Featuring four hours of concentrated instruction, Morning Classes meet Friday and Saturday from 9:30 to 11:45.

All sessions will be recorded, and outlines for each session will be included in the WRITING for the SOUL notebook.

Publishing 101

Finding Your Place in the World of Writing

Dennis E. Hensley

If you've always enjoyed writing but have never had a chance to learn how to prepare, package, and market your written materials, this session is designed for you.

Part one: What Do Editors Want from Writers?

Part two: Finding Time and Energy for a Writing Career

Part three: Ways to Raise the Quality of Writing

Part four: Down to the Nitty Gritty of Creating Manuscripts

Fiction 101

Decked-out Fiction

Brandilyn Collins

What's decked-out fiction? A story that's ready to grab attention, that will make readers go “wow! Learn to put its components to work.

Part one: Desire

Part two: Emotion

Part three: Conflict

Part four: Kick

Fiction 201

Viewpoint: The Capstone of Characterization

Kathy Tyers

Learn to consolidate a strong arch of writing skills with point-of-view as the capstone.

Part one: Point of View, the capstone

Part two: Immersing the reader in story time

Part three: Conflict and setting: viewpoint matters

Part four: Effective self-editing

Nonfiction

Writing Nonfiction Books That Sell and Keep Selling

Karen O'Connor

Discover, learn, and apply the principles of nonfiction book writing — from Christian living to advice and how-to.

Part one: Searching For That Needle In A Haystack — A Big Idea!

Part two: Testing Your Big Idea

Part three: Building a Nonfiction Book

Part four: Writing Your Nonfiction Book (or Kicking ‘But')

Articles

Spreading Your Message Through Magazines

Cynthia Schnereger

Identify and target your message, craft it professionally, and partner with God to change minds and hearts.

Part One: Perceive Your Message

Part Two: Prepare Your Message

Part Three: Perfect Your Message

Part Four: Pray, Wait, and Then …

Marketing

Engage Editors with a Professional Book Proposal

Les Stobbe

Discover the skills to engage an agent and editor with your book proposal.

Part One: Analyzing the Book Publishing Environment

Part two: Determining Your Projects' Feasibility

Part Three: Developing Your Proposal Elements

Part Four: Presenting Engaging Sample Chapters

Marketing

Fine-tuning Your Pitch ( Friday )

McNair Wilson

Hone what you say to editors and agents, and learn to present it with confidence.

This two-hour class will meet only on Friday.

Professionalism

Become a Writer Editors Love ( Saturday )

Jessica Strawser

How to understand your market, build a platform, submit your writing, work with an editor, and foster further projects.

This two-hour class will meet only on Saturday.

Registration is full-time only. Spouses are welcome to stay with you at The Grand Hyatt (more information about transportation and lodging). General sessions, clinics, and meals, however, are open only to registered WRITING for the SOUL conferees. If you'd like to have your spouse join you for the meals and the special speaker presentations at mealtime please see fees below.

Payment plans available.  See registration page for details.

Cancellation Policy. Refunds must be requested in writing prior to January 5, 2011. Written cancellations received before the deadline will be promptly refunded, less a lost deposit (nontransferable) of $150. After the refund deadline, no refunds will be issued.

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