Crispin Young's Blog

A few months ago, I decided to enter one of the largest contests around for a self-published author... While I didn't win first place, I did receive some amazing commentary from the judges, and thought I would share the glowing praise with my followers.

Entry Title Heart of the Current

Author: Crispin Young

Judge Number: 100

Entry Category: Genre Fiction

Books are evaluated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 meaning “needs improvement” and 5 meaning “outstanding”. This scale is strictly to provide a poi...

Last weekend I was invited to do a book signing at the Hood River Library to help celebrate Waucoma Bookstore’s 38th anniversary. There were cookies, local literary heroes, and a healthy dose of book nerdery. I sold copies of Heart of the Current, and met several fans who came in with their own books for me to sign.

The Hood River library is an impressive gem in our community. It is a Carnegie library, which means it is a gorgeous, sunny place full of books and stellar architecture. It was a...

“Life begins and ends with the current.

They say our lives are planned out and mapped like the constellations, and that we follow a line between the points of light that make up our many lives. They say my destiny is laid out in a strict orbit of action and reaction, and I am helpless to fight it. They tell me to pray to the night, to sing the songs of the stars to light my path, and let the Red Dragon guide my way.

They say this with ease, as if it will make me feel any better about picking u...

I was recently interviewed by Bill Johnson of Willamette Writers. It isthe largest writers' organization in Oregon and one of the largest writers' organizations in the United States. It's a great resource for new and long-standing authors, and full of wonderful people. It was an honor to talk with Bill about the book.

This was my first such video interview, and while I was feeling rather shy, it's difficult to tell. I had a 14-year-old cat photobombing most of the interview, walking along the...

Welcome to the location of my new blog!

I thought I would use this as an opportunity to lay out the progress on my writing and where the books are at:

The first draft of book 2 is 90% complete. At this point, I will focus on a short story for a month, which will give my brain a small break, and when I do a complete read-through, I'll cut 10%. Only after this 10% cut will I hand off the book to a few lucky beta readers.

Even with that cut, a lot happens. There is a good chance that Book 2 will be...