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This site moving
(Posted January 30, 2007)
This site is moving to http://www.inkygirl.com, and also switching to Wordpress. Some of you already have that URL bookmarked. If you're reading this, however, you've bookmarked http://www.electricpenguin.com/ohi/inkygirl/. Please do adjust your bookmarks, thanks!... (More)

Site administration
(Posted January 29, 2007)
I'll be moving this site to a new server as well as switching from Movabletype to Wordpress over the next few weeks, so please excuse the "Under Construction" mess that may crop up. Thanks for your patience! (More)

Writing for the Webzines
(Posted November 25, 2006)
My article, "Writing For The Webzines," appears in the Jan/Feb issue of Writer's Digest magazine. (More)

Good book news!
(Posted November 23, 2006)
Hey, I received some good book news yesterday! Not surprisingly, the project has shot to the top of my priority list, which means that my Inkygirl posts may be more sporadic than usual for a while. Wish me luck. :-)... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted October 03, 2006)
To see a bigger version of this comic or see the archives, please visit Will Write For Chocolate. Column this week: "Looking for writing jobs on Craigslist: a caution."... (More)

The new Inkygirl...
(Posted September 28, 2006)
After seeing the layout of Inkygirl get more and more cluttered, I finally bit the bullet and did a redesign today. My knowledge of CSS is still pretty pitiful, but I'm getting there. I realize there are still a... (More)

Revamping
(Posted September 27, 2006)
I'll be revamping Inkygirl over the next while, so posts will likely be sporadic. Meanwhile, here's a cartoon from the archives:... (More)

Writer's Digest article
(Posted September 25, 2006)
"There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." -- W. Somerset Maugham Deadline for a Writer's Digest article was today; I just finished it, so am allowing myself to post here :-).... (More)

Nanowrimo cartoons
(Posted September 23, 2006)
"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."-- Thomas Mann So I've been talking with Chris Baty from Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month), and I'm going to be providing writing-related cartoons for... (More)

Why I just subscribed to PW
(Posted September 21, 2006)
(cross-posted to Will Write For Chocolate) So I've decided to finally sign up for a Publisher's Weekly subscription. I've been resisting for a long time because of the hefty subscription fee (US$239.99 in the U.S., US$299.99 in Canada/Medico, US$399.99 for... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate
(Posted September 20, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. I'm hoping to update the WWFC blog later this week but it's been crazybusy lately, and paying gigs have to come first. :-)... (More)

MySpace pages
(Posted September 18, 2006)
(corrected URL, sorry) I have a spankin' new MySpace page! I'm going to test this out as a potential marketing tool for writers, and will post a report later. For those interested, I've also created a MySpace page for my... (More)

Recent reads
(Posted September 11, 2006)
For those interested, I've posted a Blathering about why I read kids' books.... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted September 06, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. Click on image above for bigger version.... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate
(Posted September 02, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated.... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate
(Posted September 01, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has not been updated this week, sadly. I'm having trouble uploading to the server for some reason. Hopefully the problem be cleared up in time for next week's comic!... (More)

Writing for the Webzines
(Posted August 28, 2006)
I've sent in my article on webzines to Writer's Digest; I'm just waiting to hear if they need any changes. Just got another Writer's Digest assignment...the annual round-up of the magazine and book industry for their Writer's Yearbook issue.... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted August 23, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. Column topic: "Author Web site survey."... (More)

DebbieOhi.com
(Posted August 20, 2006)
I finally have a professional Web site up at DebbieOhi.com! Please do let me know of any browser incompatibilities or any other glitches. Thanks!... (More)

WWFC updated
(Posted August 16, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. Column topic: "Resources for Horror Writers."... (More)

WWFC updated
(Posted August 09, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. Column topic: "Follow-up: Writing Spaces."... (More)

WWFC back next week
(Posted July 26, 2006)
Crazybusy with work and houseguests and summerstuff, so Will Write For Chocolate will resume its normal schedule next week. Inkygirl's updates will probably be sporadic over the next two weeks. Hope you're all having a great summer!... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted July 19, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. Column topic: "Clearing Up Copyright Confusion."... (More)

Re-posting Inkygirl comics
(Posted July 13, 2006)
I've been getting more inquiries about whether it's okay to re-post Inkygirl comics on blogs or in non-profit writers' newsletters, so have decided to put together a page on the topic here, for those interested.... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted July 12, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. Column topic: "Bad Writing At Its Best: The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest."... (More)

2006 Prix Aurora Awards
(Posted July 09, 2006)
Hey, my music group won an award at the 2006 Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards ceremony yesterday. How cool is that? See my Blatherings for details.... (More)

Personal update
(Posted July 06, 2006)
I know the following doesn't have much to do with writing, but it DOES a great deal to do with being able to write: If you haven't had an eye check-up within the past few years, please do read my... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate
(Posted July 05, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. Column topic: "How To Write A Query Letter."... (More)

My Life In A Nutshell updated
(Posted July 02, 2006)
My Life In A Nutshell has been (finally) updated!... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted June 28, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. This update graphic will be used in Blatherings and my other sites. Column topic: "What to charge: guide to freelance writing rates"... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted June 21, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated.... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate
(Posted June 14, 2006)
I discovered that my system administrator had made a change to the server that caused my e-mail to queue up somewhere else for the past WEEK. Sigh. Catching up on 500 unread e-mails now... But meanwhile: Will Write For Chocolate... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted June 07, 2006)
The column also includes a survey: When your creative energy lags, how do YOU get re-energized?... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted May 10, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated! Thanks to my niece Sara for the inspiration. This week's column: "Freelance writers: Do you need a grammar brush-up?" I will be offline for the next while, during which time the column... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted May 03, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. Column topic: "Positive financial thinking for freelance writers."... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted April 26, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. Column topic: "Interviewing Tips For Freelance Writers."... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted April 19, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. Column topic: "Useful online tools for writers (Part 2)"... (More)

Busy!
(Posted April 12, 2006)
Sorry for the lack of updates. Between work, a convention and houseguests, I haven't had much extra time for Inkygirl lately. Will Write For Chocolate has been updated twice since my last post. Column topic this week: "Useful online tools... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted March 29, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. In addition to the new comic, I have a column about writing collaboration with a profile of Chery O'Donovan and Tom Wolferman, the co-authors of The Estrogen Underground ("subversive humor for the... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted March 15, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. This week's column topic: "Freelance writers and e-mail: keep it professional"... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted March 08, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. The column topic: "Writers and RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) Prevention."... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted March 01, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated: Column topic: Tax Tips For Freelance Writers.... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted February 22, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate strip and column have been updated. This week's column: "Finding Time To Write (Even If You Have Kids)."... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted February 08, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate comic has been updated! This week's blog entry: "Finding writing inspiration." And a poll: What inspires you to write? Where do you find your ideas? What are your favourite quotes for writers?... (More)

Inkspot.com
(Posted February 07, 2006)
Looks like Xlibris sold my old domain name (Inkspot.com); it now points to Writing.com. It's been almost exactly five years since they shut down Inkspot.... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate: dealing with rejection
(Posted February 02, 2006)
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated with a new strip and a blog entry: "Tips For Writers: Dealing With Rejection." How do YOU deal with rejection? Please do post your own tips. A reader has also asked for advice... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted January 25, 2006)
My Will Write For Chocolate comic has been updated. Current column: Avoiding distractions while working at home. POLL: What kind of distractions are your biggest challenges? And how do you overcome them?... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate updated
(Posted January 11, 2006)
My comic strip,Will Write For Chocolate, has been updated. I've also posted a column for hopeful freelance writers called "Do you have what it takes to become a freelance writer?" I encourage experienced freelancers out there to add your own... (More)

Will Write For Chocolate
(Posted December 20, 2005)
Feel free to have a sneak peek at my new comic strip, Will Write For Chocolate, which officially launches next month. The strip will be updated every Wednesday starting January. I've also updated My Life In A Nutshell (yes,... (More)

My Life In A Nutshell updated
(Posted December 14, 2005)
Well, I've finally updated My Life In A Nutshell. Click on the link or scroll to the bottom of this page to see the most recent strip.... (More)

Update, Will Write For Chocolate
(Posted December 11, 2005)
Well, the cold is gone...just a highly annoying hacking cough left. And Buckley's Cough Syrup is evil and vile, just in case any of you out there didn't know. Some freelance news: For those interested, my review of the past... (More)

Sick
(Posted November 30, 2005)
Apologies for the dearth of postings; I've been sick. See my Blatherings today. Also behind in e-mail; thanks for your patience.... (More)

Frappr! map
(Posted November 25, 2005)
My friend David Brake has inspired me to create my own Frappr! map. I'll echo what David posted in his blog: "Just for fun and to give me an idea of who visits my site and why, I have put... (More)

Fairy Tails
(Posted October 20, 2005)
My copy of "Fairy Tails" arrived from the publisher this morning, yay! See my Blatherings today for details.... (More)

Going offline for a while...
(Posted September 26, 2005)
Apologies for the sporadic posting schedule lately; I've been madly trying to get writing commitments finished before I leave on my trip. I'll be in Germany with my music group during the next week and a half, so will be... (More)

Canoe trip report up
(Posted August 23, 2005)
For those interested, Part1 of my canoe trip report is up on Blatherings.... (More)

Moving update
(Posted August 05, 2005)
Holy cow, I feel as if I've been moving and unpacking forever. Huge piles of boxes everywhere. I'm VERY happy with my basement office, which is twice as big as my old office. Here's what my basement office looked like... (More)

Inkygirl postiing schedule, reader mail
(Posted June 24, 2005)
A heads-up: Because of time at the cottage, moving into our new house, unpacking and setting up my new office, updates to this page are likely to be sporadic from now until August. Thanks, by the way, for the positive... (More)

Postcard from Norway
(Posted June 09, 2005)
I've started receiving some postcards in my P.O. Box, including the one below. You can see the others in my brand-new Flickr postcard collection. Thank you! I love postcards: each is unique, personal, a brief greeting from a different place.... (More)

Offline
(Posted June 01, 2005)
I'll be offline until next week, so no updates until then.... (More)

Postcards!
(Posted May 26, 2005)
Woohoo, we get our new house tomorrow! We're going to turn part of the currently unfinished basement into my office. I'm pretty hyped, since it will be twice as big as my old office. More shelf space! I probably haven't... (More)

Going offline
(Posted May 20, 2005)
Going offline for Victoria Day weekend, so no updates until next week. Have a great weekend, everyone!... (More)

Weblog of the Week
(Posted May 18, 2005)
Thanks to About.com's Sheila Coggins for choosing Inkygirl as a Weblog of the Week!... (More)

Debbie news: new nephew!
(Posted May 14, 2005)
I have a new nephew! It doesn't matter how many times I've heard it; the first cry of a newborn is unforgettable. See my Blatherings today. I've also updated my semi-autobiographical comic. See My Life In A Nutshell or scroll... (More)

My Life In A Nutshell updated
(Posted May 10, 2005)
Updated My Life In A Nutshell. See bottom of this page.... (More)

Debbie writing news
(Posted May 09, 2005)
Just got proofs in the mail for a short story I co-wrote with Michelle Sagara West for a fantasy anthology for DAW, coming out this September. More details in today's Blathering.... (More)

Note re: telecommuting job listings
(Posted May 02, 2005)
I've recently started receiving more requests from potential markets and employers about job listings, which is great, but I'm finding a number of these jobs are internships with no pay, or paying royalties or commission with no advance. Please note... (More)

Comic updated
(Posted April 21, 2005)
My Life In A Nutshell has been updated; see bottom of this page. The Toronto Star interviewed Jeff today about the whole ice-out ritual thing, and there's a non-zero chance they may publish the strip below with the article. I'll... (More)

Life in a Nutshell
(Posted April 17, 2005)
I've updated My Life In A Nutshell, my semi-autobiographical comic. See bottom of page.... (More)

Out of town
(Posted March 30, 2005)
I'll be offline until next week, so don't expect updates until then. Have a great weekend, everyone!... (More)

Recycling comics
(Posted March 29, 2005)
Hey, it's my birthday today! In celebration, I'm going to start recycling some of my older comic strips, including ones from when I did for Nanowrimo. Ok, that's a feeble excuse, I know. But I've been uploading some of the... (More)

My Life In A Nutshell updated
(Posted March 26, 2005)
I've finally updated my semi-autobiographical comic, for those interested. See the bottom of this page for the most recent strip.... (More)

Househunting success!
(Posted March 08, 2005)
Woohoo, finally found a house! Selling our condo and househunting has been enormously time-consuming, hence the lack of Inkygirl updates since December. Back to our regular schedule now, at least until we move in May. :-) Thanks for your patience,... (More)

Inkygirl will be on hiatus
(Posted December 18, 2004)
Inkygirl will be on hiatus during the holiday season, though I might update the comic. See you in the New Year!... (More)

Offline
(Posted September 23, 2004)
I'll be offline until the first week in October, so no Inkygirl updates until then. My Market Watch column on Writersmarket.com will still be updated, however (please note that you can only see the first two items in the column... (More)

Movabletype upgrade
(Posted September 08, 2004)
I've upgraded to a new version of MovableType which has required considerable revamping of templates and such. Thanks for your patience during this process, which will continue this week.... (More)

Offline notice
(Posted June 25, 2004)
Just letting you all know that I'll be offline until mid-July, so there will be no Inkygirl updates until then. -- Debbie... (More)

At the cottage
(Posted May 12, 2004)
At the cottage right now with just a dial-up connection, so will not be updating Inkygirl except for the comics until next week, sorry. You can see my cottage reports/photos in my Blatherings, if you're curious. :-)... (More)

Comment removal
(Posted April 13, 2004)
Because of the increasing amount of spam being posted, I've decided to remove comments posting in my blog. Apologies to those with genuine comments; Movable Type is working on the security in its code, and I'm hoping that an improved... (More)

Thanks
(Posted September 20, 2003)
I've been receiving more thank you e-mails lately, which I appreciate greatly since it's nice to know that my site is useful to some people. :-) Here are a few recent notes: "Three Cheers for Inkygirl! Just a note of... (More)

new cartoons
(Posted September 19, 2003)
I've posted a new My Life In A Nutshell (see bottom of this page) as well as a new Waiting For Frodo.... (More)

Inkygirl press
(Posted March 05, 2003)
Thanks to Jan Edwards for giving Inkygirl a plug in her article for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. :-)... (More)

Search engines added
(Posted February 12, 2003)
I've added separate search engines for the Inkygirl resource blog and the Inkygirl telecommuting writing job blog.... (More)

TJobs no longer has browsable listings
(Posted February 07, 2003)
Sadly, it looks like Telecommuting Jobs for Writers has revamped its site so that you can't browse listings without paying the annual fee. Granted, the fee of $10 isn't that much, but it's hard gauge the quality of listings available... (More)

New Press Kit column
(Posted )
My February Press Kit column is on Writing-World. Topic: Part 2 of a two-part series on how writers can promote themselves through e-mail newsletters.... (More)

Revamped category archive
(Posted February 05, 2003)
I have revamped the Inkygirl Archive so that users can view the archives by category or by date. Right now, categories include general writers' resources, writers' communities, genre-specific, jobs/markets, promotion resources, reference, writers' tools, distractions and (of course) miscellaneous.... (More)

Nutshell updated
(Posted January 22, 2003)
I've updated My Life In A Nutshell. Yes, this really happened. :-)... (More)

My Life In A Nutshell updated
(Posted January 18, 2003)
I've added My Life In A Nutshell at the bottom of the Inkygirl main page (the page you're reading right now). Today's strip is about starting Inkygirl. :-)... (More)

Inkygirl: weblog for writers

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