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| 8:15-9:30 | Registration |
| 8:30-9:15 | First-timers' Orientation
Getting the Most from the Conference - Tammie Edington Shaw |
| 9:30-10:30 | Opening General Session
Speaker - Dennis E. Hensley - "Word Power Is Sales Power" |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-12:15 | Continuing Classes (Same classes each day)
- How to Get Published - PeggySue Wells
Learn to focus ideas, structure an article, submit manuscripts in correct format, understand manuscript rights, and
write query letters.
Recommended for those who have not been published.
- Writing Fiction - Rene Gutteridge
Study the elements of fiction—plot, characters, conflict, dialogue, setting, and point of view—and how to combine
them for compelling stories.
- Writing Nonfiction Books - Judi A. Perry
Explore the steps from turning an idea into a finished book, including writing a proposal.
- Screenwriting - Zena Dell Lowe
Learn to write a screenplay, including choosing your story, the three-act structure, writing dialogue, and formatting.
- Creating Your Web Site - Daniel Darling
Learn why you need a Web site, how to build it, what to include, and how to drive traffic to it.
- Advanced Fiction Mentoring Clinic - Lynn Austin
Prerequisites: one published novel or numerous published short stories and a novel in progress.
Learn to improve your fiction writing and get advanced help with a new novel. Limit: 15 conferees. You will
receive specific instructions after you register.
- Freelance Career Track - W. Terry Whalin
Prerequisite: one published book. If you want to advance your freelance career, this track will help
you get to the next level. Topics include a real look at publishing in today’s environment, insider information
on contracts and agents, strategies for a six-figure advance, and merits of diversity in your writing.
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| 12:15-1:45 | Lunch and Free Time |
| 1:45-3:00 | Panel: Magazine Editors |
| 3:00-3:30 | Break |
| 3:30-4:30 | Electives
- Editing Yourself to Sell More Manuscripts - Les Stobbe
- Writing and Selling Your Testimony - Dennis E. Hensley
- Begin and End With a Bang: Strong Leads and Conclusions - Jesse Florea
- What to Do on Your Way to a Bestseller - Carla Williams
- How to Pitch an Editor in Less Than Five Minutes - Jennifer Schuchmann
- Insider's Look at the Publishing World - Travis Thrasher
- Christ and Craft: Pursuing Excellence in Writing - Peg Short
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| 4:30-6:30 | Free Time and Dinner |
| 4:45-5:15 | First-timers' Debriefing
Asking Questions/Getting Help - Tammie Edington Shaw |
| 6:30-8:00 | General Session
Worship-Michelle Rayburn & Cynthia Ruchti
Speaker-Lawrence W. Wilson - "God's Word, Your Calling. This Time: Write Truth" |
| 8:15-9:45 | Manuscript Critique Groups |
