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 …

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 …

Raise a Toast to Cooperation

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

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

Diving into Summer, and Everything Else Too

Posted onJuly 4, 2019July 4, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Morning swims are both the best way to start a day and a daily chance to dive into something completely different. Read More …

A Novel Description

Posted onMay 16, 2019April 30, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

I’ve just written back cover text for the next book. What do you think? Read More …

Books Meet Boats: How To Learn a New Style

Posted onApril 25, 2019April 22, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Recently I spent four days training ahead of a three day regatta, which sparked several nerdy sailing articles* as well as—more surprisingly—some great big-picture thoughts about writing. Working with three of the top four finishers—all of whom were very open Read More …