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Chapter One: Just Say No to Noise

Posted onAugust 30, 2018August 29, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Start off the story with just enough of the perfect details to hook the reader. Easy, right? Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, first chapter, revising, WIP

Winning a World Championship: 5 Life Lessons

Posted onAugust 23, 2018August 25, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin8 Comments

Lessons from winning the Snipe Women’s Worlds. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Snipe, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Kim Couranz, one design, Sailing, Snipe, Women's Worlds

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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

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Sparking Fresh Perspectives

Posted onAugust 2, 2018April 20, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Seeing the world in a different way doesn’t have to mean leaving a familiar harbor. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsboats, books, Carol Newman Cronin, perspective

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Transcription: Manual or Auto?

Posted onMay 31, 2018May 22, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Transcribing an interview demands both accuracy and efficiency. Should you DIY or hire a bot? Read More …

CategoriesCommunication, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, rev.com, transcribe, transcription

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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

Recording Interviews: Get it Right

Posted onMay 10, 2018April 27, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Recording interviews is an important part of a writer’s workflow, and there are a lot of mistakes to be made. Read More …

CategoriesCommunication, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, memos, Piezo, Skype, voice recording

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Writing and Editing with Latitude

Posted onApril 19, 2018April 17, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Bringing latitude to writing and editing means seeing both big picture and detail more clearly. Read More …

CategoriesEditing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, editing, latitude, writing

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Muse 2018: April Confluence

Posted onApril 12, 2018April 10, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Muse 2018 provided education and enjoyment—at just the right time. Read More …

CategoriesWeather, WritingTagsagents, Carol Newman Cronin, Muse and the Marketplace, muse18

What Makes an Olympic Champion?

Posted onMarch 22, 2018March 8, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Medaling at the Olympics is cursedly hard. So is understanding how it’s done. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, Sailing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Olympic champion, Olympics, Seahorse Magazine

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