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
- 4 min
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
- May 21, 2022
- 2 min
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
- Jun 18, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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 30, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
Love and Aliens Series
Doppelgangers, octopus aliens, and love triangles, oh my! So what is the Love and Aliens series? Cowritten by myself and MJ Padgett, this...
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Crystal Crawford
- Oct 15, 2020
- 9 min
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
- Aug 10, 2019
- 1 min
If You Write Fiction, This Is for You!
Announcing my new "crash course in fiction writing" guide!
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Crystal Crawford
- Feb 25, 2019
- 14 min
Swoonworthy Battle Heroes introduces: Warrior Women!
Hello, and welcome to another exclusive interview from Swoonworthy Battle Heroes magazine... Warrior Women edition!
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Crystal Crawford
- Feb 18, 2019
- 3 min
How to Destroy a Pesky Prophetic Hero
Welcome to the first-ever installment of our brand-new Evil Overlord advice column, brought to you by a coalition of super-villains...
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Crystal Crawford
- Feb 11, 2019
- 13 min
Swoonworthy Battle Heroes: February 2019 issue!
Hello, and welcome to an exclusive interview from Swoonworthy Battle Heroes magazine!
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Crystal Crawford
- Feb 4, 2019
- 6 min
Welcome to Arameth: the world it took me 12 years to build
Welcome to Arameth, the world it took me 12 years to build
Arameth is my fantasy universe, the place where The Lex Chronicles takes place.
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Crystal Crawford
- Nov 19, 2018
- 5 min
Plantsing: How Loose Outlines Save My Turkey… and My Books
If you’ve followed any of my series on Plotting, you know that I like plotting.But here’s my secret: I didn’t use to plot my stories at all.
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Crystal Crawford
- Nov 12, 2018
- 3 min
Plotting Your Story, Step #7: The Perfect Ending
Hi, everyone, and welcome to the final post in my “Plotting Your Story” series:
Plotting Your Story, Step #7: The Perfect Ending!
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Crystal Crawford
- Nov 5, 2018
- 7 min
Plotting Your Story, Step #6: Detailed Outline
Hi, everyone, and welcome to post #6 in my “Plotting Your Story” series:
Plotting Your Story, Step #6: Detailed Outlines!
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Crystal Crawford
- Oct 29, 2018
- 5 min
Plotting Your Story, Step #5: Revelations
Hi, everyone, and welcome to post #5 in my “Plotting Your Story” series:
Plotting Your Story, Step #5: Revelations!
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Crystal Crawford
- Oct 22, 2018
- 5 min
Plotting Your Story, Step #4: Thematic Threads
Today’s post is the next in the Plotting Your Story series:
Plotting Your Story, Step #4: Thematic Threads!
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Crystal Crawford
- Oct 15, 2018
- 5 min
Plotting Your Story, Step #3: External Story (Plot)
Today’s post is the next in the Plotting Your Story series:
Plotting Your Story, Step #3: External Story (Plot)!
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