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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I love my work. The one downside: I tend to work WAY too long without taking breaks. Although it sounds counter-intuitive, I find that taking regular breaks from the computer makes me MORE productive, not less. Taking a few minutes to stretch helps prevent repetitive stress injuries. Forcing yourself away . . .
Posted a new comic on Writer Unboxed today, inspired by my recent investigation into voice. I’ll be starting a series of post on voice on the MiG Writers blog soon, every Thursday, so stay tuned!
I decided to revamp the old version of the cartoon in honor of today. 🙂
I was reading this post in Writer Unboxed and thought I’d remind you all about National Novel Editing Month. Looking for motivation to edit your manuscript? Check out NaNoEdiMo, which is a challenge to writers to spend 50 hours in March editing your novel. An excerpt from the site: You have entered the . . .
One of my favourite sites for writers: ROUTINES FOR WRITERS. Their posts are almost always inspirational and/or informative. Not surprising, considering their tagline: “Helping Writers Write More” Today’s post on their blog is no exception, an interview with Erin Bow. I’ve always enjoyed learning how about how writers organize a space, and . . .
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. 🙂