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Writing Habit: Morning is Best

Posted onApril 21, 2022March 29, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

The most creative mornings of all start off on the water. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, creativity, morning, writing

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Creativity’s Inevitable Hills and Valleys

Posted onDecember 16, 2021November 30, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Whether writing fiction or fact, the creative process is remarkably similar. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, creativity, hills and valleys, writing process

Creativity in a Pandemic: Out from Under the Bed

Posted onApril 8, 2021March 30, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Creativity may have gone into hiding, but pandemic-life has also sparked new writing growth. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, creativity, hiding under the bed

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Next Novel: Work Not Yet In Progress

Posted onAugust 16, 2018July 21, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

The fairy dust of another story has been sprinkled across my desktop. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, creativity, WIP, writing

Creative Writing: Leaps of Discipline

Posted onMarch 23, 2017March 23, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Discipline gives us the freedom to be creative. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, creativity, fiction, writing

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Creative Slogging: Cleaning Up After Myself

Posted onOctober 20, 2016December 10, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin7 Comments

Developing a story involves chasing a few rabbits down holes. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, creativity, fiction, writing

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Book Review: Big Magic Waves Its Wand

Posted onFebruary 18, 2016February 15, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

Finding this book at the perfect moment proves one of its central theories: that inspiration shows up exactly when we need it. Read More …

CategoriesReview, WritingTagsBig Magic, Carol Newman Cronin, creativity, Elizabeth Gilbert, writing

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Writing for Free: Why I Blog

Posted onApril 15, 2012May 21, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Work in Progress not progressing? Must be time to write a blog post. Blog posts, after all, are just short snippets of thought. They don’t require character arcs, or plot development, or outlines. They don’t require much at all, really, Read More …

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