Deborah Woehr

When I originally started this blog in 2005, I had a firm goal in mind: to promote my books and discuss writing. Since then, I’ve moved my original blog to DeborahWoehr.com/blog/, where I not only discuss these things but more. This area of my site has served as a landing page for the better part of a year until I started delving into designing book covers (see sidebar).

Last week, I moved my landing page up to the navigation bar under the “Hire Me!” link. Then I began debating about whether I wanted to use deborahwoehr.com as a blog or as a bulletin board to announce the publication of my future books. The idea sounded a bit redundant, so I gave it some more thought, finally making a decision when I wrote Goals for 2008.

I have several interests, but my first and second loves are art and writing. I earned my degree in Computer Graphics in 1993, only to find out that I was pregnant two weeks after I received my diploma. My life changed direction, and I became a stay-at-home mom for the next nine years, as well as a writer. This took me on another path, when I decided to self-publish my books on Lulu.com. I didn’t like the stock covers they offered, so I designed my own and fell in love with digital design.

You can do so much more with digital design than you can with traditional media. I might pick up my paint brush again someday, but I’m not promising anything. The computer has become my canvas, to express myself verbally and visually. This blog will chronicle my progress as I update my skills. I’ll also be trolling the blogosphere and the web to see what other digital artists are doing and to find the latest tips, tricks, and tools.

Stay tuned.