Welcome to Crystal Crawford's official author blog!

I often receive comments on how I’ve managed to build an online community around my writing. Here's a step-by-step of how I did that...

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..

As both a writer and a writing instructor, I read a lot of books on writing.  Here are my top book recommendations for writers.

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...

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

Are you thinking about writing a memoir?  Here are some things I learned from my experience writing my own memoir.