Thursday
Dec282017
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
Entries from December 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Wednesday
Dec272017
Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 8:04 AM | Post a Comment | Email Article | Share Article | Permalink Monday
Dec182017
Comic: On Not Making New Year's Resolutions
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm always torn between making and not making New Year's Resolutions because it's so easy to make them but then disappointing and demoralizing when you realize early in the year that there's no way you'll ever be able to make them happen.
Next year, though, I think I AM going to make some New Year's Resolutions. Will be posting about these and why I'm making them soon.
Sunday
Dec172017
Saturday
Dec092017
"Read big and WRITE." Advice for young writers from Danielle Younge-Ullman (EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IS NOT RUINED)
I recently finished EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IS NOT RUINED by Danielle Younge-Ullman and adored it. I'm not surprised it's garnered so many rave reviews as well as being a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award. I've always been a fan of survival-type stories, and Danielle's YA novel combines this with beautiful writing as well as a complex and entirely believable main character. I loved that Ingrid had a musical background, her complicated relationship with her mother, how her character gradually develops throughout the book. Highly recommended.
Friday
Dec082017
Free To Download & Print: "A Gift Of Time" To Read, Write or Draw Certificate
Do you know a good friend who could use more time to read, write or draw? Offer to babysit, run errands, do grocery shopping, shovel snow etc.
Everyone appreciates the gift of time.
Suggestions for presentation: Download and print this certificate, then roll it up and present it tied up in red ribbon, in a mug filled with packaged hot chocolate or your friend's favorite tea, or combine it with a good book.
Thursday
Dec072017
Advice For Young Writers, Doctor Who and STOLEN WORDS: Three Questions For Melanie Florence
Melanie Florence is a writer of Cree and Scottish heritage based in Toronto. She was close to her grandfather as a child, a relationship that sparked her interest in writing about Aboriginal themes and characters. She is the author of Missing Nimama, which won the 2016 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, the 2017 Forest of Reading Golden Oak Award and was a finalist for the 2017 First Nation Communities READ award. Her other books include Righting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools and the teen novels He Who Dreams, The Missing, One Night, and Rez Runaway.
Thursday
Dec072017
Wednesday
Dec062017
Tuesday
Dec052017
Advice For Young Writers, Cake & TANGLED PLANET: Three Questions For Kate Blair
I first met Kate Blair at CANSCAIP's Packaging Your Imagination conference, when she was helping during my presentation. Her debut YA, TRANSFERRAL, came out from Dancing Cat/Cormorant soon after; I posted about it here. I enjoyed Transferral so much that I couldn't wait until Kate's second book came out...and I wasn't disappointed. TANGLED PLANET is fantastic.
