by Ann Margaret Lewis, CWG President
By the time you all read this Thanksgiving will be over, Advent and our new translation of the Mass hours away and December descending quickly upon us. However, before the New Year starts, I want to offer some resolutions to you as your newly re-elected president. (For those of you unaware – we did have an election and your old board of officers was reelected with some folks switching roles…more on that under “In-House Announcements” below.)
Basically – these are my goals for the coming year in my role as president:
1. Finish tracking down a grant (with Laura Nelson’s help) and get our web sites re-developed.
2. Spend more time on the web site in the meantime. I don’t go into the forums nearly enough, and there is a lot there.
3. Clean out my email box (I have almost 10 thousands messages. Can you believe it?)
4. Get my office so completely organized that I know where everything is and why… that way I can work more efficiently and effectively as your president.
5. Finish writing a book – any book – by May. To be president of a group of writers, I must write…
As I think of more things I’ll let you know. Meanwhile, don’t be shy in sharing some goals you’d like to see your officers attain by writing us at officers@catholicwritersguild.com. God bless you all and have a blessed Advent!
Ann Lewis
Born and raised in Waterford, Michigan, Ann Margaret Lewis attended Michigan State University, where she received her Bachelor's degree in English Literature. She began her writing career writing tie-in children’s books and short stories for DC Comics. Most recently she published a second edition of her book, Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Alien Species, for Random House. After attacking the Star Wars universe, Ann plunged into writing science fiction/fantasy, historical fiction, and, of course, mysteries. Her latest book is Murder in the Vatican:The Church Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes published by Wessex Press. She is also co-writing a historical novel entitled Roman which tells the true story of a priest in 1840s southern Indiana who was accused of assaulting a woman in a confessional. Ann is a classically trained soprano, and has performed around the New York City area. She has many interests from music to art history, to theology and all forms of literature. She is the President of the Catholic Writers Guild, an international organization for Catholic Writers and the coordinator of the Catholic Writers Conference LIVE. After living in New York City for fifteen years, Ann moved to Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband Joseph Lewis and their son, Raymond. Together they enjoy their life in the heartland.