Welcome to Crystal Crawford's official author blog!

What to do when it suddenly feels like writing sucks and you wonder why you ever decided to do this in the first place.

Here are some things to consider before committing to the crunch of 50,000 words in November.

a brief bullet-point list of some of the things I learned from my frenzied first-time NaNoWriMo experience...

A good self-edit can make a huge difference in your writing, but only if you know how to do it well. Here are 7 tips to help you self-edit..