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2026

• Oct 3Draw with Brian #12 - Magician Sneaking Away 2: Cleanup and Colors 1
• Sep 26Storytime with Brian #11 - The Adventures of Pinocchio (Chapters 4–6)
• Sep 19Storytime with Brian #10 - The Adventures of Pinocchio (Chapters 1–3)
• Sep 16You Can Now Find BD Crowell on Spotify!
• Sep 13Help Choose the Next Storytime Book
• Sep 12Storytime with Brian #9 - The Adventures of Paddy Beaver (Chapter 22)
• Sep 6A New Look for BD Crowell
• Sep 5Storytime with Brian #8 - The Adventures of Paddy Beaver (Chapters 19–21)
• Aug 29Storytime with Brian #7 - The Adventures of Paddy Beaver (Chapters 16–18)
• Aug 22Storytime with Brian #6 - The Adventures of Paddy Beaver (Chapters 13–15)
• Aug 15Draw with Brian #11 - Magician Sneaking Away 2: Inks 2
• Aug 8Draw with Brian #10 - Numbers to Drawings: 1 to Flag
• Aug 5Storytime with Brian #5 - Parents, Steal This
• Apr 29Storytime with Brian #4 - The Adventures of Paddy Beaver (Chapters 10–12)
• Apr 15Storytime with Brian #3 – The Adventures of Paddy Beaver (Chapters 7–9)
• Apr 11Draw with Brian #9 – Magician Sneaking Away 2: Inks
• Apr 4Draw with Brian #8 – Magician Sneaking Away 2: Roughs
• Apr 1Storytime with Brian #2 – The Adventures of Paddy Beaver (Chapters 4–6)
• Mar 28Draw with Brian #7 – Magician Sneaking Away 2: Blocking
• Mar 21Draw with Brian #6 – Numbers to Drawings: 0 to Sun
• Mar 18Storytime with Brian #1 – The Adventures of Paddy Beaver (Intro + Chapters 1–3)
• Mar 14Draw with Brian #5 – King & Knight Shouting (Final Illustration)
• Mar 7Draw with Brian #4 – Happy Jack-o’-Lantern (Halloween Special)
• Mar 1Read an Ebook Week 2026 is Here!
• Feb 28Draw with Brian #3 – King Knight Shouting (Color)
• Feb 22Read an Ebook Week 2026
• Feb 21No YouTube No More, Part 3
• Feb 21Well This Was a Surprise…
• Feb 21Draw with Brian #2 – Halloween Artwork: Power Pole & Pirates
• Feb 14Draw with Brian #1: Magician Sneaking Away
• Feb 8No YouTube No More, Part 2
• Feb 7No YouTube No More, Part 1

2025

• Oct 31Happy Halloween!
• Oct 4New YouTube Channel

2022

• Jan 30Email Subscriptions are Back

2020

• Dec 20Smashwords End of Year Sale
• Oct 24Site Update

2019

• Jun 26It’s Been a Long Time Coming

2018

• Mar 31The Fitbit Versa. It's Almost There.
• Feb 3Hello 2018!

2017

• Sep 22Quotes I Like
• Jul 24ArtRage 5 Review
• Mar 21Two Writing Contests

2016

• Dec 31New Year’s Resolutions 2017
• Oct 21Indispensable Writer's Tools

2015

• Dec 30New Year’s Resolutions
• Nov 5Easy Epubs with Scrivener & Sigil, Part 1
• Sep 22Book Review Etiquette for Authors
• Apr 27My Precious
• Apr 23Amazon, Pricing, and KDP Select
• Feb 28Derrick the Dog Paperback Sale!
• Feb 24Now on Google Play

2014

• Dec 25Merry Christmas!!!
• Sep 28My Top 6 Twitter Tips
• Sep 8Get Derrick the Dog for Free in September!!!
• Aug 16Is it art?
• Jul 20Site Updates
• Jun 5Writing While Driving
• Mar 2Read an Ebook Week
• Mar 1DtD is a Bestseller!

2013

• Dec 12Goodreads Giveaway Results: Derrick the Dog
• Dec 12In Remembrance: Brooke Overstreet Hack
• Nov 17Goodreads Giveaway: Derrick the Dog
• Sep 6Derrick and Max News
• Aug 4Why do I write what I write?
• Jul 28Free!
• Jul 25My First Review(s)
• Jul 9What made me decide to write a book?
• Jun 29My First Collaboration
• Jun 25Derrick the Dog is Available
• Jun 5Links for Writers
• May 30Another Update
• Mar 30Getting the Words Down
• Mar 24The Compromise of Art
• Jan 26One Year In: What I’ve Learned
• Jan 1One Year In: What I’ve Learned

2012

• Nov 24On Outlining
• Sep 29When do you find the time to write?
• Aug 25Wacom & ArtRage, Part 2
• Jul 28What’s this site about?
• Jun 30My thoughts… On DRM
• May 26Wacom & ArtRage
• Mar 22A small update
• Feb 29Welcome!