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A Highly Recommended (Online) Writing Class!
Crystal Crawford
  • Aug 10, 2021
  • 2 min

A Highly Recommended (Online) Writing Class!

Learn to make your fiction writing more powerful!
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Crystal Crawford
  • Apr 11, 2021
  • 1 min

A Great (Free) Resource for Writers!...and something for Readers, too!

Hi, everyone! Whether you're a fellow writer, an avid reader, or both, I've got something fun to share tonight! First off, I want to...
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Writing Guides and Textbooks
Crystal Crawford
  • Dec 31, 2020
  • 3 min

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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Can an Onion Help You Write a Better Novel? (Introducing, the Plot Onion!)
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 16, 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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Overcoming Writer's Block
Crystal Crawford
  • Sep 19, 2020
  • 3 min

Overcoming Writer's Block

All writers encounter writer's block from time to time. Here are 4 simple techniques to get those words flowing.
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Fear: A Writer's Worst Enemy
Crystal Crawford
  • Sep 19, 2020
  • 4 min

Fear: A Writer's Worst Enemy

Many of the reasons writers give for not writing are chiefly motivated by one element: Fear.
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Plantsing: How Loose Outlines Save My Turkey… and My Books
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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Secrets of “Show, Don’t Tell”: What It Really Means and How to Do It Well
Crystal Crawford
  • Jan 15, 2018
  • 10 min

Secrets of “Show, Don’t Tell”: What It Really Means and How to Do It Well

A question I'm asked repeatedly: What about “Show, Don’t Tell”? How do I do it? What are the rules?
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Should You NaNoWriMo?
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 26, 2017
  • 2 min

Should You NaNoWriMo?

Here are some things to consider before committing to the crunch of 50,000 words in November.
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How to Succeed at NaNoWriMo
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 26, 2017
  • 3 min

How to Succeed at NaNoWriMo

a brief bullet-point list of some of the things I learned from my frenzied first-time NaNoWriMo experience...
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How to Create Memorable Characters
Crystal Crawford
  • Sep 25, 2017
  • 4 min

How to Create Memorable Characters

Vibrant, memorable characters are the heart of storytelling and the window through which you are able to access your readers’ emotions.
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How to Create a Captivating Setting
Crystal Crawford
  • Sep 18, 2017
  • 3 min

How to Create a Captivating Setting

Welcome to the first of a series of “How To” guides I’m going to be writing over the next few weeks!
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Call for Community
Crystal Crawford
  • Aug 28, 2017
  • 2 min

Call for Community

Writing is solitary, but I have learned how much stronger and better, my writing can be when I have the benefit of a writing community.
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Throw It to the Wolves
Crystal Crawford
  • Jul 17, 2017
  • 6 min

Throw It to the Wolves

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...
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Fail Bravely
Crystal Crawford
  • Jun 26, 2017
  • 3 min

Fail Bravely

So this is my motivational speech to you today, any of you who are writers: GO FAIL. Here's why...
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Creating Memorable Characters
Crystal Crawford
  • May 22, 2017
  • 3 min

Creating Memorable Characters

Characters are complex creations, but the most memorable characters have at least these 5 things in common...
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I Have an Idea… What Now?
Crystal Crawford
  • May 15, 2017
  • 4 min

I Have an Idea… What Now?

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.
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I Am the Tortoise…
Crystal Crawford
  • Jan 11, 2017
  • 3 min

I Am the Tortoise…

I am trying to walk in my gift, to use the talents I was given, to go for my dreams and to do some good in the process.
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Overcoming Writer’s Block
Crystal Crawford
  • Dec 12, 2016
  • 1 min

Overcoming Writer’s Block

Are you currently struggling with Writer’s Block?  Check out 3 of my previous posts for tips on how to overcome it!
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Putting You(r Writing) Out There
Crystal Crawford
  • Dec 5, 2016
  • 3 min

Putting You(r Writing) Out There

Putting your writing out there is very much like putting YOU out there.
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