Tag: Carol Newman Cronin
Building a Counter to Better Writing
As an athlete, I’ve learned that if you want to be better at something, you practice. Creating fiction is different. Read More …
Blurring the Line Between Work and Play
Where’s that line? Read More …
The Christmas of Books
Hurry—only three shopping days left to find those final presents for family, friends, and the postman! Read More …
Seasonal Creep
I used to object to lights and trees that went up before December 10. Then I decided it was okay after December 1. Now if people wait until after Thanksgiving (even if it’s the morning after) I can handle it. Read More …
Linking it all Together
Thanks to journalist Kristina Dorsey (who has never met me), now I have the link between Olympic sailing and writing fiction: Self-motivation. Read More …
What’s a Rough Draft?
These two neighbor cats both inspire and distract. Read More …
Building a Team: The Result
At the small boat end of the sailing spectrum, not much thought is put into the “team;” most of us just call up a few friends and push off the dock. Read More …
Racing with the Next Generation
This post also appears on the boats.com site as a guest blog. Read More …
Of Books and Boats
Last Friday my two worlds-sailing and books-met here in San Diego. Read More …
Building a Team
“Let’s do some more sailing together,” I said to Margaret last November, over dinner preparations at her house. “You, me, Kate, and Kim. Wouldn’t that be great?” Read More …
