All Things Middle Grade

jvc · Mar 13, 2011

DavidBrett said:
I once bit a man who tasted like turnips. He was a Swede. *flees from hail of Bad Joke Bricks*

Oh, David, that is just, well, baaaaaad

DavidBrett said:
*Creeps back in to add* If anyone cares, and if it counts as published, then I've had over 60 short stories, comics, articles and novellas published in the Neopian Times, the 'weekly virtual newspaper' fiction collection of the popular children's site Neopets! Give them a look if you ever have the time - not looking for crits or whatever, just thought I'd share more of my MG writing past...

http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index...ess_search&week=157&keywords=tambourine_chimp

For the older/more recent stuff you'll have to go back to the current/updated version of the Times and search 'tambourine_chimp', as the link it provides is simply /index.phtml

Hope you enjoy them!

*Creeps out*

After that bad joke you think people are going to go and look at that link. I'll only go and look if you now post a good joke

kellion92 · Mar 13, 2011

DavidBrett, I think that's a well-written joke except that I had to look up the Britishism before I got it.

Smish · Mar 13, 2011

kellion92 said:
DavidBrett, I think that's a well-written joke except that I had to look up the Britishism before I got it.

Someone will have to explain it to me, because I don't get it. And Sundays are my lazy day, so I refuse to look anything up.

timp67 · Mar 13, 2011

"SWEDES" ARE ALSO A KIND OF TURNIP, PEOPLE!

THERE ARE NO TURNIP PEOPLE.

/WHY ARE MY CAPS STUCK?

Smish · Mar 13, 2011

timp67 said:
"SWEDES" ARE ALSO A KIND OF TURNIP, PEOPLE!

THERE ARE NO TURNIP PEOPLE.

/WHY ARE MY CAPS STUCK?

Is it the same as a rutabaga?

I have to say, that was rather clever, David.

I forbid anyone to eat David. He's clever. And seems to be fitting right in with the kidlit gang.

Feel free to eat timp, though. If you like rutabagas. :roll:

timp67 · Mar 13, 2011

Sigh. Bless you, middle grade mindset!

jvc · Mar 13, 2011

At last, some Timp food. Gonna go and set up the BBQ. What is the best sauce to go with Timp?

Smish · Mar 13, 2011

He's all yours. I've gone this long without eating a rutabaga. No need to try it now.

And I do kinda like timp. So, don't kill him. Just take little nibbles here and there, okay?

jvc · Mar 13, 2011

Yep, not a problem, even I couldn't eat a whole Timp

timp67 · Mar 13, 2011

I don't think anyone could. I'm 6' 7", you know.

jvc · Mar 13, 2011

Holy cow, that's tall. Although my sister is not tall, yet the entire US Army couldn't get through her in one sitting

Smish · Mar 13, 2011

6'7''?! Your head doesn't look that big in your avi. :roll:

I'm only 5'3''. (Okay, I'm somewhere between 5'2'' and 5'3'', but if I stretch my neck, I'm 5'3''.

)

MsJudy · Mar 13, 2011

jvc said:
Holy cow, that's tall. Although my sister is not tall, yet the entire US Army couldn't get through her in one sitting

I'm not sure what this means, but it sounds really, really wrong.

jvc · Mar 14, 2011

I agree, Jud, my sister is really, really wrong.

CaseyMcCormick · Mar 14, 2011

abctriplets said:
Here's a quick MG question. As I'm looking for agents to query, it occurred to me that perhaps I was missing out on a some great resources out there. Are there any other sites similar to Casey's agent spotlight at http://caseylmccormick.blogspot.com/

Are you familiar with QueryTracker and AgentQuery? Not quite like Agent Spotlight but still fantastic resources.

kellion92 · Mar 14, 2011

Speak of the devil... Casey, love your site.

timp67 · Mar 14, 2011

Thank you, CaseyMcCormick, for leading this thread back into the LIGHT.

Smish · Mar 14, 2011

kellion92 said:
Speak of the devil... Casey, love your site.

timp67 said:
Thank you, CaseyMcCormick, for leading this thread back into the LIGHT.

Agreeing with the others, Casey. Your blog is great (and very user-friendly).

K.L Hallam · Mar 14, 2011

Sorry I'm not around so much - not only am I a terrible lurker but I also suffer from an 'is this worth saying?' attitude, which is rather harmful to my post count.

Not sure how to post a quote and respond to it. But Ivan B--sounds like --if saying something makes you nervous--maybe you Really need to speak up. And it may be something we all need to hear.

Smish · Mar 14, 2011

karen lee Hallam said:
Sorry I'm not around so much - not only am I a terrible lurker but I also suffer from an 'is this worth saying?' attitude, which is rather harmful to my post count.

Not sure how to post a quote and respond to it. But Ivan B--sounds like --if saying something makes you nervous--maybe you Really need to speak up. And it may be something we all need to hear.

See the "QUOTE" button at the bottom right hand corner of all the posts? Just click that button on whichever post you wish to quote, and it'll open a reply box for you to write in.

And if you want to quote multiple people, click the multi-quote button on each post you wish to quote (it's the button beside the "QUOTE" button), and then hit the "post reply" button at the bottom of the screen.

Welcome to AW!

Ivan_B · Mar 14, 2011

karen lee Hallam said:
Not sure how to post a quote and respond to it. But Ivan B--sounds like --if saying something makes you nervous--maybe you Really need to speak up. And it may be something we all need to hear.

Click to expand...

Oh, it's nothing like that. Despite writing being my job, I still suffer from quite a sizeable lack of self-confidence in my 'art'. So I don't really think myself an expert. I'm better at taking things in than imparting them, that's all!

MsJudy · Mar 14, 2011

Ivan_B said:
Oh, it's nothing like that. Despite writing being my job, I still suffer from quite a sizeable lack of self-confidence in my 'art'. So I don't really think myself an expert. I'm better at taking things in than imparting them, that's all!

Oh, good heavens. Knowing what we're talking about is NOT a requirement. If it were, things would be awfully quiet around here...

*crickets chirping*

timp67 · Mar 14, 2011

We like to see you, Ivan, anyway, anyhow.

Smish · Mar 14, 2011

So, timp, why does Jed think you're over a 100 years old?

And why aren't we bouncing over in the bouncy castle?

I guess I'm going to have to bounce here. :Jump:

jvc · Mar 14, 2011

Smish said:
So, timp, why does Jed think you're over a 100 years old?

You mean he isn't?

And why aren't we bouncing over in the bouncy castle?

I guess I'm going to have to bounce here.

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