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Nonfiction Monday: Science Songs Update!

July 21, 2008 By Laura

 

Back in January, I told you about a set of four science songs books I was assigned to write. 

I turned the books in and have been waiting and waiting and waiting to hear about revisions. Because trying to include tons of content as well as match the meter of a traditional song was a real challenge–a fun one, but still a challenge. I knew that if I needed to revise, I might just have to rewrite entire songs, because it wouldn’t be easy to changes individual words and lines.

So I was so relieved to find out, just before I went out of town last week (more on that tomorrow), that all four manuscripts had moved ahead to design and I wouldn’t need to revise any of them.

This made me do a happy dance.

Now, I know some minor changes were made, and I’m just hoping and praying that when I see galleys, the meter is still intact. Editing metered verse is incredibly tough. My editor on the series, Jill Kalz, is an extremely talented writer herself, so I feel pretty confident. But since poetry is my first love, I feel much more strongly and more particular about changes to my words in these books than I do for most of my nonfiction books. I just don’t want anything out there with my name on it to have clunky meter or bad rhyme. I know the publishers must present a certain amount of information in each book, and that information will take precedence over the meter/rhyme. So while I’m happy not to have to redo any songs, I’m also still a bit anxious until I actually see the edited manuscripts. Fingers crossed (and please cross any available digits you have, as well)! I guess if I were really unhappy with them, I could use a pseudonym. But I don’t want to do that.

Oh, and one other bit of exciting news. The books will come with CDs. How cool! They’ll be recording in August, and I can’t wait to hear my science songs performed. 

Check out the Nonfiction Monday roundup at Anastasia Suen’s Picture Book of the Day blog.

Tagged With: my writing process, science songs, work for hire

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I've finished up all my summer storytimes, and they were awesome. So grateful to author Yvonne Pearson (r.) and ECRL Program Coordinator Cortney Walbridge (c.) for 14 fabulous For the Love of Loons storytimes! Woohoo! (Or, imagine me wailing like a loon!)

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And I'm wrapping up the summer with a lot of intense writing on poems, board books, and nonfiction passages. Happy August, everyone!

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