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Peter Harken rigging

Peter Harken: What an Amazing Guy

Posted onJanuary 11, 2024December 29, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A profile for Seahorse is always a good excuse to ask sailing legends personal questions Read More …

CategoriesProfile, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Harken Yacht Equipment, Peter Harken, Seahorse Magazine

tracking progress on and off the water

2023 Retrospective: How Books Met Boats this Year

Posted onDecember 28, 2023December 5, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Tracking a year’s progress on and off the water Read More …

CategoriesBoats, Hound, Wingfoil, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Hound, Sailing, wingfoil, writing

Eve of Cooperation: My Gift to You

Posted onDecember 21, 2023December 20, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

My gift to you: Another escape to Cooperation Island Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Seasons, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Cooperation Island, Holiday story

writing is YES

Writing is YES (And Then We Edit)

Posted onDecember 14, 2023December 12, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

To write a first draft, just say yes Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, editing, writing, yes

grumps-child

The Best Part of Writing a Good Novel

Posted onNovember 30, 2023November 30, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

My favorite phase of novel writing—not the terrible twos Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, novel writing

Spinnaker on Katrina

Where I Get My Ideas: One Example

Posted onOctober 5, 2023September 12, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

How a childhood memory sparked both fictional backstory—and this blogpost Read More …

CategoriesBoats, Sailboat Racing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fiction writing, Katrina, memories, sailboat racing

Hound Herreshoff Rendezvous 2023

Primary Source Research: The Dusty Joyousness of Deep Dives

Posted onSeptember 28, 2023January 16, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A primary research field trip leads to many unexpected discoveries. Read More …

CategoriesHound, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Hound, K. Aage Nielsen, Peabody Essex Museum, research, yacht design

Reading chairs

Unique Voices: Reading in a Crowded World

Posted onAugust 24, 2023July 23, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Reading two similar books highlights the importance of unique voice. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, vacation reads, voice, writing

Buddy Melges 1953

Buddy Melges: He Really Was a Wizard

Posted onAugust 10, 2023July 25, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Another attempt to capture a sailing legend in words, and then marvel over the photos! Read More …

CategoriesProfileTagsBuddy Melges, Carol Newman Cronin, Seahorse Magazine

Hound on the dock

Writing Something New about a Classic Yacht

Posted onJuly 27, 2023July 25, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Another fun project where books meet boats Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Hound, Sailboat Racing, WritingTagsAage Nielsen, Carol Newman Cronin, classic yacht, Hound

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