Crystal Crow

Lover of non-human animals. Speaker of French. Human translator. 2021 Writer's Studio graduate (@TWSSFU).

[Crystal Crow @_CrystaLynn_]

Like winged creatures at dusk in the fields, let's glow, sparkle and shine with our being and doing. Here's to a bright new year!

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@TWSSFU Working on character bios!

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@TWSSFU Thanks for the title! I've added it to my TBR list. #TWSOchat #technology

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When incorporating text messaging in one's writing, it must be hard to get the "textese" right. Any recos for text language resources? #TWSOchat

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Looking at the history of SMS messaging and its impact on language is fascinating. Since texting was initially expensive, it led us to shorten words. But with tech advances, that isn't as true today. Just take the numeric keypad v predictive typing #TWSOchat

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A4. I love the idea of reading stories told this way. I can just imagine the depth of the subtext. I would enjoy taking a meta approach to using modern media in my writing in the vein of John Barth's short story "Click." #TWSOchat

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A3. While I like seeing such messages styled differently, I can see how it might become unwieldy in cases when the story has lots of them. #TWSOchat

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A1. I find that using a different font is an effective way to set apart text messages, like in Stephen King's "Finders Keepers."

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A1. Haven't used text messages or chats in my writing to date. #TWSOchat

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Excited for today's chat!

[SFU Creative Writing @TWSSFU]

Good morning and welcome to our twitter chat #TWSOchat for Jan 2023! Today we are going to discuss Text Messages in Literature w/TWS mentors & alum #amwriting #writing #writersoftwitter #literary #writerslift #WritingCommunity This chat is open to all #writers in the twitterverse

[Crystal Crow @_CrystaLynn_]

A wonderful evening with people of the page and the word. #QWFAwards2022

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Super excited for @IMCTranslations' Keyword Localization workshop #ata63keywordl10n

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@TWSSFU Excited to join today's #TWSOchat and hear all about fables and folklore!

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@TBrobbs1 Outstanding!

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@MerriamWebster Favor concise writing.

[Kelli Russell Agodon @KelliAgodon]

As humans, I think sometimes we walk around in our big boots unaware of the smaller world, just trying to get things done.

I think about this Philip Larkin poem so much.

And "we should be kind/while there is still time."

[Crystal Crow @_CrystaLynn_]

Migrants with Wings: On Flying Reindeer and the Inevitability of Migration https://t.co/xOrOxANhc9 via @lithub

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For writers who want to know more about the Pushcart. https://t.co/87PkNGsMU2

[Flash Frog @flashfroglitmag]

In celebration of our first birthday next month, we are so excited to announce our first annual flash fiction prize: The Blue Frog
https://t.co/0CF4UGKyYz

[Harbord Playground @McArthurMooney]

An extraordinarily relatable first 50 words or so in Jeffery Donaldson's Viaticum: From Notebooks (PQ, 2019)