Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Art Studio Tour with Dawn Secord

 Hi Friends,

I have finally finished a project that I've been working on for some time - a studio tour of my new studio.   The video is on my Utube channel.  The channel address is Utube Bling Secord and I hope you will subscribe to it.

My goal with the Utube channel is to be more active with video logs of me providing art demonstrations, paintings in progress and recording book readings with Bling at libraries.  Lots of fun stuff!  Below is the link to my studio tour video.  It is 11 minutes long.  You may want to pause it and return if you don't have time to watch all at one time.   Warmly,  Dawn Secord 

https://youtu.be/9JIbloKwCTA



Sunday, September 26, 2021

Writer's Digest features my journey to self publishing. By Dawn Secord

My friends, family and art collectors know I had a life long dream of writing and illustrating my own children's picture book.   No Ghoulish Green Monsters Here is that book and the first in a new (and forth coming) series featuring my Irish Setter, Bling.

Writer's Digest has asked me to share my journey of self publishing my award winning picture book.  What an incredible honor.   Below is the link to my article.   Thank you to Writer's Digest for the opportunity to share my story and hopefully be of assistance to other authors and illustrators on their journeys.

Direct Link:

Lessons Learned From Self-Publishing My Picture Book - Writer's Digest (writersdigest.com)


Link Address:

https://www.writersdigest.com/getting-published/lessons-learned-fro
m-self-publishing-my-picture-book



No Ghoulish Green Monsters Here - a children's picture book

  • Awarded "Silver Award" by Mom's Choice Awards
  • Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)  July 2021 reading list
  • Finalist - International Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

An interview with VoyageDallas Magazine - Dawn Secord

Recently I was contacted by VoyageDallas Magazine for an interview.  It was surprising to see the length of the article.   I sure didn't expect them to be so thorough.  It is an honor to be included.  Here is the link to the article and magazine.

http://voyagedallas.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-dawn-secord-of-north-of-dallas-in-anna/




It was an honor to be included in the magazine.