Few quick links this morning before I attempt to resume school after the Spring Break That Would Not End.
My Audio School .com Recommended by a friend of mine, who uses it for her daughter who struggles with reading. It’s a well-organized compilation of audio books of particular use to homeschoolers and other educators. The free resources are useful, and my friend tells me that if you have a need for lots and lots of audio resources, it is worth paying for the subscription.
On the topic of audio books, Christian Audio’s free download this month looks sorta interesting. It’s free, you know? I downloaded The Hiding Place last month, and I guess I signed up for notifications? Which is handy, because they reminded me today there was a new book up. For free. Otherwise have not been receiving much spam from them (none that I recall, but I have a fast-acting delete key, so I might have supressed the memory). Reputable source, seems to me.
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On the topic of non-audio books: The Catholic Writers’ Guild blog is pretty much put together now. This morning Walt Staples is up for his monthly humor column, and the topic is writing and cats. So you know where that’s going. The blog address, by the way, is this:
http://blog.catholicwritersguild.com/
And you have to type that exactly, no “www”, or something weird happens. Just so you know.
FYI my affiliation with the blog is that the important people at the guild saw me saying it would be nice to have a blog, and they pounced. So my job is to line up writers. If you are a (dues paid) member who has something 500 words or less and in some way related to catholic writing and publishing, you know where to find me. Current schedule is:
- Sunday pm/Monday am: Prayer with Mike Hays – post your requests in the combox.
- Mondays: Monthly columns by guild members on the topics they love. Current line-up is: Humor; Gardening; Teens & the Faith; Self-publishing & e-books. Need someone to fill that 5th Monday that pops up every quarter or so.
- Tuesdays: Beginning Writers. Or Karina Fabian says something friendly and encouraging, Or I write about editing. If you have seen the pen of death in action, you already know what I’m going to write. [Hint: It’s not about grammar. You knew that.]
- Wednesdays: Sarah Reinhard has been writing a column on blogging and related topics. I’d like to find some other volunteers to join the Wednesday rotation, and I’d like the focus to be on everything related to writing and the internet. In case that interests you.
- Thursdays & Fridays: CWG Officers write about officer-y things. –> I’m looking for someone to do a regular member news column. If you’ve always wanted to be a gossip columnist and you are a member of the guild (easy to do), there’s a gig waiting for you. Your name in lights. Meanwhile, members with news just have to e-mail me and then I post it. So you see why we need someone better than that.
- Saturdays: John Desjarlais on writing catholic fiction. So far I think this one is my favorite column. Don’t let the other writers know. (Despite Blogger’s evil attempts to thwart him. I don’t love blogger either. But it’ll do.)
So that’s what there. Because you needed more blogs to read, I’m sure. Happy Monday.