Thursday, February 7, 2013

February 7, 2013 - Satire and Parody in MG fiction



crwdedtub RT @KDuBayGillis: Chatting up parody and satire in MG on tonight's #mglitchat. Looking forward to a lot of laughs, as usual! Join us at 9 pm eastern. -7:16 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk in 3 minutes Chatting up parody and satire in MG on tonight's #mglitchat. Looking forward to a lot of laughs, as usual! Join us at 9 pm est -8:57 PM Feb 7th, 2013


michaelascotto Bummed I can't fully sit in on tonight's parody/satire #mglitchat, but will at least be checking in nonetheless -8:58 PM Feb 7th, 2013


gailecn RT @AnshaKotyk: in 3 minutes Chatting up parody and satire in MG on tonight's #mglitchat. Looking forward to a lot of laughs, as usual! Join us at 9 pm est -8:58 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @michaelascotto some is better than none? #mglitchat -8:58 PM Feb 7th, 2013


michaelascotto @AnshaKotyk This is why transcripts exist! :) #mglitchat -8:59 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @michaelascotto Yes. I'll be sure to put one together promptly just for you! #mglitchat -8:59 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk Parody and Satire tonight. Anyone bring snacks? #mglitchat -9:01 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk Has everyone picked out their #blizzardbooks #mglitchat -9:01 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk *Unloads the van* Okay, who ordered the Hawaiian pizza with mozzarella sticks, french fries, and onion rings? #mglitchat -9:02 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters Oh, that would most definitely be me. YUM #mglitchat -9:02 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters all of it. #mglitchat -9:02 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk Oh lord. Let me get the paddles in back, 'cause you're DEFINITELY gonna have a heart attack. #mglitchat -9:03 PM Feb 7th, 2013


kurtisscaletta Hi folks. #mglitchat -9:03 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk *shakes head* I lose all my best customers to cardiac arrest.#mglitchat -9:03 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters oh, yeah. throw in some garlic and greens #mglitchat -9:03 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @kurtisscaletta *waves* Oh hai! And hostess, I have blizzard movies instead. Does that make me a bad reader? #mglitchat -9:03 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @kurtisscaletta Welcome! Tonight we're hoping to discuss Parody and Satire. #mglitchat -9:03 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk *mutters* Ain't gonna save you now, chile. #mglitchat -9:04 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters nope just someone who knows they'll have power during a blizzard. ;) #mglitchat -9:04 PM Feb 7th, 2013


kurtisscaletta For starters, what is satire vs. what is plain old humor? #mglitchat -9:05 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters We lose power waaay too easily up here during a storm... and it's COLD. #mglitchat -9:05 PM Feb 7th, 2013


LaurelSnyder hey, all. i know little about parody, but am eager to listen... #mglitchat -9:05 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @LaurelSnyder Oh, please share. I have a clue but that's about it. #mglitchat -9:05 PM Feb 7th, 2013


kurtisscaletta And what are some bona fide MG satire reads? I can't think of many outside of Pinkwater. #mglitchat -9:05 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @LaurelSnyder I know Parody is where you can copy a work and make fun of it? #mglitchat -9:06 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk Ooohhh....we have same problem. No worries--I have three emergency Eva Ibbotson's. Pretty good satire there 2. #mglitchat -9:06 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @kurtisscaletta Satire is the darker brother of Parody? #mglitchat -9:06 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters oh share. I think I might like satire. #mglitchat -9:06 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk @kurtisscaletta I'm too lazy to google, but think satire is making fun of something...often an aspect of society. #mglitchat -9:07 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk parody is just a mimicry of an established concept, idea, or a person #mglitchat -9:07 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk satire is something spoken in humour without reproducing the subject directly. #mglitchat -9:07 PM Feb 7th, 2013


kurtisscaletta And BTW the lesser known "pastiche" is a humorous treatment of a well-known work or form that isn't mocking it. #mglitchat -9:07 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel Thank you. You always pull me out of a crunch. #mglitchat -9:07 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk Well, right now on my nightstand *squints* is Islands of the Aunts, The Ogre of Oglefort, and The Great Ghost Rescue.#mglitchat -9:08 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk LOL! I'm useful that way. ;-) #mglitchat -9:08 PM Feb 7th, 2013


kurtisscaletta A lot of MG humor probably falls under "pastiche" because it is good hearted. #mglitchat -9:08 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk Her books aren't usually wholesale satire. More like little jabs here and again. But funny! #mglitchat -9:08 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS Hi all- not sure how much I have to add tonight. I only *think* I'm funny. #MGLitChat -9:08 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel #Mglitchat I always debate at what age kids start to grasp the concept of satire & parody. I used 2 read MAD Magazine at a young age. -9:08 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @kurtisscaletta okay, this makes sense. esp the good hearted part. #mglitchat -9:08 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @Bec_AS We think you're funny too! :-D #mglitchat -9:09 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters These do sound like stories I'd enjoy... Must get you up here for a book swap. :) #mglitchat -9:09 PM Feb 7th, 2013


kurtisscaletta Satire is inclined to be harsh, putting it in natural tension with middle grade. #mglitchat -9:09 PM Feb 7th, 2013


coachhays64 @kurtisscaletta I am racking my brain with the same question and all the answers are Pinkwater. Pratchett too old for MG? #mglitchat -9:09 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS I'll stop you there... MT @ilanawaters: Im too lazy to google, but... #MGLitChat -9:09 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @coachhays64 He did some Jr. Discworld novels, but I think they're still more YA. #mglitchat -9:09 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk Awww...thanks. But I cheated and got them from the library. I love ALL her work! #mglitchat -9:10 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @ilanawaters Thanks- I'd be happy with satirical, too. #MGLitChat -9:10 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @kurtisscaletta Many books we think of as children's were actually political satire. Gulliver's Travels, Pinocchio, etc. #mglitchat -9:11 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel #Mglitchat did anyone ever read Jules Fieffer's "Barrel of Laughs Veil of Tears"? It's a brilliant Medieval parody. -9:11 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters And (shameless self-plug) my "Adventures of Stanley Delacourt" has satirical aspects re: modern-day life (end plug). #mglitchat -9:12 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel Now, see I'm learning a whole new sub-genre that I would probably enjoy... fun #Mglitchat -9:12 PM Feb 7th, 2013


coachhays64 @rachelnseigel MAD magazine! But even some of that probably rode over the head of MG, don't you think? #mglitchat -9:12 PM Feb 7th, 2013


kurtisscaletta I think the realization tonight is there's this huge void... why am I not writing satire? #mglitchat -9:12 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters So you're a true fan, reader and writer of satire. It's the humor, right? #mglitchat -9:12 PM Feb 7th, 2013


kurtisscaletta Oh, Roald Dahl! #mglitchat -9:12 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @coachhays64 I think that MAD is the same as Family Guy and Simpsons that way. Age doesn't matter as much as get what they r #mglitchat -9:13 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @coachhays64 parodying. There r always some jokes MG kids won't get. Some jokes they do and I don't get! It's about #mglitchat -9:13 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk Exactly! Plus, think kids are in a unique position 2 see the silly ways adults sometimes behave, and call them on it. #mglitchat -9:13 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @coachhays64 cultural references and what you're exposed 2. #mglitchat -9:14 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters Score! Definitely. RT @kurtisscaletta: Oh, Roald Dahl! #mglitchat -9:14 PM Feb 7th, 2013


dianezahler @kurtisscaletta Yes! Charlie & the Chocolate Factory would qualify as both parody & satire, wouldn't it? #mglitchat -9:14 PM Feb 7th, 2013


coachhays64 @kurtisscaletta I just hit my forehead. Roald Dahl's adult characters! #mglitchat -9:15 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS Are you saying those were directed at adults? @ilanawaters: Many books we think of as childrens were actually political satire. #MGLitChat -9:15 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @kurtisscaletta I loved Roald Dahl. He is kind of the king of funny. #mglitchat -9:15 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @Bec_AS I'm pretty sure Gulliver was, at least. #mglitchat -9:16 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @Bec_AS They absolutely were! @ilanawaters #MGLitChat -9:16 PM Feb 7th, 2013


elliefalcone I'm half here. What's up? #mglitchat -9:16 PM Feb 7th, 2013


coachhays64 @rachelnseigel You're right. I remember not having a clue on some of the parodies (especially the movie ones) but still laughing. #mglitchat -9:16 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @coachhays64 When I'd seen the movie they were parodying, I especially thought it was funny. #mglitchat -9:17 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @coachhays64 Yes, I was going to say, I haven't always "gotten" Roald Dahl's humor. #mglitchat -9:17 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @coachhays64 If I hadn't, they were silly and I laughed anyway- even if I didn't totally get it. #mglitchat -9:17 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS So, these parodies are to deliver a message to adults by way of entertaining kids- is that w/all? #MGLitChat -9:18 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @Bec_AS They were kind of a safe forum for expressing dangerous opinions. #MGLitChat -9:18 PM Feb 7th, 2013


kurtisscaletta Ugh, I was enjoying #mglitchat but the kid is keeping me from it. -9:18 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @kurtisscaletta My kids are currently being read to... jealous, I want someone to read to me! :) #mglitchat -9:19 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters Ironic, definish of. :-( RT @kurtisscaletta: Ugh, I was enjoying #mglitchat but the kid is keeping me from it. -9:19 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk @kurtisscaletta *cough* audiobooks *cough* #mglitchat -9:19 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk Me too! I miss storytime! #mglitchat -9:20 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk @kurtisscaletta It's not the same thing! ;-) #mglitchat -9:20 PM Feb 7th, 2013


KristineAsselin I'm late...but I'm here. How're all you MG'ers? #mglitchat -9:20 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters yeah. not the same. :) #mglitchat -9:20 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @KristineAsselin We're good! Discussing Parody and Satire. #mglitchat -9:20 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk Huh? This is LITERALLY people reading to you! #mglitchat -9:21 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk But there's nothing personal about it! They r reading something aloud- not reading to you. #mglitchat -9:21 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters no no, I mean rocking chair, mom's lap... much cozier. #mglitchat -9:21 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk Rats. I was pretending it was a private performance. *grumbles* #mglitchat -9:21 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @rachelnseigel @ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk @kurtisscaletta Not a good of a selection as reg books, & sometimes, bad voices... #MGLitChat -9:22 PM Feb 7th, 2013


LaurelSnyder @rachelnseigel But what if it's someone you know? Does that make it feel more personal? #mglitchat -9:22 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk I guess I shouldn't tell u about the tooth fairy and Santa Claus then... #mglitchat -9:22 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel *giggle* I love #mglitchat -9:22 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk *sticks fingers in ears* La la la...I can't hear you! #mglitchat -9:22 PM Feb 7th, 2013


KristineAsselin Hmm...parody and satire. Like Saturday Night Live? But for middle grade... :) #mglitchat -9:22 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @LaurelSnyder Someone u know doing the audio? They have to b a pretty good reader for that! Otherwise still not personal. #mglitchat -9:22 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @LaurelSnyder Unless they r reading to u when they record the audio. ;-) #mglitchat -9:23 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @LaurelSnyder 's reading to everyone!!! Did you see her offer??? #MGLitChat -9:23 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @KristineAsselin Like Roald Dahl... #mglitchat -9:23 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @rachelnseigel Or maybe thinking of you...? #MGLitChat -9:24 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @Bec_AS #MGLitChat Maybe if they told u that. I think if the audio is of a family member reading, it might b different. -9:24 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @Bec_AS There are a couple of companies that do that- big with military families. #MGLitChat -9:25 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk Okay so some good satirical authors? #mglitchat. -9:25 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk Jules Fieffer, Gerald Morris. #mglitchat -9:25 PM Feb 7th, 2013


LaurelSnyder @rachelnseigel Ha. I'd have to charge more for that. But I'd do it for the right price. Storybook hotline is the NEXT BIG THING! #mglitchat -9:25 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel *writing* Next library trip, post BLIZZARD #MGLitChat -9:26 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @LaurelSnyder ooh, storybook hotline! I like it! #mglitchat -9:26 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk Way to keep us on topic! Let's list titles, too, if you have suggestions. #MGLitChat -9:26 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk We're expecting one here too! #MGLitChat -9:26 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk Seriously go get Barrel of Laughs, Veil of Tears. (Feiffer) Brilliant medieval parody!!!! #MGLitChat -9:26 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel Will I enjoy it if I'm not versed in all things midieval? #MGLitChat -9:27 PM Feb 7th, 2013


dianezahler The trouble with satire/parody for MG is the reader has to understand what is being satirized for it really to work. #mglitchat -9:27 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @AnshaKotyk nice I can't spell. #MGLitChat -9:27 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk And Gerald Morris' Knight's Tales r hilarious 2. Also parodies of Arthurian stories. #MGLitChat -9:27 PM Feb 7th, 2013


KristineAsselin What about the How to Train your Dragon books? Parody? #mglitchat -9:28 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk No Medieval background required. He parodies a lot of literary devices. #MGLitChat -9:28 PM Feb 7th, 2013


KristineAsselin I admit I'm a little over my head on this topic.. #mglitchat -9:28 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk There is a character who "is only in the book as an example and will leave forever in a few pages" except he doesn't #MGLitChat -9:28 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk he refuses to leave the book. Then the author rants for a chapter about how he hates losing control of his book. #MGLitChat -9:29 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @dianezahler Agreed. And there are still a lot of "black & white" readers: "If it says this, it means this" #MGLitChat -9:29 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel okay, I would love that, and laugh my head off. :) #MGLitChat -9:29 PM Feb 7th, 2013


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Bec_AS @KristineAsselin Me too, but I'm not letting that stop me. :) #MGLitChat -9:29 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk It's a prince who's quite useless and has to go on a quest to become a better prince. #MGLitChat -9:29 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk He figures the best way to do that is to rescue a princess. It's so brilliant! I have to dig out my copy now and #MGLitChat -9:30 PM Feb 7th, 2013


WriterRoss @dianezahler I say every weekend I would love to see parody of MSNBC'S "Up" on SNL but don't think many people would get it. <g> #MGLITCHAT -9:30 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk re-read it. I keep hoping the publisher will re-issue. #MGLitChat -9:30 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel hee hee. Now I want to read it. #MGLitChat -9:30 PM Feb 7th, 2013


dianezahler @Bec_AS Yes, it requires a kind of sophistication. Don't know if it's learned or just comes with age. #mglitchat -9:30 PM Feb 7th, 2013


coachhays64 @AnshaKotyk A Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy. #mglitchat -9:30 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @coachhays64 Thanks I'm writing all of this down. :) #mglitchat -9:31 PM Feb 7th, 2013


merriehaskell @kurtisscaletta I feel like Adam Rex hits strong notes of satire, and Elizabeth Foley's REMARKABLE. #mglitchat -9:31 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @merriehaskell @kurtisscaletta True Meaning of Smeckday is a masterpiece. #mglitchat -9:32 PM Feb 7th, 2013


merriehaskell @rachelnseigel @kurtisscaletta SMEKDAY is freaking genius! #mglitchat -9:33 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @merriehaskell I'm reading COLD CEREAL, and I'd agree. #MGLitChat -9:33 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel #Mglitchat if u think about it, fractured fairy tales are all examples of satire/parody. -9:33 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @Bec_AS @merriehaskell Cold Cereal was twisted! He and Mac Barnett are huge talents! Really funny! #MGLitChat -9:34 PM Feb 7th, 2013


coachhays64 @rachelnseigel @merriehaskell @kurtisscaletta I haven't read it YET, but how about The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander? #mglitchat -9:34 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel I like a story told with wit. #MGLitChat -9:34 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @coachhays64 Parody? #mglitchat -9:34 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @coachhays64 @merriehaskell @kurtisscaletta Yes! The trilogy is a Middle Grade send-up of the Godfather! Really funny! #mglitchat -9:35 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk Me, too. Definitely a whole wit, not a half wit, either. #MGLitChat -9:35 PM Feb 7th, 2013


WriterRoss @Bec_AS Is Cold Cereal a MG? #MGLITCHAT -9:35 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @Bec_AS *snort giggle* #MGLitChat -9:35 PM Feb 7th, 2013


merriehaskell @WriterRoss @Bec_AS Yes, definitely MG. #mglitchat -9:36 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @WriterRoss I think so- it was in the children's section at our library. Did you think it was YA? #MGLitChat -9:36 PM Feb 7th, 2013


WriterRoss @merriehaskell I had to look it up because-- I apologize-- I had never heard of it. #MGLITCHAT -9:37 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel #Mglitchat Michael Buckley's "NERDS" series is a bit of a satire on the whole Spy genre. -9:37 PM Feb 7th, 2013


WriterRoss @Bec_AS It's a new name to me. But I like the name. <g> #MGLITCHAT -9:37 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @WriterRoss Yes. Very firmly MG. #MGLITCHAT -9:37 PM Feb 7th, 2013


merriehaskell @WriterRoss No worries! We can't all have heard of everything! But to be in your shoes and have Adam Rex to discover again! #mglitchat -9:38 PM Feb 7th, 2013


merriehaskell @WriterRoss Let me correct my grammar: NO ONE can have heard of everything. "We can't all..." Haha, I haven't. #mglitchat -9:39 PM Feb 7th, 2013


WriterRoss @merriehaskell I have big shoes (size 10 or 11) to fill. ;> #MGLITCHAT -9:39 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel #MGlitchat We really have to at least nod to Jon Sciezka for this chat. Time Warp Trio, Stinky Cheese Man.... -9:39 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @merriehaskell @WriterRoss I hadn't heard of him until last week, and only picked up the book to check out cuz of the title. :) #MGLitChat -9:39 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @Bec_AS I have so many books that I need/want to read ... ah, the bliss #MGLitChat -9:41 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel #Mglitchat I've seen Lois Lowry's "Willoughby's" mentioned as a parody. -9:41 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk @Bec_AS My list of TBRs is ever growing! And now I'm buying for spring, which adds to it even more! #MGLitChat -9:42 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk I know! Which goes back to the need of having someone read them all to us! #MGLitChat -9:42 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker You know I love humor, parody, satire, puns- all together. And off topic, we need a #MGLITCHAT re nonfic w the common core on tap -9:42 PM Feb 7th, 2013


WriterRoss Will say I'm detecting a.. hate 2 admit.. trend: are there more boy-centric subjects 2 satirize, ie,super heros,detectives, etc? #MGLITCHAT -9:42 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel so is there such thing as the overflow pile? #MGLitChat -9:42 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk It's a shame that eating, sleeping, working- LIFE gets in the way of our reading time. #MGLitChat -9:43 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk It's all one big overflow pile! ;-) #MGLitChat -9:43 PM Feb 7th, 2013


WriterRoss Meaning is satire/parody Funny-Plus? ;> #MGLITCHAT -9:43 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel "When TBR's attack: news at 11." #mglitchat -9:43 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk I suppose a good thing about e-books is the only space they take up is on a memory chip. ;-) #nomoreshelves #MGLitChat -9:43 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel So true. I haven't read nearly enough this past year. so much that its a new years resolution... #MGLitChat -9:44 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk LOL! #mglitchat -9:44 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk And darn those bills that need to be paid- like I have TIME to work! Geesh! #MGLitChat -9:44 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk I read lots- but still always feel like I don't read enough! #MGLitChat -9:44 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel "One woman was viciously attacked by a piece of fiction, while a how-to manual demanded cash." #mglitchat -9:44 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel Yeah, but then I forget they're there. But it does make it easier to read at the supermarket/dr #nomoreshelves #MGLitChat -9:44 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk True- I have 180 on my Kindle, and don't have a clue what I have. But at least they won't go away. #nomoreshelves #MGLitChat -9:45 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk eventually I have to weed my bookshelves. #nomoreshelves #MGLitChat -9:45 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @Bec_AS @ilanawaters #MGLitChat@rachelnseigel Another reason to love #MGLitChat Laughs. -9:45 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk But I totally forget about books on the e-reader! I am reminded of the ones on the bedside table. #MGLitChat -9:45 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @Bec_AS yes because the bedside table books, threaten to fall over on you in your sleep. #MGLitChat -9:46 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk ARCS are holding up our broken bed frame- every time I look under the bed I'm reminded of books! ;-) #MGLitChat -9:46 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @rachelnseigel That's awesome. #MGLitChat -9:46 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters MT @rachelnseigel: @Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk ARCS are holding up our broken bed frame- every time I look I'm reminded of books! ;-) #MGLitChat -9:46 PM Feb 7th, 2013


merriehaskell @WriterRoss Depends on if you think superheroes and detectives, etc. are boycentric topics. #mglitchat -9:46 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk So you've seen my stack, huh? #MGLitChat -9:46 PM Feb 7th, 2013


WriterRoss Speaking against my own best interests but damn it writers, stop writing. I can't keep up with us. <g> #MGLITCHAT -9:46 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk It's where BF and I differ- he sees them as tools. I'm emotionally attached. #MGLitChat -9:47 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker Lol"@WriterRoss: Speaking against my own best interests but damn it writers, stop writing. I can't keep up with us. <g> #MGLITCHAT" -9:47 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @WriterRoss Seriously! We need all publishers to stop publishing for a season or two and let readers catch up. #MGLITCHAT -9:47 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker I'm stacked too ;) "@Bec_AS: @AnshaKotyk So you've seen my stack, huh? #MGLitChat" -9:47 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @Bec_AS nope. I've seen mine! ;) And yeah. @rachelnseigel I get attached to books too... to hubby they are paper to read #MGLitChat -9:48 PM Feb 7th, 2013


theakpal MT @BRLouwerens: My eyeballs hurt hahaha #NAlitchat Try keeping up with both this and #mglitchat at the same time...bleeeding outta them. -9:48 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk *snort* When he buys you both a new bed, he can stop complaining. #mglitchat -9:48 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk That's a good point! I'll remind him of that! ;-) #mglitchat -9:48 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @theakpal Sorry. But we are glad for the visit. :) #NAlitchat #mglitchat -9:48 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @helainebecker @Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk Not to brag, but I'm *totally* built like a brick bookhouse. ;-) #mglitchat -9:48 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker @merriehaskell @WriterRoss #mglitchat def not but my mg satire/parody does have boy protag. But best lines go to the gals#subversivefeminist -9:48 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters You should do stand up... ;) #mglitchat -9:49 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker @rachelnseigel @Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk #MGLitChat I jiust have stacks down there.... I trip over them on midnight washroomruns -9:49 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker @AnshaKotyk @Bec_AS #MGLitChat this has happened to me #timber #wtf??? -9:50 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk *chuckles* Thanks. But I'm probably less funny than I think I am. #mglitchat -9:50 PM Feb 7th, 2013


WriterRoss @helainebecker I like that. #MGLITCHAT -9:50 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker @Bec_AS @rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk #MGLitChat I go mental when cleaning lady reorganizes my carefully curated bedside/underbed stacks -9:50 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk I get the "but you aren't even reading them!" and I say "YET!" as I brush off the thing layer of dust. #mglitchat -9:51 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @ilanawaters I feel your pain. I think I'm funnier than others find me. #MGLitChat -9:51 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker @rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk #nomoreshelves #MGLitChat I prefer to think of them as wildflowers, not weeds *sniffs* -9:51 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @helainebecker @Bec_AS @rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk We will now all secretly glare at U over computers b/c you have cleaning lady. #mglitchat -9:51 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @helainebecker Right!?! Cuz there's an ORDER! Hello? #MGLitChat -9:51 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @Bec_AS Sigh. At least we make ourselves--and sometimes #mglitchat--laugh! -9:51 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker @ilanawaters @Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk #mglitchat well we gals incl @rachelnseigel will wow ABA. Now to be called CDDA :) -9:52 PM Feb 7th, 2013


WriterRoss @AnshaKotyk I Dust Books (Is that where they got the phrase "Dust Jackets"? Never put 2 and 1 together before.) ;> #MGLITCHAT -9:53 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @ilanawaters That's why we have to stick together: to remind everyone else that we are FUNNY! #MGLitChat -9:53 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters @WriterRoss I need a cleaning lady/guy, because I'm too busy reading and writing to care about dust. ;) #MGLITCHAT -9:53 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker @ilanawaters @Bec_AS @rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk #mglitchat mwahaha. I write so I don't have to do housework. Blech -9:53 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker @Bec_AS @ilanawaters #MGLitChat its why we talk to ourselves. Because we are our best audiences. Crazy=happy -9:54 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @helainebecker That's my plan, writing proceeds go dircectly to cleaning crew, becuase I'll need a crew to manage this place! #mglitchat -9:54 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @helainebecker @Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk Nobody touches my books- except maybe when Matt trips over them. #MGLitChat -9:54 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @helainebecker @ilanawaters @Bec_AS @rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk I have a cleaning lady, too. *cough* My husband. *cough* #MGLitChat -9:55 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters LOLOL! RT @Bec_AS: @helainebecker @ilanawaters @Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk I have a cleaning lady, too. *cough* My husband. *cough* #MGLitChat -9:55 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @Bec_AS @helainebecker @ilanawaters @AnshaKotyk U lucky lady! #MGLitChat -9:55 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @rachelnseigel @helainebecker @Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk Matt is the one buying the new bed, yes? #mglitchat -9:55 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @Bec_AS Lucky. Hey I like how we started off talking about parody and now we're talking about cleaning. ;) #MGLitChat -9:56 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @ilanawaters @helainebecker @Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk Yes- to go with the headboard he's supposed to make. #mglitchat -9:56 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker @rachelnseigel @Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk #MGLitChat I get anxioius when my backup books- the ones you'll get to one day- don't have back up books -9:56 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk Maybe all MG writers are ADD? #MGLitChat -9:56 PM Feb 7th, 2013


ilanawaters @helainebecker @Bec_AS @rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk *glares at neck* Wow--you have a LOT of tension. #butnotfromcleaning #mglitchat -9:56 PM Feb 7th, 2013


rachelnseigel @helainebecker @Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk I don't think that's possible- I no sooner clear away a stack then another takes it's place. #MGLitChat -9:57 PM Feb 7th, 2013


WriterRoss @AnshaKotyk ... because cleaning the house is the greatest joke of all in this family? ;) #MGLITCHAT -9:57 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @Bec_AS Goodness knows we live in another world apart from this one. ;) #MGLitChat -9:57 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker @ilanawaters @Bec_AS @rachelnseigel @AnshaKotyk #butnotfromcleaning #mglitchat ah you know me well. #heldtogetherbynervesandrazorwire -9:58 PM Feb 7th, 2013


Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk And we tend to hyper-focus on projects that matter to us. #MGLitChat -9:58 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker @Bec_AS @AnshaKotyk #MGLitChat zzt zzt what was that? Ztt zzzt -9:58 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk @Bec_AS ooh yes, hyper-focus is the perfect word for it. #MGLitChat -9:58 PM Feb 7th, 2013


AnshaKotyk I'm going to head over to the magic excel spreadsheet and create the transcript. Be right back. #MGLitChat -9:59 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker @AnshaKotyk @ilanawaters @WriterRoss #MGLITCHAT cleanliness is for intellectual fleas. -9:59 PM Feb 7th, 2013


helainebecker RT @Bec_AS: @ilanawaters That's why we have to stick together: to remind everyone else that we are FUNNY! #MGLitChat -10:00 PM Feb 7th, 2013


WriterRoss In all seriousness: not sure if what I write (what I think may be funny) could be classified as satire. Satire feels..broader. #MGLITCHAT -10:00 PM Feb 7th, 2013

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