Debbie's Art - Books - Blogs & Comics

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. Current: Illustrating I'M BORED by Michael Ian Black (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 2012). Here's the story of how a rejection turned into a book deal.

 

 

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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.

Publisher Blogs

Under construction:

Annick PressMacmillan KidsOrca | Penguin |  ScholasticTundra |  Walden Pond Press

Kidlit/YA Links

On Google+:

My Kidlit/YA people on Google+ directory

My Librarians on Google+ directory

My Children's Book Illustrators on Google+ directory

Also see my General Lit/Book Lists Google+ directory

For kidlit industry news & opinion:

100 Scope Notes: NewsBookshelves Of Doom | BooksquareCanadian Children's Book Center  | Children's Book Council: News | Cynsations | Fuse #8 Production | Gotta BookKathy Temean: News links | Publisher's Weekly: Children's section | Publishing Perspectives: ChildrensQuill & Quire Latest News  | Read Roger (Horn Book) | SCBWI Blog | School Library Journal | Who's Moving Where (Purple Crayon)

For nuts & bolts info:

The Purple Crayon: Writing, Illustrating & Publishing Children's Books

Writing-World.com: Writing For Children

Publications/sites about kidlit (not just reviews):

Children's Literature Web Guide

Kay E. Vandergrift's Special Interest Page

The Looking Glass

For kidlit/YA teachers:

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Web Site | Educating Alice | Reading RocketsTeachingBooks.net

For Canadian kidlit authors & illustrators:

Canadian Children's Book Centre | CANSCAIP

My other sources of publishing industry news info:

Book Business / The Bookseller (UK) | Booktrade.info | BusinessWire |  Mediabistro | PaidContent | Publisher's Lunch  | Publisher's Weekly | Reuters

 Also Google News searches:

children's ebooks | "publishing industry" | "children's books" | "children's book publishing" | "picture books" |teen books | YA books

including searches for particular publishers & imprints like:

Annick Press | Arthur A. Levine BooksBloomsbury | Candlewick | Dorling Kindersley | Dutton Children's BooksFitzhenry & Whiteside | Harper Collins | Ladybird BooksLee & Low | Neal Porter Books | Orchard Books | Puffin BooksRandom House | Roaring Book PressHachette Book Group | Scholastic |  Simon & Schuster | Tundra Books

Kidlit/YA Book Review Sites (under construction):

Note - this is not meant to be a list of ALL sites/blogs that focus on kitlit/YA book reviews, but a selection of those which are well-established (at least 2 years old & post regularly) or most trafficked, with the majority of posts being about other kidlit/YA books rather than the author's own projects. I reserve the right to make exceptions based on entirely subjective reasons. 

100 Scope Notes | A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy | A Patchwork of Books | Becky's Book Reviews | Book Moot | Bookshelves of Doom | Charlotte's Library (SF/F) | Chasing Ray | Cheryl RainfieldCynsations | Educating Alice | Finding Wonderland | Fuse #8 | Great Kid Books | GreenBeanTeenQueen | GuysLitWire | The Happy Nappy BooksellerI'm Here. I'm Queer. What Do I Read? | Jen Robinson's Book Page | Mitali's Fire Escape | Motherreader | Page In TrainingPink Me | Reading Rockets | Seven Impossible ThingsWaking Brain Cells

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Twitter Chats For Writers

To see a compact weekly overview, see Writer Twitter Chats: Week At A Glance. To see the list organized by day, tag, and alphabetical, please see Index: Twitter Chats For Writers. If you notice any errors or missing info, please let me know - thanks!

Tuesday
Mar222011

#blacklitchat

#blacklitchat: Monthly chat featuring books by black authors. Day varies.

Also see #blackbookchats. Website: http://blackbooks.blogspot.com/

Moderator: @BernadetteDavis

Tuesday
Jul132010

#bookmarket

#bookmarket: Thursdays 

Book marketing chat.

Moderators: Carol Corbett and Claudia Hall Christian.

EST: 4 pm

Tuesday
Jul132010

#Faithlitchat

#FaithLitChat: A weekly faith-based discussion of Christian books, writing & CBA market. Tuesdays from 6-7pm PST (9-10pm EST). Follow @FaithLitChat for more info.

Tuesday
Aug102010

#FLitChat

#FLitChat (Fantasy Literature) hosted by @MireyahWolfe, details at http://fantasylitchat.ning.com/

Welcome to #FlitChat!

Each Saturday, we hold a chat on Twitter, using the hashtag #FLitChat (Fantasy Lit Chat) at 7-7:30pm (CST). Topics vary each week. To have some control over what we talk about, there is a weekly poll that you can vote on for which topic is talked about the next week. :)

Hope to see you here or there!

~Mireyah

Tuesday
Jul132010

#followreader

#followreader: Fridays

#FollowReader is a weekly discussion on Twitter for the bookish community, lightly moderated by @KatMeyer and @CharAbbott, who provide a new topic each week. Kat and Charlotte alternate moderating duties on Fridays from 4 - 5pm EDT, Kat is moderating from 4 – 5 pm on Fridays, but the #FollowReader hashtag is used all week long to bring excellent ideas and discussions to the table.

PST: 1-2 pm MST: 2-3 pm CST: 3-4 pm EST: 4-5 pm

Tuesday
Jul132010

#fridayflash

#fridayflash: Every Friday. Writers write/post flash fiction. Readers comment and RT. See this post for more info.

Thursday
Oct072010

#IBCchat

From Rachel Thompson, about the Indie Author Book Chat:

Our #IBCchat will be weekly, starting Tuesday October 12, 4:30pm PST (California time) and every week thereafter at the same time on Tuesdays.
 
Carolyn at @WritingNoDrama will be the lead, with the moderators myself @RachelintheOC or @kaitnolan . We'll use #TweetChat so folks should log in there & type in #IBCchat. Our handle is @IndieBookIBC. Our link to the website is long at this point (link is also below on original email). (We just bought the domain indiebookcollective.com so it's not up yet....  http://web.me.com/craftycmc/IBC/Home.html but at least it gets you to the site. Here's the bit.ly version: http://bit.ly/cyUmuB

Starting Tue Oct 12, every Tuesday:

4:30 pm PST (California time)

Tuesday
Jul132010

#JournalChat

#JournalChat: Thursdays

Moderated by: @journalwriter7. Follow @JournalChat for schedule changes and announcements. " If you keep a journal or would like to get started, you’re welcome to join me on Thursdays to talk about the benefits, techniques, and types of journals we keep. -- Dawn Herring"

Thursdays

PST: 11am -12 pm MST: 12-1 pm CST: 1-2 pm EST: 2-3 pm

Tuesday
Jul132010

#journchat

#journchat: Mondays PST: 5-8 pm MST: 6-9 pm CST: 7-10 pm EST: 8-11 pm

Looking for more details re: this chat. If you know any, please post below! Thanks.

Tuesday
Jul132010

#kidlitart

#kidlitart: Thursdays

Weekly chat for illustrators, pb authors & author/illustrators. Topics announced in advance via @kidlitart. Hosted by Bonnie Adamson and ( @BonnieAdamson) Wendy Martin (@lyonmartin).

PST: 6-7 pm MST: 7-8 pm CST: 8-9 pm EST: 9-10 pm

Tuesday
Jul132010

#kidlitchat

#kidlitchat: Craft & business of writing for young people, board books up through YA. Topic or topics announced at the beginning of the chat. Moderators: @gregpincus, @bonnieadamson

Tuesdays

PST: 6 pm MST: 7 pm CST: 8 pm EST: 9 pm

Tuesday
Jul132010

#LitChat

#litchat: Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Mission is to connect readers with books and authors. Moderator: @litchat. Transcripts on blog. PST: 1-2 pm MST: 2-3 pm CST: 3-4 pm EST: 4-5 pm

Tuesday
Jul132010

#memoirchat

#memoirchat: Every other Wednesday at 8 p.m. EST. Moderator: @alexisgrant For writers of memoir.

Tuesday
Jul132010

#pblitchat

#pblitchat: Mondays "Picture Books Only is the blog home of the Twitter chat group #pblitchat. Dedicated to all things picture books, Picture Books Only will bring you a transcript of the #pblitchat each week as well as other literary treats. Come and visit again soon for a peek at what’s on offer. Sorry – no middle-grade or YA novels allowed. It’s Picture Books Only around here!" Follow @pblitchat for more info, or see http://picturebooksonly.wordpress.com/. PST: 7 pm MST: 8 pm CST: 9 pm EST: 10 pm

Tuesday
Jul132010

#poetry

#poetry: Thursdays

We talk poetry. Readers, writers, and all others encouraged to join. Moderator: @gregpincus.

Thursdays - PST: 6-7 pm MST: 7-8 pm CST: 8-9 pm EST: 9-10 pm

Tuesday
Jul132010

#poettues

#poettues: Discussion of poetry with @robertleebrewer, usually beginning around 10am EST.

Tuesday
Jul132010

#scifichat

#scifichat: Fridays

Moderated by: @DavidRozansky. Follow @scifichat for schedule changes and announcements.

PST: 11-2 pm MST: 12-2 pm CST: 1-3 pm EST: 2-4 pm

Tuesday
Jul132010

#ScreenwritingSaturday

#ScreenwritingSaturday. Saturdays (all day) Moderator: @UncompletedWork

Tuesday
Jul132010

#scribechat

#scribechat: Thursdays

A weekly chat for fiction writers to network, share solutions to writing and publishing challenges, get inspired and enjoy a laugh.

Blog: The ScribeChat Review (for Schedule, Topic Posts, and Transcripts)

Thursdays
PST: 6-7 pm MST: 7-8 pm CST: 8-9 pm EST: 9-10 pm

Moderators: @LiaKeyes 

Tuesday
Jul132010

#scriptchat

#scriptchat:

 

ScriptChat brings new and seasoned screenwriters together to learn and grow. Our topic changes every week, so stop by often, but remember, we're a community, not competitors. Leave your ego behind... but bring your tequila. Scriptchat happens Sunday nights with a EURO addition moderated by Mina Zaher, @DreamsGrafter, at 8pm GMT, and a USA chat moderated by Jeanne Veillette Bowerman, @jeannevb) at 8pm EST.  Transcripts and chat instructions are posted on our blog www.scriptchat.com.  Novelists are always welcome.  We can all learn from each other.

Sundays - PST: 5 pm MST: 6 pm CST: 7 pm EST: 8 pm