Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with adoptive mother and award-winning author Allison Gingras about the beauty and challenges of raising adopted children.
CWG Book Blast! ‘Rebellion’ by Michael LaMorte
This month, the Catholic Writers Guild is touring Michael LaMore’s book, ‘Rebellion: The Epic Saga of Marriage, Satan, and the Battle for Our Souls.’
Cath-Lit Live: America’s Mary
Amy J. Cattapan interviews Marge Steinhage Fenelon about her newly released book, America’s Mary: The Story of Our Lady of Good Help.
CWG Book Blast! Victoria Ryan’s “I’m Listening: Praying With Art and Story”
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Victoria Ryan’s book, “I’m Listening: Praying with Art and Story.” It is a CWG Seal of Approval recipient! A unique meditation that engages your “right brain” attributes of color, emotion, and imagination to discover God’s fingerprints all over your daily life.
The Story Behind the CWG Book Blasts
Michael Fraley explains the benefits of participating in the monthly CWG Book Blast.
Cousins
I write from Madeira, a Portuguese island in the Atlantic Ocean, six hundred miles southwest of the mainland. A beautiful place. It is the peak of an underwater mountain range; the rocky slopes rise at steep angles out of the gunmetal gray sea. Semi tropical in climate, the island is […]
CWG Book Blast! Carmela Martino’s “Playing by Heart”
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Carmela Martino’s book, “Playing by Heart.” It is a CWG Seal of Approval recipient! When fifteen-year-old Emilia uses her musical talents to help her father win noble status in 18th-century Milan, the repercussions threaten not only her dreams for her future but […]
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 […]
Three Different Types of Editing (and why the title “Editor” is confusing!)
“I sent it to an editor and it came back with so many errors!” “My beta readers said I really need an editor, but I had it proofread, so I don’t understand what they mean!” “My manuscript is completely finished and now I just have to get it into […]
CWG Book Blast! “Peace in Pregnancy: Devotions for the Expectant Mother, by Kathryn Anne Casey
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Kathryn Casey’s book, “Peace in Pregnancy: Devotions for the Expectant Mother.” It has an Imprimatur from Bishop Kevin C. Rhodes and a Nihil Obstat from Msgr. Michael Heintz, Ph.D. Pregnancy is full of challenges, but peace is still possible. Summary: Peace in […]