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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.

Advice For Young Writers, Dyslexia and Reading, Storytelling, THE JOCK AND THE FAT CHICK: Three Questions With Nicole Winters

Nicole Winters graduated from the University of Toronto with an English B.A.. She loves books, bikes, horror films and globe hopping. She’s currently at work on her third YA novel called THE CONJURER. You can find Nicole on Twitter, her blog, Facebook or NicoleWintersAuthor.com. I met Nicole through our local Torkidlit group; I love her enthusiasm . . .






Free Picture Book Thumbnail Templates for Writers and Illustrators

When I was asked to illustrate my first picture book (I’m Bored) and I started researching picture book formats, I was confused. I knew a standard picture book had 32 pages, for example, but I discovered that these 32 pages might also include the title page and other non-story pages. Plus . . .






Tip: Write first, edit LATER.

This is something I’ve been struggling with for years. My tendency is to try editing as I write and while this works for some writers, I know, I find that it bogs me down to a snail’s pace. What I’m trying for my new middle grade novel: to do a . . .



A comic for others starting NaNoWriMo tomorrow

Good luck, everyone! I’m “inkygirl” on the NaNoWriMo website, but I’m not sure how far I’m going to get in my novel since I’ll be away for part of the month and also have a book deadline. :-\ BUT I just found out that you no longer have to start from scratch . . .