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*NEW!* Also see my Broken Crayon resource
Writer comics by Debbie Ridpath Ohi are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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Welcome to Inkygirl: Reading, Writing and Illustrating Children's Books (archive list here) which includes my Creating Picture Books series, Advice For Young Writers and Illustrators, Writer's and Illustrator's Guide To Twitter, Interviews With Authors And Illustrators, #BookADay archives, writing/publishing industry surveys, and 250, 500, 1000 Words/Day Writing Challenge. Also see my Inkygirl archives, and comics for writers. Also check out my Print-Ready Archives for Teachers, Librarians, Booksellers and Young Readers.
I tweet about the craft and business of writing and illustrating at @inkyelbows. If you're interested in my art or other projects, please do visit DebbieOhi.com. Thanks for visiting! -- Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Thanks so much to Elizabeth Dulema for interviewing me about creative process on her blog recently. She included lots of photos and art samples, including my Broken Crayon dragon. After seeing the later, Jane Yolen (yes THE Jane Yolen!!!!) emailed me a poem she had written after seeing the image.
Jane has kindly given me permission to post her poem here:
Last year, I discovered that I've been pronouncing the "poem" incorrectly all my life (!!!). I was pronouncing it as ONE syllable, which made me use it incorrectly in a haiku. I've fixed it now as well as my pronunciation.
I've updated the poem on my Poetry For Kids page, which includes poetry teaching resources.
What’s with grammar drama?
— Debbie Ridpath Ohi (@inkyelbows) April 13, 2016
Down w/ semicolon hate.
Who cares about a missing comma?
Let’s eat Grandma & celebrate! pic.twitter.com/8OcBc4fyqA
As I mentioned earlier, I'm having fun participating in Robert Lee Brewer's April Poem-A-Day Challenge. This poem was written in response to the topic "defence."
Let me condense my defence
— Debbie Ridpath Ohi (@inkyelbows) April 11, 2016
against a bad review:
Chocolate, friends, a cup of tea,
a comfort book or two.#aprpad pic.twitter.com/extOEga1RB
Friday, June 9, 2017 at 8:13 AM