Sara Crawford

Happy New Year, everyone!

I don't make New Year's resolutions, but I do make goals for the year. One of my goals for 2017 is to resurrect the writing blog! Sure, I make writing videos on my YouTube channel pretty…

Well, folks, it's that time of year again! National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) starts in November. This is the magical time where so many of us writers will try to achieve the lofty goal of writing 50,000 words in 30…

Last week, I went to The Writing Barn for a writing residency for young adult and middle grade authors with Nova Ren Suma. I had an amazing experience. I got to work with nine other young adult/middle grade writers…

As some of you may know, I have been editing a collection of stories and poems from the congregation of Unity North Atlanta Church, and I'm happy to tell you that the book has a release date! COMING HOME…

We're just going to ignore the fact that this picture is, like, 8 years old. I've been writing too much lately to stop and take pictures of myself. But I thought it was appropriate for this post!
  Hello, blogosphere…

I was not alone in my joy earlier this week when Bjork decided to surprise us all by releasing her new album, Vulnicura, on iTunes, and I've been listening to the album on repeat ever since. Unlike 2011's Biophilia,…

One of the best things about this time of year is making my "best of" year-end lists! It's time for my favorite 14 albums of 2014! This year was a great year for music. There were so many albums that…

STORYBOARDS, my young adult contemporary novella is now available as an e-book on Amazon for just $0.99!

Here's the description:

Teenage filmmaker, Paige Lawson--also known as an “unintentional matchmaker”-- is making her first short film for her college admissions portfolio…

Unless you've been living in a hole (or outside of Atlanta), you probably know that the iconic Georgia State University radio station Album 88 WRAS is in danger. A couple of months ago, it was announced that Georgia Public Broadcasting…

On Friday, I am playing a show at Smith's Olde Bar in the Atlanta Room. Friday is also my 29th birthday. Geoff Goodwin (my former bandmate from Pocket the Moon) and Noah Dennis are joining me on drums and…

Lanterns on the Lake
  I decided to start reaching out to bands whose songs I have *moments* with while driving around. I sent the following e-mail to Lanterns on the Lake the other day:


Hello,

My name is Sara…