Crystal CrawfordMay 212 minWhat's a Pirate Cat?What if there were a place where you could… ...access an entire website full of clean YA books that are actually appropriate for 12-18...
Crystal CrawfordDec 28, 20214 minYA Clean Reads Book Review: The Uncertainty of FireYA Clean Reads Book Review for The Uncertainty of Fire by Stephanie Daniels
Crystal CrawfordSep 22, 20212 minYA Clean Reads Book Review: EvernighToday is book release day for Evernigh by M.J. Padgett! I beta-read this book prior to its release, and it's such a fantastic,...
Crystal CrawfordJun 19, 20211 minWhat's Up with YA Parents? A new Trope Talk video is up! This month we're chatting about the absent or clueless parent trope found in many young adult books. What...
Crystal CrawfordMay 22, 20211 minIntroducing: Trope Talk Videos!Grab a coffee, pull up a chair, and join us as we chat book tropes! I just launched a fun, new thing on YouTube: Trope Talk with MJ and...
Crystal CrawfordJan 1, 20213 minExcerpt from Fate Rising (Leyward Stones, Book 1)Fate Rising THE LEYWARD STONES, BOOK 1 ©2021 Crystal Crawford. All rights reserved. Please do not copy, reprint, or otherwise reuse any...
Crystal CrawfordDec 31, 20203 minWriting Guides and TextbooksThough I've always been a fiction writer, my first online writing endeavors were actually mostly nonfiction. While working as a Graduate...
Crystal CrawfordDec 31, 20203 minMemoirsHere 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!),...
Crystal CrawfordDec 30, 20201 minThe Leyward Stones“Frank wasn’t my first dead body.” Among the dusty backwoods of Georgia or the swampy recesses of Florida, strange things happen all the...
Crystal CrawfordDec 30, 20202 minThe Stalker Mystery Set......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...
Crystal CrawfordOct 16, 20209 minCan an Onion Help You Write a Better Novel? (Introducing, the Plot Onion!)this newest resource is for fiction-writers who – like me – struggle to keep the big-picture story neatly in mind while writing...
Crystal CrawfordSep 28, 20203 minOctober Freebies and Sales!Usually I send out a list of promotions and freebies in my monthly newsletter, but this month, I thought I'd streamline some things...
Crystal CrawfordSep 21, 20201 minFree Books - 1 Week Only!I just wanted to send out a quick message between my regular newsletters to let you know about a promotion my books are in this week...
Crystal CrawfordJun 1, 20202 minSpecial Announcement!Today, the first book M.J. and I ever co-wrote is officially published and launched out into the world!
Crystal CrawfordFeb 17, 202027 minSo What Is Arameth, Exactly?A brief tour of Arameth, to show you what emerged from this world and how it all came together.
Crystal CrawfordFeb 16, 20202 min24 Reasons Everyone Should Have Book-Nerd FriendsEveryone needs at least one book-nerd friend. Here's why!
Crystal CrawfordFeb 11, 201913 minSwoonworthy Battle Heroes: February 2019 issue!Hello, and welcome to an exclusive interview from Swoonworthy Battle Heroes magazine!
Crystal CrawfordJul 4, 20189 min19 Fiction Books That Shaped America19 fiction books by American authors I have personally read, and which I believe have had a major influence over time.
Crystal CrawfordOct 30, 20174 minWhat to Do When Writing SucksWhat to do when it suddenly feels like writing sucks and you wonder why you ever decided to do this in the first place.