Karen GoatKeeper's Blog - Posts Tagged "recipes"
Another New Venture
Several years ago I started a botany book on plants for middle grades. It morphed into "The Pumpkin Project."
Then my mother got sick. Then other projects hijacked my time. "The Pumpkin Project" languished.
Finally I am picking up the pieces to finish this science book. It isn't in need of much. But the hiatus hurts as the pictures I need are harder to get now.
It will be fall before everything is done on this manuscript. But I don't want to wait until fall.
So I will release the book in a series of PDF pieces by subscription so kids can enjoy doing the projects and investigations over the growing season this year. The completed book will be mailed out in the fall.
This plan may solve three problems at the same time. One: The book will get finished. Two: I will get feedback to make any necessary adjustments to the Investigations before finishing the book. Three: I get to enjoy growing lots of pumpkins this summer.
Will this plan work? Like the giveaway, I anticipate delays and disasters to descend. [The day after the giveaway began, I got snowed in with no Internet.] But it will be nice to have an old manuscript off my computer.
I hope many children get to grow pumpkins this summer and learn some botany from them plus learn to cook with the recipe section. At least "The Pumpkin Project" by subscription can give them the option this year instead of next.
Then my mother got sick. Then other projects hijacked my time. "The Pumpkin Project" languished.
Finally I am picking up the pieces to finish this science book. It isn't in need of much. But the hiatus hurts as the pictures I need are harder to get now.
It will be fall before everything is done on this manuscript. But I don't want to wait until fall.
So I will release the book in a series of PDF pieces by subscription so kids can enjoy doing the projects and investigations over the growing season this year. The completed book will be mailed out in the fall.
This plan may solve three problems at the same time. One: The book will get finished. Two: I will get feedback to make any necessary adjustments to the Investigations before finishing the book. Three: I get to enjoy growing lots of pumpkins this summer.
Will this plan work? Like the giveaway, I anticipate delays and disasters to descend. [The day after the giveaway began, I got snowed in with no Internet.] But it will be nice to have an old manuscript off my computer.
I hope many children get to grow pumpkins this summer and learn some botany from them plus learn to cook with the recipe section. At least "The Pumpkin Project" by subscription can give them the option this year instead of next.
