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
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.
I Once Was Blind…
There it was: an error in a book I’d proofread. And on the very first page, in the chapter heading! I was sick. I e-mailed my apologies to the publisher. “Mistakes happen,” she answered. “You’re a great editor.” I knew she was wrong. Was I losing my eye, my ability to spot errors?
Memoir Memories
I knew it was bad news when my publishing house editor said he had to call me about my memoir, What to Wear on Your Way to Hell… and Other Detours to Heaven, which was due to go on press shortly. My guess was that a last-minute rewrite of some content wasn’t enough to allay… Continue reading Memoir Memories
The Great (Fado) Escape
Seven o’clock Friday evening . We leave the Vincci Baixa, the lovely yet affordable (this is Portugal, after all) hotel Maureen found for us two blocks from the Lisbon waterfront. Senor Fado, the place in the Alfama neighborhood where we’re supposed to go for authentic, typico Portuguese fado music on Saturday night, looks on the… Continue reading The Great (Fado) Escape