SPECIAL GUEST AT OPEN CHAT


Join CWG on Sunday night — August 21, 2011 — for special guest, James Hrkach, speaking about cover design. The live chat is open to anyone and can be found at this link at www.catholicwritersguild.com. CWG’s Sunday Night Chat is from nine to eleven p.m. EST.


James Hrkach is an artist, musician, writer, recording engineer, actor, director and arts educator. He is the owner of Drift Studio for the Arts and co-owner of Full Quiver Publishing. He has designed numerous album and book covers. He is also the illustrator of the Shubert the Firefly books. Currently, he is writing a book on the elements and principles of design. 





ANNOUNCING RELEASE OF MIND OVER MIND

CWG member Karina L. Fabian’s newest novel, Mind Over Mind, has just been released by DragonMoon Press. Catholics that enjoy fantasy will find this novel pleasing to their faith as well as an exciting read. “This is not a Catholic book, but the main character is Catholic and talks about his faith and its importance to him,” said Karina. “Yes—Sacraments are mentioned!” 

In Mind Over Mind, Deryl Stephens’ uncontrollable telepathic abilities have landed him in a mental health institution where no one believe in his powers. Joshua Lawson, a summer intern at SK-Mental Institute, does something no one else has ever done:  he accepts Deryl’s reality and teaches him to work with it. As Deryl learns control, he finds his next challenge is to face the aliens who have been contacting him psychically for years–aliens who would use him to further their cause in an interplanetary war.


Mind Over Mind is the first in the Mind Over trilogy, from DragonMoon Press. It’s available now on Kindle and paperback through Amazon, and in print and ebook at the DragonMoon Press website. Check out a recent interview with Karina at Book Reviews and More, Steven R. McEvoy’s blog devoted to literary reviews.


Karina’s other books continue to do well, particularly Why God Matters: How to Recognize Him in Daily Life (Tribute Books, 2010). Karina and her father, Deacon Steven Lumbert, wrote Why God Matters to examine how God impacts ordinary people in their everyday lives and how those experiences can lead you to heaven. Why God Matters won the 2011 Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year in the nonfiction/Christian living category and also holds the Catholic Writers’ Guild Seal of Approval. 



A recent review of Why God Matters appeared in St. Anthony’s Messenger‘s August 2011 issue. Mary Lynne Rapien, a catechist, clinical counselor, and writer for St. Anthony’s Messenger, said, “By seeing the ongoing process of becoming holy in ordinary circumstances touched by God, readers are encouraged to be more aware of their faith journey and the ways God speaks to them. The best way to use this book would be on a retreat, coupled with journaling and prayer, taking one chapter a day.”


For a copy of the St. Anthony’s Messenger review, you can go to www.americancatholic.org. Why God Matters is available through Amazon in hardcover and Kindle, Barnes and Noble in hardcover and Nook, and through Tribute Books.


Keep up with Karina L. Fabian’s world of fantasy, science fiction, and Catholic works at her website: Fabianspace.


CATHOLIC WRITERS’ RETREAT


St. Francis Retreat Center, in collaboration with FAITH Catholic Publishing and Communications and The Catholic Writers Guild, will sponsor Your Word is My Delight, a Catholic writers’ retreat, Oct 5-9, 2011. Come and delight in God’s word and sacrament, and pray in a beautiful and serene retreat setting. 


The retreat’s key presenter is Pat Gohn, Catholic columnist, podcaster and catechist. Other presenters are Father Charles E. Irvin, David Krajewski, Father David Rosenberg and Father Larry Delaney.


Writers will enjoy five spiritually-enriching days of daily Mass, adoration, the sacrament of reconciliation and many hours of writing time. Talks will explore how God speaks to and encourages writers through Scripture, papal writings and other topics in order to promote faith-filled writing.


Opportunities for networking also will be offered through an informal “book bash and social hour” Wednesday evening and Faith Catholic’s one-on-one “pitch sessions” that give writers the chance to sell their current writing projects.
Cost for the four-day retreat is $450, which includes meals and accommodations. Deadline for registration is Sept 28. A nonrefundable deposit of $45 is required at registration.

And for more information, please visit www.stfrancis.ws.








By Catholic Writing and Publishing