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What A Ringing Phone Doesn’t Tell Us

Posted onJune 16, 2016June 14, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

When the phone rings inside a story, it’s up to the author to figure out who’s calling. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fiction, JB Chicoine, story, writing

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The Story That Didn’t Go Away

Posted onApril 14, 2016May 5, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Story ideas are like people; some are more persistent than others.
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CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fiction, island, story

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Shaping our Lives: It’s all in the Details

Posted onNovember 3, 2015March 16, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

It’s hard to see what details are really important to the big picture, except in hindsight. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, WritingTagsblogging, Carol Newman Cronin, shape, story

The Shape of a Story

Posted onMarch 10, 2012May 21, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Several years ago, I wrote a story called “Reading the Shape of the Wind.” In it I described the different ways breeze fills across the water, as well as the best strategies for winning races in each condition. Recently, it’s Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsBooks Meet Boats, Carol Newman Cronin, fiction, story

Yes, Dear: Listening to My Characters

Posted onSeptember 7, 2011June 8, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

It’s so easy to forget how hard it is to create. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, imagination, story, writing

Paperbacks or Protons: It’s Still All About the Story

Posted onJune 17, 2011June 18, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Ebooks or paper? Read More …

CategoriesTechnology, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, ebooks, imagination, paperbacks, story

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