Crystal Maldonado
author + stray piece of glitter writing YA romcoms for fat Latinas 🇵🇷
💚 FAT CHANCE, CHARLIE VEGA
📸 NO FILTER AND OTHER LIES
🍁 THE FALL OF WHIT RIVERA
🌙 CAMP SYLVANIA: MOON MADNESS
🗺️ GET REAL, CHLOE TORRES (spring 2025)
💌 Contact: crystalwrote.com
- That feeling on the first sunny 60+ degree day of the year driving with the windows down and your music blaring is ✨ unparalleled ✨
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- thank you to whatever AI program Microsoft Word is using to make grammar suggestions because it's a constant reminder that we'll always need humans who write/edit
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- Reposted by Crystal MaldonadoTHE meme of 2025 for me.
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- So excited to be part of this panel on The Power of Romance on Saturday, 2/8, 4-6 p.m., with romance authors Sarah MacLean, Jenny L. Howe, and Carissa Broadbent—just in time for Valentine's Day! Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-...
- Arcs of GET REAL, CHLOE TORRES have arrived, and I'm doing a giveaway over on Instagram! Enter: www.instagram.com/p/DFIqwSpTemz/ I'll randomly choose one winner on Monday, Jan. 27, at noon ET. Giveaway is open internationally. 🦋💛 Cover art: Saniyyah Zahid Jacket Design: Chelsea Hunter
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- TikTok time of death: 1/18/25, 10:30pm ET 😭😭😭
- there are a bunch of sweet little birds chirping outside my window this morning and it's making me so happy 🥲
- Fluorescent lights in the workplace are a crime
- Reposted by Crystal MaldonadoI want to remind everyone that your local library is both physical AND digital. You hate streaming everything because the price is ridiculous? Library. You hate ads because they're every 3 mins or less? Library. You want to reduce your digital footprint? Library. You want sourced info? Library.
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- working on book edits humbles me every time as I realize I don't, in fact, know how to spell as well as I think I do 😳
- In today's newsletter, I wrote about how 2024 was the year I went into hiding — and how I'm trying to be better about nurturing myself in 2025. crystalwrote.substack.com/p/nurturing-...
- If you were interested in reading "Get Real, Chloe Torres," it's now up on NetGalley! Request it here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... Happy reading! 🦋
- GET REAL, CHLOE TORRES is a YA romcom that reimagines the iconic 2002 Britney Spears film “Crossroads” and features: ✨ Sapphic romance ✨ Body diversity/fat MC ✨ Second-chance friendships ✨ Latine/LGBTQIA+ rep ✨ Boy bands and fangirls Coming May 13, 2025! Preorder: holidayhouse.com/book/get-rea...
- spending every spare moment this week watching tiktoks set to bad bunny's dtmf and crying
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- I MEEEEAN
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- The cover for my next YA romcom, GET REAL, CHLOE TORRES is here!!! Thank you to the wildly talented team who created this cover: Saniyyah Zahid, cover illustration, and Chelsea Hunter, jacket design. Special thank you to BookRiot for sharing the cover and an excerpt! bookriot.com/cover-reveal...
- i didn't know kate hudson had a christmas song but it just came up for me on spotify it's unfairly good??
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- Reposted by Crystal MaldonadoAn Open Letter to our Publishers has been sent to over 90 Publishing CEOs this morning in response to the concerns of our members. 1/4
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- Wow, I really needed to read both of these poems — They’re by Jocelyne Jam @goodthings4blackgirls on TikTok And ThePosterandPostcard on Etsy, where you can support her work
- I’m due for an intro post, so hi! I’m Crystal Maldonado, a YA/MG author who writes stories featuring fat, Puerto Rican main characters! I mostly write YA romcoms for people with lots of feelings. My next YA romcom, GET REAL, CHLOE TORRES, arrives spring 2025! 🫶🏽
- Reposted by Crystal Maldonado25% of kids in the US are Latinx, so here’s your Latinx KidLit starter pack and make sure to read, boost, and support Latinx stories all year long! go.bsky.app/CGXLiazat://did:plc:5ar6bxrnxyywdeoadrycrrbu/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbgi7ycc542n
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- Sabrina Carpenter’s glittery on stage wardrobe is exactly what I would spend my money on if I was rich
- i've rewatched gilmore girls a zillion times now and i cry like a baby during the finale every single time 😭 "mom. you've given me everything i need."
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