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How to Price Writing Projects

Posted onSeptember 18, 2025September 16, 2025AuthorCarol Newman CroninLeave a comment

There’s no way to put a price on curiosity Read More …

CategoriesFreelance, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, freelancing, writing

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Controlling Our Fleet Destiny: 2025 Newport Snipe Sailing

Posted onSeptember 11, 2025September 11, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

A summer of showing up is its own reward Read More …

CategoriesSnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Narragansett Bay Fleet 17, Newport, snipe sailing

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Curiosity, Connections, and Witty Banter

Posted onSeptember 4, 2025August 26, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

A quest for legibility leads to several fun discoveries Read More …

CategoriesCommunication, The Heart of HoundTagsButch Ulmer, Carol Newman Cronin, The Heart of Hound, UK Sailmakers

Listening to the Legendary Butch Ulmer

Posted onAugust 28, 2025August 25, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Those of you who subscribe to Seahorse Magazine already know that there’s a profile of Butch Ulmer in their September issue. What you don’t know is what inspired my (very fun) interview with the Hall of Famer. Butch is retired Read More …

CategoriesProfileTagsButch Ulmer, Carol Newman Cronin, sailmaker, Seahorse Magazine

I Cheerfully Refuse

“I Cheerfully Refuse” to Fulfill this Author’s Intention

Posted onAugust 21, 2025August 5, 2025AuthorCarol Newman CroninLeave a comment

An unexpected find inside a dystopian novel Read More …

CategoriesBooks, FictionTagsCarol Newman Cronin, I Cheerfully Refuse, intentions, Leif Enger

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Navigating Nautical Muscle Memory

Posted onAugust 14, 2025August 12, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Our muscles remember, sometimes better than our brains. Read More …

CategoriesBoats, SailingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, cruising, Elizabeth Islands, Katrina, summer

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Removing Our Audio Filters (both Me and My Characters)

Posted onAugust 7, 2025August 6, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

A chance to enjoy what might seem like silence Read More …

CategoriesTravelTagsCarol Newman Cronin, getting away, Maine, nature, scarlet tanager, travel

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The Joys of (re)Joining the OPB Club

Posted onJuly 31, 2025July 15, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Getting on the water with friends can be a welcome respite from boat ownership Read More …

CategoriesBoatsTagsboats, Other People's Boats, summer

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What Makes a Strong Opening Chapter?

Posted onJuly 24, 2025July 15, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Three very different novels all draw in this reader with a distinctive opening Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, Isabelle Allende, Mansion Beach, Meg Mitchell Moore, My Name is Emilia del Valle, opening chapter, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt

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Meant to Be: Cheering on Hound from 35,000 Feet

Posted onJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Crossing an ocean, by boat or by airplane, definitely provides perspective Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, The Heart of Hound, TravelTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Hound, NYYC, RORC, Royal Yacht Squadron, transatlantic race

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