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An Awesome Tool to Help You Prep, Plot, and Plan for NaNoWriMo (or ANY novel writing project!)

Sep 30, 20236 min read

An Awesome Tool to Help You Prep, Plot, and Plan for NaNoWriMo (or ANY novel writing project!)

Right now as I'm writing this, it's the last day of September 2023... which means it's about to be Preptober! For those who aren't as...

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3 Simple Tips for Writing on Kindle Vella

Crystal Crawford

Sep 28, 20234 min read

Tips for Writers

3 Simple Tips for Writing on Kindle Vella

Hello, everyone! For those who are new here, I'm sure your first question is, "Why should we listen to YOU about how to write on Kindle...

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Crystal Crawford

Dec 31, 20203 min read

Tips for Writers

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

Sep 19, 20203 min read

Tips for Writers

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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Crystal Crawford

Sep 19, 20204 min read

Tips for Writers

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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Crystal Crawford

Feb 17, 202027 min read

Book Promos

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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Crystal Crawford

Aug 10, 20191 min read

Tips for Writers

If You Write Fiction, This Is for You!

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

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Plantsing: How Loose Outlines Save My Turkey… and My Books

Crystal Crawford

Nov 19, 20185 min read

Tips for Writers

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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Plotting Your Story, Step #7: The Perfect Ending

Crystal Crawford

Nov 12, 20183 min read

Tips for Writers

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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Plotting Your Story, Step #6: Detailed Outline

Crystal Crawford

Nov 5, 20187 min read

Tips for Writers

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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Plotting Your Story, Step #5: Revelations

Crystal Crawford

Oct 29, 20185 min read

Tips for Writers

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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Plotting Your Story, Step #4: Thematic Threads

Crystal Crawford

Oct 22, 20185 min read

Tips for Writers

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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Plotting Your Story, Step #3: External Story (Plot)

Crystal Crawford

Oct 15, 20186 min read

Tips for Writers

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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Plotting Your Story, Step #2: Internal Story (Characters)

Crystal Crawford

Oct 8, 201812 min read

Tips for Writers

Plotting Your Story, Step #2: Internal Story (Characters)

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

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Crystal Crawford

Oct 1, 20184 min read

Tips for Writers

Plotting Your Story, Step #1: Premise

Today’s post is the first in the Plotting Your Story series: Plotting Your Story, Step #1: Premise!

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Plotting Your Story: How to Craft a Complex, Compelling Story That Keeps Readers Turning the Pages

Crystal Crawford

Oct 1, 20181 min read

Tips for Writers

Plotting Your Story: How to Craft a Complex, Compelling Story That Keeps Readers Turning the Pages

Hi, everyone, and welcome to my blog post series… Plotting Your Story: How to Craft a Complex, Compelling Story Plot!

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

Crystal Crawford

Jan 15, 201810 min read

Tips for Writers

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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Crystal Crawford

Oct 30, 20174 min read

Tips for Writers

What to Do When Writing Sucks

What to do when it suddenly feels like writing sucks and you wonder why you ever decided to do this in the first place.

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Crystal Crawford

Oct 25, 20172 min read

Tips for Writers

Should You NaNoWriMo?

Here are some things to consider before committing to the crunch of 50,000 words in November.

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Crystal Crawford

Oct 25, 20173 min read

Tips for Writers

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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