Newbery needs a license plate

edited to add that the favorite plate is NOT available. Sigh. Open for suggestions.

Okay, so I’ve named my new car Newbery but now, in keeping with the literary tradition, it’s time to work on a vanity plate. I have 7 letters and have to make them all count. Any suggestions?

I came up with: I RYT BKS

I like it but some people have been against the idea of spelling writing with the “Y”. Other thoughts are:

I WRT BKS (Plate is NOT available.)
I RYT BKS (edited to add this one I forgot)
BK RYTR
BK WRYTR
BK WRTR
BY MY BKS
SHE RYTS
SHE WRTS
I WRYT
BK WRITR
WRDY GRL
A WRDY 1
KID WRTR

Anyone else?

Wednesday, November 30, 2005|Categories: Family|Tags: life|22 Comments

22 Comments

amymcauley November 30, 2005 at 4:41 pm - Reply

Oh, I love I WRT BKS!
- testcase November 30, 2005 at 5:34 pm - Reply
  
  cool – 1 vote for I WRT BKS!
  
  Thanks, Amy
slatts November 30, 2005 at 4:47 pm - Reply

why not just: WRITER
- testcase November 30, 2005 at 5:33 pm - Reply
  
  ’cause it’s already taken.
  
  Along with normal variations of writer, author, etc.
  - slatts November 30, 2005 at 5:50 pm - Reply
    
    oh…well, yeah, I imagine in CA you’re not the first to want that….
    
    so…
    WR1T3R
    
    4UTH0R
    
    800K5
    
    ..all taken?
    
    how bout: WR EYE TR
    - testcase November 30, 2005 at 6:02 pm - Reply
      
      See, THAT’S why I needed your input, Slatts. I can’t think visually like that.
testcase November 30, 2005 at 5:35 pm - Reply

I get 7 letters and then, if I want, I can put little
1/2 spaces in-between things. CA has the whole thing online so you can see how the plate will look and all.

Hmm…2 votes for I WRT BKS

So what does your plate say?

Years ago, many many years ago, I had WRYTR but had to give it up when I left CA.
lstolarz November 30, 2005 at 5:45 pm - Reply

You are too funny! I love I WRT BKS:)
- testcase November 30, 2005 at 5:51 pm - Reply
  
  ooh…I sense a landslide ahead.
  
  Thanks for the vote.
  
  Funny? Moi? Normally that word is not one associated with me. Usually I’m told I’m way too serious. I think they wrote that on my report card back in the 1st grade.
testcase November 30, 2005 at 6:31 pm - Reply

oh….good point.

I don’t know how many choices. I think I’m probably
going to get frustrated at not getting something fun and “right”
melissawyatt November 30, 2005 at 7:24 pm - Reply

Am I the only one who likes KID WRTR? Ah well. I know lots of people have trouble with the “kidlit” or “kiddielit” term. Personally, I like them. Kid is a nice, useful word.
- testcase November 30, 2005 at 8:10 pm - Reply
  
  I like that one too. I like too many of them, which is my problem. 🙂
  
  I don’t have any trouble with kiddielit phrases…I mean, that’s what I do, mostly. I wouldn’t want to try and label myself PB, MG and sometimes YA but yeah, I write for kids.
- lkmadigan November 30, 2005 at 8:46 pm - Reply
  
  That one was my favorite, too.
marypearson November 30, 2005 at 8:03 pm - Reply

I like WRDY GRL. It might make a policeman reluctant to pull you over too ; )
- testcase November 30, 2005 at 8:11 pm - Reply
  
  hahaha…I hadn’t thought about that. Someone else suggested that I might not want people to know it was a girl’s car.
  
  Maybe I’ll get lucky and when the actual plates arrive it will be something that makes sense. I know, I know, an optimist.
dianemdavis November 30, 2005 at 9:46 pm - Reply

I like this one.
BK WRYTR

of course….I (heart)books
kid book
writer
kid lit
pb-ya bks
love bks
bk girl
I write
read it
my books
kid wrtr
melissawyatt November 30, 2005 at 10:08 pm - Reply

Oh! Somehow I missed BY MY BKS the first time. I vote for that now! Ha ha!
peacebound December 1, 2005 at 3:53 pm - Reply
I like:

I WRYT

I also like I WRT BKS (but you said the plate is not available, no?)

I like I RYT BKS, too.

I love WRDY GRL!

I’ll toss a few in the mix:
- WRD PWR
BK PL4T
REWR1TE (if you’re required to mix in numbers)
WRYT 0N

Okay. Having way too much fun here 😉

Newbery needs a license plate