Welcome to Crystal Crawford's official author blog!

I grew up creating—writing stories, drawing and painting, making jewelry, constructing homemade furniture and accessories for my dolls, writing songs, singing, imagining. It was as natural to me as any other part of life. Being an author was always something that deeply appealed to me. I had always felt deeply moved by stories, and had always been passionate about writing them. I believed I could write something "great" one day, if I just kept at it. And I wanted to. I wanted

A collection of inspirational writing quotes

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...

Writers have a unique and important challenge: take ideas, experience, language – and assemble them into something altogether different...

How do you overcome the fear of others reading your work? The simplest answer to this is actually the most difficult to execute...

Throw your writing to the wolves. Sure, it may get uncomfortable. You may even get hurt a bit. But you may also find something wonderful...

What is Creative Independence? I’m glad you asked. 😉

So this is my motivational speech to you today, any of you who are writers: GO FAIL. Here's why...

There are two types of courage writers need. Both are necessary to produce quality work and establish a solid writing career...

Doing SOMETHING is better than doing nothing.

I am trying to walk in my gift, to use the talents I was given, to go for my dreams and to do some good in the process.

Are you currently struggling with Writer’s Block? Check out 3 of my previous posts for tips on how to overcome it!

Putting your writing out there is very much like putting YOU out there.

2016 was my first attempt at NaNoWriMo. For the first few days, it rocked! But then, I hit a snag: I hadn’t had time to outline very much b

Reality will close in on kids automatically as they experience the world, but that internal creative spark could be the key to their future.

We connect with memoirs because we can relate to them, and because we feel as if it could've been us. The truth is, it could have.

Procrastination toward writing assignments is common, but the underlying cause may be simpler than you think. Here are some ways to help.

Even the best writers run into writer’s block. If you’re stuck in your story, here are 5 suggestions to get your creative mojo back.