First, I sent it to an editor who had mentored me during my MFA program. KATE: The manuscript came to me in late spring of 2015. So from inception to submission was only a month-much shorter than anything else I’ve written. This particular critique group meets twice a month. I took the revised manuscript back to my critique group, and they agreed it was ready to go. KATE: This was a very unusual circumstance because I knew the manuscript was ready from the get go. SUSANNA: When did you know your manuscript was ready for submission? The ill-fated Cosmos The Yarrow that made the cut! Other than that, there were no revisions until the sale. It sounds so much better! Unfortunately, nothing rhymes with cosmos except for gizmos and that word didn’t fit the tone of the book.
But, I had to give them up and go with yarrow instead. KATE: In addition to what I mentioned above, when my writing group saw the first draft, they pointed out that one of the verses contained a forced rhyme: farrow and cosmos. SUSANNA: Did you go through many revisions? There were no other revisions until the publisher bought the manuscript. So, I revised the manuscript to include two dragonflies, two damselflies, two butterflies, two bumblebees, one ladybug and one firefly species. They convinced me I needed to add more bugs. The original draft featured five different dragonfly species and five different damselfly species. Two weeks later I took the first draft to my writing group and they all said, “This is the one.” They were right. When I woke up the next morning after the idea came, a few more verses streamed into my consciousness and I wrote them down. But, I’d been writing for twelve years before I had my first sale. KATE: As I mentioned above, this book came to me very quickly. SUSANNA: How long did it take you to write this book? If you’re interested in reading about more experiences like this, check out Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. As I drove home, the first line of the text came to me like magic, “Dragonflies, dragonflies, zipping all about.” The rest of the words continued to flow and as soon as I was home, I wrote it all down. She said, “I don’t want to write that book. That night at my writing group, I tried to give the idea to another author who was revising a book about math. I was on the interview committee for a math specialist when my colleague said, “If students don’t understand the combinations of ten, they won’t be successful in math.” As the day passed, I became more and more excited because I couldn’t think of one book about the combinations of ten. It reads, “You can learn something new every day if you listen.” That’s what happened. KATE: The secretary at the school I work at has a sign behind her desk. SUSANNA: Hi Kate! Thank you so much for joining us today! Where did the idea for this book come from?
With Suzanne Kaufman’s bright, whimsical illustrations and Kate Narita’s clever rhyming text, 100 Bugs! is part look-and-find, part learning experience, and all kinds of fun!” “Little explorers will learn 10 different ways to count to 10, using 10 different kinds of bugs-and will get all the way to 100 by the end of their adventure. Today’s book is informational fiction – something a little different still – so I’m sure you’re as eager as I am to jump right in and see what today’s Debutess has to share! Let’s have a look at her beautiful book!įarrar Straus Giroux, a Macmillan Imprint More by luck than design, we’ve had a nice mix of fiction and nonfiction so far – wonderful so we can learn about the approach to publication of different types of picture books. Welcome to another scintillating episode of Tuesday Debuts, everyone!
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