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Caitlin: Hi Beth, thank you so much for joining us today! I’m so excited that this book is coming out in October!
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Caitlin: Happiness is all mine. First of all, I like the title: I’m hooked, hooked, hooked! And I can’t wait to learn more. Was it the title from the start or did it take the details to get there?
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Beth: Titles can be a huge challenge! This is a development that is not as difficult as some of my manuscripts: Smelly Kelly, Super Sensory Subway Sleuth (4/2017 – I was playing with it as a detective story at the time) > Smelly Kelly, Super Subway Sniffer (6/ 2017 – until June I focused on this story as a superhero story) > Smelly Kelly and His Super Senses (7/2017 – I was also happy with him on this story.) In the process of posting I added a caption and quotes about ” Smelly” so that it presents the name as something special and not negative.
Caitlin: This was a great process, thanks for sharing and I love how great the final theme is! What inspired you to write this story?
Beth: This story is a little different from An Inconvenient Alphabet, which immediately captured the teacher in me, and Lizzie Needs a Seat, about Elizabeth Jennings, this story touched me on a visceral level. For “Smelly” Kelly, inspiration comes more slowly and in bits and pieces. At first he is a good character who faces every challenge with ease and dedication through his funny, strange and dangerous experiences. And with the passion of the aroma, curse and blessing – what could be more fun to play in the picture book!
In addition to this role, I was drawn to the mysterious underground world of the subway, as well as the way that the subject intersected many content areas – social studies and many science subjects. There is a lot of potential there. But given the very limited information about him, his story is not a complete package.
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I need inspiration on an emotional level—something to help me find the “heart” of a story, something to connect the stories I find and help me create a turning point. As I think about the hero, all the parallels I find for him with superheroes provide inspiration as well as fun for me to say.
Caitlin: Great! Indeed, it is a remarkable story from many angles; I’m glad I was able to learn about it through you! What was the most interesting part of your research for this story?
Beth: I’m not a city girl, so it was interesting to learn about the underground world, especially when I realized how different the views of social studies and science are. As I dug into the sensory environment, hoping to share Kelly’s world as she would understand it, I discovered a surprising map. I love maps! I found an old “smell map” and “sound map” in addition to the early subway map. You may be wondering – why would anyone want to create a scent map? Well, it makes sense when you consider that people believe that smell causes disease. The audio comes from the city’s complaints and includes short video clips that show life and noise at the time. I really like this rabbit hole! (Although it appears in very few books, it gives me a real sense of order.) And one of James Kelly’s tools as the first “spoiler” for the subway is Manhattan Island, 1763. “Spring” is a map. Water increases the value of land, so mapping underground watercourses helps identify important assets.
Caitlin: That sounds fun, especially the old movies, it’s great! Speaking of Cole, the movie poster is a cool part of the story, does it happen in real life?
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Beth: It’s a really interesting puzzle that serves many purposes. Superheroes became part of American culture in the 1930s-40s. I’m making a superhero frame, trying to find all the similarities for Kelly and superheroes. At one point I had to train him and use an assistant. So…superheroes have followers, right? Excellent! We just put the idea into the scene.
Actually, there are movie posters in the stations and platforms. Image courtesy of the New York Museum of Transportation. Jane first tested the spread with an actual poster, then to avoid copyright or trademark issues, she changed the characters. Kelly saw the movie poster and decided to train others? I do not know. I included a little fiction at the beginning, making the book history fiction, so this little piece is no problem. It reinforces the superhero framework, adds some fun, and provides a great transition.
Caitlin: I love it! And it’s incredibly cool to see historical fiction in the picture book field. We don’t get them very often (and they’re my favorite genre of fiction), so I hope that means there will be more! The art for this is amazing, what is your favorite part of Jane Horney’s painting?
Beth: I love how he uses two palettes and makes the underworld of the subway so exciting. It’s just a blast! And also the way he uses cross sections to show the invisible and dangerous infrastructure. And then the story stinks – so much fun!
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Caitlin: Yes, yes, yes to everything you say; I agree! Can you talk about the publishing experience for this book after you got the deal?
Beth: The challenge for this story was how to pull the limited story that I had explored together and build the intensity of the plot, develop the characters and create emotion. Most of my revisions with editor Carolyn Yoder involved adding details to “brighten up” various aspects including the surface, STEM concepts, context to help the reader understand how the world is defined. And Lake’s stake and why the James Kelly story matters.
It’s nice to see what Jane Harney does for example. He also enjoyed the research process and included many wonderful historical details. The power of the characters he put on the page and the palettes he used for the ups and downs of the land blew me away!
Caitlin: Wow, I love this! We often think that writers do research, but you’re right, painters have to do a lot of research to understand the times and inspire the art. What are you planning to do for the book launch? Do you or your publisher have creative ideas to publish this wonderful book in October?
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Beth: With the pandemic, some of my original ideas had to be rethought… Books on the Subway, a program that places books in different subway cars (for people to enjoy and for others to enjoy) encourages books to be. Get out of there… until someone takes him home. – I hope they have kids who like it!), will have to wait until the revival of Subway Riders.
After working with historians at the New York Museum of Transportation, when I was doing research, the education department there expressed interest in adding “Smilie” Kelly to their programming. Now, the book family program will move to a virtual format, and I will be attending some presentations from home. While I will miss the excitement of being in the room with the children, the upside is that people will be able to participate anywhere. The date is not set yet, so please check my website in October if you are interested in attending some of the presentations. Please share this with teachers who would like to incorporate the presentation into their curriculum.
In addition, we are planning a virtual launch and a virtual tour of the school and are looking for more opportunities to share this fun book with children. I am working on how to bring the surprises found in the research pit into my presentation.
Caitlin: Wow, that all sounds amazing and I’m sure the subway idea will come up. Looks amazing! Sounds like you have a great idea, can you share your favorite tips for other writers about writing non-fiction books?
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Beth: To make a non-fiction story more than a “report”, you have to find what I call the “heart” of the story – the “so what?” By Barb Rosenstock, “Key Ideas” by Candace Fleming. These two amazing authors helped me understand this important concept. It’s not the subject, but the way the writer filters the story through their life experiences and digs into their passion for writing it to find a unique angle, theme, meaning, or narrative.
