Attending the Catholic Writers’ Conference changed my life. In 2008 I was an anonymous mom-blogger, writing for the fun of it. A friend pointed me to the CWCO, and I registered mostly because it was free, so what harm? I was floored by how much excellent, one-on-one teaching was offered […]
2nd Saturday Open Combox
How’s your writing coming? What problems are you running into? For me, the winter months are writing season. How about for you? *** Experienced writers, here’s a question for you from CWG Member and aspiring writer, Hilda Leticia Dominguez: I have and idea for a story, but I don’t know […]
Rejection: A thorn by any other name still stings…
Ouch. I don’t care who you are, rejection hurts. But as writers, we all experience it, so it behooves us to learn to deal with it. It’s tempting to pitch a fit, sulk, or even threaten to quit writing altogether. But when we take a look at these responses, it’s […]
CWG NEWS
New Children’s Lenten and Easter Reflections Ash Wednesday is just around the corner, and Amazon is promoting Sarah Reinhard’s new book, Welcome Risen Jesus: Lent and Easter Reflections for Families (Ligouri, 2012). Like Reinhard’s other reflection booklet for Advent, Welcome Risen Jesus uses the Think, Pray, Act model to encourage family reflection […]
CWG NEWS
“The Day Johnny Cracked” CWG Secretary, Dave Law, has a flash fiction story published in White Cat Magazine‘s January issue. “The Day Johnny Cracked,” is Law’s first foray into writing after five years of sitting behind a publisher’s desk. Dave A. Law is a freelance writer and editor, whose short […]
But They Were So Rude! 5 Reasons Your Would-be Publisher was Not Very Nice
A frustrated new writer shared, “I submitted my manuscript to a big Catholic publisher, and they were so rude to me!” She was discouraged. She’d worked hard to meet the publisher’s expectations, and a curt “No no no” was all she received in return. What’s going on? Have our Catholic […]
CWG NEWS
SHORT STORIES ABOUND 2011 was a fruitful year for CWG member Walt Staples. Five of his short stories were published at various fiction sites and “his stuff,” as Staples calls his writing, appeared in Splashdown Books’ anthology Aquasynthesis (2011). You can also find Staples and his most recent works at […]
Abstract: A New Paradigm in Interaction of Small Quadruped Mammalian Life Versus Artificial Intelligence.
Posted by Walt A large number of writers work for cats. In a chat at the end of the recent Catholic Writers’ Conference Online 2011, someone mentioned cats and a flood of war stories inundated the chat room. Everyone, it seemed, had one or fifteen to tell about their fur-covered […]
Changing Roles
Last week was one of my favorite weeks of the year: the Catholic Writers Conference Online. I’m in a season of life where traveling isn’t feasible very often, which makes this chance to network and share with other Catholic writers even more meaningful for me. You see, I’m an extrovert […]