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Back to School, Off to Publisher

Posted onSeptember 5, 2019September 5, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

It’s back to school week, an extremely appropriate time to send the final Ferry manuscript off to the publisher. Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation IslandTagsadvance reader copies, ARCs, Carol Newman Cronin, Ferry to Cooperation Island, publishing, SheWrites Press

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Ferry to Cooperation Island: Cover Reveal

Posted onAugust 22, 2019August 22, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Go ahead, judge away: here’s the cover of Ferry to Cooperation Island! Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation IslandTagsCarol Newman Cronin, cover reveal, Ferry to Cooperation Island, She Writes Press

The Islanders by Meg Mitchell Moore

Book Review: The Islanders

Posted onAugust 8, 2019August 6, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Meg Mitchell Moore’s 2019 novel is perfect for those waiting to read Ferry to Cooperation Island. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, ReviewTagsblock island, Carol Newman Cronin, comp titles, fiction, Meg Mitchell Moore, novels, summer, The Islanders

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens book review

Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing

Posted onJune 27, 2019June 6, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A novel set on the North Carolina coast is the best book I’ve read this year. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fiction, Marsh, The Marsh Girl, Where the Crawdads Sing

June 16 2020 publishing date Ferry to Cooperation Island

One Road to Novel Publication, in 6 Acts

Posted onJune 13, 2019September 26, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Looking back on the process of writing a novel reminds me that patience pays. Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation Island, Fiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Ferry to Cooperation Island, publication

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The Goldilocks of Book Groups

Posted onMay 30, 2019June 4, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Why getting together once a month to discuss a book is just right. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbook group, Carol Newman Cronin, neighborhood

A Novel Description

Posted onMay 16, 2019April 30, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

I’ve just written back cover text for the next book. What do you think? Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation IslandTagsFerry to Cooperation Island, publishing, SheWrites Press, writing

Come with me book cover Helen Schulman

Book Review: Come With Me

Posted onApril 4, 2019April 4, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A 2018 novel teaches me something about my own brain, even though both my life and my writing are quite different. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsbook review, Come With Me, Helen Schulman

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Audiobooks: A World of Their Own

Posted onMarch 21, 2019January 19, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Is it possible to “read” an audiobook? Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsaudiobooks, Oliver's Surprise, What Editors Do

bear lazy in woods

Adjectives: Lazy Shorthand or Powerhouse?

Posted onMarch 7, 2019April 26, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Adjectives can be either a crutch for the lazy or, when used tactically, a powerful shorthand. Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation Island, WritingTagsFerry to Cooperation Island, William Meredith, word-hoard, writing

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