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 Squarespace, but their spam-handling tools are abysmal. Supposedly this will be addressed in an upcoming release but so far there’s no word on when that release will be. As a result, anyway, I have to put ALL comments through a moderation stage where each comment needs individual approval . . .
My booth on Book Island in Second Life, where I promote my writing/illustration projects as well as sell writer gear (the latter to cover my Second Life expenses).maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Book%20Island/149/131/36
(Update: Also see the related Facebook page) Instead of their traditional interview with the winners of the Newbery and Caldecott Medals in Children’s Literature, The Today Show decided to interview Snooki instead. Here’s what Lin Oliver of the SCBWI (Society For Children’s Book Writers & Performers) said in her letter to The Today . . .
http://writerunboxed.com/2011/01/15/comic-the-four-stages-of-writing/
A publisher has offered its readers a lifetime subscription to its titles if they get a tattoo inspired by one of their books. Wow, now THAT’s loyalty. Reading about this inspired me to draw the cartoon above today. 🙂
Today’s incredibly prestigious Golden Marmot award goes to middle grade writer Mike Jungfor his entertaining Facebook post above. Mike recently announced that his book GEEKS, GIRLS & SECRET IDENTITIES, is under contract with Arthur A. Levine Books (yay, Mike!).
If you find yourself vowing to do some writing but then reach the end of the day not really sure where the time went, I strongly advise keeping a time diary for a few days. Make sure you pick days which are fairly typical in terms of your planned schedule. . . .
If you haven’t already heard, a new version of Huckleberry Finn is being released that replaces the word “nigger” with “slave” instead. Bookshelves Of Doom recently posted a good Cagle comic on the controversy.
Are you an author thinking of writing or writing and illustrating a picture book? If so, check out the Kidlitart Picture Book Dummy Challenge, 25-week online group challenge to create a submit a picture book dummy. It starts today and ends on June 30th. Excerpt from the description of who can . . .
So far, I’ve managed to easily meet my goal of 500 words a day. I’m even thinking of upgrading to 1000 words a day, but am going to wait a couple of weeks to make sure I’m not just experience a burst of “beginning of the year resolution” enthusiasm. How . . .