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Debbie’s Blog

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.

Cautionary Comic For Writers

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)



R.I.P. Ray Bradbury

Above: page from my childhood autograph collection. Just found out that Ray Bradbury died this morning at the age of 91. 🙁 I always loved reading, but it wasn’t until I read Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine that I became aware of style in writing. I’m generally a fast reader, but with Ray Bradbury’s . . .




Magic Town: Virtual World Based On Picture Books (and open to submissions)

Publishers Weekly recently reportedthe launch of Magic Town, a  virtual children’s picture book world featuring over 70 stories (with many more to come) from major publishers like Hachette and Simon & Schuster. Developed by tech start-up Mindshapes, Magic Town is also open to submissions from children’s book authors and illustrators; keep reading . . .



Comic: Writers On Vacation

Originally published in Writer Unboxed. 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)



Comic For Book Nerds: “Can’t Judge A Book….”

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)



Comic: What you SHOULDN’T do when asking for a critique…

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)



Interview: YA Author Deborah Kerbel & UNDER THE MOON

I first met Deborah Kerbel through the Toronto Middle Grade and Young Adult Author Group (a.k.a. Torkidlit) – Deborah’s so fun to talk with, and I’ve also been enjoying her books over the years. Deborah’s teen novels include Under the Moon (2012), Lure (2010), Girl on the Other Side (2009), and Mackenzie, Lost and Found (2008). Her personal essay, The Curtain, is . . .



Inkygirl Golden Cupcake Award: The World According To Maggie (Stiefvater)

This week, I’m awarding the Inkygirl Golden Cupcake Award to Maggie Stiefvater for her The World According To Maggie blog. I’m a huge fan of Maggie’s books, including her Wolves Of Mercy Falls series and most recently, The Scorpio Races. Wonderful stories and characters, but I especially love this writer’s voice. Just some of the things I love about Maggie’s . . .



Google+ Chat with my MiG writer friend, Christina Farley

As much as I enjoy e-mail and online message boards, there’s nothing like being able to hear a person’s voice and seeing their face while you’re chatting. So it was exciting for me to finally be able to “meet” my MiG writer friend, Christina Farley, via Google+ Chat this afternoon. SO much . . .