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Nobody creates mascots for freelancers—fortunately.

Olympic Freelancing

Posted onDecember 10, 2015October 9, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Why working for myself is just like an Olympic campaign. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, freelance, Olympics, writing

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Returning to Self-Employment

Posted onOctober 23, 2015October 9, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

Self-employment begins again today. Read More …

CategoriesEditing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Dominion Marine Media, editing, jobs, managing editor, self-employed, writing

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Simple Boating: Which is More Fun, Kayak or SUP?

Posted onApril 8, 2015January 17, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Dear Boating: It’s complicated. Read More …

CategoriesSUP, WritingTagsaward, Carol Newman Cronin, kayak, stand up paddling, SUP, writing

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The Write Question

Posted onSeptember 12, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Writing always trumps not writing, no matter what kind of writing we consider most important. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fiction, writing

Where Books Meet Boats: Situational Awareness

Posted onJuly 31, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

How to make your own luck. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Sailing, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, Gary Jobson, racing, Sailing, situational awareness, writing

Book Review: Sipping “Spilled Coffee”

Posted onJuly 17, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

J.B. Chicoine’s latest provides a steady drip of a story. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Review, WritingTagsauthor, book review, Carol Newman Cronin, J.B. Chicoine, novel, Spilled Coffee, writing

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Boats, Books, and the Pursuit of Excellence

Posted onJune 28, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

How can so many people—most people—be content to make the same mistakes over and over again, rather than striving to be better? Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Snipe, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, pursuit of excellence, racing, Sailing, Snipe, writing

Story Parenting

Posted onFebruary 1, 2012July 15, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Am I Raising my Characters, or are they Raising ME? Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, characters, imagination, Where Books Meet Boats, writing

Labels, Float Plans, and Writer’s Block

Posted onNovember 8, 2011June 8, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Consciously or not, accurately or not, we all label ourselves. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, labels, writing

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

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