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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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Tip For Aspiring Picture Book Writers: Read picture book stories out loud

I’ve been reading each of my #BookADay picture books out loud in my office. I’ve read some before, and some I haven’t. Reading them out loud emphasizes even more how IMPORTANT it is for aspiring picture writers to read their stories out loud.  If you find yourself stumbling over awkward . . .







#BookADay: How To Cheer Up Dad, by Fred Koehler

I’ve decided to participate in Donalyn Miller’s 6th Annual Book-A-Day Summer Challenge. You can read more about the Book-A-Day challenge and guidelines on the Nerdy Book Club blog.  I wouldn’t be able to attempt to do this were it not for the fact that picture books count; there’s no way I’d have the . . .



New Will Write For Chocolate on Writer Unboxed

I’ve uploaded a new Will Write For Chocolate strip on Writer Unboxed. Click the image below to see the comic: Because of my book project schedule for the next couple of years, I’m not posting as often on Writer Unboxed. Thanks to Therese Walsh and Kathleen Bolton for letting me do a . . .



Comic: Metaphor Mixologist

Thanks to Jim Hill for inspiring this comic with his “metaphor mixologist” phrase on Twitter.  When I was working on the comic, I got curious about mixed metaphors and did some research…and of course immediately fell into the Black Hole Of The Internet. Sooo many interesting links! I could browse . . .