Welcome to Crystal Crawford's official author blog!

There are two types of courage writers need.  Both are necessary to produce quality work and establish a solid writing career...

Characters are complex creations, but the most memorable characters have at least these 5 things in common...

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.

Doing SOMETHING is better than doing nothing.

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.

Are you currently struggling with Writer’s Block?  Check out 3 of my previous posts for tips on how to overcome it!

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

Author's note as of 9-2-20: This mess of a novel I mentioned in this post went on to become The Edge of Nothing, the first book in The...

2016 was my first attempt at NaNoWriMo. For the first few days, it rocked!  But then, I hit a snag: I hadn’t had time to outline very much b

Welcome to the 9th and final post in my "Free Writing Software Review" series!

Welcome to Part 7 of my "Free Writing Software Review" series!

Welcome to Part 6 of my "Free Writing Software Review" series!

Welcome to Part 5 of my "Free Writing Software Review" series!

Welcome to Part 4 of my “Free Writing Software Review” Series!

Welcome to Part 3 of my “Free Writing Software Review” series!

Welcome to Part 2 of my “Free Writing Software Review” Series!   

Welcome to Part 1 of my “Free Writing Software Review” Series.   This series provides in-depth reviews of free writing programs available fo

I spent hours testing out multiple writing programs, mostly free, and comparing their features, then turned the data into a handy chart!

My honest review of Scrivener.