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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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Stars and Snipes Forever

Posted onJuly 5, 2018July 3, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

An international regatta just ahead of the July fourth holiday brings perspective about the stars and stripes. Read More …

CategoriesSnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, old glory, Snipe, stars and stripes

Variety is the Spice of Sailing—and Books

Posted onJune 28, 2018May 3, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Like sailing, books allow us to dive into a completely different world. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Sailing, SUPTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, Sailing, SUP

Book Comparison: Still Water Bending and Happiness

Posted onJune 21, 2018June 21, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Two books read back to back remind me of the importance of formatting—and telling a good story. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, ReviewTagsAminatta Forna, books, Carol Newman Cronin, Happiness, publishing, Still Water Bending, Wendy Mitman Clarke

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Why Hire an Editor?

Posted onJune 14, 2018June 4, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Even editors like me need to hire another editor for a glimpse of what could be on the page. Here’s why. Read More …

CategoriesEditing, FictionTagsCarol Newman Cronin, developmental editing, editing, editor

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Supplementing Success

Posted onJune 7, 2018April 28, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

How proper hydration helped us win a regatta. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, SnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, endurolytes extreme, Fizz, Hammer Nutrition, hydration, sailboat racing, Snipe, winning

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Transcription: Manual or Auto?

Posted onMay 31, 2018May 22, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Transcribing an interview demands both accuracy and efficiency. Should you DIY or hire a bot? Read More …

CategoriesCommunication, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, rev.com, transcribe, transcription

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Spring Sailing Fever

Posted onMay 24, 2018May 15, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Time to go sailing! Not a moment too soon. Read More …

CategoriesSailingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Sailing, spring fever

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Imagination Creates Reality: Irish Travel Story

Posted onMay 17, 2018February 27, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Stepping onto an Irish bluff, I found the point I’d created off the coast of Rhode Island. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Cronin painter, Carol Newman Cronin, Dingle, imagination, Ireland, travel, writing

Recording Interviews: Get it Right

Posted onMay 10, 2018April 27, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Recording interviews is an important part of a writer’s workflow, and there are a lot of mistakes to be made. Read More …

CategoriesCommunication, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, memos, Piezo, Skype, voice recording

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