In the arts there are always two perspectives of “gift”. Those would be your own and then the rest of the world’s. Have you heard the newest pint sized version of a prodigy, Jackie Evancho? She’s only eleven and anyone who is semi-conscious would say; “amazing”, after […]
CWG Prayer Chain Post: October 17, 2011
The CWG Prayer Chain Post is a weekly post for members to include their special intentions by adding a comment. 1 Thes 1:3 We remember before our God and Father how active is the faith, how unsparing the love, how persevering the hope which you have from our Lord […]
Controversial Historical Characters
How do we write about controversial Catholic historical characters? I think that the key to dealing with controversial characters and situations in Catholic historical fiction is to be faithful to the facts. The more research you do, the more information you will have, and the clearer your picture of the […]
CWG NEWS
EXTREME MAKEOVER RELEASED In her new book, Extreme Makeover: Women Transformed by Christ Not Conformed to the Culture (Ignatius Press, 2011), syndicated radio talk show host and CWG member Teresa Tomeo explores the objectification of women in popular culture by the secular media. Using statistics and testimonies, Extreme Makeover shows that the […]
How Facebook Has Changed My Blogging
I have a love-hate-hate relationship with Facebook. I much prefer Twitter, which is more like a crowded lunchroom, where you can pop in and out (or not) as you please. You can stick around and converse (or not) or browse around (or not). I love Google-Plus, which is like a […]
SHARED INK
…sharing resources for Catholic writers. Anne Faye recently shared ideas on how to prepare for the upcoming National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November. With this in mind, I’d like to share some additional novel ideas. Juliann Barclay, a Catholic friend of mine and first time NaNoWriMo participant, wrote her […]
CWG Prayer Chain Post: October 10, 2011
The CWG Prayer Chain Post is a weekly post for members to include their special intentions by adding a comment. Isaiah 25:8-9Lord Yahweh has wiped away the tears from every cheek; he has taken his people’s shame away everywhere on earth, for Yahweh has spoken.And on that day, it […]
Working With An Editor
All authors need an editor. Self-published authors should not publish a manuscript without hiring a competent editor to improve and polish it. For the purposes of this article, an editor is someone who suggests changes in overall plot, setting, characters and theme. I am not talking about a copy-editor (although […]
2nd Saturday Writing Help Open Combox
It’s that time again. Post your questions and progress reports in the combox, then stick around to help your fellow writers. Remember you can follow-up every Sunday night at our other regularly-scheduled open-to-the-public writing event, Sunday Night Chat. Enjoy.
CWG NEWS
HALLOWEEN READS BY KARINA FABIAN CWG member Karina Fabian is traveling on a cyber-space book tour to promote Frightliner & Other Tales of the Undead (Damnation Books LLC, 2011) with collaborative author Colleen Drippe’. She will tour with Frightliner from October 1-16, and for her other novel, Neeta Lyffe, Zombie Exterminator (Damnation Books […]