In case you missed it, the creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, made a couple of interesting statements last month. He claimed Facebook is “the new church” and the social network can take on the role that religion once did in giving people a sense of community. He also went on […]
A pause before the excitement of CWCL
– by Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Committees With the Catholic Writers Online Conference behind us we have three months to prepare for the big Catholic Writers Conference – LIVE! Chairs Ann Lewis and Ellen Gable Hrkach announce the theme is “Openness to God’s Will,” an attitude we can all aspire […]
A season of changes for CWG Committees
by Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Committees Many of our CWG Committees are making changes this season: Blog: Kathryn Cunningham and Dennis McGeehan – Dennis reports that the blog is humming along with increased requests from those who would like to post when openings are available. Kathryn put out the call […]
CWG Live! headlines committee fun
July is our busiest month at the Catholic Writers Guild as we prepare for our biggest event of the year, our annual live conference. It’s not to late to join the fun. Register here. Our committees are functioning well. As for committee needs, we are looking for a Public Relations Chair […]
CWG Committees are blooming like summer flowers
June is busting out all over with exciting opportunities to network and grow in our faith and writing skills. The committees are almost fully staffed. The main need is for publicity. We’re still looking for a Public Relations Chair to help our Blog and Facebook volunteers to promote our conferences, […]
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 […]
How Facebook Has Changed My Blogging
I have a love-hate-hate relationship with Facebook. I much prefer Twitter, which is more like a crowded lunchroom, where you can pop in and out (or not) as you please. You can stick around and converse (or not) or browse around (or not). I love Google-Plus, which is like a […]
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 […]
Volunteer Drive: Facebook
CWG MEMBERS ONLY: This is the next in 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 endeavor? […]