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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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Dare to Fail: Plotting the next Novel

Posted onMarch 15, 2018February 27, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Outlining the next project may help me get to The End, or it may be a complete failure. Only one way to find out. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fiction, novels, pantsing, plotting, writing

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Scrivener: The Right Tool for any Writing Job

Posted onMarch 8, 2018February 20, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Whether working with my hands or my imagination, there is nothing like the right tool for the job. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Literature and Latte, Scrivener

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Writing Award: Gold Medal Interview

Posted onFebruary 22, 2018February 20, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Winning first place is a great reminder that stories from the heart are winners. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, Sailboat Racing, WritingTagsBWI Awards, Carol Newman Cronin, Malcolm Page, Seahorse Magazine, US Sailing Team

What She Wants: Agent Search Update

Posted onJanuary 25, 2018January 23, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Why querying brought back a college classroom. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsagents, Carol Newman Cronin, Island Shell Game, querying, writing

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The Confidence of Quiet

Posted onJanuary 18, 2018January 9, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

What I learned about writing while listening to my body on the yoga mat. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, The Island Heron, yoga

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Three January Goals (that may not lead anywhere at all)

Posted onJanuary 11, 2018January 11, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Following my enthusiasm has never led me astray, though it also won’t take me quite where I expect.
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CategoriesFreelance, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, goals, harp, January, New Year, seminar

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12 Lessons from 2017

Posted onJanuary 4, 2018January 2, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

Lessons learned after twelve months of intensive story-telling—both fiction and fact. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, how to, learning, lessons, writer's life, writing

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