Search the Site

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.



Espresso Patronum at Starbucks in Toronto

Came across this sign outside a Starbucks on Yonge St., just west of Eglinton W. in Toronto. No, I didn’t have time to order an Espresso Patronum. But I love the illustration and the idea! 😀



MiGwriters Blog Update: Interview with Ginger Knowlton of Curtis Brown Ltd

As I mentioned earlier, my MiGwriters group is posting a series of interviews with our agents all this week. Up today: Ginger Knowlton of Curtis Brown (MY agent, woohoo!) For more insights from book creators, see my Inkygirl Interview Archives and Advice For Young Writers And Illustrators From Book Creators.



Comic: Writer Research Or Procrastination?

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: The Edible Library Restaurant

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)





BookMentors.org To Launch This Fall

Scheduled to launch in Fall 2012, BookMentors.org is a non-profit that intends to use “micro patronage” to supply teachers, students, and librarian in high-needs schools with books. BookMentors.org is a place where you can give and receive books, as well as ideas. Teachers and librarians request, receive, and recommend books. . . .



Jane Friedman: Should You Focus On Your Writing Or Your Platform?

Writer Unboxed has many excellent posts about the craft and business of fiction, but I especially enjoyed Jane Friedman’s most recent post for writers which asks, how much time should you spend on writing versus platform building? I posted a comment today but am going to post an edited version of it below . . .