglitchat -8:02 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @elliefalcone Ahhh...South Park. Should I be
disturbed that we know it that well? #mglitchat -8:02 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk truth! RT @elissacruz: Thanks for stopping by,
everyone! Wouldn't be a great chat without all of you. #true #MGlitchat -8:02
PM Jul 26th, 2012
SpencerToday @ilanawaters @jodyfeldman As always Ilana.
#mglitchat -8:03 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters yes. be very disturbed... does
Cartman qualify as MG? #mglitchat -8:03 PM Jul 26th, 2012
ilanawaters @jodyfeldman If you are a "pantser"
writer, then yes, this could work for you. I'm an anal planner. ;-) #mglitchat
-8:03 PM Jul 26th, 2012
adirondackkids @elissacruz Thanks for the opportunity :)
#MGlitchat -8:03 PM Jul 26th, 2012
AnshaKotyk Thank you everyone at #mglitchat tonight. HUGS.
Gotta put the kiddos to bed! -8:04 PM Jul 26th, 2012
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