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.
Today’s incredibly prestigious Golden Marmot award goes to middle grade writer Mike Jungfor his entertaining Facebook post above. Mike recently announced that his book GEEKS, GIRLS & SECRET IDENTITIES, is under contract with Arthur A. Levine Books (yay, Mike!).
If you find yourself vowing to do some writing but then reach the end of the day not really sure where the time went, I strongly advise keeping a time diary for a few days. Make sure you pick days which are fairly typical in terms of your planned schedule. . . .
If you haven’t already heard, a new version of Huckleberry Finn is being released that replaces the word “nigger” with “slave” instead. Bookshelves Of Doom recently posted a good Cagle comic on the controversy.
Are you an author thinking of writing or writing and illustrating a picture book? If so, check out the Kidlitart Picture Book Dummy Challenge, 25-week online group challenge to create a submit a picture book dummy. It starts today and ends on June 30th. Excerpt from the description of who can . . .
So far, I’ve managed to easily meet my goal of 500 words a day. I’m even thinking of upgrading to 1000 words a day, but am going to wait a couple of weeks to make sure I’m not just experience a burst of “beginning of the year resolution” enthusiasm. How . . .
I’ve posted a new comic over on Writer Unboxed. Title: “New Year’s Resolutions.” One of my New Year’s Resolutions: To post in Inkygirl more often. Another: to write a minimum of 500 words a day. As I mentioned before, I know that 500 words isn’t a lot, but I’ve been doing . . .
Hi all, If you’ve found Inkygirl useful, inspiring or entertaining this past year, I’d be appreciative if you’d nominate my site for the Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites list. How to do it: Send an e-mail to writersdig@fwpubs.com with “101 Best Websites” in the subject header, and mention that you’re nominating Inkygirl.com. . . .
As some of you already know, I’ve been doing more illustration work lately. Right now, my main illustration project is Michael Ian Black’s I’M BORED picture book for Simon & Schuster. I’ve also been doing a ton more sketching to improve my craft. The writer side of me, however, has . . .