Tag: Carol Newman Cronin

Avoiding Lloyd: Know the Bad Guy
Keep your favorite characters close, and your least favorite ones closer. Read More …

What A Ringing Phone Doesn’t Tell Us
When the phone rings inside a story, it’s up to the author to figure out who’s calling. Read More …

Collaborative Editing: The Tools Don’t Matter
For the past few months, I’ve been working with a client creating and updating content for a new website. The goal is obvious: accurate and easily digested consumer-friendly information, which promotes the product without overselling. The process, though, is surprisingly Read More …

3×5 Ways to Change the World
Can infographics help change the world? Maybe not, but here are some small ideas that might improve our own small piece of it. Read More …

Letting Go of Our Kitchen Water View
Even a tiny water view means a lot, especially when it disappears overnight. Read More …

Listening In, Outside
Sometimes authors just want to be a fly on the wall. Read More …

What Makes a Champion?
America’s Cup champion Jimmy Spithill helps prepare members of the 2016 Olympic Sailing Team for one of their biggest challenges. Read More …

Author Lessons from Spotlight
When is a story ready to publish? Probably later than we think. Read More …

The Secret Habits of Spring Trees
Every day, more leaves appear. Read More …

Book Review: Believing the Lie (if not the cover)
Returning to the scene of the crime is always a pleasure, at least when accompanying Inspector Lynley and Barbara Havers. Read More …