(“Or, a consideration of the meaning of ‘nature’ in which Joe uses many quotation marks and funny words”) Toward the end of his autobiographical Surprised by Joy, C. S. Lewis writes about meeting lifelong friend A. K. Hamilton Jenkin: “…Jenkin seemed to be able to enjoy everything; even ugliness. I […]
What’s New, CWG?
Hey, everyone! It’s been a great month for the CWG. here are the highlights from your committees: CWG Essay Contest: Maria Rivera This is still on hold, but please keep in mind that we may be asking for judges and looking for folks to submit their stories for the CWG/Christus […]
Using My Blog to Promote My Book
Now that I have a few books under my belt, I can speak from experience about using my blog to promote my book. At least, I think I can. Before you read on, here are a couple of possible caveats: I have an existing audience. I’ve been blogging since May 2006. […]
Easter Duty
In today’s culture we have a tendency to look at the events of our lives and define them with a precise beginning and an end. This is particularly true of our holiday events. We plan and prepare for the Easter meal and make sure we have gotten sufficient chocolate bunnies, […]
CWG Prayer Chain Post: April 16, 2012
The CWG Prayer Chain Post is a weekly post for members to include their special intentions by adding a comment. 1 John 5:1-4 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and whoever loves the father loves the son. In this way we know that we […]
CatholicMom.com has a New Columnist – Margaret Rose Realy
Congratulations to Guild member Margaret Rose Realy! Ms. Realy has recently joined CatholicMom.com as a weekly contributor. CatholicMom.com is a very popular website dedicated to all things related to family and faith. Ms. Realy is a long time writer, educator and a Master Gardner. Her first column can be found […]
Messengers of Mercy by Kathleen Swartz McQuaig
I don’t know about you, but I think we artists, musicians, speakers, writers and editors need mercy. And, if we want to share God’s mercy with a hurting world, we need to open ourselves to our Lord’s mercy in our lives. So, where do we begin? Each year on the […]
What is the Theme of Your Story?
Searching for inspiration for my own writing (we never stop learning!) as well as ideas for this column, I recently picked up The Craft of Novel Writing by Dianne Doubtfire at a local library. It was originally written in the 1970s, so some of the advice has certainly changed. After […]
CWG Members–We Need You!
Dear members of CWG (or those thinking about becoming members) How would you like the opportunity to make some terrific online friends, get your name associated with a professional organization to fellow writers, editors, publishers and news sources, and do something worthwhile for Catholic literature? What if I told you […]
CWG Blog News
This year’s online conference was fruitful as always . Congratulations to all our participants who pitched to publishers this round — watch this spot for updates on the progress of those projects. Laura Lowder is already busy organizing the 2013 online conference. Mark your calendars for March 4-15, 2013. She […]