Crystal A Hill
@crystalahill.bsky.social
Mom of 2. Aero Analyst by day, YA writer by earlier in the day. Previous life: pilot, film projectionist, barista. she/her Rep: Tina Schwartz of Purcell www.crystalahill.com
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Editor’s guide to my YA contemporary story, Accidental People, currently on submission! #YA #editorsguide #agented
::looks around at my undiagnosed ND parents, my diagnosed ND siblings, and my diagnosed ND children::
Not genetic at all. 😂😂😂
It’s terrifying anyone can take this seriously.
Not genetic at all. 😂😂😂
It’s terrifying anyone can take this seriously.
US Health Secretary RFK Jr claims autism is a "preventable disease."
"We know it's an environmental exposure. Genes do not cause epidemics... You need an environmental toxin."
Autism has a strong genetic component.
Autism is not a "disease".
Autism is not an "epidemic".
RFK Jr is not a scientist.
"We know it's an environmental exposure. Genes do not cause epidemics... You need an environmental toxin."
Autism has a strong genetic component.
Autism is not a "disease".
Autism is not an "epidemic".
RFK Jr is not a scientist.
April 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
::looks around at my undiagnosed ND parents, my diagnosed ND siblings, and my diagnosed ND children::
Not genetic at all. 😂😂😂
It’s terrifying anyone can take this seriously.
Not genetic at all. 😂😂😂
It’s terrifying anyone can take this seriously.
What a joke. People are losing their government jobs because of “wasteful spending” and yet…
Holding my neurodivergent kids tight, they are beautiful people just the way they are, calling the way they think diseased because it’s non-conforming is disgusting.
Holding my neurodivergent kids tight, they are beautiful people just the way they are, calling the way they think diseased because it’s non-conforming is disgusting.
RFK Jr. has promised to find the "cause" of autism by September to solve the "autism epidemic." Many autistic people are offended by his rhetoric.
RFK Jr. wants to find the 'cause' of autism. Here's what people in the autism community think.
RFK Jr. has promised to find the "cause" of autism by September to solve the "autism epidemic." Many autistic people are offended by his rhetoric.
bit.ly
April 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
What a joke. People are losing their government jobs because of “wasteful spending” and yet…
Holding my neurodivergent kids tight, they are beautiful people just the way they are, calling the way they think diseased because it’s non-conforming is disgusting.
Holding my neurodivergent kids tight, they are beautiful people just the way they are, calling the way they think diseased because it’s non-conforming is disgusting.
Vibes: enjoying the spring sun while my 11 and 14yo explore without me “slowing them down” 😂 #stl #citymuseumstl #citymuseum
April 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Vibes: enjoying the spring sun while my 11 and 14yo explore without me “slowing them down” 😂 #stl #citymuseumstl #citymuseum
Editor’s guide to my YA contemporary story, Accidental People, currently on submission! #YA #editorsguide #agented
March 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Editor’s guide to my YA contemporary story, Accidental People, currently on submission! #YA #editorsguide #agented
Thanks for the reason to delete my account. I feel so gross.
January 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Thanks for the reason to delete my account. I feel so gross.
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That message that got sent out to 170 million Americans saying Tr*mp will work to get TikTok back? Textbook propaganda. But w/o TikTok, w/ Muskrat controlling Twitter, w/ Zuck owning Meta, there isn’t a place with enough reach (sorry Bluesky) to have that conversation.
a woman is saying `` this is the bad place ! ''
ALT: a woman is saying `` this is the bad place ! ''
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2025 at 4:08 AM
That message that got sent out to 170 million Americans saying Tr*mp will work to get TikTok back? Textbook propaganda. But w/o TikTok, w/ Muskrat controlling Twitter, w/ Zuck owning Meta, there isn’t a place with enough reach (sorry Bluesky) to have that conversation.
AMI (alternate method of instruction) day 4 for the 5th and 8th grader after getting 10" dumped on us AFTER 2 weeks off school for the holidays. Send help. 🫠
January 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
AMI (alternate method of instruction) day 4 for the 5th and 8th grader after getting 10" dumped on us AFTER 2 weeks off school for the holidays. Send help. 🫠
Just finished up Supernatural again and I already miss it. 👻
two men in suits and ties are standing next to each other in a dark room holding badges .
Alt: Sam and Dean from Supernatural in suits and ties standing next to each other holding FBI badges.
media.tenor.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Just finished up Supernatural again and I already miss it. 👻
Getting organized for my 2025 goals: prioritizing being a better literary citizen over my TBR!
December 12, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Getting organized for my 2025 goals: prioritizing being a better literary citizen over my TBR!
December 7, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Some stories are “quieter.” So how do you keep tension strong without scenes of overt tension and suspense? Tiffany Yates Martin says, "Lean away."
Create Compelling Suspense and Tension No Matter What’s Happening in Your Story | Jane Friedman
Triumphs are most compelling when the hero has to fight for them, so even quiet stories need plenty of obstacles, challenges, and uncertainties.
janefriedman.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Some stories are “quieter.” So how do you keep tension strong without scenes of overt tension and suspense? Tiffany Yates Martin says, "Lean away."
Mariah Carey with my mama last night! It’s officially Christmas!
November 30, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Mariah Carey with my mama last night! It’s officially Christmas!
So damn excited, screaming to everyone I know—my friend’s @anelsonlmpotter.bsky.social book is out in the world!!! So proud of you two!!! ❤️
#amreading
#amreading
November 27, 2024 at 3:19 AM
So damn excited, screaming to everyone I know—my friend’s @anelsonlmpotter.bsky.social book is out in the world!!! So proud of you two!!! ❤️
#amreading
#amreading
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Yet another reminder that if you see someone talking about a thing you personally did not enjoy and they do not specifically ask for opinions or takes, then, as ever, saying nothing and moving on with your life are free
November 26, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Yet another reminder that if you see someone talking about a thing you personally did not enjoy and they do not specifically ask for opinions or takes, then, as ever, saying nothing and moving on with your life are free
Show me your pet and what they’re named for.
Meet McKenna 😆
Meet McKenna 😆
November 26, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Show me your pet and what they’re named for.
Meet McKenna 😆
Meet McKenna 😆
Wrote over 3000 words today! 😳 This is not my norm but I hope it keeps flowing. I need this movie theater book OUT of my head.
#amwritingYA
#amwritingYA
November 24, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Wrote over 3000 words today! 😳 This is not my norm but I hope it keeps flowing. I need this movie theater book OUT of my head.
#amwritingYA
#amwritingYA
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Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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This sums it up perfectly. It’s not a conversation.
March 4, 2024 at 2:20 AM
This sums it up perfectly. It’s not a conversation.
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Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!
November 23, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!
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You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
November 23, 2024 at 2:02 PM
You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
On my (x)th rewatch of New Girl, Nick Miller is my inner writer.
a man says " writers don 't read we write " in front of a globe
ALT: a man says " writers don 't read we write " in front of a globe
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2024 at 12:14 PM
On my (x)th rewatch of New Girl, Nick Miller is my inner writer.
One of these days my skin care routine won’t just be all my teen’s rejects because “it stings” and the hell am I going to just throw it out. 😅
November 21, 2024 at 1:15 PM
One of these days my skin care routine won’t just be all my teen’s rejects because “it stings” and the hell am I going to just throw it out. 😅
Hey writing friends!! I’m Crystal, full time aeronautical analyst and mom of a tween and teen, writing YA when I can. Also, here’s my newly turned two-year-old monster.
November 21, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Hey writing friends!! I’m Crystal, full time aeronautical analyst and mom of a tween and teen, writing YA when I can. Also, here’s my newly turned two-year-old monster.