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Designed to provide in-depth learning and participation. Most valuable when taken as a series but open to those who cannot attend every day. MAJOR MORNING CLASSES 10:40-12:10 Monday-Thursday 1. I’VE GOT AN IDEA. HOW DO I BEGIN? Marsha Hubler Queries? Proposals? Show, don’t tell? Natural dialogue? Write outside the box? Social networking? What do I do first? Help! Beginning writers are often overwhelmed. Learn the terms, how to prepare your work for publication, and how to write manuscripts editors will want. Explore different genres and learn how to approach an editor or agent. Marsha, an educator for over 35 years, is the author of the best-selling Keystone Stables Series. She has experienced publishing success with poetry, short stories, articles, and 13 books. Her most recent project is an Amish fiction series. Marsha takes great pleasure in helping writers learn their craft. 2. WRITE YOUR STORY: Virelle Kidder Your own story is the most authentic, powerful, and life-changing writing you’ll ever do. It’s also the most difficult. We’ll learn how Jesus kept His audiences spell bound while we nail down essential techniques, no-fail principles, and boundaries every writer needs to observe. Learn how to polish your prose, build a following, and develop a brand that carries your message far and wide. Virelle Kidder is an internationally known conference speaker and the author of six books and countless articles. Transparent and totally fun, Virelle loves communicating an authentic Christian life through seminars and conferences. An instructor for the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild, she is completing work on a murder mystery set in Vero Beach, Florida.
3. WRITE YOUR BEST BOOK NOW! Bob Hostetler Four intensely helpful workshop sessions on conceiving, crafting, completing—and selling—the best nonfiction book(s) you've got in you. No matter where you are in the writing or publishing process, these sessions will be the best investment you can make in your writing future. Bring your idea, outline, proposal, or manuscript . . . and be ready to think and write! Bob Hostetler, author of 20 nonfiction books, is also an editor, pastor, and speaker. The award-winning Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door (co-authored with Josh McDowell and re-released in an updated version this year) and the novel, The Bone Box, have sold over 3 million copies. Bob has won two Gold Medallion Awards, three Ohio Associated Press awards, and an Amy Foundation Award. 4. THE NOT-YET-PUBLISHED NOVELISTS CLINIC: Joyce Magnin Are you serious about finishing and submitting your novel? Are you submitting but collecting rejections? Sometimes fun, but always encouraging and truthful, this clinic will provide tools to help you rise above the run-of-the-mill. To participate: Email a synopsis and two chapters to jmagnin56@gmail.com by June 30. Remember: What happens in this clinic stays in this clinic, so don’t be shy! Joyce is the author of the popular and quirky Bright’s Pond novels. Her first middle grade novel is scheduled for release from Zonderkidz in August 2011. A conference speaker and writing instructor, Joyce enjoys baseball, needle arts, video games, and cream soda but not elevators—especially glass ones. Ask her about her children, grandsons, Mango, her crazy cat, and her 80-year-old onion plant.
5. DRAMA THAT COMMUNICATES: Kapp and Linda Brown Have you ever needed a play by Sunday? A play that communicates one thought or challenge? Learn the fundamentals of crafting a play that communicates. Explore the process of producing a slice of life on stage and discover how to produce a play quickly while making it creative, fun and meaningful. Kapp and Linda are Artists-In-Residence for House on the Rock Family Ministries where they design and operate Acting Up Drama Camp each summer. Involved in drama for over 30 years, they met and married while touring with Covenant Players, an international Christian repertoire theatre company. Their specialty is writing plays on marriage and relationships.
AFTERNOON SERIES
1. WRITING THE DEVOTIONAL BOOK: Cindy Sproles and Eddie Jones 4-part series on creating multiple devotional books, developing a ministry platform, and marketing your ministry to get the most for your money. 2:30-3:15 M-Th.
2. THE PURSUIT OF GREATNESS: SELF EDITING FOR SUCCESS: Cynthia Bezek Hands-on opportunity to move your work from average to amazing. Editing is much more creative than merely correcting spelling and punctuation! Bring 4 hard copies of a completed nonfiction manuscript (article, book chapter, devotionals, blogs, fillers, marketing copy (2000 words max), pencils with erasers, 4 different-colored highlighters, writer’s guidelines or a copy of your targeted publication, and a laptop (if possible). 3:30-5:15 M-Th.
3. CHOOSING WORDS FOR KIDS 1, 2, and 3: Carol Wedeven Discover gold as we explore methods of selecting words that earn their right to be in your manuscript. Don’t settle for less. Collect the best. Every manuscript deserves your attention to detail. Handouts, hands-on, and lots of interaction. 2:30-3:15 W; 1:30-3:15 Th.
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