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What's a Pirate Cat?
Crystal Crawford
  • 2 days ago
  • 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 17
  • 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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2021 in Words
Crystal Crawford
  • Jan 1
  • 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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YA Clean Reads Book Review: The Uncertainty of Fire
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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Just posted: Episode 20 of Macchiatos, Faerie Princes, and Other Things That Happened at Midnight!
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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New Trope Talk Video!
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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My Story is Out In the Big, Wide World!
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 17, 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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YA Clean Reads Book Review: Evernigh
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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YA Clean Reads Book Reviews: I'm Pretty Sure You're Gonna Miss Me, Ronin McKinsey
Crystal Crawford
  • Sep 11, 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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TeenChic: Young Adult Heroine Edition (Satirical Magazine Cover)
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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A Highly Recommended (Online) Writing Class!
Crystal Crawford
  • Aug 10, 2021
  • 2 min

A Highly Recommended (Online) Writing Class!

Learn to make your fiction writing more powerful!
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"Just Kisses" Sweet Serial Romance on Kindle Vella PROMO Starts Today!
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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Ravioli with a Side of Existentialism: The Symbolic Meaning of Bella's Mushroom Ravioli in Twilight
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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Kindle Vella Update - How It All Works!
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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Kindle Vella is LIVE!
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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What is Kindle Vella?
Crystal Crawford
  • Jul 13, 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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Patreon Update!
Crystal Crawford
  • Jul 2, 2021
  • 1 min

Patreon Update!

New Patreon tiers...with even more perks!
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What's Up with YA Parents?
Crystal Crawford
  • Jun 19, 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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Introducing: Trope Talk Videos!
Crystal Crawford
  • May 22, 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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The Thing That Went Crackle in the Night
Crystal Crawford
  • May 10, 2021
  • 5 min

The Thing That Went Crackle in the Night

Note: This is the first post in my new "Coffee and Cats...and Other Life Things" category here on my blog... a new category for blog...
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