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’ve been gradually compiling my “How This Picture Book Was Created” resources, advice from the children’s book writers and illustrators I’ve been interviewing, and the thumbnail sketch and layout templates I use for my own writing and illustrating process. Here’s the link to my CREATING PICTURE BOOKS resource. There is no . . .
One of my goals in 2018 is to write a middle grade novel. When I mention that I’m working on a MG project, it sometimes surprises people. Which drives a little part of me crazy, I must admit, since I began as a writer. Middle grade has always been my . . .
For the curious, here are the results of my “do you dog-ear your book pages or not” survey on Inkygirl from a while ago.
Almost all of my comics are based on my own experience as a freelancer, as you might have guessed. This one is particularly relevant. One of my constant challenges is that for me, social media is more fun than work….but as a result, it can be way too easy to . . .