Welcome to Crystal Crawford's official author blog!

A question I'm asked repeatedly: What about “Show, Don’t Tell”? How do I do it? What are the rules?

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...

Vibrant, memorable characters are the heart of storytelling and the window through which you are able to access your readers’ emotions.

Welcome to the first of a series of “How To” guides I’m going to be writing over the next few weeks!

Writing is solitary, but I have learned how much stronger and better, my writing can be when I have the benefit of a writing community.

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...