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Category: Fiction

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Two Facts, One Fiction, Three Deadlines

Posted onMarch 10, 2016December 10, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Whether writing fact or fiction, the same goal remains: tell a good story. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fact, fiction, history, profile, writing

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Writing Through the Weather

Posted onFebruary 25, 2016December 10, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Writing happens in spite of the weather, not because of it—though there’s nothing like escaping to a different world during a winter snowstorm. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, fiction, James L. Nelson, writing

Open Your Window

Posted onDecember 24, 2015March 16, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

A writer’s fantasy. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Cronin, Carol Newman Cronin, fiction, publishing, short story

Holiday Book List 2015

Posted onDecember 17, 2015December 16, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Four novels and one non-fiction read made this year’s list. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Review, SeasonsTagsbooks, Carol Cronin, Carol Newman Cronin, review, writing

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Shaping our Lives: It’s all in the Details

Posted onNovember 3, 2015January 4, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

It’s hard to see what details are really important to the big picture, except in hindsight. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, WritingTagsblogging, Carol Newman Cronin, shape, story

Olympic Sailing: Where Fiction Meets Fact

Posted onDecember 14, 2014December 28, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

How a book club discussion made me realize something new about a story. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, Olympics, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Game of Sails, Olympic Love Story, Severn Sailing Association

Tired of Email? Try Pid-Me

Posted onApril 1, 2014October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Google brings back carrier pigeon service. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsApril Fools Day, Carol Newman Cronin

Books Don’t Change, but the World Did

Posted onNovember 6, 2013May 16, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

For the past few months, I’ve been rereading some of the old favorites that crowd my bookshelves. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, communication, history

Book Review: Sipping “Spilled Coffee”

Posted onJuly 17, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

J.B. Chicoine’s latest provides a steady drip of a story. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Review, WritingTagsauthor, book review, Carol Newman Cronin, J.B. Chicoine, novel, Spilled Coffee, writing

Story Parenting

Posted onFebruary 1, 2012July 15, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Am I Raising my Characters, or are they Raising ME? Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, characters, imagination, Where Books Meet Boats, writing

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