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Breaking News: Got an Agent!

Posted onSeptember 13, 2018March 7, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin10 Comments

After a year of querying, I’ve signed with an excellent agent. Read More …

CategoriesAgent, Ferry to Cooperation Island, Fiction, WritingTagsagent, April Eberhardt, Carol Newman Cronin, literary agent, querying

Woolgathering Works

Posted onSeptember 6, 2018August 29, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Everyone can benefit from doing nothing—not just fiction writers. Read More …

CategoriesWriting

First 250 Words: Then and Now

Posted onAugust 30, 2018August 29, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

What we learn on the first page of a novel should be the most important stuff of all. Read More …

CategoriesEditing, FictionTagsCarol Newman Cronin, editing, first page, revising, revision, WIP

Chapter One: Just Say No to Noise

Posted onAugust 30, 2018August 29, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Start off the story with just enough of the perfect details to hook the reader. Easy, right? Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, first chapter, revising, WIP

Winning a World Championship: 5 Life Lessons

Posted onAugust 23, 2018August 25, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin8 Comments

Lessons from winning the Snipe Women’s Worlds. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Snipe, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Kim Couranz, one design, Sailing, Snipe, Women's Worlds

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Next Novel: Work Not Yet In Progress

Posted onAugust 16, 2018July 21, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

The fairy dust of another story has been sprinkled across my desktop. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, creativity, WIP, writing

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Sparking Fresh Perspectives

Posted onAugust 2, 2018April 20, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Seeing the world in a different way doesn’t have to mean leaving a familiar harbor. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsboats, books, Carol Newman Cronin, perspective

The Black Toilet Seat

Posted onJuly 26, 2018July 17, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Before I was born, my parents went to Europe for a summer driving holiday with my brother (age four) and sister (two and a half). Family lore has it that my sister refused (loudly, and with terrible-two certainty) to use Read More …

CategoriesCommunication, TravelTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Europe, toilet seat, travel

Spinnaker on Katrina

High Summer, 2018 Style

Posted onJuly 19, 2018July 24, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Summer’s joys are the same year to year, though the specific challenges vary. Read More …

CategoriesSeasonsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Sailing, seasons, summer, SUP

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Racing Outside the Comfort Zone

Posted onJuly 12, 2018July 11, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

Steering a completely different boat in a race turns out to be a lot of fun. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat RacingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, racing, Sail Newport, VXOne

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