Announcing Faculty and Registration for the Orange County Christian Writers Conference on May 1, 2010
Schedule of Speakers and Workshops
Just Added! Free Bonus Faculty Panel Discussion to be Held at Biola University on Friday night, April 30th.
Event details will be posted soon, but we wanted you to know so you can mark your calendars. Click on the Google map below for directions to the campus from the Irvine Courtyard Marriott.
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:Perils of Publishing - Extreme Makeover, Editing Edition
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: Rainbow Publishers and Legacy Publishers
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)
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