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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For those interested, I’ve updated my How I Tweet policy. I’d also like to share some feedback to my How I Tweet post: From Anne Lyle: Great minds think alike, Debbie (or fools seldom differ – take your pick!) – I’ve recently started doing exactly this. For me the catalyst was FaceBook – . . .
Jana Williams is posting tips and resources for budding screenwriters on her screenwriting blog, Wordsmythe.ca. She hasn’t been posted that often recently, but there is still some good info here.
Thanks to my brother-in-law Kaarel for the inspiration! (Before embedding, see my cartoon licensing info.)
For those who want to keep track of their story submissions on their iPhone and iPod, Andrew Nicolle has just updated his Story Tracker app for writers. I have the app on my iPhone but haven’t had a chance to really check it out thoroughly because I’m not submitting short stories/articles . . .
From the Inkygirl archives: (Before embedding, see my cartoon licensing info.)
Don’t know about the rest of you, but I have a tendency to let my e-mail pile up…or at least I did. This year, I’m determined to keep better control over my e-mail Inbox (or Inboxes, since I have more than one e-mail account). What I’m finding: bad e-mail organization/handling . . .
I joined LinkedIn years ago when it first launched, but then deleted my account because I made the mistake of accepting a connection request from someone I knew only vaguely through a few e-mail exchanges. Because of that decision, I started accepting similar connection requests. Often these were from people on LinkedIn . . .
(Before embedding, see my cartoon licensing info.) Apparently Transport Canada is banning books and periodicals from their flights unless passengers buy them after going through security. Eek. Makes me even happier about being able to read e-books on my iPhone! Hope this ban doesn’t last long. Also see: Books Banned on Canada-U.S. Flights (January . . .
Thanks to my friend Ray for pointing out the Weird Book Room on ABeBooks. If you’re looking for some literary diversions, it’s worth a visit. I would have loved to have eavesdropped on the editorial or sales meetings for some of these books.
YA author Georgia McBride has started up a community for YA writers on Ning called YALitChat. YALitChat is named after the #YALitChat group on Twitter, founded by Georgia: #YAlitchat is a weekly twitter chat for anyone involved in the writing, editing , marketing or publishing of Young Adult literature. #YAlitchat takes place at 9PM EST . . .