Karen GoatKeeper's Blog - Posts Tagged "pencil-puzzles"
Asking Permission
At present I am creating a few new pencil puzzles for "The Pumpkin Project." These are always a challenge to do but rather fun too.
The selection already includes plenty of word searches and kriss krosses. There are three or four logic problems. So the new ones are pumpkin sayings.
Making such a puzzle involves first finding a sentence about pumpkins. Then all the letters are used to create a list of words with definitions.
The puzzle has the definitions with blanks for the answers, each letter over a number. The letter is put in the correct space to spell out the sentence.
The hard part is finding sentences about pumpkins other than in gardening books. An easy choice is "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." I picked out a nice sentence and created the puzzle.
But I can't use it without permission from the publisher.
The temptation is to put it in believing the publisher will never notice. Considering my normal book sales records this is reasonable.
But I'm trying to increase the circulation of my books. Is the chance worth it? Is the guilty feeling worth it?
I suppose not. So I will put together a request to the publisher.
And I will keep looking for more pumpkin sentences.
The selection already includes plenty of word searches and kriss krosses. There are three or four logic problems. So the new ones are pumpkin sayings.
Making such a puzzle involves first finding a sentence about pumpkins. Then all the letters are used to create a list of words with definitions.
The puzzle has the definitions with blanks for the answers, each letter over a number. The letter is put in the correct space to spell out the sentence.
The hard part is finding sentences about pumpkins other than in gardening books. An easy choice is "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." I picked out a nice sentence and created the puzzle.
But I can't use it without permission from the publisher.
The temptation is to put it in believing the publisher will never notice. Considering my normal book sales records this is reasonable.
But I'm trying to increase the circulation of my books. Is the chance worth it? Is the guilty feeling worth it?
I suppose not. So I will put together a request to the publisher.
And I will keep looking for more pumpkin sentences.
Thin Ice
Summer is a busy time for me. Every week cheese is made for the Farmers Market. The garden is constantly in need of attention. The goat kids need handling to be friendly. Then there is Martha, my handicapped kid. Chores are always on the list.
The Pumpkin Project has a whole new dimension now. My Jack Be Little, sugar pie, Connecticut Field, Red Warty Thing and giant pumpkin plants are growing in competition with the weeds as summer weather moves into the Ozarks. I need pictures, but which ones?
There are Investigations, new in the book, I need to do. Which ones were they?
Somehow I have let myself get bogged down in creating the new puzzles. A new kriss kross [pumpkin skeleton] is done with another worked out. The new logic or Pumpkin Deduction puzzle now has a premise. Two new Pumpkin Saying puzzles are ready to type out. The first coloring page sketch is started.
But those vines are growing fast. I need to look up those Investigations and start doing them. I need those pictures before fall.
Besides, it's a good excuse to be outside in the garden enjoying the weather.
The Pumpkin Project has a whole new dimension now. My Jack Be Little, sugar pie, Connecticut Field, Red Warty Thing and giant pumpkin plants are growing in competition with the weeds as summer weather moves into the Ozarks. I need pictures, but which ones?
There are Investigations, new in the book, I need to do. Which ones were they?
Somehow I have let myself get bogged down in creating the new puzzles. A new kriss kross [pumpkin skeleton] is done with another worked out. The new logic or Pumpkin Deduction puzzle now has a premise. Two new Pumpkin Saying puzzles are ready to type out. The first coloring page sketch is started.
But those vines are growing fast. I need to look up those Investigations and start doing them. I need those pictures before fall.
Besides, it's a good excuse to be outside in the garden enjoying the weather.
