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One Great Story Always Leads to Another

Posted onMarch 14, 2024February 14, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin8 Comments

Hindsight leads to a resolution Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagscuriosity, imagination, story ideas

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Book Review: The Marriage Portrait

Posted onFebruary 8, 2024February 2, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin6 Comments

Right from the first page, I had questions begging to be answered—but no spoilers here. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Maggie O'Farrell, The Marriage Portrait

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Author Spotlight: Henriette Lazaridis

Posted onJanuary 25, 2024January 25, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Are authors as enjoyable as their books? In this case, yes Read More …

CategoriesBooks, FictionTagsauthor, Carol Newman Cronin, Henriette Lazaridis, Last Days in Plaka, Terra Nova, The Clover House

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Hello, Goldilocks? The Best Time to Hire an Editor

Posted onJanuary 18, 2024May 7, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin6 Comments

We only know if the timing was right in hindsight Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, NewsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, developmental edit, editing, Kate Racculia

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2023 Holiday Book List

Posted onDecember 7, 2023December 7, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Books I really enjoyed this year Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, reading

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The Best Part of Writing a Good Novel

Posted onNovember 30, 2023November 30, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

My favorite phase of novel writing—not the terrible twos Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, novel writing

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New Book Discovery: My 3 Favorite Reads of 2023 and 2024

Posted onNovember 16, 2023December 10, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A cool way to browse for your next favorite read Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsBest Books of 2023, books, reading, Shepherd.com

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Book Review: The Half of It

Posted onNovember 2, 2023October 10, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Another novel from Juliette Fay inspires me as a writer while simultaneously entertaining me as a reader. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Juliette Fay, The Half of It, upmarket fiction

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Book Review: The Starfish Sisters

Posted onSeptember 21, 2023September 5, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Barbara O’Neal’s latest novel is uniquely satisfying. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsBarbara O'Neal, book review, Carol Newman Cronin, coastal fiction, The Starfish Sisters

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Unique Voices: Reading in a Crowded World

Posted onAugust 24, 2023July 23, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Reading two similar books highlights the importance of unique voice. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, vacation reads, voice, writing

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