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2023 Holiday Book List

Posted onDecember 7, 2023December 7, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Books I really enjoyed this year Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, reading

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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

3 favorite reads on Shepherd

New Book Discovery: My 3 Favorite Reads of 2023 and 2024

Posted onNovember 16, 2023December 10, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A cool way to browse for your next favorite read Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsBest Books of 2023, books, reading, Shepherd.com

storygraph books read all time

Do You Track the Best Books You Read? 

Posted onNovember 3, 2022October 25, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

StoryGraph can “show” me my reading habits, though like any algorithm it will only be as accurate as its data.  Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, track reading habits

the cartographers audiobook

Why a Re-Read May Be Drastically Different

Posted onOctober 20, 2022October 11, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

How we perceive a story will always be affected by what we bring to it. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, Curiosity & Co, re-read

100 Years of Gold Stars

Five Surprising Reasons to Buy My Next Book

Posted onSeptember 8, 2022January 16, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

My first non-fiction book is heading your way—and I’m both excited and nervous. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTags100 Years of Gold Stars, books, Carol Newman Cronin

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The Book I WANT to Write

Posted onJuly 15, 2021July 13, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Working toward the book that I want to write means steering my characters with a firmer hand. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsbooks, Lisa Cron, novel planning

Literary Lasses book club

5 Amazing Gifts from the Literary Lasses

Posted onApril 22, 2021April 13, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin10 Comments

On a foggy evening only 4 miles north of Brenton Island, these readers became friends. Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation IslandTagsbook groups, books, Carol Newman Cronin, Ferry to Cooperation Island, gifts, Literary Lasses

Coastal Fiction Book Club: You’re invited!

Posted onSeptember 24, 2020September 10, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Join our Facebook group and discover some great examples of coastal fiction. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, coastal fiction, Facebook, group

so many books so little time

Finding Your Next Book

Posted onFebruary 14, 2019February 12, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

Finding the next book to read can be a challenge. Here’s how I do it. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, fiction, novels, reading

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