EXCITING NEWS: I have two new book contracts, with Random House Children's Books! See my announcement.

WHAT I'M WORKING ON RIGHT NOW:
I'm illustrating NAKED!, a new Michael Ian Black picture book (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Summer/2014). For my other book projects (including future), see my Books section.

Downloadable I'M BORED Press Info PDF : Includes quotes from The New York Times Sunday Book Review, Globe & Mail, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews blog, School Library Journal, 7 Impossible Things and more.

Written by Michael Ian Black, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers (Sept/2012)

I'M BORED: Scrapbook/Blog | Facebook | Goodreads

Buy at Indiebound | Amazon | B&N | Powell's

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NEWS: I signed TWO book contracts with Simon & Schuster Books For Young readers! Details here.

Visit Inkygirl.com, my illustrated guide for those who write and draw for young people. For info about my writing, drawing and other projects, see DebbieOhi.com.

 

My Writing/Art Collab Blogs

MiG Writers: Six middle grade & YA writers who blog about the craft and business of writing for young people.

Pixel Shavings: Six children's book illustrator/writers who blog about their process, with sample images.

Kidlitartists: Children's book illustrators (SCBWI Mentees).

Sketcharound: Creativity and tips on finding your own creative voice.

Writer Unboxed: Craft & business of fiction. I post a cartoon on the first Saturday of every month.

Instapoem: Daily poetry prompt from Rand Bellavia. I post sporadically.

Writer Challenges & Awards
Before using my comics

Creative Commons Licence

Writer comics by Debbie Ridpath Ohi are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

More details: Comic Use Policy

Twitter: @inkyelbows
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Welcome to Inkygirl: An illustrated guide for those who write and draw for young people, which includes my Writer's Guide To Twitter, interviews, my MicroBookReviewswriting/publishing industry surveysWriting & Illustrating a Picture Book For Simon & Schuster BFYR post series and 250, 500, 1000 Words/Day Writing Challenge. Also see my Inkygirl archives, Category archives, and comics for writers (including Will Write For Chocolate).

I tweet about the craft and business of writing at @inkyelbows. If you're interested in my art or other projects, please do visit DebbieOhi.com. Thanks for visiting! -- Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Entries in piboidmo (4)

Wednesday
Nov212012

Comic Caption Contest & A PiBoIdMo Guest Post

PiboIdMoscreenshotI have a comic caption contest over on Tara Lazar's blog today, as part of PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Idea Month) as well as a guest post about how I come up with picture book ideas.

The winner gets a signed copy of I’M BORED with a hand-drawn doodle inside. If you already have a copy of the book (yay, thank you!), I will inscribe the book to anyone you’d like and send it to them. Even if you DON’T win, all commenters will be entered in a random drawing for a hand-drawn doodle.

Thursday
Nov012012

PiBoIdMo: Picture Book Idea Month

Tara Lazar's Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo) starts today!

The goal: to come up with 30 picture book ideas in 30 days.

Even if you're not ready to join the challenge but are still interested in reading the daily guest posts about writing, illustrating and publishing picture books (hey, I'm one of the guest bloggers), you should follow Tara Lazar's blog.

Monday
Oct242011

PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Ideal Month) sign-up starts today

Piboidmo participation badgeYay! Official sign-up for PiBoIdMo starts today! Check out the cool event badge created by my illustrator friend Bonnie Adamson.

The challenge:

Create 30 new picture book ideas in 30 days.

You can find out more info in Tara Lazar's PiBoIdMo sign-up post.

Monday
Nov012010

PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Idea Month) starts today!

Picture books writers (aspiring and experienced): Picture Book Idea Month starts today! Check out Tara Lazar's blog for more info.