WORKSHOPS

Here are some of the great offerings you can choose from:

 

• Understanding and Writing for a Postmodern Youth Audience-Bo Cassell

• Self-Publishing-Rebecca Ingram Powell

• Short Stories for Children-Bruce Nuffer

• Writing Middle-Grade Books-Bruce Nuffer

• Character-driven vs. Message-driven Children's Books-Bruce Nuffer

• Why Manuscripts Get Rejected-Bruce Nuffer

• Writing Bible Studies for Publication-Terri Kalfus

• Using Newspapers to Jump-Start or Supplement a Freelance Career-Vicki Brown

• Titles, Leads, and Descriptive Writing-John Maempa

• The Art of Fine Writing-John Maempa

• Creativity in Tune with the Spirit-John Maempa

• Be Your Own Best Marketer-Judi Perry

• How to Be a Low-Maintenance Author and Still Get Your Book Taken Care Of-Greg Webster

• How to Write the Fiction Book Proposal-Greg Webster

• How to Write the Non-fiction Book Proposal-Greg Webster

• Sharing Your Faith: Writing Daily Devotionals, Pt. 1-Jim Stafford

• Sharing Your Faith: Writing Daily Devotionals, Pt. 2-Jim Stafford

• Selling Your Work: How To, and What Rights are You Selling? -Ginger Kolbaba

• Write Magazine Articles that Editors will Love-Ginger Kolbaba

• Breaking into the CTi Publications-Ginger Kolbaba

• Getting Your Manuscript Past First Base-Bill Petersen

• Great Query Letters-Bill Petersen

• Edit Like an Editor-Andy Scheer

• Thick-Skinned Critiques-Andy Scheer

• Writing Humor-Todd Hafer

• The Challenges of that First Book Deal-Todd Hafer

• The Challenges of Full-time Freelancing-Todd Hafer

• Things to Remember When Writing Women's Fiction-Nancy Moser

 

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11:

 

8:30 Registration

8:45 - 12:00 COACHING CLASSES:

* Things You Gotta Know If You Wanna Be a Writer —

Ginger Kolbaba

* Writing Award-Winning Fiction — Nancy Moser

* The Winning Formula for Picture Book Writing

— Bruce Nuffer

* How to Write Non-fiction and Self-Help Books and

Articles — Bill Petersen

1:30 - 4:30 COACHING CLASSES

* How to Write a Gift Book — Todd Hafer

* Writing Suspense, Thrillers, Mysteries, and CSI books —Greg Webster

* The Process: From Idea to Published Product — Bill

Petersen

* Magazine Writing Clinic-Andy Scheer

5:00 - 6:30 Faculty and Professionals’ Dinner

7:00 - 9:00 Evening Session: Editors tell what they need

and keynote with Greg Webster: “Reality Check: Common Sense, the Bible, and Living God’s Truth.”

 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12:

 

8:00-8:30 Registration

8:30-5:10 Conference Workshops 1-6 and First Pages

5:20-6:00 Contest Awards and Bill Peterson keynote:

“Trends in Christian Publishing”