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Holiday Book List 2013

Posted onDecember 18, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Books for the 2013 holidays, and beyond… Read More …

CategoriesReview, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, J.B. Chicoine, Mark Chisnell, Portrait of a Girl Running, Powder Burn, Spilled Coffee

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

The Glory of Morning

Posted onOctober 23, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

An ode to morning. Read More …

CategoriesWeather, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fall, morning, paddling, seasons

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The Write Question

Posted onSeptember 12, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Writing always trumps not writing, no matter what kind of writing we consider most important. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fiction, writing

Where Books Meet Boats: Situational Awareness

Posted onJuly 31, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

How to make your own luck. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Sailing, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, Gary Jobson, racing, Sailing, situational awareness, writing

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

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Boats, Books, and the Pursuit of Excellence

Posted onJune 28, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

How can so many people—most people—be content to make the same mistakes over and over again, rather than striving to be better? Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Snipe, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, pursuit of excellence, racing, Sailing, Snipe, writing

The Psyche of Self-Employment

Posted onDecember 1, 2012October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

What to do when you get to the next line, where it says “Employer.” Read More …

CategoriesEditing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, identity, self-employment

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Writing for Free: Why I Blog

Posted onApril 15, 2012May 21, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Work in Progress not progressing? Must be time to write a blog post. Blog posts, after all, are just short snippets of thought. They don’t require character arcs, or plot development, or outlines. They don’t require much at all, really, Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsblog, Carol Newman Cronin, creativity, novelist, why I blog

Why it Took 18 Years to Write Game of Sails

Posted onMarch 20, 2012July 29, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

A book from my past took over my present, and now it will live on in the future. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Olympics, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Game of Sails

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