Recently, I facilitated a retreat for the first time. The sponsors and the attendees were all such kind people (and constructive in their critiques; I hadn’t prepared enough content,
Author: Melanie
Melanie Rigney is the author of Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century and other Catholic books. She is a contributor to Living Faith and other Catholic blogs. She lives in Arlington, Virginia. Melanie also owns Editor for You, a publishing consultancy that since 2003 has helped hundreds of writers, publishers, and agents.
Out of (or Into) the Closet
Usually, I’m a very decisive person. Just ask the people I edit: “I know you love the way you wrote this scene, but it doesn’t move the story forward.” “That character’s interesting,
Spring Is in the Air, and the Tourists Are in DC
In San Juan Capistrano, it’s the swallows. In Hinckley, it’s the buzzards. And in South West DC, it’s the tourists at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
The Day When Everyone’s Catholic
If March 17 is the day when everyone’s Catholic, Ash Wednesday is the day when everyone’s Catholic. Your New Year’s resolutions haven’t worked out so well? Here’s another opportunity to give up wine, chocolate, or junk TV for six weeks.