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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.

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 . . .



Comic: The Misplaced Apostrophe

‘m posting some of my older comics here as I catalog and tag them in prep for a print book compilation. You can also find my comics for writers on Tumblr and Pinterest.



Bloomsbury editor on new imprint, Bloomsbury Circus

New on Tales From The Reading Room: Bloomsbury editor Alexandra Pringle discusses the publisher’s new literary imprint, Bloomsbury Circus. An excerpt: When we look back in a year’s time I hope we will have a prize shortlist or two under our belts, a sense of having broken some established authors out of the . . .



Regnery To Launch New Children’s Imprint: Little Patriot Press

 Conservative publisher Regnery Publishing plans to launch Little Patriot Press, a new children’s imprint whose titles will be aimed at “teaching and inspiring children through stories about American history and government.” The imprint will launch seven picture books this year. Managing editor: Diane Reeves. Creative director: Cheryl Barnes. URL (not yet . . .



Just signed up for the Story A Day May Challenge!

I know, I know — writing an entire story every day sounds crazy. But according to the rules of the challenge, it doesn’t have to be a super-long story. I’m going to use this challenge as motivation to come up with SOME story plot every day: each with a beginning, . . .