Mt Zion Ridge Christian Writing Conference Zoom May 1-3

Conference Schedule & Workshops – Mt Zion Ridge Christian Writing Conference

Mt Zion Ridge Press – Books off the Beaten Path  - A traditional royalty-paying publisher and publish print, eBooks, and sometimes audio books that fit a specific criteria.  Writing For Us – Mt Zion Ridge Press  Recordings of all Session Included in Price.

Thursday:

6:00 – 7:30 pm Meet and Greet/Mt Zion Ridge Press Questions

7:30-8:30 pm “Writing for a Small Press” Tamera Lynn Kraft

Friday:

10:00 am Opening Prayer and Devotion (Tamera Lynn Kraft)

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

• Room 1: Writers’ Groups – Lisa Herrington, Author, Bayou Writers Group
• Room 2: Exciting Back Cover Blurbs – Michelle Levigne
• Room 3: Writing True Stories for Guidepost devotionals- Morgan Beard
• Room 4: Overview of writing for children-Bitsy Kemper

12:10-1:10 pm

• Room 1: Why Authors Need a Book Launch Team and What to Do with One – Karen Sargent
• Room 2: The Psychology of Characters – Veronica Harris, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
• Room 3: Vlogging Devotions – Sharon Simms
• Room 4: Middle Grade Indie Publishing – Victor Hess

2:30 – 3:30 pm

• Room 1: Newsletters Made Simple – Kate Huff
• Room 2: Overview of the Snowflake method – Paula Peckman
• Room 3: Writing Nonfiction books- Tracy Wainwright
• Room 4: Writing Magazine Articles for Children’s Christian Magazines – Annette Marie Griffin

4:00 pm Keynote – Allen Arnold

Saturday

10:00 – 10:30 AM Conference Opens/Devotion

10:30 – 11:30 am

• Room 1: Using Book Clubs for Marketing – Kim Garee
• Room 2: How Firm a Foundation: Story Structure – JPC Allen
• Room 3: Writing Freelance Magazine Articles – Kathryn Haueisen
• Room 4: Young Adult-Viewing Story Arc as the Gospel – Annika Klanderud

11:45 am-1:00 pm Spotlight Workshops

• Room 1: Find Your Target Reader and Build Your Brand – Misty M. Beller
• Room 2: – Characters First: An Alternative to Outlining – Karin Berry
• Room 3: Writing Bible Study Books – Stephanie Pavlantos
• Room 4: Picture Book Dummy Illustration and Beyond for Illustrators and Non-Illustrators – Bettie Boswell

2:30 – 3:45 pm Spotlight Workshop: The Business of Writing – Kara Swanson

4:15 pm Keynote Spotlight: Allen Arnold

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