2012 proved to be a difficult year for many of us, and we’re sorry to have to begin 2013 on such a sad note. Circumstances beyond our control have caused us to cancel the Catholic Writers Conference Online, which was scheduled for March 4-15. It was a combination of several […]
President’s Message
Hello CWG Members! On behalf of the entire Catholic Writers Guild Board, I’d like to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year! I’d also like to take this opportunity to formally welcome Jennifer Fitz to our board as Vice President. I had the […]
Ms. Manners Goes to Conference! Conference Etiquette for a Better Experience
Headed for Catholic Writers Conference? Are you excited? You should be! What an opportunity to rub shoulders with industry professionals, to put faces and personalities to folks you’ve met online, to renew friendships, and to network. This is a once in a lifetime experience; make the most of it. There […]
What’s New, CWG?
Hi all! A little late with this because my life has been busy! The great news is, the Guild has been busy, too! We’ve been going strong with several of our projects, and a couple that have been on hold took off this month. Here’s the scoop: Catholic Writers Conference-LIVE: […]
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 […]
The Beauty of All Things
“God looked at everything he had made, and found it very good.” (Gen 1:31)Beauty is a prophet. It points us toward God. A flower, a field, or a sunset inspires us. These in-spire, or “breathe in”, to us something of God’s truth. The dangerous or dark inspires us as well. […]
Towards a Literature that is Catholic, with Barbara Nicolosi
Barbara Nicolosi of Act One has graciously invited us to share the transcript of her recent workshop at the 2012 Catholic Writers Conference Online, “Towards a Literature that is Catholic”. What is Catholic Literature? She writes: I want to say that I object to the basic notion of us writing […]
Before You, Life and Death
I call heaven and earth today to witness against you: I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God, obeying his voice, and holding fast to him… (Dt 30:19; cf […]
Vice President’s Column/SOA
The Catholic Writers Online Conference has come to a close. There have been 34 presenters with nearly 50 chats and many different forums. Attendees of the online conference heard about marketing, writing tips, self-publishing and various other topics. I attended many of the chats and, as usual, learned a lot […]
Online Conference Check-in Day 1
My favorite workshops so far: Writing a fight scene with John Konecsni Plotting Plain and Simple with Tanya Stowe MWUHAHAHAHAHAHA! How to Write the Bad Guys with John McNichol Which tells you what I wish were working on, if I didn’t have a pile of other stuff to be working […]