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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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Free Picture Book Thumbnail Templates for Writers and Illustrators

When I was asked to illustrate my first picture book (I’m Bored) and I started researching picture book formats, I was confused. I knew a standard picture book had 32 pages, for example, but I discovered that these 32 pages might also include the title page and other non-story pages. Plus . . .






Tip: Write first, edit LATER.

This is something I’ve been struggling with for years. My tendency is to try editing as I write and while this works for some writers, I know, I find that it bogs me down to a snail’s pace. What I’m trying for my new middle grade novel: to do a . . .



A comic for others starting NaNoWriMo tomorrow

Good luck, everyone! I’m “inkygirl” on the NaNoWriMo website, but I’m not sure how far I’m going to get in my novel since I’ll be away for part of the month and also have a book deadline. :-\ BUT I just found out that you no longer have to start from scratch . . .