I did a creativity presentation this week for Capital Christian Writers in the Virginia suburbs. I think CCW was the second group I spoke to after becoming editor of Writer’s Digest magazine in November 1998, so it was a real treat when I moved to this area to be able to become a member.
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.
Sunrises… and Thin Places
I love sunrises. That’s why you see one on this Web site. There’s something special about the peace and quiet and clean smells of sunrise, that chance to start it all over again, no matter how challenging the day before was. I see a lot of sunrises in the DC area where I live. I’ve been… Continue reading Sunrises… and Thin Places
Guides
We didn’t have a map, and we didn’t think we’d need one to find our hotel in Porto, Portugal’s second largest city. How difficult could it be? My sister and I knew the place was within a mile of City Hall, and surely that would stand out.
Holy Spirit Moments
It was about this time five years ago that I came up with the nerve to e-mail Anna LaNave. I’d been going to Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Arlington, seven blocks from my apartment, for about a month, and had seen a bulletin announcement about Landings, a program for those considering a return… Continue reading Holy Spirit Moments