Crystal Dennis
@crystaldwrites.bsky.social
I'm a blind fantasy romance writer who loves Jesus Christ,reading, clean romance, singing, and my 2 mainecoon kittens.
I realized I didn't post a few Princess of Dragons Bane chapters over here, so I'm going to link the full table of contents for anyone who wants to catch up during the holiday weekend #romantasy #fantasy #writingcommunity #booksky
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Princess of Dragons Bane Table of Contents
All Available chapters can be found here
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November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I realized I didn't post a few Princess of Dragons Bane chapters over here, so I'm going to link the full table of contents for anyone who wants to catch up during the holiday weekend #romantasy #fantasy #writingcommunity #booksky
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Be grateful for what God has given you, whether your life is good right now, or you're struggling. The Lord never gives anyone something they can't handle. Be grateful for that, and the strength never giving up gives. #Thanksgiving #grateful #grattitude
Be grateful for what God has given you, whether your life is good right now, or you're struggling. The Lord never gives anyone something they can't handle. Be grateful for that, and the strength never giving up gives. #Thanksgiving #grateful #grattitude
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Be grateful for what God has given you, whether your life is good right now, or you're struggling. The Lord never gives anyone something they can't handle. Be grateful for that, and the strength never giving up gives. #Thanksgiving #grateful #grattitude
Be grateful for what God has given you, whether your life is good right now, or you're struggling. The Lord never gives anyone something they can't handle. Be grateful for that, and the strength never giving up gives. #Thanksgiving #grateful #grattitude
I'm talking about the miscommunication trope in my article for this week. Head to Substack to read that, andmore fiction content #writingcommunity #fantasy #booksky
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Talking About the Miscommunication Trope
Because Our Characters Sure Won't
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November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'm talking about the miscommunication trope in my article for this week. Head to Substack to read that, andmore fiction content #writingcommunity #fantasy #booksky
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I'm not a Halloween person, but I wrote this micro fiction a few months ago that creeped me out, so figured I'd post it during the spooky season. Hope it creeps you out too? I really don't but enjoy the read #writingcommunity #microfiction #spooky #Halloween
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Recipe of Loss
Some Eery Flash Fiction for the Spooky Season
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October 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I'm not a Halloween person, but I wrote this micro fiction a few months ago that creeped me out, so figured I'd post it during the spooky season. Hope it creeps you out too? I really don't but enjoy the read #writingcommunity #microfiction #spooky #Halloween
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This weeks post I talk about reading The Last Unicorn, and how modern fantasy can learn from the classics #fantasy #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Modern Fantasy Doesn't Hold a Candle to the Classics
And Why The Last Unicorn Proves this Point
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October 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This weeks post I talk about reading The Last Unicorn, and how modern fantasy can learn from the classics #fantasy #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
This week's chapter is filled with something sweet, and almost kind...no wait, wrong story. This week we have a forest fight, followed by some romance #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy
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Princess of Dragons Bane Chapter 17
In Which Someone Reaches a Breaking Point
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October 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This week's chapter is filled with something sweet, and almost kind...no wait, wrong story. This week we have a forest fight, followed by some romance #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy
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My post this week I talk about finishing another draft, and what comes next #writingcommunity #fantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
What Comes Next
After Finishing another Draft
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September 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
My post this week I talk about finishing another draft, and what comes next #writingcommunity #fantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
This weeks chapter of Princess of Dragons Bane is full of action, problem solving and family bonding #writingcomunity #romantasy #fantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Princess of Dragons Bane Chapter 16
In Which a Dragon Fights back, and a Princess Fights On
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September 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This weeks chapter of Princess of Dragons Bane is full of action, problem solving and family bonding #writingcomunity #romantasy #fantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
The latest chapter of my serialized novel is up. It's full of character development and growth, and is a big step forward for my FMC #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy
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Princess of Dragons Bane Chapter 15
In Which a Princess Takes Some Advice to Heart
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September 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The latest chapter of my serialized novel is up. It's full of character development and growth, and is a big step forward for my FMC #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy
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This weeks Princess of Dragons Bane chapter is up! #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Princess of Dragons Bane Chapter 14
In Which a Duo Comes to an Understanding
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August 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This weeks Princess of Dragons Bane chapter is up! #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Here's my substack post for this week. I talk about slow living, and how that effects my writing journey. #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Slow Living and Slow Writing
Both Things Help Fight Off Stress
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August 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Here's my substack post for this week. I talk about slow living, and how that effects my writing journey. #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
This week Maeve and her kitten friends slowly weave their way out of chaos in a chapter I had a ton of fun writing #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Princess of Dragons Bane Chapter 13
In which a Princess has a very rough day
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August 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This week Maeve and her kitten friends slowly weave their way out of chaos in a chapter I had a ton of fun writing #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
A new chapter of my substack serial fantasy is up! #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Princess of Dragons Bane Chapter 12
In Which a Father and Daughter Argue
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August 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A new chapter of my substack serial fantasy is up! #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
We take a break from Princess of Dragons Bane to deal with dragons of a cozier sort. Enjoy this short filled with the warm fuzzies #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy #fantasy #shortstory open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
A Dragon and His Maiden
Make the Most Unlikely of Friends
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July 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We take a break from Princess of Dragons Bane to deal with dragons of a cozier sort. Enjoy this short filled with the warm fuzzies #writingcommunity #cozyfantasy #fantasy #shortstory open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
I'm working on a cozy fantasy short story right now. It's the first time I'm writing one, and I'm falling in love with the wonder and whimsy you can pump into the pros. #writingcommunity #fantasy #cozyfantasy.
July 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm working on a cozy fantasy short story right now. It's the first time I'm writing one, and I'm falling in love with the wonder and whimsy you can pump into the pros. #writingcommunity #fantasy #cozyfantasy.
This weeks post on Substack I talk about what I've learned from posting micro fiction. If you'd like to read said micro fiction, head on over to my Substack #writingcommunity #fantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
What I've Learned From Writing Dribbles
Fifty Word Micro Fiction
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July 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This weeks post on Substack I talk about what I've learned from posting micro fiction. If you'd like to read said micro fiction, head on over to my Substack #writingcommunity #fantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Thee awkward moment where you can't tell if you're worried about something you just wrote because it sucks or because it's good but you're afraid to go that deep with your characters. #writingcommunity #fantasy
July 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Thee awkward moment where you can't tell if you're worried about something you just wrote because it sucks or because it's good but you're afraid to go that deep with your characters. #writingcommunity #fantasy
Chapter 11 of Princess of Dragons Bane is up! I really enjoyed fleshing out Maeve and Bridget's dynamic, so hope you enjoy reading it #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Princess of Dragons Bane Chapter 11
In Which a Princess Tries to be Sneaky
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July 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Chapter 11 of Princess of Dragons Bane is up! I really enjoyed fleshing out Maeve and Bridget's dynamic, so hope you enjoy reading it #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
This weeks Substack post I talk about my experiment with using AI as a critique partner for my writing. #writingcommunity #fantasy #AI open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
What I Learned by Using AI as a Critique Partner
My Personal Experience
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July 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This weeks Substack post I talk about my experiment with using AI as a critique partner for my writing. #writingcommunity #fantasy #AI open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
In this weeks chapter of Princess of Dragons Bane, dinner is tense but Maeve gets time to figure things out #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Princess of Dragons Bane Chapter 10
In Which Dinner is Tense
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June 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In this weeks chapter of Princess of Dragons Bane, dinner is tense but Maeve gets time to figure things out #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Todays post is an old one from about a year ago on my Wordpress blog. Wanted to reshare it, since it was an important part of my writing journey #writingcommunity #romantasy #fantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Doing the Character Shuffle
Revamping Stories and Slotting People Into Place
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June 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Todays post is an old one from about a year ago on my Wordpress blog. Wanted to reshare it, since it was an important part of my writing journey #writingcommunity #romantasy #fantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
I'm taking a writing break this weekend to reset my mind. If you're doing the same and want something to read, check out Princess of Dragons Bane before act 2 starts up #writingcommunity #romantasy #fantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Princess of Dragons Bane Table of Contents
All Available chapters can be found here
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June 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I'm taking a writing break this weekend to reset my mind. If you're doing the same and want something to read, check out Princess of Dragons Bane before act 2 starts up #writingcommunity #romantasy #fantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
This week on Princess of Dragons Bane Maeve regroups with her bestie before we head into arc 2 of the story #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Princess of Dragons Bane Chapter 9
In Which a Friend Helps a Friend
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June 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This week on Princess of Dragons Bane Maeve regroups with her bestie before we head into arc 2 of the story #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
I've been reading a lot about different writers processes, so figured in this weeks post I would weigh in with mine #writingcommunity #fantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
How I Handle my Workflow
With Drafting and my Writing Process in General
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June 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I've been reading a lot about different writers processes, so figured in this weeks post I would weigh in with mine #writingcommunity #fantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
A new chapter of Princess of Dragons Bane is up! This week we see what our baddies are truly planning, dun dun dun #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...
Princess of Dragons Bane Chapter 8
In Which a Princes is Found, and a Dragon Finds Out
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May 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A new chapter of Princess of Dragons Bane is up! This week we see what our baddies are truly planning, dun dun dun #writingcommunity #fantasy #romantasy open.substack.com/pub/crystald...