Thursday, May 17, 2012

Today

Today is the day I am learning to get my A to Z Poetry book in order...
I need to redo pictures for it, as mine are Tagxedo images with copyrights.  So now I have the task of finding new images, or taking pictures.  I have some I can use, but not all.  I could try drawing them, I suppose.  Maybe after I have all the text set down in one place I'll be able to figure it out.  Maybe after I've read all the guidelines I'll think it's easy, why didn't I just do this a long time ago.  Maybe I need some coffee...

Last year, I had my class do a rewrite of The Seven Blind Mice, and they came up with a great book that we printed through Apple.

It is a beautiful book.  The kids were pleased and so was I.  We shared it at our end of year Author's Tea, gave a copy to the school library, and some parents purchased copies.

But this will be different.  With the Apple book, if someone wanted a copy, I'd have to order it from Apple.  It isn't digital and it's not promoted.  I didn't write it, so the kids really own it.

This WILL be different.  So I have to go figure out how to put it online, and I think with a paper copy option, and do pictures.  I think I will be busy today.  First I'll start the washing machine.  Oh, and get that coffee.

7 comments:

  1. Good luck Donna. Hope the coffee perks you up & you find ways that fit the style you want for your book. Your kids' book looks great, as you said.

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  2. Go through CreateSpace. They're the easiest to work with that I know of.

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  3. Good luck, you have the material now comes the fun part, but you're so creative I'm sure you'll find a way to do it great!

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  4. Good luck! Those mice pictures are very cool. :)

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  5. Good luck! I was thinking about doing that with my A-Z Gardens. I was contemplating whether I should do it through Lulu or CreateSpace, or do one of those Blog to Book things. It'll be interesting to see what you decide to do.

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  6. Your students are so lucky to have you put together their work in this way.

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