Archive - Inkygirl by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Picture Books 101 (Part 9): Art Notes

Should writers include art notes with their picture book manuscripts?

May 9 •

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

February 2024

Picture Books 101 Behind-The-Scenes: Creation Of A Picture Book Cover

Also a reminder to writers about why they should CREDIT ILLUSTRATORS

Feb 17 •

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Picture Books 101 (Part 8): You have a great idea for a picture book! Now what?

Hi, I’m Debbie Ridpath Ohi! Welcome to Part 8 of my Picture Books 101 post series about writing and illustrating picture books. This issue is geared…

Feb 5 •

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Traditionally published middle grade authors on Substack

List of authors who write for young people 8-12 years old

Feb 4 •

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Q&A with Basil Sylvester & Kevin Sylvester

Middle grade books feature non-binary tween ZED WATSON

Feb 4 •

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

January 2024

Round-Up Of Tips For KidLit Creators

Highlights from 2023 Interviews on my blog

Jan 12 •

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

December 2023

Walkthrough of my 2024 bullet journal set-up

Anyone else keep a bullet journal? Would love see YOUR set-up

Dec 24, 2023 •

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Picture Books 101 (Part 7): A tip for conveying authentic character emotions in your art

Embrace your inner acting skills!

Dec 16, 2023 •

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Picture Books 101: The Archives

A directory of all my Picture Book 101 posts so far

Dec 4, 2023 •

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Picture Books 101 (Part 6): Physical vs Digital Art? Plus a caution about using AI art.

As an artist, is it better to work with digital or non-digital tools?

Dec 4, 2023 •

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

September 2023

Picture Books 101 (Part 5): Why picture book authors DON'T need to find an illustrator before they submit their manuscript.

Clearing up a frequent misconception.

Sep 10, 2023 •

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

August 2023

Playing with collage, investigating copyright issues when using print text in collage

Includes a VIDEO to show some of my creative process

Aug 13, 2023 •

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

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