Jennifer Fitz shares how the Catholic Writers Guild’s conferences and projects for 2023 offer some invaluable opportunities for you to grow as a writer and deepen your professional network.
Why I Still Attend CWG Conferences After All These Years
Back when I was an aspiring writer, the Catholic Writers Conference Online was critical to my eventual success as an author. Here’s why, even as an established professional, I’ll once again be attending workshops as a student at this year’s CWCO.
Working With Your Acquisitions Editor
In this third article in her series on the non-fiction publishing process, Jennifer Fitz writes about how to communicate effectively with your acquisitions editor.
Should You Change Your Book to Please a Potential Publisher?
Should You Change Your Book to Please a Potential Publisher? Welcome back to my series for new writers on publishing Catholic non-fiction books. Last month we talked about the big surprise you might receive when querying publishers: Your would-be publisher might come back with a different book idea. This could […]
Surprise! The Answer You Might Not Expect When Pitching Your Book
This is my first month back blogging at the Catholic Writers Guild, and I’d like to open with a series on some of the things that happen behind the scenes in Catholic non-fiction publishing that first-time authors might not know about. Today’s publishing industry reality-check: When you go to pitch […]
Congratulations to our Newly-Elected Officers
It’s my pleasure to announce that elections have closed, and the Catholic Writers Guild has a new slate of officers for December 2014 – November 2015. Several of the board members are staying on for another term, and two new volunteers have stepped up to serve: President: Ellen Gable Hrkach […]
Social Media for Self-Promotion: What’s Acceptable and What’s Just Plain Obnoxious?
One of the first things I learned as an aspiring Catholic writer was the importance of using social media. This was back when using an internet handle, rather than your real name, was a common practice. Social media was, then, still largely an offshoot of the mostly-anonymous discussion groups that […]
Don’t Let Your Genre Pin You Down
The other week I sat down to write a quick bit of catechesis on a tricky Gospel reading. I think of myself as a non-fiction writer, and explaining Bible verses is exactly the kind of non-fiction I write most, lately. So I started composing a lengthy explication-of-the-text that would have […]
Should You Be Writing Right Now? And What About the Kids? And What About a Conference This Summer?
Kathy Schiffer reminds you that if, “I’d like to be a writer someday” applies to you, consider attending the Catholic Writers Conference this summer. It’s in metro-Chicago this year, and the location varies from year to year, so if you’re in the upper-midwest or central Canada come July 30-August 1, […]
Fortnight for Freedom 2014 – Join Us in Writing for Religious Liberty
The Fortnight for Freedom begins tomorrow! We’ll be hosting several columns on that theme over the next several weeks. If you’ve written on religious liberty, please post a link here so everyone can enjoy your work!