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 […]
Controversial Historical Characters
How do we write about controversial Catholic historical characters? I think that the key to dealing with controversial characters and situations in Catholic historical fiction is to be faithful to the facts. The more research you do, the more information you will have, and the clearer your picture of the […]
Blogging Historical Fiction
My historical fiction blog is called Tea at Trianon. I post daily on matters of faith, culture and history, with an emphasis on the French Revolution. The blog has about 65,000 hits a month, with roughly 20,000 unique visitors a month. It has led me to meet fascinating people from […]
Catholic Writers Retreat Set For Oct 5-9; Register by Sep 28
NOTE: We need more people to sign up by the 20th or we have to cancel, so if you know you want to go, please register before then! Catholic Writers to Enjoy Special Spiritual Retreat Lansing, MI: In collaboration with FAITH Catholic Publishing and Communications, The Catholic Writers Guild, will […]
The Importance of Catholic Historical Fiction
Why do we need Catholic historical fiction? As Pope Benedict XVI said in his 2009 “Address to Artists“: “Art, in all its forms, at the point where it encounters the great questions of our existence, the fundamental themes that give life its meaning, can take on a religious quality, thereby […]
New Blog Feature – Open Combox 2nd Saturdays
Anne Faye and Elena Maria Vidal have kindly stepped forward to round out Catholic Fiction Saturdays — thank you! After some conferring in the dark recesses of Blog Central Command, we’ve decided that rather than fill in the last fiction opening, we’re going to experiment with a new all-genres blog […]
It’s Mary’s Fault I Write
May is Mary’s month, and I can’t help but reflect in this space about how it’s Mary’s fault that I write. Yes, I blame her. Writing was a dream of mine years ago, when I was a wee girl living in the country and filling notebooks with terrible tales, but […]
Volunteer Drive: Seal of Approval
CWG MEMBERS ONLY: This is the first of a series of activities the Guild does, and that it needs volunteers to help with. The CWG wants to be a force for promoting quality Catholic works–and quality works by Catholics. Won’t you give of your time and talent for this worthy […]