Welcome to Crystal Crawford's official author blog!

Welcome to the first in a series of videos/blog posts I hope to make, answering questions submitted to me from young writers, aspiring writers, and/or my former writing students! Each time I answer one of these questions, I plan to post both a YouTube video and a blog post, so you can get the answers in whichever format you prefer (or both!) Both will have the exact same content (though adapted for video or for the blog), and I'll embed the video here in the blog so you can a

Learn to make your fiction writing more powerful!

this newest resource is for fiction-writers who – like me – struggle to keep the big-picture story neatly in mind while writing...

Info on a free, online writing workshop I got the chance to beta-test... and they interviewed me about it, too!

Announcing my new "crash course in fiction writing" guide!

Today’s post is the next in the Plotting Your Story series: Plotting Your Story, Step #2: Internal Story (Characters)!

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

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

There are two reasons a reader might cringe while reading a story... The difference between these two reasons can make or break a story.

Characters or plot – which matters more? When you’re planning out a story, how do you decide what to focus on?

Characters are complex creations, but the most memorable characters have at least these 5 things in common...

Do you have plenty of ideas, but aren’t sure how to weave them together into a coherent story? If so, today’s blog is for you.