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No YouTube No More, Part 1
I'm writing this partly as a site and channel update and partly as a public service announcement for other creators. photo by WikiImages What happened? I've been using YouTube for years as a consumer. Last October, I decided to try my hand at making videos. They weren't great, but I was having fun. More importantly, they got me back into drawing and working on my next children's book after a long, long dry spell, and when I added in the storytime aspect, I felt like I was creating something for my future grandchildren and be…
Happy Halloween!
👻 Happy Halloween! I’ve got a special jack-o’-lantern drawing going live today — quick, fun, and festive for the season. Check it out and share your favorite Halloween art or costume in the comments! 🎃🖤 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZIPEookl6o
New YouTube Channel
I started a new YouTube channel over at https://www.youtube.com/@BDCrowell . I figured I'm working on illustrations anyway, and some people might like watching that progress. I know I enjoy behind the scenes videos , and I like watching other artists draw . So, if I like it, there's bound to be others. The first video is up. Give it a watch, and if you want to see others in the future, be sure to subscribe.
Email Subscriptions are Back
Subscribe to Newsletter (photo credit: Gerd Altmann ) In another case of Google killing off a service that a lot of people use, they killed off the RSS to email subscription feature of Feedburner, which is what this site (and many, many others) used to provide email subscriptions for updates. After a lot of hunting, I settled on follow.it to replace that functionality. It’s completely free for subscribers and has a lot more options than Feedburner offered. We’ve imported our previous subscribers who had previously confirmed their subscri…
Smashwords End of Year Sale
Derrick the Dog is free for the rest of the year through Smashwords with coupon code SEY25 . Merry Christmas!
Site Update
It was overdue that I needed to update my site. The old one not only looked dated, but it was also not responsive (as Google kept reminding me). Thanks to a new premium template from Sora Templates , the site is now: Responsive Mobile Friendly Fast Loading Minimalistic Simple SEO Friendly Clean Layout Clear Design Using HTML5 & CSS3 Improved Modern Browser Compatibility I also took this opportunity to update the Gallery page , as the old gallery plugin from deviantART had stopped workin…
