Debbie Ridpath Ohi's Blog, page 177

Grammar Girl shows off her new book

I love these types of home-made promotional videos where authors promote their own books. Here, Grammar Girl (a.k.a. Mignon Fogarty) shows off her new book, The Grammar Devotional
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Review: Simon & Schuster's new multimedia e-book, "The Embassy" by Richard Doetsch

Being an e-books and digital publishing fan, I was intrigued when I heard about S&S hooking up with Vook to debut e-books which incorporate embedded video. "The Embassy" by Richard Doetsch is currently available for the special promotional price of $4.99 in the iTunes store — expensive for an iPhone app, but a deal for [...:]

Review: Simon & Schuster's new multimedia Vook, "The Embassy" by Richard Doetsch

Being an e-books and digital publishing fan, I was intrigued when I heard about the Vook, their new e-book format which incorporates embedded video. It's currently available for the special promotional price of $4.99 in the iTunes store — expensive for an iPhone app, but a deal for a new e-book.
Since I haven't yet had [...:]

Countdown to NaNoWriMo begins…

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My 4000th Twitter Follower: Erin Cawood

Congrats to Erin Cawood, my 4000th follower on Twitter (my @inkyelbows account)!
Erin wins this Fabulous Fridge Magnet Mini-Painting created by yours truly:

According to Erin's Web site, she's a UK writer working on her first novel. Yay, Erin! You can find out more about her at http://www.erincawood.co.uk/.

Dan Brown & The Lost Symbol: wrote 7 days a week starting 4 a.m.

According to this interview, Dan Brown took six years to write The Lost Symbol because he was determined not to write a "lame follow-up" to The Da Vinci Code.
He wrote seven days a week, starting at 4 a.m., including Christmas. Dan Brown: "I've probably written 10 novels worth of pages to write The Lost Symbol."
Dan [...:]

Author Maureen Johnson interviews author Libba Bray

Love this video, which was posted last year but which I somehow missed.
Maureen Johnson and Libba Bray are both YA authors with entertaining Twitter feeds: @maureenjohnson and @libbabray.
This is much more entertaining than the usual book/author promotion trailer video, I have to say, though it helps that both Maureen and Libba have the charm and [...:]

Will Write For Chocolate (finally) updated

I've updated Will Write For Chocolate. For a bigger version, please click image above.
From ALA's page about Banned Books Week:
Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and [...:]

I've signed up for NaNoWriMo!

Ok, after reading Joanna Penn's NaNoWriMo: What Is It and Why Is It So Great For Writers and Authors? I've decided to sign up for NaNoWriMo this year.
I did complete a NaNoWriMo novel some years ago, but I wrote it on the fly without any outlining ahead of time. As a result, I had [...:]

Word On The Street with Barbara Reid, Patricia Storms, Adrienne Kress and Ruth Ohi

Above: Canadian children's book author and illustrator, Barbara Reid, doing a reading at Word On The Street in Toronto.
I've posted a report with photos in Blatherings. Including a photo where I assist my sister Ruth in her presentation!