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Case Study: Design Helps Content

Posted onMarch 16, 2017January 9, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Editing and formatting the Safety at Sea manual reminded me that a good looking page makes the information on it easier to understand. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, Chuck Hawley, Design, Safety at Sea, Sally Lindsay Honey, USSailing

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Book Review: Of Things Gone Astray

Posted onMarch 9, 2017February 24, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A fable on the streets of present-day London, and every character has lost something they value. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, books, Carol Newman Cronin, fantasy, Janina Matthewson, novels, Of Things Gone Astray, writing

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The Positives of Personal Planning

Posted onFebruary 23, 2017November 28, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Planning out projects, even when they’re just hobbies, can help keep them from keeping you awake at night. Read More …

CategoriesFreelance, Review, WritingTagsAgile, Carol Newman Cronin, continuous improvement, personal kanban, workflow

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Saved by the Deadline

Posted onFebruary 9, 2017January 31, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin5 Comments

I’ll never write the perfect book, but without a firm deadline I’ll keep trying. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Editing, FreelanceTagsbook, Carol Newman Cronin, deadline, workflow

The Unseen World by Liz Moore

Book Review: Seeing Into The Unseen World

Posted onJanuary 19, 2017January 5, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Liz Moore draws us into the world of a very different childhood. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Liz Moore, The Unseen World

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How To Write a Useful Book Review

Posted onJanuary 5, 2017October 25, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

What I plan to leave in and what I’ll take out in my next book review. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Review, WritingTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, reader review

holiday book list 2016

Holiday Book List 2016

Posted onDecember 8, 2016December 10, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

9 books, mostly fiction, and no spoilers—just a few short tidbits to whet your appetite. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTags2016, Carol Newman Cronin, holiday book list

Belgravia Julian Fellowes

Book Review: Belgravia

Posted onSeptember 8, 2016August 29, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

This new novel from the author of Downton Abbey reminds us that the story is what really matters. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsBelgravia, Carol Newman Cronin, Julian Fellowes, novel, writing

Game of Sails

Let the Games Begin: Game of Sails for $2.99

Posted onAugust 4, 2016March 27, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Olympic sailing and publishing have both changed drastically since 1994. Fortunately, some traits remain constant. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, Olympics, Sailboat Racing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fiction, Game of Sails, Olympics, Rio 2016, Sailing

Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George

Book Review: Believing the Lie (if not the cover)

Posted onApril 21, 2016April 20, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Returning to the scene of the crime is always a pleasure, at least when accompanying Inspector Lynley and Barbara Havers. Read More …

CategoriesReview, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Elizabeth George, Inspector Lynley series, mystery, writing

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