Welcome to Crystal Crawford's official author blog!

Though I've always been a fiction writer, my first online writing endeavors were actually mostly nonfiction. While working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant back in 2007, I started a writing tips blog to record some tips and tools on common writing questions, so I could share it as a resources for my students. I eventually morphed from teaching college-level English Composition to teaching composition and writing classes for home-educated high school students. When I later b

Here you can find info on Crystal Crawford's published memoir-style books! I don't write many memoirs (I only have one life, after all!), but I truly poured my heart into the ones I did write. Though writing memoirs can be uncomfortable (and vulnerable... and sometimes painful!), my dream for these books was to get my inner thoughts out on the page so I have a record of what I've learned and experienced to look back on and to share with my kids and others and reach at least

I’m very excited to announce a brand new way for me to offer fun, exciting content for all of you while also increasing my ability to interact with all of you as we go – my new Patreon page! Patreon is where I’ll be posting most of my ongoing content from here on out, including: Sneak-Peeks and Exclusive Updates Monthly Flash or Short Story An Exclusive First-Read of My Book Chapters as I Write Them! Monthly Live Chat And more! Patreon will also have tons of available perks f

“Frank wasn’t my first dead body.” Among the dusty backwoods of Georgia or the swampy recesses of Florida, strange things happen all the time. But Lena is about to discover that something ancient and unseen also lurks there – and it’s out for blood. A paranormal/urban fantasy series with a folklore twist, The Leyward Stones follows Lena, a teenage girl who’s already seen far more of the dark side of life than most her age... but what lies ahead of her is more than she ever co

Looking for an epic world to completely immerse yourself in? I’ve got you covered! Arameth is packed with creatures, magic, monsters, danger, suspense and surprises -- all in a high-stakes, epic adventure alongside characters you’ll love (and some you’ll love to hate)! The Legends of Arameth storyline begins with The Lex Chronicles trilogy, but there will be many more books to come in the overall series. Find out more about Legends of Arameth in my online encyclopedia of some

Doppelgangers, octopus aliens, and love triangles, oh my! So what is the Love and Aliens series? Cowritten by myself and MJ Padgett, this quirky sci-fi rom-com series offers up a buffet of feels and wild ride of twists, action, and shenanigans. Trust me, you don’t want to miss this one! The first book in this series, The Extraordinary Extraterrestrial Love Lives of Doppelgangers, is already published and there are more books to come. You can find The Extraordinary Extraterres

...a romantic comedy series with a mystery twist. So what is the Stalker Mystery Set ? After far too much drama in high school, Anissa is looking forward to a clean slate in college. But when she accidentally hits “Reply All” and confesses her crush to the entire Physics class, her plans for a calm first semester implode into chaos. Anissa must now field nosy classmates, an obnoxious ex, and a mystery secret admirer she’s rapidly falling for – but if she doesn’t figure out wh