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Crystal Crawford
- May 21
- 2 min
What's a Pirate Cat?
What if there were a place where you could… ...access an entire website full of clean YA books that are actually appropriate for 12-18...
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Crystal Crawford
- Mar 16
- 1 min
Read My Books? I Need Your Input!
Hi, everyone! I am working on... a secret project. But for the website portion of it, I need some help from people who have read my...
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Crystal Crawford
- Dec 31
- 2 min
2021 in Words
So, I'd seen a few other of my author friends do this, and it seemed like a good way to take stock of what I'd accomplished this year,...
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Crystal Crawford
- Dec 28, 2021
- 4 min
YA Clean Reads Book Review: The Uncertainty of Fire
YA Clean Reads Book Review for The Uncertainty of Fire by Stephanie Daniels
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Crystal Crawford
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
Just posted: Episode 20 of Macchiatos, Faerie Princes, and Other Things That Happened at Midnight!
Episode 20 of Macchiatos, Faerie Princes, and Other Things That Happen at Midnight just went live on Kindle Vella today! I've been having...
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Crystal Crawford
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
New Trope Talk Video!
The final segment of MJ's and my "Brooding Heroes" Trope Talk series is up, and this time we're discussing how brooding heroes have...
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Crystal Crawford
- Oct 16, 2021
- 1 min
My Story is Out In the Big, Wide World!
My first professional short story sale I announced a few months ago is now PUBLISHED, and my story is live and out there in the big, wide...
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Crystal Crawford
- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min
YA Clean Reads Book Review: Evernigh
Today is book release day for Evernigh by M.J. Padgett! I beta-read this book prior to its release, and it's such a fantastic,...
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Crystal Crawford
- Sep 10, 2021
- 4 min
YA Clean Reads Book Reviews: I'm Pretty Sure You're Gonna Miss Me, Ronin McKinsey
Hello, everyone, and welcome to my very first YA Clean Reads Book Review post! I'm starting this project as a way to help parents find...
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Crystal Crawford
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
TeenChic: Young Adult Heroine Edition (Satirical Magazine Cover)
Welcome to another one of my random late-night entertainments: making satirical magazine covers based on book tropes!
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Crystal Crawford
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
A Highly Recommended (Online) Writing Class!
Learn to make your fiction writing more powerful!
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Crystal Crawford
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
"Just Kisses" Sweet Serial Romance on Kindle Vella PROMO Starts Today!
Find clean/sweet romance serials on Kindle Vella with the "Just Kisses" tag!
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Crystal Crawford
- Aug 4, 2021
- 8 min
Ravioli with a Side of Existentialism: The Symbolic Meaning of Bella's Mushroom Ravioli in Twilight
"Overly Serious Twilight Essay" #1 -- Ravioli with a Side of Existentialism: The Symbolic Meaning of Bella's Mushroom Ravioli in Twilight
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Crystal Crawford
- Jul 17, 2021
- 1 min
Kindle Vella Update - How It All Works!
Kindle Vella launched a few days ago, and I've been testing out the platform, checking out stories, and closely watching the forums and...
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Crystal Crawford
- Jul 13, 2021
- 2 min
Kindle Vella is LIVE!
...And so is my brand new story! I'm thrilled to announce the first publicly-released portion of the Leyward Stones universe: my brand...
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Crystal Crawford
- Jul 12, 2021
- 1 min
What is Kindle Vella?
There's a new readership platform launching... it's coming very, very soon... and I'm going to be a part of it! So, what is it? I explain...
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Crystal Crawford
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
Patreon Update!
New Patreon tiers...with even more perks!
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Crystal Crawford
- Jun 18, 2021
- 1 min
What's Up with YA Parents?
A new Trope Talk video is up! This month we're chatting about the absent or clueless parent trope found in many young adult books. What...
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Crystal Crawford
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
Introducing: Trope Talk Videos!
Grab a coffee, pull up a chair, and join us as we chat book tropes! I just launched a fun, new thing on YouTube: Trope Talk with MJ and...
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