CN Crawford's guest appearances

CN Crawford

Creative Writing Career

Science Fiction & Fantasy Marketing Podcast

SFFRomCast

Monica Leonelle

Craig Martelle

Chris Fox

Rhett Bruno

Joe Solari

Kevin J. Anderson

Michael Anderle

Martin Kunert

Evan Currie

Brandon Barr

Esther Goldenberg

George S Mahaffey

Edward Ricourt

Scott Lynch

Jason Pinter

OwlTail

Our third episode is a deep dive into Fallen by CN Crawford, book one of the Fallen series. There will be story SPOILERS but as always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic. These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content warnings for the book before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about. In the episode we pondered the origins of "Lillith" and shortly after found this very interesting Tiktok video by OddPride:   https://www.tiktok.com/@oddpride/video/6979700518406900997?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id6983987852149376518 All three books in the series are available now. You can find out more about the books and the author here C.N. Crawford (cncrawford.com) You can find us on social media @SFFRomCast - we'd love to hear from you: https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast Our intro and outro music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

Our third episode is a deep dive into Fallen by CN Crawford, book one of the Fallen series. There will be story SPOILERS but as always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic. These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content warnings for the book before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about. In the episode we pondered the origins of "Lillith" and shortly after found this very interesting Tiktok video by OddPride:   <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@oddpride/video/6979700518406900997?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id6983987852149376518" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@oddpride/video/6979700518406900997?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id6983987852149376518</a> All three books in the series are available now. You can find out more about the books and the author here <a href="https://www.cncrawford.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C.N. Crawford (cncrawford.com)</a> You can find us on social media @SFFRomCast - we'd love to hear from you: <a href="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast</a> Our intro and outro music has been taken from the following track: <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales</a> (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

I'm Loving Angels in Cloaks: Fallen - CN Crawford

This week, we chatted with urban fantasy authors Christine and Nick Crawford who write under the name CN Crawford. Christine has recently been able to quit the day job and go full time with the writing. After starting out publishing one book in 2014 and one in 2015, they got rolling in 2016, and now have several series going and selling well. We talked about urban fantasy and what it’s taking to succeed right now. Here are some of the specific details from our conversation:  Collaborating as a husband and wife team. Dealing with differences of opinion when your writing partner is your spouse. Whether it takes anything special to break into the popular urban fantasy niche. Thoughts on upcoming trends for urban fantasy. Whether the genre expects male or female protagonists. Giving away a free extra that ties into your main series in order to entice newsletter signups. Using Bookfunnel to facilitate ebook giveaways. Predominantly using Amazon and Facebook ads and not doing much with the typical promo sites.  Find them on their website or join their CN Crawford Facebook group. If you’re on Amazon, you can check out the first books in the Dark Fae FBI series or Demons of Fire and Night.  http://traffic.libsyn.com/marketingsff/SFFMP-141_-_Succeeding_in_Urban_Fantasy_Collaborating_and_Quitting_the_Day_Job_with-_CN_Crawford.mp3 | Open Player in New Window Click to download the mp3. Subscribe to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Marketing Podcast on iTunes. Subscribe to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Marketing Podcast on YouTube. Subscribe to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Marketing Podcast via RSS. Like us on Facebook.

This week, we chatted with urban fantasy authors Christine and Nick Crawford who write under the name <a href="http://www.cncrawford.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CN Crawford</a>. Christine has recently been able to quit the day job and go full time with the writing. After starting out publishing one book in 2014 and one in 2015, they got rolling in 2016, and now have several series going and selling well. We talked about urban fantasy and what it’s taking to succeed right now. Here are some of the specific details from our conversation: <ul> <li>Collaborating as a husband and wife team.</li> <li>Dealing with differences of opinion when your writing partner is your spouse.</li> <li>Whether it takes anything special to break into the popular urban fantasy niche.</li> <li>Thoughts on upcoming trends for urban fantasy.</li> <li>Whether the genre expects male or female protagonists.</li> <li>Giving away a free extra that ties into your main series in order to entice newsletter signups.</li> <li>Using Bookfunnel to facilitate ebook giveaways.</li> <li>Predominantly using Amazon and Facebook ads and not doing much with the typical promo sites.</li> </ul> Find them <a href="http://www.cncrawford.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on their website</a> or join their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/cncrawford/?fref=mentions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CN Crawford Facebook group</a>. If you’re on Amazon, you can check out the first books in the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Agent-Enchantment-Dark-Fae-Book-ebook/dp/B06Y5L2XL8/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dark Fae FBI</a> series or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Infernal-Magic-Demons-Fire-Night-ebook/dp/B01HVSCQYQ/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Demons of Fire and Night</a>. <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/marketingsff/SFFMP-141_-_Succeeding_in_Urban_Fantasy_Collaborating_and_Quitting_the_Day_Job_with-_CN_Crawford.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://traffic.libsyn.com/marketingsff/SFFMP-141_-_Succeeding_in_Urban_Fantasy_Collaborating_and_Quitting_the_Day_Job_with-_CN_Crawford.mp3</a> | <a href="https://www.marketingsff.com/castplayer?castfile=http://traffic.libsyn.com/marketingsff/SFFMP-141_-_Succeeding_in_Urban_Fantasy_Collaborating_and_Quitting_the_Day_Job_with-_CN_Crawford.mp3&amp;id=748" rel="0 nofollow" target="_blank">Open Player in New Window</a> <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/marketingsff/SFFMP-141_-_Succeeding_in_Urban_Fantasy_Collaborating_and_Quitting_the_Day_Job_with-_CN_Crawford.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click to download the mp3.</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-fiction-fantasy-marketing/id952582906" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Marketing Podcast on iTunes.</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkgP6WIFsg3vWga2XVs619w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Marketing Podcast on YouTube.</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ScienceFictionFantasyMarketingPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Marketing Podcast via RSS.</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SFFMarketing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Like us on Facebook.</a>

SFFMP 141: Succeeding in Urban Fantasy, Collaborating, and Quitting the Day Job with CN Crawford

CN Crawford Talks Writing Teams, Urban Fantasy, and Magic. We had a lot of fun discussing stories, where the writing team's ideas come from, how they approach writing as a team and husband and wife, and more. Find her books on Amazon. C.N. Crawford is not one person but two. We write our novels collaboratively, passing our laptops back and forth to edit each other's words. Christine is from Lexington, Massachusetts and has has a lifelong interest in New England folklore--with a particular fondness for creepy old cemeteries and execution histories. Nick spent his childhood reading fantasy and science fiction during Vermont's long winters, which have rendered him impervious to the cold. After the fact, we chatted about marketing, and Christine had this to say:  I’ve read Chris’s book and I would say that I definitely try to “write to market,” which to me means discovering what people love about the genre you’re writing it. That’s why it helps to love the genre you’re writing, because you already have that insight. As a school psychologist, I taught social skills, and I view “writing to market in the same way” because they both involve learning about what other people are interested in and thinking about other people’s perspectives and internal worlds, not just your own  Check it out!

CN Crawford Talks Writing Teams, Urban Fantasy, and Magic. We had a lot of fun discussing stories, where the writing team's ideas come from, how they approach writing as a team and husband and wife, and more. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/C.N.-Crawford/e/B00NTHELRE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1499008131&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find her books on Amazon.</a> C.N. Crawford is not one person but two. We write our novels collaboratively, passing our laptops back and forth to edit each other's words. Christine is from Lexington, Massachusetts and has has a lifelong interest in New England folklore--with a particular fondness for creepy old cemeteries and execution histories. Nick spent his childhood reading fantasy and science fiction during Vermont's long winters, which have rendered him impervious to the cold. After the fact, we chatted about marketing, and Christine had this to say: <blockquote> I’ve read Chris’s book and I would say that I definitely try to “write to market,” which to me means discovering what people love about the genre you’re writing it. That’s why it helps to love the genre you’re writing, because you already have that insight. As a school psychologist, I taught social skills, and I view “writing to market in the same way” because they both involve learning about what other people are interested in and thinking about other people’s perspectives and internal worlds, not just your own </blockquote> Check it out!

CN Crawford Talks Writing Teams, Urban Fantasy, and Magic