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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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Google+ Hangouts: Creative Collab Potential But Not Quite Ready for KidLit/YA

Above: Screenshot from a kidlit/YA Google+ Hangout I hosted this morning on my G+ Inkygirl business page. The doodle boy is by Ryan Estrada. For some reason, I wasn’t able to access the collar drawing/writing features (the top left of my screenshot SHOULD have links to those features). I was able to . . .



Why I’m Quitting Klout

I joined Klout a while back because I was curious about the service and also because of a recommendation in a blog I respect that writers should be aware of their Klout score. It was fun at first, checking out what various people’s Klout scores were and playing around with the tools. . . .



Cuppa Jolie blog: SCBWI Pre-Conference Interview with my agent, Ginger Knowlton!

Jolie Stekly has a great interview with my agent, Ginger Knowlton. Ginger will be sharing her views, along with three other agents, on the final panel of the SCBWI Winter conference. And Ginger mentions me in the interview, yay!! For more insights from book creators, see my Inkygirl Interview Archives and Advice For . . .



HarperKids video: Meet Author/Illustrator Kevin Henkes

Wow, I love watching this man draw. The video includes fascinating info about how Kevin Henkes draws and writes. He says that before starts a picture book, he works on the character first. He wants to have a clear image of the character before anything else. One of my favourite . . .



Photos from the Torkidlit Holiday Party

Thanks so much to Claudia Osmond for hosting the holiday meet up for the Toronto Middle Grade & Young Adult Author Group! I had a fantastic time: so many great conversations, good food and lots of kidlit/YA talk. For more info about what Torkidlit members are up to, please do visit . . .



10 Reasons Why My Agent (Ginger Knowlton) Rocks

I was recently telling someone about my agent and realized that I was doing a terrible job at accurately describing why I think Ginger Knowlton is so great. So I decided to do a handwritten post instead. Please note that these are only ten reasons of many. 🙂




Lost Weekend with David Diaz (Part 2): Art, Food & Friendship

(Continued from Part 1: Lost Weekend with David Diaz) Another highlight from Lost Weekend: the conversations. They sprung up everywhere and without warning, while we were painting, sitting by the fire, helping David in the kitchen, over meals, while we were out walking. Topics frequently revolved around children’s book illustration but . . .



Comic: Internet Social Media Addiction Group

I’m gradually going through all my comic archives as I work on my Will Write For Chocolate book compilation, so am posting some of the oldies here in Inkygirl (sometimes revamped).



Another DebsAndErrol Song: NaNoWriMo Overnight

Last day of NaNoWriMo! Don’t worry if you didn’t finish — consider taking the 250, 500 or 1000 words a day challenge instead. More about DebsandErrol at http://debsanderrol.com/ Read the daily Nanotoons that Errol has been posted at https://www.facebook.com/NaNoToons