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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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 . . .
For more info about Karen Krossing and BOG, see KarenKrossing.com. Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as Debbie’s Bookstagram.
Congrats to my friend Brian Won, whose HOORAY FOR HAT! launches today from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. I met Brian through the SCBWI Illustration Mentorship program (see today’s THANK YOU to the SCBWI), and he’s one of the nicest guys you could hope to meet. You can find out more about HOORAY FOR . . .
Congrats to my friend Arree Chung, whose NINJA! launches today from Henry Holt. I met Arree at one of the Lost Weekends hosted by David Diaz. NINJA! is published by Henry Holt, and here’s a plot summary from Arree’s website: “A ninja must be strong, courageous, and silent! He creeps through the house on a . . .
Martha Rago, Associate Creative Director at HarperCollins Children’s Books I recently posted two mini-interviews with Martha Rago and Lauren Rille over on the KidLitArtists blog. With the SCBWI Summer Conference coming up, I asked HarperCollins Associate Creative Director Martha Rago about how SCBWI portfolio showcases help publishers HarperCollins Children’s find illustrators. Martha says . . .
I’m delighted and honoured to be a Sharp-Schu Trifecta guest today. Please do go visit their blogs today to find out more about how I helped create the new look for Judy Blume classics like Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaretand Freckle Juice. On the Mr. Schu Reads blog, K-5 teacher-librarian . . .