Comic: Writer Prep (plus some BORING book news)

By Debbie Ohi  |  September 1, 2012  | 

Congrats again to Dave Olimpio, who won the Writer Unboxed Summer Flash Fiction contest! Thanks to WU for giving me the chance to provide illustration prompts.

My big news: my first children’s book launches this week! I’M BORED is a new picture book written by Michael Ian Black and illustrated by yours truly, published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. You can read about it here and see the fun homemade book music video I created with a friend. Writer Unboxed will be interviewing me about the book later this month. Thanks so much to WU and all of you for your continuing support of my illustrations.

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26 Comments

  1. Therese Walsh on September 1, 2012 at 8:03 am

    Didn’t I read yesterday that I’m Bored just went back for a second printing? Fabulous news! Congrats, Debbie!



    • Debbie Ohi on September 2, 2012 at 12:28 pm

      Therese – yes, I was surprised but so pleased to hear that the book has had another printing!



  2. Bernadette Phipps-Lincke on September 1, 2012 at 8:27 am

    Congrats!



    • Debbie Ohi on September 2, 2012 at 12:28 pm

      Thanks, Bernadette!



  3. Kathleen Bolton on September 1, 2012 at 9:08 am

    CONGRATS DEBBIE! The music video is adorable — I was dying when the potato showed up!



    • Debbie Ohi on September 2, 2012 at 12:29 pm

      Heh — thank you, Kathleen!

      I made the Potato puppet in the video. As you can tell from the horrible stitching, I can’t sew!! But I’m hoping it added more character. :-D



  4. Ron Fischman on September 1, 2012 at 9:35 am

    I checked out some of the support pages fot the book. I love the concept, and the illustrations look perfect for creating a full series.



    • Debbie Ohi on September 2, 2012 at 12:29 pm

      Thanks so much, Ron!



  5. Sabra on September 1, 2012 at 10:11 am

    Great News. Congratulations!



    • Debbie Ohi on September 2, 2012 at 12:29 pm

      Thank you, Sabra! :-)



  6. Cindy Angell Keeling on September 1, 2012 at 11:00 am

    Love the cartoon, Debbie.

    Congratulations on your new book! HILARIOUS music video.



    • Debbie Ohi on September 2, 2012 at 12:30 pm

      Thanks for the congrats, Cindy, and I’m so glad you liked the video. :-)



  7. Andrea Ellickson on September 1, 2012 at 11:42 am

    Congrats, Debbie! And thanks again for the awesome flash fiction prompts!



    • Debbie Ohi on September 2, 2012 at 12:30 pm

      Thanks kindly for the congrats, Andrea!



  8. Jan O'Hara on September 1, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    That video is awesome! What a natural kid, even when called to utter words like “ennui.”

    Congrats on the book launch, Debbie. Big things ahead.



    • Debbie Ohi on September 2, 2012 at 12:31 pm

      Thanks, Jan. And I agree: Zoe was pretty amazing. :-)



  9. Eric DeLaurentis on September 1, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    Congrats Debbie for sharing such a wonderful news!!



    • Debbie Ohi on September 2, 2012 at 12:32 pm

      Thank you, Eric! I really appreciate it.



  10. janet lee on September 1, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    Congratulations – can see a stuffed toy potato hitting the shelves too!
    when will the book be down under?

    Janet – aussie



    • Debbie Ohi on September 2, 2012 at 12:34 pm

      Heh, thanks. I don’t know how popular a stuffed potato would be as a toy. As a side dish, though, I’m all for it! :-D Not sure when I’M BORED will be available in Australia – good question. I’ll try to find out.



  11. Bronson O'Quinn on September 1, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    That’s wonderful news! The book looks really cool, and it doesn’t hurt that I like Michael Ian Black, too.

    The video was really cute, too!



    • Debbie Ohi on September 2, 2012 at 12:35 pm

      Thanks, Bronson!



  12. Stacy S. Jensen on September 2, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    congratulations. I look forward to reading it.



  13. […] let’s close with a little bit of fun: Debbie Ohi’s (@inkyelbows) Writer Prep comic on Writer Unboxed. This one’s especially for all of you who write flash fiction. Share […]



  14. Kristan Hoffman on September 5, 2012 at 11:27 am

    Teehee, great comic, and yaaaay congrats on your book!



  15. David Olimpio on September 6, 2012 at 8:27 pm

    Thank you so much for the great Flash Fiction prompts!!