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Crystal Crawford
Feb 25, 201914 min read
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 11, 201913 min read
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, 20196 min read
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, 20185 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20187 min read
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, 20185 min read
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, 20185 min read
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, 20186 min read
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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Crystal Crawford
Oct 8, 201812 min read
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
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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Crystal Crawford
Oct 1, 20181 min read
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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Crystal Crawford
Jan 15, 201810 min read
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
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 5, 20176 min read
Titles and Blurbs
A quick bullet-point list of tips for choosing a title and writing a blurb--these are essentially the notes from a live Writers Chat I did..
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Crystal Crawford
Sep 25, 20174 min read
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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Crystal Crawford
Sep 18, 20173 min read
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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Crystal Crawford
Aug 28, 20172 min read
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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Crystal Crawford
Jul 31, 20177 min read
Wattpad Can Make You a Better Writer
While my writing is no longer on Wattpad, I still stand by this post--Wattpad really did make me a better writer.
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