Welcome to my blog (scroll down to see individual posts), which was originally on a separate site at Inkygirl.com. I also have a separate Inkygirl newsletter on Substack at debbieohi.substack.com.
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My SCBWI Illustration Mentee friend Jen Betton has an excellent 2-part post about how children’s book illustrators can promote themselves: Friday postcard sampling via Penguin art director Giuseppe Castellano @(pinocastellano), posted on Twitter Self-Promotion (Part 1): What To Include Self-Promotion (Part 2): Postcards and Emailers
One of the many reasons I love Twitter is because of the conversations and connections that can happen because of casual mention. For example, I discovered that the narrator of the enhanced ebook version of I’M BORED was Cassandra Lee Morris while listening to an updated version of the ebook: https://www.instagram.com/p/c_t1vDq9LJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again I decided to . . .
I’ve gotten hooked on Dan Santat posts on Instagram lately, started following links, and have discovered some of the entertaining book trailers he’s created. I’ve posted some of these below. Dan’s also way entertaining on Twitter. Today, he’s being cranky in honor of CRANKENSTEIN’s launch: For CRANKENSTEIN, written by Samantha Berger, illustrated by Dan Santat, just launched . . .
I had a fantastic time at the SCBWI Summer Conference in LA earlier this month and will be posting a bit about that soon, but I wanted to also announce that registration for the SCBWI Canada East Fall Conference in Montreal is now open. It’s my first SCBWI faculty position, and I’m . . .
Photo: Teri Fullerton William Alexander won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for his first novel, GOBLIN SECRETS, a fantasy tale about a boy who joins a theatrical troupe of goblins to find his missing brother. A companion novel, GHOULISH SONG, came out this year. William studied theater and folklore at Oberlin College, . . .
Thanks to Renee Kurilla for interviewing me on Simply Messing About, a wonderful blog about creating children’s books. Topics covered include: – How I ended up selling my website for writers and moving to Philadelphia for six months (away from my husband!) – How Inkygirl.com got started – Time management – Why I . . .
Claire M. Caterer was born in the Motor City and raised in the suburbs of Kansas City with a large assortment of cats, dogs, birds, hamsters, mice, and other creatures. Her childhood was spent reading about and inventing fantastical worlds. Today she is a full-time writer of books for all ages. . . .
Can you see that tiny soccer ball in the middle of the wave? As some of you already know, my sister Ruth Ohi (photo to the left) is an experienced children’s book writer and illustrator who has been encouraging and supporting me over the years. She has TWO new picture books coming . . .
I’ve been gradually updating a list of children’s and YA books being affected by the dispute between Simon & Schuster and Barnes & Noble. For more info and to find out how you can help, please see http://inkygirl.com/bn-dispute. If you’re a Simon & Schuster Children’s author or illustrator affected by the . . .
Thanks to my sister Ruth for the heads-up: Stella, the star of Marie-Louise Gay‘s picture books and a television series based on her stories, is being featured in a series of stamps issued by Canada Post. I must get some!