Book 2 of The Leyward Stones is now available! ️🎉
LeyGuards, Faespells, and Other Things That Happen at Midnight (The Leyward Stones, Book 2) is now available in e-book, paperback, and...
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Crystal Crawford
Apr 21, 20235 min read
Unlocking Magic: 10 Reasons Reading Fantasy is Good for Teens
Fantasy literature has been popular for centuries, captivating readers with its magical and imaginative elements. While some people view...
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Crystal Crawford
Apr 10, 20234 min read
10 Reasons Reading Fiction Is Good for Teenagers
Reading fiction can offer numerous benefits for teenagers. Find out more in this post!
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Crystal Crawford
Nov 24, 20221 min read
New Release: The Other Side of the Law!
The nonfiction book I've been (semi)secretly co-writing for the past year is now officially released! 🙂 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZ...
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Crystal Crawford
May 21, 20222 min read
What'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...
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Crystal Crawford
Dec 28, 20214 min read
YA Clean Reads Book Review: The Uncertainty of Fire
YA Clean Reads Book Review for The Uncertainty of Fire by Stephanie Daniels
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Crystal Crawford
Sep 22, 20212 min read
YA Clean Reads Book Review: Evernigh
Today 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,...
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Crystal Crawford
Jul 2, 20211 min read
Patreon Update!
New Patreon tiers...with even more perks!
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Crystal Crawford
Jun 18, 20211 min read
What'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...
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Crystal Crawford
May 21, 20211 min read
Introducing: 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...
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Crystal Crawford
Jan 1, 20213 min read
Excerpt 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...
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Crystal Crawford
Dec 31, 20203 min read
Writing Guides and Textbooks
Though I've always been a fiction writer, my first online writing endeavors were actually mostly nonfiction. While working as a Graduate...
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Crystal Crawford
Dec 31, 20203 min read
Memoirs
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!),...
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Crystal Crawford
Dec 30, 20201 min read
The 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...
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Crystal Crawford
Dec 30, 20202 min read
The Secret Messages Sweet YA Romance Series
Info on Crystal Crawford's YA romantic comedy book series, The Secret Messages Sweet YA Romance Series!
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Crystal Crawford
Oct 15, 20209 min read
Can 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...
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Crystal Crawford
Sep 28, 20203 min read
October 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...
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Crystal Crawford
Sep 20, 20201 min read
Free 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...
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Crystal Crawford
May 31, 20202 min read
Special Announcement!
Today, the first book M.J. and I ever co-wrote is officially published and launched out into the world!
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Crystal Crawford
Feb 17, 202027 min read
So What Is Arameth, Exactly?
A brief tour of Arameth, to show you what emerged from this world and how it all came together.
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