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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

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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

Happy 10th Anniversary, Oliver’s Surprise!

Posted onDecember 27, 2018December 20, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Since the first edition of Oliver’s Surprise, here are 10 things that haven’t changed. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsanniversary, Carol Newman Cronin, editions, Oliver's Surprise, publishing

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Wordplay: Parsing Pleonasm

Posted onDecember 13, 2018December 11, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Playing with the word “pleonasm.” Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, pleonasm, wordplay

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Character Building: Getting to Know You

Posted onNovember 15, 2018November 15, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

A sappy musical lyric is playing in my head, with good reason for once. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, character development, fiction, getting to know you, The King and I, writing

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