Who were all these people at the CWG Live Conference? Here’s who: My roommate from three years ago. Deanna Klingel and I go back three years when her hotel reservation was wrong and she spent the first night with me. Last year during the conference we experienced an unforgettable God-moment, […]
Marketing – Understanding Twitter!
I have to admit that the whole concept of a twitter account confused me. How important or helpful could it be? As an older woman, I didn’t see the value of tweeting anyone! As a long-winded novelist who couldn’t write a short story if my life depended on it, I couldn’t […]
Marketing – Goodreads I
Using social media to promote your work is not only advisable but is also expected today. One of the great media tools is Goodreads. Goodreads was created in 2006 by Otis and Elizabeth Chandler with a stated mission “to help people find and share books they love… [and] to improve the process […]
Marketing – Writing and using Press Releases (for 6/29)
Many years ago, my late friend and fellow writer Karen Riley taught me how to write a press release. She spent many years in journalism and knew the importance of using press releases in your marketing plan. Journalists are always looking for new stories and pieces that will interest […]
Book Blast: Your Faith Has Made You Well: Jesus Heals in the New Testament by Barbara Hosbach
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Guildie Barbara Hosbach’s book, Your Faith Has Made You Well: Jesus Heals in the New Testament. It’s an SOA winner that explores what happened when Jesus healed and what it means for us today. Summary: Jesus’ healing power speaks to all of […]
The Importance of Syncing!
Do you have the Galaxy Note 7? Are you Synced? Do these questions confuse you? Syncing has nothing to do with the dinner dishes. Rather, it is a word that the “young people” understand as a regular in their vocabulary. You know, those people who do not know what a turn table is, who […]
Creating a Marketing Strategy
So you finished your novel! Maybe it was traditionally published or perhaps you self-published. It doesn’t matter. The box of books has arrived in the post and holding your finished product is akin to holding your first newborn. It is exhilarating, a moment you will never forget. However, that feeling […]
Are You Linked In??
The social media learning curve is steep! I’m realizing that most people are making less-than-stellar use of it, because each SM channel could be a one-semester course in itself! Here are a few cut-your-time tips for making better use of Linked In: Improve Your Profile Add your publications, with purchase […]
Catholic Writers Conference, July 29-August 1, 2014
Headed for Catholic Writers Conference next week? Are you excited? You should be! Take a look at this photo to get a sense of the energy and opportunities that await! What an opportunity to rub shoulders with industry professionals, to put names and personalities to folks you’ve met online, to […]
An Invitation to the Blog
The Guild Blog Team Since Guild members actively assist each other, the Catholic Writers Guild officers agreed that the CWG Blog would benefit from increased participation and that a larger team of editors would share the responsibility for inviting and posting contribution from the 500+ Guild members. […]