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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Thanks to Nancy Tupper Ling and Andrea Offermann for answering Three Questions for me today! Their picture book, The Yin-Yang Sisters And The Dragon Frightful, comes out on Sept. 18th from G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers. Curious about how the cover got created? Read Andrea’s behind-the-scenes peek (with sketches and photos) on an earlier . . .
Sept. 8th was Ampersand Day, so I celebrated with a canned ampersand in the sand.
I was incredibly honoured to find out that SAM & EVA (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers) has been nominated for The Canadian Children’s Book Centre Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. I am especially honoured, considering the other finalists in the same category. For more info about each of these books as well . . .
No matter how busy I am, I always try to carve out a few minutes every day to do some art and writing purely for the fun of it. No pressure to show anyone or have anything be perfect….just to PLAY. I find if I don’t make regular time to . . .
Rejection and criticism are part of publishing process, before AND after publication. Work on developing a thick skin early on and you’ll not only enjoy the journey more but also increase your chances of longterm success.
Reminder: DO REGULAR BACKUPS. Here’s my backup system and how it saved me when an Adobe Creative Cloud update bug ate my work.
