May is, without a doubt, a crazy month for most of the people I know. Lately, I’ve been reflecting on the fact that maybe May is Mary’s month because the only way we moms will get through it is with her help. Call me a bit cynical. Or overwhelmed. Or […]
One of my Favorite Characters, Sister Grace
I’m excited to blog today about one of my dear characters, Sister Grace, for two reasons: First, her second book came out this month—Live and Let Fly. Second, her story, Siren Spell, comes out today from Flying Island Press. Sister Grace is not your typical nun. First of all, she’s […]
Marie-Antoinette and Me
The following is a reprint of an interview by British author Gareth Russell about how I came to write about a certain Queen of France. GR: I think one of the things that made “Trianon” such a joy to read is that you and I have both written works that […]
Remember Your Priorities
Last week, during the Catholic Writers Conference Online, I was reminded of something that I’m going to just go ahead and remind you of, too. Because you know what? We all need to hear this. Remember your priorities. You are Catholic first, everything else second. That means your big-V vocation–spouse, parent–comes […]
Madame Royale Interview
In the following interview, author Catherine Delors asked me about my research for the novel Madame Royale, and why I made certain decisions in describing the life of Marie-Antoinette’s daughter. CD: Welcome, Elena, and thank you for kindly agreeing to discuss your book, Madame Royale, for our readers. The novel […]
Writing Tudor Period Historical Fiction
I recently read a magnificent novel, The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau, which deals with the fate of some English Dominican nuns during Henry VIII’s “reform.” I was delighted and honored when Nancy agreed to be interviewed. I will be reviewing the book as well in a future post. To quote […]
CWG MEMBER NEWS
Sarah Reinhard on The Catholics Next Door Sarah Reinhard will be interviewed on The Catholics Next Door with Greg and Jennifer Willits this Friday, February, 2012. Listen for Sarah at 2:20 EST discussing her newest book. The Catholics Next Door are on Sirius Radio channel 129, The Catholic Channel, Monday through […]
CWG NEWS
GABLE TRIPLES THE TOP TEN LIST Ellen Gable Hrkach, Vice President of the Catholic Writers Guild, reached a milestone last week: all three of her novels were in the top ten of their category on Amazon Kindle. At one point, all three books were in the top five! (As of […]
Researching Medieval France
Acclaimed historical novelist Catherine Delors once interviewed me about the research for my novel The Night’s Dark Shade and the joys of self-publishing. Here is the interview, which may be of interest to other writers: Elena, your third novel, The Night’s Dark Shade takes place during the Albigensian Crusade, in […]
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 […]