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Heidi Doyle The Island Heron Yoga Studio Jamestown RI

Heidi Doyle: Going with the Yoga Flow

Posted onMay 23, 2019May 23, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin8 Comments

A chat with the woman behind The Island Heron Yoga studio in Jamestown, RI Read More …

CategoriesSeasons, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Heidi Doyle, Jamestown, Rhode Island, stillness, The Island Heron, yoga

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Finding a Literary Agent: It’s Personal

Posted onMay 2, 2019May 2, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

If you want to find a literary agent, you’ll have to kiss a lot of frogs. Good news, though: they all read. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsfind an agent, Jane Friedman, literary agent

Books Meet Boats: How To Learn a New Style

Posted onApril 25, 2019April 22, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Recently I spent four days training ahead of a three day regatta, which sparked several nerdy sailing articles* as well as—more surprisingly—some great big-picture thoughts about writing. Working with three of the top four finishers—all of whom were very open Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, learning, Snipe, style, writing

Diving Deep: Yoga and Writing

Posted onApril 18, 2019April 22, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Diving deep into body helps those deep dives into mind. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, diving, The Island Heron, writing, yoga

Muse Meets Snipe: April-versary

Posted onApril 11, 2019April 22, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

What regattas and writer’s conferences have in common. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Snipe, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Fort Lauderdale, Muse and the Marketplace, Sailing, Snipe, writing

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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

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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

J/70 worlds 2018 winning team Jud Smith photo Tim Wilkes

Only One Jud (Smith)

Posted onFebruary 28, 2019March 1, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Interviewing Jud Smith for Seahorse was a lot of fun‚ even before he won the Rolex. Read More …

CategoriesFreelance, Profile, Sailboat Racing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Champion, Jud Smith, Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, Seahorse Magazine

San Francisco Bay offers plenty of variety for Olympic sail training.

No Building? No Problem

Posted onFebruary 21, 2019February 12, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

The January 2019 Seahorse included a small piece about FAST USA. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, FAST, Malcolm Page, Olympics, Sailing, San Francisco, Seahorse

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Publishing Contract, Signed!

Posted onJanuary 10, 2019March 7, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin9 Comments

Just before Christmas, I signed a publishing contract for Spring 2020. Here we go! Read More …

CategoriesAgent, Ferry to Cooperation Island, WritingTagsApril Eberhardt, Carol Newman Cronin, novel writing, publishing, writing

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