Fiction Track (19 classes)
James Scott Bell
- Why Your Plot Stakes Must Be Death
- Three Pillars of Perfect Structure
- Page Turning Techniques of the Pros
- Scene Building Through Fear
- Essentials of Great Dialogue
- How to Build an E-book Career
Brandilyn Collins
- Creating Immediate Character Empathy
- Elements of Strong Suspense
- Four Ds of Plot Structure
- Coloring Passions
- Subtexting in Dialogue
- Sentence Structure
Angela Hunt
Randy Ingermanson
- Premise and Three-Act Structure
Nonfiction Track (12 classes)
Dennis Hensley
- Writing and Selling Devotional Books
- Preparing Book Proposals and Pitches for Nonfiction Books
- Turning Your Testimony into a Marketable Book
- Twelve Ways Acquisition Editors Evaluate Manuscripts
Bob Hostetler
- Create a Winning One-Sheet
- Hooks That Won’t Let Go
Julie-Allyson Ieron
- Grabbing and Holding a Publisher’s Attention
- Crafting Reader-Centered Content
Karen O’Connor
- How to Develop a Book Series
- Include Personal Experience in Your Nonfiction Books
- Preparing a Selling Proposal
- How to Create a Niche Market
Craft & Career Track (18 classes)
Dennis Hensley
- 18 Rules for Contemporary Writing
- Conducting and Writing Interviews
Bob Hostetler
- Title Me This
- All the Wrong Moves
- Ten Exercises to Improve Your Craft
- Put Your Best Foot Forward
Julie-Allyson Ieron
- Raising a Stable of Quotable Sources
- Fiction Techniques for Nonfiction
- Writers’ Inner Life: Probing the Word
Jerry B. Jenkins & Andy Scheer
- Thick-Skinned Manuscript Clinic (three times)
Karen O’Connor
- Organizing Time, Space, and Thoughts
- Taking Your Career Seriously
McNair Wilson
- Recapture Your Creative Spirit
- Brainstorming Secrets of a Theme-Park Designer
- Speaking Secrets of a Thirty-Year Professional
- What to Do With the Rest of You While Your Lips Are Moving
Promotion/Marketing Track
Laura Christianson
- How to Market Your Writing Online without Annoying Your Readers (2 parts)
- Conquering the Facebook Monster (2 parts)
- How to Find Fans and Turn Them Into Avid Brand Evangelists
- Fun Ways to Promote Your Writing on Pinterest
Julie-Allyson Ieron
- Becoming a Sparkling (Interview) Guest
Randy Ingermanson
- Platform: The Four Channels of Communication to Your Tribe
- The Web Site: Foundation of Your Platform
- The Purpose of Blogging and How to Do It
- How to Use Social Media without Killing Yourself
- How to Launch a Book
Julie Neils
- Taking Your Pitch to the Press (2 parts)
- Getting Your Point Across: How to Prepare for a Media Interview (2 parts)
- Five Things Every Author Should Know about Dealing with the Media
- Your Book, Your Audience: Author Branding
Dave Sheets
- Trends in Self-Publishing
- How Do Publishers Sell Books?
- New Technologies in Publishing
- The Business of Publishing
- Why the Field of Dreams Strategy Doesn’t Work
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