My Interview in the St. Louis Review

This week's issue of the St. Louis Review, the publication of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, included a feature on Catholic Writers of St. Louis. The article, "The Pen is a Mighty Sword," was written by Jennifer Brinker.

I was honored and humbled to be among the writers interviewed for the article. Jennifer called last week and interviewed me, after attending a meeting of the Catholic Writers of St. Louis in July.

Other local writers interviewed for the article are Denise Y. Montgomery, founder of Catholic Writers of St. Louis, and Shaylynn Rackers, graphics editor of Ink and Fairy Dust e-zine.

Catholic Writers of St. Louis meets at the St. Charles Coffee House several times a year. Denise does a wonderful job leading our meetings and scheduling guest speakers.

Our guest speaker last month  was Mary Brockgreitens of Liguori Publications. Mary shared tips for submitting a book proposal to Liguori. Also attending the meeting was Maurice Prater, the advancement director of the Missionaries of the Holy Family, who talked about his experiences publishing a book of prayers with Liguori.

You can read the online version of Jennifer's feature here.

Monday's Market - Liguorian Magazine

Today’s weather: It’s a glorious day in St. Peters. The forecast is for mostly sunny skies, high 79 degrees.

For some reason, Mondays motivate me. It’s a fresh start to a new week, and I find it’s a great time to research writing markets.

A writing friend from Liguorian Magazine recently e-mailed that they are looking for quality fiction submissions. Fiction should be approximately 2,000 words and appropriate for a Catholic audience. Copy and paste this link in your web browser to link to their website for payment rates and complete guidelines. http://www.liguorian.org/

I’m working on a short story to submit to them by the end of the year, so it’s back to work for me.

If you stop by tomorrow, I’ll share my thoughts on a book I’ve recently read -- THE FIRE by Katherine Neville.