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6 Exciting 2023 “Events” Where Books Will Meet Boats

Posted onDecember 29, 2022December 6, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin6 Comments

What excites me most about 2023 as the sun sets on 2022? Here are 6 items I already know about—with much more to come. Read More …

CategoriesSeasonsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, happy new year, SAIL Magazine, Where Books Meet Boats, wingfoiling, writing

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Breakthrough Days Make all the Slogging Worthwhile

Posted onJuly 28, 2022July 26, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

The importance of slogging to the next breakthrough Read More …

CategoriesWingfoilTagsCarol Newman Cronin, learning, wingfoiling, writing

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Where Books Meet Boats: No Such Thing as “Chore”

Posted onJune 2, 2022May 24, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Both sailing and writing are a lot of work, so that effort has to be satisfying all on its own. Read More …

CategoriesSailing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, chores, June, Sailing, Where Books Meet Boats, writing

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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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Input Needed: Vote for Your Favorite Character

Posted onOctober 21, 2021October 12, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin6 Comments

Which character do you want to follow into their fictional future? Vote now. Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation IslandTagsCarol Newman Cronin, characters, Ferry to Cooperation Island, writing

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Voice: I Know It When I See It

Posted onSeptember 23, 2021September 7, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Who is telling the story? It matters. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Ferry to Cooperation Island, narrative voice, writing

Boats Meet Books: The Small World of Odd Bedfellows

Posted onMay 27, 2021October 19, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

What can a failed marriage from long ago between a sailor and a novelist teach us about inspiration? Read More …

CategoriesSailing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Peter Scott, writing

How To Make Waves with Fiction

Posted onJanuary 14, 2021January 14, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Last week, I was included in the winter Arlington Author Salon; the theme was “Making Waves.” It was a creative way to link together the authors of three quite different books: a memoir about a mixed race family, a novel Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation Island, WritingTagsArlington Author Salon, author event, Carol Newman Cronin, making waves, writing

3 Writing Lessons from Olympic Sailing

Posted onJuly 23, 2020July 30, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Sailors might be better known for swearing than writing, but lately I’ve been realizing how much my Olympic training helped me succeed as an author. Physically, the two skills couldn’t be more different; one demands constant movement, while the other Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, WritingTagsauthor, Carol Newman Cronin, lessons learned, Olympics, swear like a sailor, writing

Raise a Toast to Cooperation

Posted onJune 18, 2020June 17, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Inspiration, meet cooperation. Hoist a glass to celebrate! Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation IslandTagsbook group, coastal fiction, cooperation punch, Ferry to Cooperation Island, rum, writing

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