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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A comic in celebration of Picture Book Month. Do check PictureBookMonth.com, where you can find daily inspirational essays by children’s book authors and illustrators about the importance of picture books. If you like my book-ish comics, I also post on my Facebook Pro Page and Pinterest.
My dedication at the front of my VERY FIRST solo picture book, WHERE ARE MY BOOKS? (comes out from Simon & Schuster Children’s in May 2015) Since Justin Chanda “discovered” me at the 2010 SCBWI Summer Conference in Los Angeles (and after many, many years of rejections), my children’s book career has taken . . .
Just finished Teresa Toten’s THE UNLIKELY HERO OF ROOM 13B. Wow, loved this book so much; it was one of those stories that made me laugh and cry at the same time. Wonderful voice. I also learned a lot about OCD. Highly recommended! I was also lucky enough to hear . . .
Also check out my friend Errol Elumir’s daily NaNoToons, if you’re looking for distraction. 🙂
Just posted a new Will Write For Chocolate strip, inspired by Ame Dyckman’s wonderful Picture Book Month post today. More at Will Write For Chocolate (and don’t forget to “Like” my Will Write For Chocolate Facebook page!).
If you’re doing NaNoWriMo, I encourage you to check out my friend Errol Elumir’s daily NaNoToons!
(Edited March 27, 2018: I have modified the comic because although some in the OCD community liked the original “Obsessive Compulsive Editing Disorder Support Group” comic, some found the OCD reference hurtful. I apologize to anyone who was offended; it was never my intention. – Debbie) To writers out there: . . .