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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
WEBINARS
ZOOM MEETINGS
May 6 The Dreaded “E” Word with Edwina Perkins
June 8 & 15 Developing a Great Nonfiction Pitch with Karen Whiting (not recorded)
June 13 & 14 Practice Your Fiction Pitch with Gayle Roper (not recorded)
WEDNESDAY EARLY BIRD SESSIONS
4:00-5:00 pm Kick Out Cliches and Christianese with Ava Pennington Click Here
7:00-8:00 pm Brandstorming with Dick Bruso Click Here
CONTINUING SESSIONS
CS1 Impact Our Culture
Thursday 10:30-11:45 America at the Crossroads with Charles Patricoff
Thursday 4:00-5:15 The Burden of the Watchman with Michael Gantt Click Here
Friday 10:30-11:45 Preserving the Family with Rick Marschall
Friday 4:00-5:15 Victory Through Voice with Victoria Dorshorn Click Here Click Here Click Here
Saturday 10:30-11:45 The Price of Mercy with Bruce Porter
Saturday 3:15-4:30 Get Out of the Boat with Angie Bass Williams Click Here
CS2 Writing (and Selling!) Personal Experience Stories with B.J. Taylor Click Here Click Here Click Here
CS3 The Novelist's Toolbox with Terry Brennan None
CS4 From Idea to Manuscript to Masterpiece with Sharon Norris Elliott Click Here
CS5 Go Indie
Thursday 10:30-11:45 Introduction to Hybrid Publishing with Larry Carpenter Click Here Click Here
Thursday 4:00-5:15 Understanding the Do-It Yourself Process with Linda Goldfarb Click Here Click Here
Friday 10:30-11:45 Taking Your Self-Publishing from Good to Great: 6 Deadly Self-
Publishing Mistakes and How to Fix Them—Part 1 with Karen
Bouchard and Michael Klassen
Friday 4:00-5:15 Taking Your Self-Publishing from Good to Great: 6 Deadly Self-
Publishing Mistakes and How to Fix Them—Part 2 with Karen
Bouchard and Michael Klassen
Saturday 10:30-11:45 Front Matter, Back Matter with David Fessenden Click Here
Saturday 3:15-4:30 How to Design Your Book Cover and Write Your Title and Back
Cover Copy with Amy Deardon None
CS6 Write Nonfiction Books that Change Lives with Jim Watkins
CS7 Picture Books Clinic with Pam Halter and Kim Sponaugle None
CS8 Serve Your Audience: The #1 Way to Grow a Rock-solid Platform with Patricia Durgin
WORKSHOP 1— THURSDAY 11:50-12:50
1A Overcome Writer's Block and Increase Productivity with Amy Deardon None
1B Does My Writing Offend You? with Edwina Perkins Click Here Click Here
1C Deep, Deep, Deep Deeper POV with Linda Glaz
1D How to Write Devotions People Love to Share with Beth Patch Click Here Click Here
1E Publishing 101 with Deb Haggerty Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here
1F Make the Most of Little Tools with Karen Whiting Click Here
1G Utilize the Digital Mission Field with Dr. Mel Tavares None
WORKSHOP 2—THURSDAY 2:45-3:45
2A Healing through Writing – Journals, Blogs, Books & More with Michele Chynoweth Click Here Click Here
2B Taking Your Craft to the Next Level with Karen Bouchard
2C The Heartbeat of Inspirational Romance with Susan Baganz Click Here
2D The Genuine Article: From Idea to Acceptance with Marti Pieper
2E Nonfiction Proposals that Pop with Jim Hart Click Here
2F Marketing for Introverts with Catherine Lawton Click Here
2G Find Your Readers on Social Media with Rachel Schmoyer None
WORKSHOP 3—FRIDAY 11:50-12:50
3A The Emotionally Fit Writer with Jendayi “J” Harris
3B A Writer's Armor with Edwina Perkins Click Here
3C Researching Your Novel with Liz Curtis Higgs Click Here
3D Verb Power with Scoti Domeij
3E Internet Safety for Writers with Rachel Kent
3F Marketing for Today's Market with Blythe Daniel None
3G Writing Nonfiction for Children with Karen Whiting Click Here
WORKSHOP 4—FRIDAY 2:45-3:45
4A How to Make Kindle Vella, Bingebooks, and Pubby Reviews Grow Your Brand and Increase Book Sales with Eddie Jones
4B Grammar – What You REALLY Need to Know with Marie Collinson Click Here
4C First Round Edits Using Story Structure with Janyre Tromp None
4D So, You Want to Write a Nonfiction Book with Jim Hart Click Here
4E Making Your Book Line Up to a Felt Need with Blythe Daniel None
4F Launch Your Book with David Winters Click Here
4G The How-to and Why of Writing Poetry with Catherine Lawton & Angie Bass Williams Click Here Click Here
WORKSHOP 5—SATURDAY 12:00-1:00
5A The Business of Writing/Editing with Deb Haggerty None
5B Revelation, Inspiration, or Perspiration with Angie Bass Williams Click Here
5C Be BOLD! Bridging the Gap through Edgy Christian Fiction with Michele Chynoweth Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here
5D Narrative Nonfiction: The Power of Story with Marti Pieper
5E The Art and Science of a Fiction Proposal with Janyre Tromp None
5F How to Write Great Marketing Copy and Get Your work the Attention it Deserves! with
Karen Bouchard
5G Secrets to Crafting a Talk that Sells Books with Michael Klassen Click Here
WORKSHOP 6—SATURDAY 2:00-3:00
6A How to Make a Living as a Freelance Writer with Michael Klassen Click Here
6B Self-Editing Checklist with Kathryn Ross Click Here
6C SHOW and TELL TIME: How to KNOW if You SHOW! With T.E. Bradford Click Here
6D 20 Tips to Better Profile Interviews with Ava Pennington Click Here
6E The Publishing Contract with David Fessenden Click Here
6F Improve Your Book's Amazon Rank with Susan Neal Click Here Click Here Click Here
6G Writing Books for Children with Michelle Lazurek Click Here
