We’ve been gearing up to revive some activities that have fallen by the wayside, asking you to prayerfully consider where you can pitch in. This month, we have some concrete opportunities. Please read on for details.
CWG Book Blast! “Marketing God: Inspired Strategies for Building the Kingdom,” by Donna A. Heckler
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Donna A. Heckler’s book, “Marketing God: Inspired Strategies for Building the Kingdom.” It has received a Nihil Obstat, an Imprimatur, and is an Award-Winning Finalist in the Religion: General category of the 2019 International Book Awards. “Marketing God” is a crash course […]
Living in the Moments of CWCLive 2018
If ever there is a place to live in each present moment, it’s the Catholic Writers Conference Live. My adventure this year began with the delightful drive from the airport through rural Pennsylvania with Volunteer Coordinator Barb Szyszkiewicz, Ellen Hrkach, and Allison Gingras to the conference center hotel and ended […]
The Abundance Mentality of the Catholic Writers Guild
What is it about the Catholic Writers Guild that makes networking so fulfilling? For six years, I have attended the live conferences and learned much from the sessions on how to write better and market better. I gained even more from the relationships formed with Catholic writers across the continent. […]
CWCLive with Four Critique Sessions
The eight weeks to go before the CWCLive in Lancaster, PA, will fly by for most of us. That’s especially true for those of us who are preparing for the critique sessions. A record four workshops are on the schedule this year! Three are on Tuesday, July 31, including covering Fiction […]
How to Benefit from a Critique Group
I’m excited about presenting the Non-Fiction Critique Workshop at the Catholic Writers Guild Live Conference, July 18-21, for the fourth year. I draw from my experience as facilitator and co-facilitator of two different critique groups to demonstrate how a critique group works. Here are some guidelines on the whys and […]
An author’s take on The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion
It was such fun to meet many of the CWG co-authors of The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion at the book launch in July at CWCL during the Catholic Marketing Network Trade Show. What a thrill to be one of the authors of this classic book of daily reflections! When my copies […]
CWG Social Media Committees rule!!
by Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Committees We have lots of activity and fun is going on in the social media committees, under Karina’s leadership, including big changes on our Facebook page. The work of these dedicated committee members keeps CWG interesting to us and exciting for those working together to […]
Network and serve this Fall in CWG Committees
by Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Committees The CALAs have been awarded and the big live conference is over but not the memories. Our new website was launched. The talks and workshops gave us new inspiration for our writing projects. The editors gave us hope at the pitches and we reconnected […]
Momentum from CWCLive
As I happily recover from all the excitement of the Catholic Writers Conference Live, I think about those three days and all the hard work that the committees put in to make it such a glorious time for everyone who attended. And what fun we had! A big shout-out to […]