Registration, Consultation Sign-Ups, and Continental Breakfast
8:40 to 9:00
Introductions by Conference Director, John DeSimone
9:00 to 9:45
First Keynote Speaker: Kathy Collard Miller--Speaker and Author Coping with Criticism, Compliments, and Competition
9:45 to 10:00
Break in Main Room
10:00 to 10:45
Second Keynote Speaker: Mick Silva--WaterBrook Press Holding Court at the Shack: Reaching the Spiritually-Interested How a self-published run-away bestseller launched a secret publishing revolution and what it means for you.
10:45 to 11:00
Break in Main Room
11:00
to
11:50
First Breakout Sessions:
Brian Bird: The Basics of Screenplay Writing.
Susan King: Writing Devotionals Four Essentials to Writing an Effective Daily Devotional.
Jeff Gerke: Elves, Demons, and Space Marines: The fun and challenge of writing Christian speculative fiction.
Kathy Macias:Basic Building Blocks for Establishing a Successful Writing/Editing Career.
Kelly Mortimer: Literary Agent.
Dan Miley: Rainbow Publishers and Legacy Publishers.
Part 1 Non-Fiction Intensive Workshop with Kathy Ide (Must be Pre-Registered)
Part 1 Fiction Intensive Workshop with Susan Meissner (Must be Pre-Registered)
12:00 to 1:00
Lunch (included in registration fee) in Main Room at faculty-hosted tables
1:00 to 1:15
Announcements
1:00 to 2:00
Third Keynote Speaker: John David Ware, Founder and President of the 168 Film Project, discovering and training talented Christians to work and make films in Hollywood.
2:15 to 3:15
Second Breakout Sessions:
Nancy Sanders: How to Build a Successful Career as a Children's Writer.
John Fox: The UltimateStrategy Guide for Literary Journal Submissions.
Susan King: Writing that Gets Published and Read.
Don Alban: The Editorial Perspective: Strategies for Publishing Inspirational non-fiction in the Christian Writers' Market.
Kathi Macias: Publishing Options in Today's Changing Markets.
Susan Osborne: Writing 101 This class will teach a three-step writing method, how to write and format an article manuscript to an editor's specifications, and how to market.
Part 2 Non-Fiction Intensive Workshop with Kathy Ide (Must be Pre-Registered)
Part 2 Fiction Intensive Workshop with Susan Meissner (Must be Pre-Registered)
3:15 to 3:30
Break
3:30 to 4:30
Third Breakout Sessions:
Jeff Gerke: The Three Mistakes that Will Kill Your Novel's Chances with Editors, and How To Eliminate Them (the Mistakes, Not the Editors...)
Nancy Sanders: Developing Characters, Plot, and Dialogue with Kid Appeal From Picture Books to Young Adult Novels
Mick Silva: Your Best Book Published Now!: From Manuscript to Bestseller.” What does it REALLY take to become a published author?
Don Alban: The Third-Person Testimonial: Writing Christian Profiles That Work.
John Fox: Top Blogging Secrets: How to Build Your Career and Brand
Dan Miley: TBA
Part 3 Non-Fiction Intensive Workshop with Kathy Ide (Must be Pre-Registered)
Part 3 Fiction Intensive Workshop with Susan Meissner (Must be Pre-Registered)
