Welcome to Crystal Crawford's official author blog!

Learn to make your fiction writing more powerful!

this newest resource is for fiction-writers who – like me – struggle to keep the big-picture story neatly in mind while writing...

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

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

a brief bullet-point list of some of the things I learned from my frenzied first-time NaNoWriMo experience...

Welcome to the first of a series of “How To” guides I’m going to be writing over the next few weeks!

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

Even the best writers run into writer’s block.  If you’re stuck in your story, here are 5 suggestions to get your creative mojo back.

All writers need outside eyes on their work... even the ones who also work as editors.