http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org/ My Dragonfly Site en-us Thu, 15 May 2008 18:12:42 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly Catholic Writers Conference Online News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org/images/logo.gif http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org/ http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20 For those who attended the conference: Here are the surveys we e-mailed you about: General Conference Feedback: Click Here to take CWCO survey Tech Troubles: Click Here to take Tech Troubles survey Thanks again for attending and for taking time to help us do even better next year. Thu, 15 May 2008 18:12:42 GMT http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19 Thank you to all attendees and presenters for making this a productive and faith-filled conference. If you are interested in getting information about the 2009 conference, please contact Karina Fabian at karina(at)fabianspace.com. God bless you! Sat, 10 May 2008 14:28:52 GMT http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18 Below is today's chat schedule. Scheduled chats are in Chat Room 1. To participate in the chat: 1. Make sure you are logged in. On the left, you will see a smiley face with "Welcome, ___!" (You may need to scroll down to see it.) If it has a blindfolded smiley and says "Welcome Anonymous!" you need to log in. If you have questions, please refer to the How-To Document or the e-mail we sent on Monday, April 26. --- If you have problems with the password, please write Ann our admin at annlewis(at)joesystems.com. 2. Once logged in, click on Chat Room 1 in the Main Menu. 3. A gray chat room will pop up with Enter Name. Type in the name you want to use. 4. If it says "Enter Password," just click on "Enter Without Password." Note: Some numbers may be added to your screen name. Don't worry about it. 5. If you have any questions, please look at the How-Do document that was e-mailed to you before the conference and which is available on the home page. This document comes complete with actual screen shots, which makes it easy to follow. Chat Room Rules: 1. Chats are moderated. The Moderator will give folks a couple of minutes to enter, then will announce the rules. Please stop any conversations you'd been having at that time and give the moderator the floor. If you come in late, just log in without comments. 2. Once rules are posted, the moderator will introduce the speaker and give him or her the floor for opening comments. The Moderator will start taking names for questions. 3. If you have a question, post ? and the Moderator will take your name. He or she will call you when it's your turn. To save time, we recommend typing your question in the text box, but DO NOT hit SEND until your name is called. 4. Ask only one question at a time. If you need to clarify, go ahead, but if you have follow up questions, please post ? and wait your turn. Speakers have only one hour to reach as many people as possible. We will also have a chat forum where you can continue the conversation. 5. This is the presenter's chat. Please do not post side comments, jokes, etc. The Moderator will greet latecomers, please do not. This is in the interest of time and flow of conversation. 6. Please stay on topic. There are forums for general questions. 7. At 15 minutes before the chat ends, the Moderator will close the room to new questions if she has enough to fill the rest of the time. If she can take more, she will ask for more. Many chats are back-to-back, so the presentation must be finished before the next group comes in. 8. If you come in early, and a chat is in progress, just wait quietly, please. Friday, May 9 9:00 AM: Prayer --Heidi Hess Saxton Leading 11 AM: Ethics of Memoir Writing --Melanie Rigney --Mod: Karina Fabian 12:00 NOON: Character and Dialog --Maya Bohnhoff --Mod: Karina Fabian 2:00: Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Reality:Taking Your Work Seriously --Tim Powers --Mod: Ann Lewis 7:00 PM: Meet the Editors of Insider Catholic --Brian Saint-Paul and Margaret Cabaniss --Moderator: Karina Fabian 9:00 PM: Prayer --Catherine Alexander Leads 10:00 PM: Farewell Party! Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=17 Below is today's chat schedule. Scheduled chats are in Chat Room 1. To participate in the chat: 1. Make sure you are logged in. On the left, you will see a smiley face with "Welcome, ___!" (You may need to scroll down to see it.) If it has a blindfolded smiley and says "Welcome Anonymous!" you need to log in. If you have questions, please refer to the How-To Document or the e-mail we sent on Monday, April 26. --- If you have problems with the password, please write Ann our admin at annlewis(at)joesystems.com. 2. Once logged in, click on Chat Room 1 in the Main Menu. 3. A gray chat room will pop up with Enter Name. Type in the name you want to use. 4. If it says "Enter Password," just click on "Enter Without Password." Note: Some numbers may be added to your screen name. Don't worry about it. 5. If you have any questions, please look at the How-Do document that was e-mailed to you before the conference and which is available on the home page. This document comes complete with actual screen shots, which makes it easy to follow. Chat Room Rules: 1. Chats are moderated. The Moderator will give folks a couple of minutes to enter, then will announce the rules. Please stop any conversations you'd been having at that time and give the moderator the floor. If you come in late, just log in without comments. 2. Once rules are posted, the moderator will introduce the speaker and give him or her the floor for opening comments. The Moderator will start taking names for questions. 3. If you have a question, post ? and the Moderator will take your name. He or she will call you when it's your turn. To save time, we recommend typing your question in the text box, but DO NOT hit SEND until your name is called. 4. Ask only one question at a time. If you need to clarify, go ahead, but if you have follow up questions, please post ? and wait your turn. Speakers have only one hour to reach as many people as possible. We will also have a chat forum where you can continue the conversation. 5. This is the presenter's chat. Please do not post side comments, jokes, etc. The Moderator will greet latecomers, please do not. This is in the interest of time and flow of conversation. 6. Please stay on topic. There are forums for general questions. 7. At 15 minutes before the chat ends, the Moderator will close the room to new questions if she has enough to fill the rest of the time. If she can take more, she will ask for more. Many chats are back-to-back, so the presentation must be finished before the next group comes in. 8. If you come in early, and a chat is in progress, just wait quietly, please. Thursday, May 8 9:00 AM: Prayer --Heidi Hess Saxton Leading 11:00 AM: Self-Publishing as a First Resort --Meredith Gould Moderator: CrstInWriter 12:00 NOON: Plotting Through Writer's Block --Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff --Mod: Karina Fabian 1:30 PM: Worldbuilding --Karina Fabian --Mod: CrstInWriter 3:00 PM: Hooking Your Reader --Patti Armstrong --Mod: Catherine Alexander 6:00 PM: Writing for the Daily Devotional Market --Patricia Punt --Moderator: Karina Fabian 7:00 PM: Writing the Short Story --Lea Schizas --Mod:CrstInWriter 8:00 PM: Crafting The Catholic Thriller --Tom Grace --Mod: Ann Lewis 9:00 PM: Prayer --Catherine Alexander Leads Thu, 08 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=16 Below is today's chat schedule. Scheduled chats are in Chat Room 1. To participate in the chat: 1. Make sure you are logged in. On the left, you will see a smiley face with "Welcome, ___!" (You may need to scroll down to see it.) If it has a blindfolded smiley and says "Welcome Anonymous!" you need to log in. If you have questions, please refer to the How-To Document or the e-mail we sent on Monday, April 26. --- If you have problems with the password, please write Ann our admin at annlewis(at)joesystems.com. 2. Once logged in, click on Chat Room 1 in the Main Menu. 3. A gray chat room will pop up with Enter Name. Type in the name you want to use. 4. If it says "Enter Password," just click on "Enter Without Password." Note: Some numbers may be added to your screen name. Don't worry about it. 5. If you have any questions, please look at the How-Do document that was e-mailed to you before the conference and which is available on the home page. This document comes complete with actual screen shots, which makes it easy to follow. Chat Room Rules: 1. Chats are moderated. The Moderator will give folks a couple of minutes to enter, then will announce the rules. Please stop any conversations you'd been having at that time and give the moderator the floor. If you come in late, just log in without comments. 2. Once rules are posted, the moderator will introduce the speaker and give him or her the floor for opening comments. The Moderator will start taking names for questions. 3. If you have a question, post ? and the Moderator will take your name. He or she will call you when it's your turn. To save time, we recommend typing your question in the text box, but DO NOT hit SEND until your name is called. 4. Ask only one question at a time. If you need to clarify, go ahead, but if you have follow up questions, please post ? and wait your turn. Speakers have only one hour to reach as many people as possible. We will also have a chat forum where you can continue the conversation. 5. This is the presenter's chat. Please do not post side comments, jokes, etc. The Moderator will greet latecomers, please do not. This is in the interest of time and flow of conversation. 6. Please stay on topic. There are forums for general questions. 7. At 15 minutes before the chat ends, the Moderator will close the room to new questions if she has enough to fill the rest of the time. If she can take more, she will ask for more. Many chats are back-to-back, so the presentation must be finished before the next group comes in. 8. If you come in early, and a chat is in progress, just wait quietly, please. Wednesday, May 7 9:00 AM: Prayer --Heidi Hess Saxton Leading 12:00 NOON: Writing With Faith but Without Bias --Woodeene Koenig-Bricker --Moderator: Karina Fabian 6:00 PM: Writing for Teens --Michelle Buckman --Mod: Karina Fabian 7:00 PM: Virtual Book Tours --Karina Fabian --Mod: 9:00 PM: Prayer --Catherine Alexander Leads Wed, 07 May 2008 08:40:00 GMT http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=15 NOTE: Ann will be away from keyboard most of the day. Please direct questions to Karina who will do her best to answer your questions. If you missed the before ptich-session chat with the Pauline Press editors, you're in luck! They've agreed to answer questions this week in a forum. Check out Pauline Books and Media Q&A in the forums. Please ask general questions about thier editorial needs; they are not accepting pitches in the forum. Please do the courtesy of checking their guidelines before asking what they accept. Below is today's chat schedule. Scheduled chats are in Chat Room 1. To participate in the chat: 1. Make sure you are logged in. On the left, you will see a smiley face with "Welcome, ___!" (You may need to scroll down to see it.) If it has a blindfolded smiley and says "Welcome Anonymous!" you need to log in. If you have questions, please refer to the How-To Document or the e-mail we sent on Monday, April 26. --- If you have problems with the password, please write Ann our admin at annlewis(at)joesystems.com. 2. Once logged in, click on Chat Room 1 in the Main Menu. 3. A gray chat room will pop up with Enter Name. Type in the name you want to use. 4. If it says "Enter Password," just click on "Enter Without Password." Note: Some numbers may be added to your screen name. Don't worry about it. 5. If you have any questions, please look at the How-Do document that was e-mailed to you before the conference and which is available on the home page. This document comes complete with actual screen shots, which makes it easy to follow. Chat Room Rules: 1. Chats are moderated. The Moderator will give folks a couple of minutes to enter, then will announce the rules. Please stop any conversations you'd been having at that time and give the moderator the floor. If you come in late, just log in without comments. 2. Once rules are posted, the moderator will introduce the speaker and give him or her the floor for opening comments. The Moderator will start taking names for questions. 3. If you have a question, post ? and the Moderator will take your name. He or she will call you when it's your turn. To save time, we recommend typing your question in the text box, but DO NOT hit SEND until your name is called. 4. Ask only one question at a time. If you need to clarify, go ahead, but if you have follow up questions, please post ? and wait your turn. Speakers have only one hour to reach as many people as possible. We will also have a chat forum where you can continue the conversation. 5. This is the presenter's chat. Please do not post side comments, jokes, etc. The Moderator will greet latecomers, please do not. This is in the interest of time and flow of conversation. 6. Please stay on topic. There are forums for general questions. 7. At 15 minutes before the chat ends, the Moderator will close the room to new questions if she has enough to fill the rest of the time. If she can take more, she will ask for more. Many chats are back-to-back, so the presentation must be finished before the next group comes in. 8. If you come in early, and a chat is in progress, just wait quietly, please. Tuesday, May 6 9:00 AM: Prayer --Heidi Hess Saxton Leading 4:00 PM: Branding and Your Marketing Platform --Audrey Shaffer --Moderator: Karina Fabian 7:00 PM: Driving Writers Crazy--the Editor --Colleen Drippe --Moderator: CrstInWriter 8:00 PM: Self-Publishing as a First Resort --Meredith Gould --Moderator: CrstInWriter 9:00 PM: Prayer --Catherine Alexander Leads Tue, 06 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14 Below is today's chat schedule. Scheduled chats are in Chat Room 1. To participate in the chat: 1. Make sure you are logged in. On the left, you will see a smiley face with "Welcome, ___!" (You may need to scroll down to see it.) If it has a blindfolded smiley and says "Welcome Anonymous!" you need to log in. If you have questions, please refer to the How-To Document or the e-mail we sent on Monday, April 26. --- If you have problems with the password, please write Ann our admin at annlewis(at)joesystems.com. 2. Once logged in, click on Chat Room 1 in the Main Menu. 3. A gray chat room will pop up with Enter Name. Type in the name you want to use. 4. If it says "Enter Password," just click on "Enter Without Password." Note: Some numbers may be added to your screen name. Don't worry about it. 5. If you have any questions, please look at the How-Do document that was e-mailed to you before the conference and which is available on the home page. This document comes complete with actual screen shots, which makes it easy to follow. Chat Room Rules: 1. Chats are moderated. The Moderator will give folks a couple of minutes to enter, then will announce the rules. Please stop any conversations you'd been having at that time and give the moderator the floor. If you come in late, just log in without comments. 2. Once rules are posted, the moderator will introduce the speaker and give him or her the floor for opening comments. The Moderator will start taking names for questions. 3. If you have a question, post ? and the Moderator will take your name. He or she will call you when it's your turn. To save time, we recommend typing your question in the text box, but DO NOT hit SEND until your name is called. 4. Ask only one question at a time. If you need to clarify, go ahead, but if you have follow up questions, please post ? and wait your turn. Speakers have only one hour to reach as many people as possible. We will also have a chat forum where you can continue the conversation. 5. This is the presenter's chat. Please do not post side comments, jokes, etc. The Moderator will greet latecomers, please do not. This is in the interest of time and flow of conversation. 6. Please stay on topic. There are forums for general questions. 7. At 15 minutes before the chat ends, the Moderator will close the room to new questions if she has enough to fill the rest of the time. If she can take more, she will ask for more. Many chats are back-to-back, so the presentation must be finished before the next group comes in. 8. If you come in early, and a chat is in progress, just wait quietly, please. NOTE: Open Chat Room is Closed to the Public from 3:15-5:45 for private pitch sessions. Today's Schedule: Monday, May 5 9:00 AM: Prayer --Heidi Hess Saxton Leading 10:00 AM: Trends in Fiction --Ami McConnell --Moderator: Heidi Hess Saxton 1:00 PM: 10 Ways to Let Agents Know You Are an Amateur --Carolyn Howard-Johnson --Moderator: Karina Fabian 2:00 PM: Marketing Basics --Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Karina Fabian --Mod: CrstInWriter 3:30 PM: Pitch Session: Pauline Books--Children's titles --Editor: Christina Miriam Wegendt, FSP, and Diane M. Lynch --Mod: CrstInWriter 4:30 PM: Pitch Session: Pauline Books--Adult's titles --Editor: Maria Grace Dateno, FSP --Mod: CrstInWriter 7:00: Book Modeling --Melanie Rigney --Mod: CrstInWriter 8:00 PM: Meet the Editor of Canticle Magazine --Heidi Hess Saxton --Mod: Karina Fabian 9:00 PM: Prayer --Catherine Alexander Leads Mon, 05 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=13 Just a note that there is no registration required for Worldbuilding 101. Karina is accepting any students that want to participate. If she gets overloaded, she'll stop accepting new students, but it looks like that might not be a problem. Sun, 04 May 2008 01:13:24 GMT http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=12 NOTE: Ann and Karina will be away from keyboard for a lot of the day. We'll drop by when we can, so please e-mail if you have any questions, but don't be surprised if we don't reply immediately. Please pray for all the kids getting thier First Communion, especially Jullia Hackler, Karina's goddaughter. There are no presentations on Saturday and Sunday, but you are welcome to meet in Chat Room One at 9 AM and 9 PM EST for prayer and meditation on Saturday and 9 PM Sunday for prayer and meditation. Scheduled prayer chats are in Chat Room 1. To participate in the chat: 1. Make sure you are logged in. On the left, you will see a smiley face with "Welcome, ___!" (You may need to scroll down to see it.) If it has a blindfolded smiley and says "Welcome Anonymous!" you need to log in. If you have questions, please refer to the How-To Document or the e-mail we sent on Monday, April 26. --- If you have problems with the password, please write Ann our admin at annlewis(at)joesystems.com. 2. Once logged in, click on Chat Room 1 in the Main Menu. 3. A gray chat room will pop up with Enter Name. Type in the name you want to use. 4. If it says "Enter Password," just click on "Enter Without Password." Note: Some numbers may be added to your screen name. Don't worry about it. 5. If you have any questions, please look at the How-Do document that was e-mailed to you before the conference and which is available on the home page. This document comes complete with actual screen shots, which makes it easy to follow. Sat, 03 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=11 Below is today's chat schedule. Scheduled chats are in Chat Room 1. To participate in the chat: 1. Make sure you are logged in. On the left, you will see a smiley face with "Welcome, ___!" (You may need to scroll down to see it.) If it has a blindfolded smiley and says "Welcome Anonymous!" you need to log in. If you have questions, please refer to the How-To Document or the e-mail we sent on Monday, April 26. --- If you have problems with the password, please write Ann our admin at annlewis(at)joesystems.com. 2. Once logged in, click on Chat Room 1 in the Main Menu. 3. A gray chat room will pop up with Enter Name. Type in the name you want to use. 4. If it says "Enter Password," just click on "Enter Without Password." Note: Some numbers may be added to your screen name. Don't worry about it. 5. If you have any questions, please look at the How-Do document that was e-mailed to you before the conference and which is available on the home page. This document comes complete with actual screen shots, which makes it easy to follow. Chat Room Rules: 1. Chats are moderated. The Moderator will give folks a couple of minutes to enter, then will announce the rules. Please stop any conversations you'd been having at that time and give the moderator the floor. If you come in late, just log in without comments. 2. Once rules are posted, the moderator will introduce the speaker and give him or her the floor for opening comments. The Moderator will start taking names for questions. 3. If you have a question, post ? and the Moderator will take your name. He or she will call you when it's your turn. To save time, we recommend typing your question in the text box, but DO NOT hit SEND until your name is called. 4. Ask only one question at a time. If you need to clarify, go ahead, but if you have follow up questions, please post ? and wait your turn. Speakers have only one hour to reach as many people as possible. We will also have a chat forum where you can continue the conversation. 5. This is the presenter's chat. Please do not post side comments, jokes, etc. The Moderator will greet latecomers, please do not. This is in the interest of time and flow of conversation. 6. Please stay on topic. There are forums for general questions. 7. At 15 minutes before the chat ends, the Moderator will close the room to new questions if she has enough to fill the rest of the time. If she can take more, she will ask for more. Many chats are back-to-back, so the presentation must be finished before the next group comes in. 8. If you come in early, and a chat is in progress, just wait quietly, please. Today's Schedule: Friday, May 2 9:00 AM: Prayer --Heidi Hess Saxton Leading 12 NOON: How Faith Connects Everything --Mark Shea --Mod: Karina Fabian 1:00 PM: Making Friends with the Spiritual/Creative Process --Vinita Hampton-Wright --Moderator: Heidi Hess Saxton 7:00 PM: Funds for Writers --Hope Clark --Moderator: CrstInWriter 9:00 PM: Prayer --Ann Lewis Leads Fri, 02 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT