Hey, all! John McNichol here. I am one of the newest additions to this wonderful place, and I’m just testing out my blog-ability. In future, I’ll be posting thoughts on Writing, Catholicism, and meldings of the two. God bless! Back to cleaning the house… 😉 John McNichol
My Trip Hangover
I know, you’re wondering how I justify jumping in here when the Catholic Writers Conference Live is over. I’ll tell you how: I’m in denial. AND I found that I didn’t have NEARLY the time I thought I would (I’m delusional) to live blog and share. There is laundry reaching […]
A Litany and A List
As I languish here at the Marriott Hotel at the Philly Airport, I thought I’d make one more post about the Conference. At the end of my presentation, I added a closing prayer with a brief litany of English Catholic Martyrs: St. Thomas More, Pray for UsSt. John Fisher, Pray […]
Congratulations, Catholic Arts and Letters Award Winners!
It’s a good thing that I missed the CMN breakfast this morning, because there would have surely been some squealing and shouting and loud huzzahs from my corner when the winners were announced. (You might say I’m a wee bit of a fangirl…)The finalists for adult fiction were: Murder in […]
Report on the Second Day of the Conference
Sarah reported on the breakfast and the recipients of the first CALA Lily awards on her post. I admit that I slept in and attended the first session at 9:00 a.m.: Lisa Hendey and Nick Thomm on “Being a Good Media Guest”–in which I found that had done somethings wrong […]
Pirate Voices and Squees on the Show Floor
There was a lot of squee-ing from me today. There was the interview with John Michael Talbot: Some of us have priorities other than socializing: I worked with a few amazing newbie bloggers and quite a few different people on the trade show floor. I had tears in my eyes […]
Day One Report
Theresa Thomas summed up much of the experience of the first day of the Catholic Writers Conference when she said that as soon as you meet someone here it seems that you’ve already known them. As members of Christ’s Body, the Church and then as members of the CWG, we […]
I believe in the power of love…
I grew up thinking that if I treated people with all kinds of kindness, that is what I’d get in return. I was taught that by the sisters of Consolata Missionaries. But in the real world of childhood, I learned it wasn’t the truth. Children can be incredibly cruel and […]
The Fun Before the Fun
I meant to do a post sooner, but who knew the fun would start before the actual fun? The conference doesn’t technically start until tomorrow, but here we are, tucked into bed and tired from all the fun. Today’s hug count: – John Desjarlais – Regina Doman – Pat Gohn […]
Live Blogger Update: On site at the Conference Hotel
The shuttle ride from the Philadelphia Airport to the Valley Forge Convention Center was quite an experience–especially if you like to be a sardine! The van was full; all ladies; many of us on the way to the Catholic Writers Conference and the Catholic Marketing Network Trade Show. One of […]