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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.

Please help me with my book proposal!

The bulk of my Squarespace move is finished, though I still have quite a few tweaks to go. Still, it’s SO GOOD to finally get back to my own writing! Also a relief to Google my name & Inkygirl pages and NOT get pharmaceutical hacked info. But back to my . . .



You’re never too old to start writing

From Robert McCrum in Guardian.co.uk: …The ruthless cut-off of 40 does not address the complex trajectory of creative growth: for every novelist or poet who explodes skywards with a first or second book, there are many who only achieve mastery as they reach the shady side of the slope. The onset . . .



How do YOU avoid getting distracted by the Internet?

Some writers are able to switch off their computers and stay off e-mail and the Web all day. Freelance writers who rely at least partly on client work for income, however, sometimes don’t have this luxury. The Internet can be a wonderful resource for writers but it can also be . . .





Cartoon Caption Contest Winner: John Hewitt

Thanks to those who entered my cartoon caption contest. The winner: John Hewitt of Poewar fame. I’ve been a fan of John’s Poewar: Writing Career Center  since its early days.





Blog Highlight: Ink Gleanings

The subtitle of Ink Gleanings is “Harvesting Tips For The Writer’s Life.” In each post, Katie writes about what she’s reading, writing, and a thought about the writing process. You can also find Katie on Twitter at @katiereads.



Versatile Blogger Award

Thanks to Lydia LeRoy-Williams for giving me The Versatile Blogger Award!Here are the rules: Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award.  Share 7 things about yourself.  Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason! . . .