Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, I’M BORED illustrator Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 (last updated: June 5, 2013) First, author Michael Ian Black wrote the story for I’M BORED. Michael says he wrote the book because his children were always telling him how booooored they were. Michael sent it to his editor, Justin Chanda. Justin liked . . .
The I’M… picture books are written by Michael Ian Black and illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, published by Simon & Schuster. Curious about how this series was created? Here’s a behind-the-scenes peek for young readers. When I asked Michael what inspired him to write the first book in the series, . . .
I’m posting some of my older comics here as I catalog and tag them in prep for a print book compilation. You can find my comics for writers on Inkygirl (http://inkygirl.com), Tumblr (http://inkygirl.tumblr.com) and Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/inkyelbows/comics-for-writers-inkygirl-com)
I’m creating a gallery of photos featuring people reading I’M BORED in fun places and situations, and I welcome submissions! Photo below is an example: I’m reading I’M BORED on the Toronto Transit system. 🙂 If you’re interested in submitting a photo (hey, you may win a PRIZE), read the details here. . . .
Last week, I was tickled to get a package from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers that contained a letter of congratulations from the Junior Library Guild (see bottom of post) as well as a certificate…. … and a cool lapel pin: I had seen “A Junior Library Guild Selection” on book . . .
What a great promo video for The County Bookshop and its sibling entities. You can read how the video was made here. Thanks to Shelf Awareness for the link!
I’m Bored Music Video (inspired by the new picture book from Simon & Schuster BFYR) from debsanderrol on Vimeo. Thanks to my friend Errol Elumir for co-writing the I’M BORED song and creating the video above to help celebrate my upcoming book launch. Note that the song is only loosely based on the book. To find . . .
Instead of trying to do a long report about the 2012 SCBWI Summer Conference, I’m going to do takeaways; it’ll increase the possibility that I’ll actually post them. 🙂 So here’s my first: SCBWI-LA Takeaway #1: Don’t expect everything to happen at your first conference. Experience breeds opportunity. At my . . .
Recently came back from the annual summer conference in LA held by the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators). What an amazing, inspiring event! I’ll be posting some personal takeaways and photo faces from the conference, but for now, here are links to my photo sets: ON FLICKR: . . .
Thanks so much to Tara Kressler (@taralibrara on Twitter) for being my 20,000th follower on Twitter! As a prize, I let Tara pick whichever item she wanted from my I’M BORED swag shop (proceeds to go Riley Carney’s Breaking The Chain nonprofit literacy). Tara works for the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, and has kindly agreed to answer . . .