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Writing: It’s Not a Competition

Posted onJanuary 16, 2012June 16, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Back in 2006, I attended the New York Writer’s Group Pitch and Shop. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Where Books Meet Boats, Writers

Game of Sails: An Olympic Love Story

Ebook Reformatting: Game of Sails, Take Two

Posted onJanuary 10, 2012June 18, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Typos are easy to correct with ebooks. Read More …

CategoriesTechnology, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, ebooks, formatting, Game of Sails

The Gift of KindleTouch, and Toasters

Posted onDecember 30, 2011June 18, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Last week, I promised to let you know how the “best” present of this year was received. Read More …

CategoriesSeasonsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Christmas, gifts, Kindle touch, presents

2011 Holiday Book List

Posted onDecember 18, 2011December 17, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Here’s my annual list of suggestions for holiday (or anytime) books. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTags2011, Carol Newman Cronin, Christmas book list

US Sailing Names Seven Sailors to 2012 Olympic Team

Posted onDecember 16, 2011June 8, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

I cover Olympic sailing on boats.com’s blog, where this post appears in full. Here’s a teaser…
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CategoriesOlympicsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Olympic Trials, Sailing

Airplane Sales: Ebooks Promotion

Posted onNovember 27, 2011June 8, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Selling books on planes is easy when they’re e-books. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, FictionTagsairplanes, Carol Newman Cronin, ebooks, Game of Sails, planes, sales

Game of Sails: Last Chance to Buy at $2.99

Posted onNovember 27, 2011June 8, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Calling all bargain hunters. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsCarol Newman Cronin, ebooks, Game of Sails, pricing

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Perhaps This is Fiction

Posted onNovember 21, 2011October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

As a grateful offering to all of you, I’m sharing a new story this week. I leave it to you to decide: If a mast falls in a crowded marina, is it truth or fiction? Read More …

CategoriesSailing, WritingTagsaccidents, Carol Newman Cronin, masts, rigging

Pulling the Landline Plug

Posted onNovember 16, 2011June 8, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Yesterday, I finally stopped procrastinating and cut the cord. Read More …

CategoriesTechnologyTagsCarol Newman Cronin, landline, telephone

Labels, Float Plans, and Writer’s Block

Posted onNovember 8, 2011June 8, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Consciously or not, accurately or not, we all label ourselves. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, labels, writing

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