These are the best of times for authors—and possibly the worst of times! The changes in the publishing industry over the past five years are nearly as significant as the advent of the internet. In fact, the two developments are intertwined and build on each other. We all know traditional […]
Don’t Let Your Genre Pin You Down
The other week I sat down to write a quick bit of catechesis on a tricky Gospel reading. I think of myself as a non-fiction writer, and explaining Bible verses is exactly the kind of non-fiction I write most, lately. So I started composing a lengthy explication-of-the-text that would have […]
For The Good of the Group – Books
What World Is This as reviewed by Kassie Ritman May 2014 for Catholic Writer’s Guild **** (4 stars) When What World Is This was initially released I purchased it as an ebook the first day. I found that I loved reading the stories. The CWG held a random drawing […]
What’s our Mission?
Part 2 of How to Form and Facilitate a Critique Group As I wrote in my post yesterday, I presented the non-fiction critique workshop at the Catholic Writers Guild Live Conference last week. I drew from my experience as facilitator and co-facilitator of two different critique groups to demonstrate how […]
Why a Critique Group?
Part 1 of How to Form and Facilitate a Critique Group I presented the non-fiction critique workshop at the Catholic Writers Guild Live Conference on August 1. I drew from my experience as facilitator and co-facilitator of two different critique groups to demonstrate how a critique group works. I encouraged […]
Guild Committee Activities Report for August, 2014
The Guild Blog infrastructure has expanded to meet an influx of submissions. Members that had not previously posted, have now shared their work. Others wait in the queue for a posting in the near future. Every Guild member, after checking the Guidelines, may contact Kathryn Cunningham (submissions @ catholicwritersguild.com) with […]
Catholic Writers Conference, July 29-August 1, 2014
Headed for Catholic Writers Conference next week? Are you excited? You should be! Take a look at this photo to get a sense of the energy and opportunities that await! What an opportunity to rub shoulders with industry professionals, to put names and personalities to folks you’ve met online, to […]
An Invitation to the Blog
The Guild Blog Team Since Guild members actively assist each other, the Catholic Writers Guild officers agreed that the CWG Blog would benefit from increased participation and that a larger team of editors would share the responsibility for inviting and posting contribution from the 500+ Guild members. […]
Cheerleading! Mutually Beneficial Author Support
There are a lot of us out there. Authors. With great books to share. Too often, though, we feel alone in our endeavors, trying to get readers to notice us in the roiling sea of other great books. This is a great time to be a writer! It’s more possible […]
The End: Sweet Words for an Author, Sweet Experience for a Reader
The end. Two of the most satisfying words a writer can tap onto a keyboard. We’ve all dreamed of typing those six letters, and many of us have been fortunate enough to have achieved that particular success. In my past few posts, we’ve discussed beginnings and middles. Let’s talk about […]