sffwrtcht: Future Guests 9/19 @author_sullivan 9/26 @claireashgrove 10/3 @monsterhunter45 10/10 @cischafer 10/17 @followthelede WOO WHOOO #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 00:54:35 +0000 2012)
sffwrtcht: 5 min to #sffwrtcht live on Twitter with @kittynorville1 discussing #writing #fantasy #lycanthropes & more! @torbooks @SFWAauthors Join us! (Thu Sep 13 00:55:57 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Welcome to Science Fiction Fantasy Writer�s Chat. #sffwrtcht You guys know the drill so, please give the guest time to answer. No chaos 
(Thu Sep 13 00:59:51 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Tonight�s guest just released her 10th novel in the bestselling urban fantasy Kitt Norville series, Kitty Steals The Show #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 00:59:59 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: The series began with Kitty And The Midnight Hour in 2005. Her other books include After The Golden Age and Discord�s Apple. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:00:06 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: A 1998 Odyssey Workshop grad, she�s also a contributor to George R.R. Martin�s Wild Cards shared world series. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:00:17 +0000 2012)
JeremyEffinger: @kittynorville1 will you be taking questions as well for the #sffwrtcht interview as well? (Thu Sep 13 01:00:29 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Currently living near the Rockies in Colorado, her stories have appeared in Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Talebnes & many anthologies #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:00:33 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: An Air Force Brat, she can be found online via Twitter and her website athttp://t.co/r5iNp93I Welcome to #sffwrtcht @kittynorville1! (Thu Sep 13 01:00:46 +0000 2012)
CarolBCollett: RT @sffwrtcht: Tonight�s guest just released her 10th novel in the bestselling urban fantasy Kitt Norville series, Kitty Steals The Show … (Thu Sep 13 01:00:57 +0000 2012)
BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 First things first, where�d your interest in science fiction and fantasy come from? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:01:18 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @Wyld_Dandelyon Did you like that shortened intro? heh #writing #fantasy #lycanthropes #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:01:46 +0000 2012)
KittyNorville1: My parents shared their love of SF&F early on. 2001 at 8 years old, FTW. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:02:32 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @JeremyEffinger Please wait for her to answr before asking another. Otherwise, ask away #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:02:40 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 YAY Parents! Who are some of your favorite authors and books that inspire you? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:02:58 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: Ray Bradbury, LeGuin, Lois M. Bujold, @robinmckinley ‘s The Blue Sword is a favorite. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:03:47 +0000 2012)
kodermike: MT @BryanThomasS: #sffwrtcht live on Twitter with @kittynorville1 discussing #writing #fantasy #lycanthropes & more! Join us! (Thu Sep 13 01:03:58 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 When did you decide to become a storyteller and how did you get your start? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:04:04 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: Steven Erikson, Steven Brust, Patricia McKillip, I could just keep tweeting authors all night… #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:04:24 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Yeah, I think most of us could. That’s awesome. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:04:43 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @sffwrtcht I started young, age 8, and just kept going. By college graduation, I didn’t want to do anything else. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:05:30 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 How did you get started learning your craft? #sffwrtcht Study in school? Learn as you go? Workshop? Bribe a genie? (Thu Sep 13 01:05:43 +0000 2012)JeremyEffinger: @KittyNorville1 Do you have a planned end for the kitty series? or it is a series you could see xpanding upon indefinately #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:05:48 +0000 2012)
PrinceJvstin: .@kittynorville1 Hi Carrie.The authors you just mentioned aren’t UF. So what drew you to writing that subgenre in particular? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:05:55 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @JeremyEffinger Gonna try, if I can keep my tweets straight! #sffwrtcht(Thu Sep 13 01:06:06 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: I wrote a bunch, started sending stories to mags when I was 16. Took ten years to finally sell one. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:06:36 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: Lots and lots of writing badly. Attended the @OdysseyWorkshop in ’98, and things took off after. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:06:46 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 When did you sell your first piece? What was your big break? Was it the one at 26? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:07:11 +0000 2012)
shadowflame1974: gggha. Now Tweetdeck is working. Welcome @KittyNorville1 to our corner of chaos! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:07:54 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @shadowflame1974 As I said in the preshow. No chaos tonight 
#sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:08:11 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @PrinceJvstin I had a story that fit the genre. UF picked me rather than the other way around. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:08:36 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @BryanThomasS What? *puts kittens and puppies back in the box* #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:08:53 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @shadowflame1974 Oh, well, kittens and puppies are fine. Send them over here. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:09:10 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 It’s a running gag that I tell them calm down and they mock my impatience with chaos #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:09:30 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: First story sold to Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Sword and Sorceress 17, and yes I was 26. Big break: the Kitty novel in 2005 #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:09:41 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 To your mind, what are the core elements of a good urban fantasy? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:09:58 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: #sffwrtcht *Releases the hell hounds and chaos kitties (Thu Sep 13 01:10:06 +0000 2012)
Wyld_Dandelyon: @BryanThomasS You can’t banish chaos, silly man! We need it or our stories get boring! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:10:18 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: MT @JeremyEffinger: @KittyNorville1 Do you have a planned end for the kitty series? or could you see expanding upon it indefintly #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:10:42 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Kitty Norville is a radio talk show host bitten by werewolves and now one herself. Where�d the idea for the series come from? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:11:11 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @KittyNorville1 I knew you were my kind of gal from reading your books! Welcome! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:11:12 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: I wrote a bunch, started sending stories to mags when I was 16. Took ten years to finally sell one. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:11:51 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: Lots and lots of writing badly. Attended the @OdysseyWorkshop in ’98, and things took off after. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:11:58 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @sffwrtcht @JeremyEffinger I have an end to the series in mind. But I have more I want to write in the meantime. (Thu Sep 13 01:12:26 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: RT @KittyNorville1: @BryanThomasS Embrace the chaos! #sffwrtcht >> Yes embrace it! lol (Thu Sep 13 01:12:29 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @sffwrtcht: Kitty Norville is a radio talk show host bitten by werewolves and now one herself. Where�d the idea for the series come f … (Thu Sep 13 01:12:29 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @shadowflame1974 You realize I can edit these transcripts, right? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:12:49 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 Which came first-plot or characters? Theme? World? #sffwrtcht(Thu Sep 13 01:13:11 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: @PrinceJvstin I had a story that fit the genre. UF picked me rather than the other way around. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:13:13 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @sffwrtcht Great main character, great worldbuilding, avoiding clich�s, having a fresh take. (in 140 characters…) #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:13:25 +0000 2012)kodermike: @kittynorville1 What inspired you to start genreality, & how did you get so many awesome cast members? (unsecret Scholes fanboy) #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:13:26 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: Poor @BryanThomasS, you’re surrounded by dancing chaos-lovers! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:13:43 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Feel free to use 1/2 2/2 etc for multiple part tweets in answers. 140 characters is hard we know #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:14:01 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: Once I had the idea for the radio show, I needed a host: along came Kitty #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:14:11 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: So, the idea came first, then characters, then world, then theme. The theme let me expand the short stories into novels. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:14:24 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @kodermike Ken was a #sffwrtcht guest last year. He’s a good friend of mine . (Thu Sep 13 01:15:32 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @kodermike It’s all @SashaWhite ‘s doing. I really loved the idea of a multi-genre blog, and I enjoy contributing. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:15:48 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 Did you envision it as a series or did that come later? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:16:13 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @kodermike I do take credit for recruiting Scholes, though. I’ve known him forever! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:16:16 +0000 2012)
Auryn29a: @KittyNorville1 Things seem to be building to a climax. Do you have an ending in mind for Kitty? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:16:59 +0000 2012)JeremyEffinger: @kittynorville1 Now that Kitty’s life is starting to be some what happy. How long until you kill someone and shake things up? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:18:01 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @JeremyEffinger Funny you should ask…just kidding. Rocks the House may have a shocking moment, but not a death. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:19:46 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @sffwrtcht The series definitely came later. At first, I thought I wouldn’t write more than a couple of short stories. (Thu Sep 13 01:20:14 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 How long does it take to write your typical novel? #sffwrtcht(Thu Sep 13 01:20:15 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: About six months, plus some revision time. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:21:19 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: so your first novels started out as short stories? How much more work did those take? with the additions of stuff #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:22:36 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 How long does it take to write your typical novel? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:22:37 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: About six months, plus some revision time. #sffwrtcht(Thu Sep 13 01:22:42 +0000 2012)JeremyEffinger: @KittyNorville1 Had some gay characters in the kitty series we haven’t had any serious lesbian characters yet. Any in the future? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:22:55 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @sffwrtcht Both? I like to know the ending, so I know where I’m going. But I’m often pretty fuzzy about the middle. (Thu Sep 13 01:22:58 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: RT @KittyNorville1: Both? I like to know the ending, so I know where I’m going. But I’m often pretty fuzzy about the middle. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:23:58 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: Expanding a short story to a novel usually means seeing the bigger picture. After that, it just takes time. Hard to explain. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:24:18 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: In Kitty Steals The Show, Kitty travels with her husband, Ben, and his cousin, Cormac, to London for a Paranormal Convention. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:24:35 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: For Kitty, I thought it was such a weird idea at first that it would never be more than a short story. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:24:39 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @sffwrtcht Tell us a bit about that? And did you struggle at all with keeping it fresh after 10 books? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:24:59 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: But once I figured out the “coming of age” story of her learning to stand up for herself, the novel took off. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:25:01 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Did you imagine in 2005 you might be writing the 11th book 7 years later? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:26:35 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: Expanding a short story to a novel usually means seeing the bigger picture. After that, it just takes time. Hard t … (Thu Sep 13 01:26:42 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: RT @KittyNorville1: I figure if I’m challenged, and it’s exciting for me, it’ll stay fresh for the reader. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:26:47 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: RT @KittyNorville: Crazy ideas like traveling 2 London keep the series fresh I try to have a new project/challenge with each book #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:27:07 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: (apologies if I miss a question in the flow of traffic… ) #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:27:07 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @KittyNorville1 Oh–that makes perfect sense! “Expanding a short story to a novel usually means seeing the bigger picture.” #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:27:13 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @sffwrtcht: RT @KittyNorville1: I figure if Im challenged, and its exciting for me, itll stay fresh for the reader. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:27:28 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 No worries. If I see you miss one, I’ll RT it. We did have on earlier if you had a planned series ending… #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:27:46 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @BryanThomasS Nope, not even a little. I’m not generally a fan of reading series, and I didn’t think I’d be writing one. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:27:52 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 What�s your writing time look like-specific block? Write `til you reach word count? Grab it when you can? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:28:02 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @BryanThomasS Shows what I know! I’m just going with it, because it seems to be working. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:28:28 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 And not a bad problem to have, you know? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:28:47 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: I do have an ending planned for the series, but I don’t know exactly when I’m going to get to it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:28:59 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @BryanThomasS I’ve really enjoyed writing the series, it’s been a great challenge and I’m a much better writer because of it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:29:28 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Well that’s a real positive then. 
#sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:29:51 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @KittyNorville1 so after the Kitty novels, what would you like to work on next? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:30:02 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: I try to do about 1000 words a day. I do a little every day, even if it’s outlining, revising, rather than wordcount. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:30:08 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 Do you have any writing rituals or tools? Scrivener? Word? Something else? Do you write to music? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:30:20 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: I try to do about 1000 words a day. I do a little every day, even if it’s outlining, revising, rather than wordcoun … (Thu Sep 13 01:30:49 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: I’m always working on something along with Kitty novels. Alternating projects helps keep the series fresh. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:31:09 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: My current WIP is a sequel to my superhero novel After the Golden Age, called Age of Tin. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:31:40 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: Im always working on something along with Kitty novels. Alternating projects helps keep the series fresh. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:31:55 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: No rituals, really. I listen to music. My dog sleeps next to the desk. Walking the dog is a cherished break in the day. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:32:37 +0000 2012)PrinceJvstin: Have you been paying attention to other people exploring superheroes in novels, like Adam Christopher? @kittynorville1 #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:32:47 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: My current WIP is a sequel to my superhero novel After the Golden Age, called Age of Tin. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:32:52 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: I’m also working on YA. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:32:58 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: No rituals, really. I listen to music. My dog sleeps next to the desk. Walking the dog is a cherished break in the … (Thu Sep 13 01:33:18 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 I walk my dogs when I need to get away and think. I talk out the story like I’m talking to them as we walk. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:33:34 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 You�ve also contributed to Wild Cards. What are the challenges and blessings of a shared world series project? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:33:42 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @PrinceJvstin Not as much as I should. There’s a lot going on right now with superheroes. I’ve got Adam’s book on the pile. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:34:36 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Tom King is another who just did a superhero book. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:34:59 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: I’m an old fan of Wild Cards, so it’s great basically getting paid to write fanfic. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:35:03 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 How�d you come to be involved with that? #wildcards #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:35:21 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: The challenge is subsuming my writer ego to the group project. And mourning stories that end up on cutting room floor. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:35:26 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @KittyNorville1 What drew you to writing about shapeshifters? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:35:34 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: I know @AbrahamHanover, asked him how he got involved, went to Albuquerque, pestered George and Melinda until they let me in. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:36:32 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @Wyld_Dandelyon Way more interesting to me than vampires? #sffwrtcht(Thu Sep 13 01:36:57 +0000 2012)JeremyEffinger: @kittynorivlle1 Any advice to aspiring writers out there? Anything specific you wish you had known before starting your career? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:37:07 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 Are you planning to continue participating and when can we expect something new from you there? #wildcards #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:37:07 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @BryanThomasS Another one for the to read list… #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:37:29 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: I am. I keep telling myself I don’t have time, but I can’t resist. #sffwrtcht(Thu Sep 13 01:38:29 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Was curious how you decided upon which werewolf lore you use in the Kitty books or did you just make it up? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:38:49 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: Next new Wild Cards book is Lowball, and I�m in that one with a sitcom like story. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:38:56 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: It’s a combination. Mostly movie lore since people are familiar with it, and I could comment on it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:40:06 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Are you at all involved with the Wild Cards series/movie? I know Melinda is scripting at least the pilot. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:40:21 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: But I also wanted to incorporate actual wolf biology and behavior, to give my werewolves some realism. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:40:36 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: It’s a combination. Mostly movie lore since people are familiar with it, and I could comment on it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:40:45 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: I wanted a lore where my werewolves could be functional, and not angst all the time over being werewolves. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:41:14 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @@KittyNorville1 Well, yeah it makes sense to work their biology in #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:41:40 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: I was tired of werewolves stories were it was all about the beast within, yadda yadda, and then you die, the end. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:41:50 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: But I also wanted to incorporate actual wolf biology and behavior, to give my werewolves some realism. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:42:27 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @BryanThomasS Not directly involved. Melinda’s writing the script. If she uses my characters she’ll talk to me about it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:43:03 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Melinda is finally coming on #sffwrtcht on 11/7 so we’re excited to have her. #wildcards (Thu Sep 13 01:43:11 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 What�s the best and worst writing advice you�ve ever gotten? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:43:26 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: I wanted a lore where my werewolves could be functional, and not angst all the time over being werewolves. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:43:27 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: I was tired of werewolves stories were it was all about the beast within, yadda yadda, and then you die, the end. #s … (Thu Sep 13 01:43:32 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: RT @BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Melinda is finally coming on #sffwrtcht on 11/7 so we’re excited to have her. #wildcards (Thu Sep 13 01:43:43 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: Best: focus on writing the next book and making it great. Promotion is secondary. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:44:06 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @KittyNorville1 Yes! There’s so much to explore in having two natures, and dwelling solely on the “monster within” is dull. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:44:11 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: Worst: write to the market. (That never works, really.) #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:44:23 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: Worst: write to the market. (That never works, really.) #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:45:03 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Any plans to do a sequel with your superhero characters or perhaps another standalone? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:45:21 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @KittyNorville1: Best: focus on writing the next book and making it great. Promotion is secondary. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:45:55 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: (Thanks to all my new followers who’ve come from the chat! Welcome!) #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:46:05 +0000 2012)JeremyEffinger: @Kittynorville1 Will we ever get a Grant short story, or maybe novella? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:46:09 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @BryanThomasS Oh yes — I’m working on AGE OF TIN right now. It’s about the kids. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:46:46 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Ah so will that be out next year then? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:47:36 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @JeremyEffinger Look for Hex Appel ed. by PN Elrod – there’s a Grant story in that anthology. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:48:23 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 What about Discord’s Apple/Evie Walker? Any further plans with the magical storeroom? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:48:38 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @BryanThomasS If not next year then soon after! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:48:43 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @sffwrtcht No, that one really is a standalone in my mind. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:49:53 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 You’ve got Voices Of Dragons, your first YA. Is the new YA a sequel? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:50:05 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Wondering if there’s more story in the border between the modern and ancient worlds… #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:50:21 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: I want to write a sequel to Voices of Dragons, but it’s actually a different project I’m working right now. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:51:07 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 What future projects are you working on that we can look forward to is I guess what I’m asking? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:51:13 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @BryanThomasS For me that one was a story about family, history, war, etc., and I covered what I needed to. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:52:31 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Folks, Carrie Vaughn @KittyNorville1 can be found online via Twitter and her website at http://t.co/r5iNp93I #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:53:06 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Folks, Carrie Vaughn @KittyNorville1 can be found online via Twitter and her website at http://t.co/jNX6K7yD #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:53:06 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: Future projects: At least 4 more Kitty books, including, probably, a spin off starring Cormac. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:53:15 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Ahhhhh Cormac would be fun to see in his own series or at least a book or two #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:53:44 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: Kitty Rocks the House will be out spring 2013. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:53:54 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Please `Like� our Facebook group: http://t.co/tFOTDqY6 #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:54:00 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Please `Like� our Facebook group: http://t.co/CeHCXuLJ #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:54:01 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: I have about a million projects on the back burner, so I hope you’ll always see something new from me. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:54:13 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Do you average about two books a year then with the 6 month writing time? Give or take? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:54:36 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @BryanThomasS That’s what I’m hoping people will think! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:54:58 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 Do you find any challenges to writing YA vs. writing for adults? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:55:40 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: So far, it’s been about 2 books a year, roughly. I think I can keep that up. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:55:44 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: It feels like a good schedule and it seems to work. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:55:56 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Next week we talk #fantasy #writing self v. trad publishing w/ @orbitbooks @author_sullivan Mike Sullivan. Join us with your ?s! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:56:24 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Next week we talk #fantasy #writing self v. trad publishing w/ @orbitbooks @author_sullivan Mike Sullivan. Join us with your ?s! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:56:24 +0000 2012)
MXKremzen: @BryanThomasS @KittyNorville1 Hi! With so many ideas and books already completed, how do continue to stay focused? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:56:45 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 That’s great. Always something new coming out. It’s also a chance to do one Kitty and one something else too #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:56:46 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: The challenge with YA is remembering what it’s like to be a teen and taking that mindset seriously. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:56:59 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @BryanThomasS: Next week we talk #fantasy #writing self v. trad publishing w/ @orbitbooks @author_sullivan Mike Sullivan. Join us wit … (Thu Sep 13 01:57:25 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: I try to approach YA exactly the same, just remembering my characters are teens, and real people, and their problems are real. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:57:36 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @KittyNorville1 Have you thought about writing any #scifi? You’ve done urban fantasy. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:57:59 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @BryanThomasS Exactly my thinking. Alternating has worked well for me and my sanity! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:58:02 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 I alternate too with my writing to keep my mind refreshed. It does work. Also helps with writer’s block #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:58:43 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @MXKremzen @BryanThomasS I absolutely love what I do. I love writing. Staying focused means I get to keep doing it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:58:53 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: We have all the transcripts, extra interviews, giveaways, and more at:http://t.co/O8BbU3Pf #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:59:02 +0000 2012)
johng518: @KittyNorville1 If you could pick one genre to write in that you never have before, what would it be? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:59:02 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: We have all the transcripts, extra interviews, giveaways, and more at:http://t.co/t66YT75v #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:59:02 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: We’re gonna let @johng518′s be the last question, everyone. Thanks for the great questions! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:59:30 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @sffwrtcht I’ve written SF short stories. I was nominated for a Hugo last year for an SF short. I have plans for a novel or two. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 01:59:56 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: Or at least a space opera novel! Love space opera… #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:00:12 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: #sffwrtcht regulars, I need bios and headshots for the League of Extraordinary Pantsers page on the new website. Please send to me. (Thu Sep 13 02:00:13 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Me, too. I am finishing a space opera trilogy now. The first two are out. It’s a blast to play in that arena! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:00:37 +0000 2012)kodermike: @BryanThomasS “headshots” with targets drawn on? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:00:43 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @BryanThomasS yes boss getting a new headshot this weekend. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:00:52 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Yes, I remember and congrats on the Hugo nom. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:00:55 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @johng518 Such a tough question. I have an epic fantasy I want to write. Also a space opera. So many genres! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:00:56 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @kodermike It means a shot of top of shoulders up, but if you want to make it eas… #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:01:12 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @BryanThomasS It really is! So epic! and fun! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:01:24 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Thanks for making time to take all of our questions. We had fun having you and wish you continued success! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:01:42 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @BryanThomasS dm me your e-mail. How long do you want the bios minimum, and do you have a maximum space? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:01:59 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Thanks all for joining us. The transcript will be posted shortly. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:02:26 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Thanks all for joining us. The transcript will be posted shortly. #sffwrtcht(Thu Sep 13 02:02:26 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @KittyNorville1 thank you for chatting with us…. um do you want to take some of this chaos home *pups and kitties everywhere* #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:02:31 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @KittyNorville1 No, thank you. It has been fun and appropriately chaotic! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:02:32 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Future Guests 9/19 @author_sullivan 9/26 @claireashgrove 10/3 @monsterhunter45 10/10 @cischafer 10/17 @followthelede WOO WHOOO #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:03:01 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Future Guests 9/19 @author_sullivan 9/26 @claireashgrove 10/3 @monsterhunter45 10/10 @cischafer 10/17 @followthelede WOO WHOOO #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:03:02 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @BryanThomasS Actually, one could do lots of fun things with a photo for that theme…perhaps there’s a photo shoot in my future. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:03:25 +0000 2012)
john_zeleznik: @BryanThomasS Can there be a Outliners Society or something like that too? For those of us that DON’T pants? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:03:27 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: Thanks for inviting me to chat! I hope it was informative! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:03:43 +0000 2012)kodermike: @kittynorville1 Thanks for answering the grilling tonight! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:03:48 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @john_zeleznik No. We are allowing everyone because we like the name. Perhaps your superpower can be outlining. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:03:50 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 It was great. Our pleasure to have you. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:04:02 +0000 2012)MXKremzen: @BryanThomasS Thanks for arranging a great chat once again! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:04:18 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: @BryanThomasS I may have missed tags on a few replies, but I think I got everything in… Thanks again for the invite! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:04:25 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: puppies here and there – kittens kittens everywhere – chaos can be fun! … a new #haiku for #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:04:38 +0000 2012)MXKremzen: @KittyNorville1 Thanks for your time and wish you lots of success with your upcoming projects! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:04:57 +0000 2012)KittyNorville1: RT @BryanThomasS: Future Guests 9/19 @author_sullivan 9/26 @claireashgrove 10/3 @monsterhunter45 10/10 @cischafer 10/17 @followthelede W … (Thu Sep 13 02:05:11 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 Our privilege. I think we RTed most of the ones with the tag issues. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:05:25 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @KittyNorville1 It happens to us too Have a great night and I really enjoyed the book. It was my first Kitty book #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:05:42 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @MXKremzen My privilege. Thanks for joining us. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 13 02:06:02 +0000 2012)Participants
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