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Case Study: Design Helps Content

Posted onMarch 16, 2017January 9, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Editing and formatting the Safety at Sea manual reminded me that a good looking page makes the information on it easier to understand. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, Chuck Hawley, Design, Safety at Sea, Sally Lindsay Honey, USSailing

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Book Review: Of Things Gone Astray

Posted onMarch 9, 2017February 24, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A fable on the streets of present-day London, and every character has lost something they value. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, books, Carol Newman Cronin, fantasy, Janina Matthewson, novels, Of Things Gone Astray, writing

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Rewarded for Playing Hooky

Posted onSeptember 22, 2016October 9, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Book research can happen in the most unexpected places. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Freelance, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, fiction, imagination, writing

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Writing Through the Weather

Posted onFebruary 25, 2016December 10, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Writing happens in spite of the weather, not because of it—though there’s nothing like escaping to a different world during a winter snowstorm. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, fiction, James L. Nelson, writing

The Satisfaction of Print

Posted onJanuary 7, 2016January 5, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

There’s nothing like the feel and smell of a real book. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, Oliver's Surprise, teaching

Holiday Book List 2015

Posted onDecember 17, 2015December 16, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Four novels and one non-fiction read made this year’s list. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Review, SeasonsTagsbooks, Carol Cronin, Carol Newman Cronin, review, writing

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

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

Weaning Myself off The Winter Sea

Posted onOctober 13, 2011January 2, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A backhanded book recommendation. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, Susanna Kearsley, the Winter Sea

2010 Holiday Book List

Posted onDecember 15, 2010June 8, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A few suggestions for your shopping list. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, Christmas, shopping, writing

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