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.
When I first saw the word “takeaways” in people’s conference reports, I was confused. What were takeaways? Were they giving out free food?!? I was even MORE disappointed that I had missed the event! But no, takeaways are key messages you’ve learned at a conference. They can vary from person . . .
Not sure how many of you used Inkspot or subscribed to Inklings back in the early days of the Web (whoa, that sounds so ANCIENT now, doesn’t it?) but one of my columnists was Mark Fowler. Mark did the ASK THE LAWYER column. SOOOO great to finally meet Mark in person. Mark . . .
Ok, so that may not have been the most coherent blog post title I’ve ever written but I CAN’T HELP IT! Because I just found out that I’m going to be working with LAURENT LINN at Simon & Schuster as I illustrate Michael Ian Black’s new picture book, I’M BORED. Soooooooooo excited . . .
One of the Daily Doodles I’ve been posted on my DebbieOhi.com blog, to illustrate a post in iPadGirl. As you might guess, it’s how Jeff and I do much of our reading. 🙂
I love Squarespace, but their spam-handling tools are abysmal. Supposedly this will be addressed in an upcoming release but so far there’s no word on when that release will be. As a result, anyway, I have to put ALL comments through a moderation stage where each comment needs individual approval . . .
My booth on Book Island in Second Life, where I promote my writing/illustration projects as well as sell writer gear (the latter to cover my Second Life expenses).maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Book%20Island/149/131/36
(Update: Also see the related Facebook page) Instead of their traditional interview with the winners of the Newbery and Caldecott Medals in Children’s Literature, The Today Show decided to interview Snooki instead. Here’s what Lin Oliver of the SCBWI (Society For Children’s Book Writers & Performers) said in her letter to The Today . . .
http://writerunboxed.com/2011/01/15/comic-the-four-stages-of-writing/
A publisher has offered its readers a lifetime subscription to its titles if they get a tattoo inspired by one of their books. Wow, now THAT’s loyalty. Reading about this inspired me to draw the cartoon above today. 🙂
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!).