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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Josh Funk lives in New England with his wife and kids. He is the author of Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast (launches Sept 1st from Sterling) and the upcoming Dear Dragon (Viking/Penguin, 2016), Pirasaurs! (Scholastic, 2017), and more. Find out more info about Josh at his website, Twitter, Facebook. I met Josh at Nerd Camp earlier this year. Such a fun . . .
After posting the found object doodle below on FB, a flurry of comments (turns out I’m not the only one who has a strong emotional reaction to dog-eared pages in books :-)) prompted me to post this anonymous 1-question survey: How do you feel about dog-earing pages? After you answer my . . .
Have a great week, everyone!
In my recent survey, I asked those of you working with agents to answer a few questions about how you got your agent. First off, thank you SO MUCH to those who took the time to respond in order to help others in the community. These include: Hayley Chewins, Julie . . .
Alice Ratterree loves illustrating books for the young at heart. She is represented by Marietta Zacker of Nancy Gallt Literary Agency and is currently working on a picture book about the life of Jane Addams. She finds adventure in Greenville, South Carolina with her husband, their two children, and a beloved . . .
I was so inspired by Pernille Ripp’s talk at Nerd Camp earlier this year and just discovered (duh, why didn’t I look for this earlier?) that she has a blog! I was inspired to illustrate a quote from her recent piece, “Stop Feeding The Beast – The Reading Myths We Pass . . .
I’ve been getting more people asking me for advice about how to get an agent, so in addition to updating my FAQ post about “Any advice on how to get an agent? How did YOU get your agent?“, I’ve also posted a new survey. If you’re a children’s/YA author or . . .
I figure it’s time I add a children’s book illustrator to my Will Write For Chocolate household. You can browse older strips in the Will Write For Chocolate archives.