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New YouTube Channel
YouTube logo by Oejitv, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons . 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. Update: there's No YouTube No More .
Quotes I Like
Fall is here! Fall is here! I thought it might be fun to kick off my favorite season by gathering some of my favorite quotes together. Some of these I find funny, others are inspirational, and some give pause. They’re in no particular order. Of course, this is not an exhaustive list, and most tend toward art. I've given credit where I've known the source. Anyway, hope you enjoy. And happy Friday! Let’s party like we’re Lacey! English: Oscar Wilde, photographic print on card mount: albumen. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) It…
New Year’s Resolutions 2017
Well, another year is drawing to a close. So, it's time to look back at the year nearly passed, as well as my resolutions from last year . English: New Year's Resolutions postcard (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) In 2016, I was still dealing with turnover at work, which robbed me of a lot of illustration and writing time, but I managed to improve my habits this year. I more consistently got up early to invest the time in the craft. And it paid off. As of the start of this blog post (which I began on 12/16/2016), I had logged 74.98…
Indispensable Writer's Tools
All you really need to be a writer is something to write about, on, and with. That first one's pretty important, but the last two could be as trivial as some paper and a pencil. In fact, there are writers who just use those. Or even typewriters. If that's you, and that works for you, then this post isn't for you. But if you have gone, or are considering going, the digital route, then read on. Windows Live Writer. Used with permission from Microsoft. (Source: Wikipedia ) I've been writing for awhile now and have, what…
New Year’s Resolutions
2015 is almost in the bag. This year has flown by for me. However, most of the reason it flew by was because of the day job. While there was a welcome promotion in January, my old position wasn't backfilled, so many of those duties followed me. Then, one of my direct reports left, and I was back to doing my old job, plus his, plus the new job. Eventually, the direct's position got filled. I spent a couple of months training him, and then it was right into a big Office 365 migration. All that has meant much unpaid overtime and li…
My Top 6 Twitter Tips
I’ve been on Twitter for awhile, now. It’s probably the primary outpost in my hub and outpost model , which I’ve been using even before I knew what it was called. I’m on Facebook and GoodReads , also, but Twitter seems to be what I’ve taken to the most. Maybe because it’s so quick and easy. It’s simple to jump in and out of the conversation. But it took me awhile to learn some of the subtle uses of it. To spur you on your way to Twitter greatness, here are my top tips. Some of these may be author-specific, or at least specific to thos…
Free!
Who doesn’t like free stuff? I know I do. I also like to catch things on sale. For most people, money’s tight. So, I try to keep my prices reasonable, have sales, and give stuff away. If you want to find out where and how to get my stuff for free or cheap, then read on. KDP Select Kindle 2.0 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) I typically enroll a book in KDP Select for 90 days after release.* While my books are enrolled in KDP Select, I can give them away in two ways: Prime members can borrow a book for free each month through t…
Links for Writers
I've been meaning to do this for awhile, but kept putting it off. Today, though, I decided to get off my duff and get to it. I was talking to a coworker recently. We started off on other subjects but eventually we worked around to writing. He revealed, without knowing that I too write on the side, that he'd written most of an epic novel. He didn't know about Scrivener or NaNoWriMo , which I told him about, but I thought how great it would be if I could send him to a page that would give him a good starting point for where to …
A small update
It’s been awhile since I posted, so I thought I’d put out a brief update. The site’s coming along well. I think I have it just about where I want it to be (stylistically, that is; still need more content). Now, I just need to find something to replace those stock photos on the home page. Not that those are bad-looking stock photos; they're just, well, stock photos. On the writing front, BD’s Derrick the Dog is out for beta reading. Then, I’ll get started on the process of illustrating. I’m on the first major rewrite of Spending the…
