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Next Novel: Work Not Yet In Progress

Posted onAugust 16, 2018July 21, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

The fairy dust of another story has been sprinkled across my desktop. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, creativity, WIP, writing

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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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

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Readers: Results May Vary

Posted onFebruary 8, 2018January 26, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A reader’s response to the same book will vary widely, and that’s a good thing. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, FictionTagsbook group, Carol Newman Cronin, Min Jin Lee, Pachinko, reading

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Revision Magic: Break for Champagne

Posted onDecember 14, 2017December 14, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

The more I write, the more convinced I am that revision is where the real magic happens. Read More …

CategoriesEditing, FictionTagsCarol Newman Cronin, editing, revising, revision, writing

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2017 Holiday Book List

Posted onDecember 7, 2017November 28, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin5 Comments

9 reading recommendations for 2018, mostly fiction Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Review, SeasonsTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, fiction, holiday list

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Salting my Stories

Posted onNovember 30, 2017November 21, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Fiction with a large dose of salt tastes best to me. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Island Shell Game, salt, sea, writing

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Book Review: Manuscript Makeover

Posted onNovember 9, 2017November 30, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Manuscript Makeover by Elizabeth Lyons fell into my lap at just the right time. Read More …

CategoriesEditing, Fiction, Review, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, editing, Elizabeth Lyons, Manuscript Makeover, revision

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Writing Consistent Characters: Devilish Details

Posted onOctober 5, 2017September 15, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Characters often come and go as I get distracted by other things. How then do they maintain such consistency in their smallest quirks? Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, details, fiction, words, writing

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