This comic was inspired by a conversation I had with children’s book author Arthur Slade on his Facebook wall.

My big news from this past week: I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be illustrating a picture book written by author/comedian/actor Michael Ian Black, to be published by Simon & Schuster in 2012. Until recent events, I had never anticipated that my first publication credit in children’s lit would be for illustration instead of writing.

Two lessons I’ve learned:

1) Be open to new career opportunities.

2) Don’t get in a creative rut. Push yourself to venture out of your comfort zone on a regular basis (or have a good friend to help do the pushing, like I did!).

Debbie Ridpath Ohi is a writer and illustrator who lives in Toronto, Canada. Illustrator of I'M BORED, a picture book by Michael Ian Black (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Sept/2012), her blog, Inkygirl.com, is an illustrated guide for those who write and draw for young people. Her book, THE WRITER'S ONLINE MARKETPLACE, was published by Writer's Digest Books. Twitter: @inkyelbows.
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