Welcome to Crystal Crawford's official author blog!

Book 1 of The Leyward Stones is now available in e-book, paperback, and hardcover!

Some days, when I sit down to journal, I'm full of thoughts and realizations. Other days, I'm full of questions. Reading Genesis 2-3 was...

If you're following the writing landscape much these days, you've probably heard about ChatGPT... and you've probably also heard people...

Fantasy literature has been popular for centuries, captivating readers with its magical and imaginative elements. While some people view...

First, an explanation for this new category of blog posts on my site... I know this is not my usual topic of writing tips, etc., but...

If you're an avid reader or a writer, you may have heard of Kindle Vella, Amazon's (relatively) new reading platform for serialized...

Reading fiction can offer numerous benefits for teenagers. Find out more in this post!

Hi, everyone! As many of you know, I recently co-launched an interactive, clean YA reading platform with M.J. Padgett called...

The nonfiction book I've been (semi)secretly co-writing for the past year is now officially released! 🙂 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZ...

It's FREE WEEK on Kindle Vella, which means you can read any story on Kindle Vella, Amazon's serial reading platform, for free!

The PirateCat Publishing portal live! Our goal with PirateCat was to create a fun, interactive online reading portal where we can truly...

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...

Hi, everyone! I am working on... a secret project. But for the website portion of it, I need some help from people who have read my...

So, I'd seen a few other of my author friends do this, and it seemed like a good way to take stock of what I'd accomplished this year,...

YA Clean Reads Book Review for The Uncertainty of Fire by Stephanie Daniels

Episode 20 of Macchiatos, Faerie Princes, and Other Things That Happen at Midnight just went live on Kindle Vella today! I've been having...

The final segment of MJ's and my "Brooding Heroes" Trope Talk series is up, and this time we're discussing how brooding heroes have...

My first professional short story sale I announced a few months ago is now PUBLISHED, and my story is live and out there in the big, wide...

Today is book release day for Evernigh by M.J. Padgett! I beta-read this book prior to its release, and it's such a fantastic,...