11:00 - 12:00
“Where to Begin”
Susan Titus Osborn,
Director of the Christian Communicator Manuscript Critique Service
This class will teach all the basics needed to write your first article or short story.
You will learn Susan's three-step method to writing as well as how to format
a manuscript to the editor's specifications and how to market.
“Foundations of Fiction”
Alison Strobel Morrow, Novelist
Are you working on your first book and want to know what to do with it when you're done? Or maybe you have an idea but you just don't know how to start getting it down on paper. Join novelist Alison Strobel Morrow for a workshop geared towards beginning novelists who want to improve their craft and aim for publication. Topics will include getting the idea out of your head and onto paper, editing approaches, steps you can take for craft improvement, the path to publication and lots of Q & A.
“Writing Your Life”
Robyn Henk, Writer, Speaker, and Trainer
No matter what your genre, from non-fiction Christian Living to novels, from poetry to children’s books, from short stories to magazine articles, our base of reality and truth lies hidden in our own life experiences. Learning how to write from the truth of your life and developing a perspective from your own background will give your writing style a foundational sense of truth. As Christian writers, we all need to know how to see God through and in our life experience – to go beyond our testimony to our “God-story.”
“Screenplay Toolbox”
Brian Bird, Screenwriter
Tips For Authors Who Want To See Their Books Become Movies.
“In a Fog About a Blog?”
Nancy C. Anderson and Tonya Ruiz, Authors and Speakers
Why you need one and how to start one.
*Kathi Macias/Cathy Hake: 3-Part Fiction Workshop (Must be pre-registered)
*B.J. Taylor/Kathy Ide: 3-Part Non-fiction Workshop (Must be pre-registered)
Click here for more information on these two Hands-On Workshops.
2:15 - 3:15
“Writing Daily Devotionals”
Pat Stockett Johnston, Author, Teacher and Speaker
Learn how to write a single daily devotional or a set of seven daily devotionals
using either assigned or unassigned Bible verses.
“Storytelling for the Nonfiction Writer”
Andy Meisenheimer, Fiction and Non-fiction Acquisitions Editor, Zondervan
From the Anecdote to the Narrative: Few pieces of creative nonfiction are told without stories. Television, film, and popular fiction have changed how the current reader expects to experience story. We will explore the intersection of the craft of fiction and the telling of stories in nonfiction, both short form and long form.
“The Three Things You Must Know About Book Publishing”
Dan Benson, Editorial Director for NavPress
Christian book-publishing trends and what they may mean to you
as a prospective author.
“Writing for Kids”
Bonnie Compton Hanson, Author and Speaker
Ready to do a picture book, board book, graphic novel, beginning reader?
What about a series for 8-12-year-olds? Fiction for Young Teens or Tweens?
Home-school or church curriculum? And more! You’ll discuss sentence length, vocabulary, rhyming text, even dummies (book layouts—no, we’re not calling you
a dummy!) But the most important requirement of all—reaching out to children
around you from the child still inside your heart.
“From Novel To Screen”
Beverly Lewis, New York Times Best Selling Author
Brian Bird, Screenwriter
A discussion with Author Beverly Lewis and Writer-Producer Brian Bird
on the Fusion Of Fiction and Film
*Kathi Macias/Cathy Hake: 3-Part Fiction Workshop (Must be pre-registered)
*B.J. Taylor/Kathy Ide: 3-Part Non-fiction Workshop (Must be pre-registered)
Click here for more information on these two Hands-On Workshops.
3:30 - 4:30
“Writing for Anthologies – A Great Way to Become Published”
Sallie A. Rodman, Author and Speaker
Submitting to anthologies is a good way to break into the published market.
Discover the five secrets that make a marketable story for Chicken Soup,
Cup of Comfort, and other anthologies. Learn what editors are looking for.
Improve your chances of seeing your story in print, adding to your clips and
receiving a check in the mail. You CAN become published!
“Making your Dialogue Memorable, Believable, and Essential”
“This could be bad,” Baxter said, and died.
Andy Meisenheimer, Fiction and Non-fiction Acquisitions Editor, Zondervan
In this workshop, we will not only discuss the mechanics of dialogue, but the narration that surrounds it—direct and indirect attribution, rhythm and timing, acting versus
stage directions, avoiding repetition, and more.
“Secrets of Successful Writing Groups”
Diana Glyer, P.h.D., Author and Teacher
Practical tools for forming and maintaining a successful writing community.
“Writing Effective Bible Studies for Today”
Robyn Henk, Writer, Speaker, and Trainer
More and more Christian Living books are being released with accompanying small group study guides, and according to the Walk Through the Bible Organization, 3 out of 4 Pastors want small group studies for their church. Writing effective Bible Studies that will light up the Word of God in a way that will change lives will not only increase your writing base, but also will deepen the writer’s own ability to correctly and effectively use scripture to add significance and depth to their work.
“Creating a Publishing Brand”
Chip MacGregor, Literary Agent
What is a brand, and how does an author establish one? In this workshop, we’ll
explore the current marketing trend toward author branding and how it can help you with your writing career. Rather then being merely an intellectual discussion,
we’ll do some hands-on work to help you define, research, evaluate, and make plans
to launch your brand.
*Kathi Macias/Cathy Hake: 3-Part Fiction Workshop (Must be pre-registered)
*B.J. Taylor/Kathy Ide: 3-Part Non-fiction Workshop (Must be pre-registered)
Click here for more information on these two Hands-On Workshops.
