| Building Bridges to Children Debra Hathaway and Ann Gustafson Frake |
This session offers direction for those who want to write for children, specifically writing Sunday school curriculum, age-appropriate writing, and learning how to develop characters for stories. Come prepared to work! This is a hands-on session. This session is lots of fun, and you get to leave with your new best friend and your worst arch enemy (on paper, at least). |
| Building Bridges with Words 101 Barbara Westberg and Linda Short |
This session will give beginning writers valuable pointers on how to build a word bridge. Subjects to be explored in this hands-on, interactive workshop include how to choose the right tools, implement the basics of construction, and recognize the elements of style. Ask questions and expect answers in this user-friendly class.. |
| From Drawing Board to Ribbon Cutting (Design from Idea to Finished Product) Dennis Fiorini and Joni Owens |
How will you bridge the chasm between you and your readers and convey your message to them? What type of bridge does it need to be? Do you have the right tools? Do you have the necessary skills? The subjects covered in this design class are (1) building the right bridge for the right audience, (2) using the right tools for the job, (3) constructing the bridge with the resources gathered, and (4) asking the experts (a panel discussion). This session will put you on track to creating a design appropriate for your message. |
| Producing Periodicals Simeon Young Sr. |
Subjects covered in this session are (1) how I got started producing periodicals, (2) planning ahead, (3) creating schematics and templates, and (4) proofing and editing the periodical. Members of the Pentecostal Herald and Pentecostal Publishing House staff will assist Simeon Young in discussing the timing and technical aspects of advertising. Get your questions answered and leave equipped to produce a first-class, professional periodical. |
| Writing Across the Web: Maximizing Your Ministry Kent d Curry |
The Web is hungry for good writers! From Webzines to group blogs to comic strips to Webisodes, the appetite is ravenous. Join the executive editor of the Apostolic movement’s oldest weekly Webzine as he examines the most effective methods and means of writing for a worldwide audience, directs you in building your portfolio through paying and non-paying opportunities, offers tips on deflecting criticism (but learning from it), helps you grasp quality while opening yourself up to critique, and points out ways to build a community of readers, all while keeping ministry at the forefront of your mission. |
| Six Building Blocks of Descriptive Writing Dayle Allen Shockley |
Successful writers know how to paint a picture—not with brushes, but with words. Whether they are describing an old man at a bus depot or the landscape in Switzerland, they draw the reader into the scene by creating vivid word images. Improve your writing by learning these essential building blocks of descriptive writing. |
| Electronic Research Garry and Lois Truman |
The Internet offers a flood of information. In this workshop learn effective techniques for bridging that river. The presenters will explain how to access information and do research without drowning in irrelevant data. Thursday's session will focus on the basics of how to use the Internet, and Friday's session will zero in on advanced techniques. This session will be interactive so you may ask questions and draw from the vast knowledge of Garry Truman, Director of Library Services for Urshan Graduate School of Theology. |
| Inspecting the Bridge Karen Myers |
Before a newly-constructed bridge is opened to the public, it first must be inspected. Likewise, before a completed manuscript is sent to an editor for publication, it should be inspected. In this class, you will discover what to look for to make sure your creation measures up. Areas to be considered include parallel structure, conciseness, precise writing, variety, active voice, pronoun-antecedent agreement, and others. |
| Publishing Your Manuscript Mark Christian |
In this class a marketeer and an editor from the Division of Publications will share their expertise. Presenters will explain the options that the Pentecostal Publishing House offers writers: (1) publishing under the Word Aflame Press label, (2) contract publishing, and (3) marketing only. If you have written a book (or plan to write one), this session will give you valuable insight into the publishing field. |
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| Shaking the World: Christian Literature’s Eternal Challenge Kent d Curry |
It’s hooey to say mainstream publishing is hostile to Christian fiction. In the past ten years, Christian fiction has won the Pulitzer, been a National Book Award finalist, and even earned its way into the Oprah Book Club. A quick survey of great literature shows the crown jewels (The Divine Comedy, Anna Karenina, Brothers Karamazov) were written by believers. This session examines how these titles changed their worlds, defines the “Christian” in “Christian literature,” and even risks determining why Apostolics might be settling for less when we could be shaking the world. |
| Building a Suspension Bridge with Paper Clips Ann Gustafson Frake |
This session includes help with mapping a novel, assembling your writing tools, as well as getting to know your characters and their secrets. Have an out-of-body experience finding cool locations, learn techniques to kill passive voices and adverbs, try mountain climbing for subplots and the climax, become coldhearted with love ‘em and leave ‘em proofreading, and trick yourself into writing more with our class discussion, participation, and writing exercises. |
| Biblically Empowered Writing Ken Gurley |
Are you writing for the moment or for eternity? Only biblically-empowered writing propels words into the distant future. In this session, you will learn how to infuse and ignite your articles, periodicals, and books—fiction and nonfiction—with the Spirit-anointed Word. |
| Building a Bridge with Humor and Illustrations P. D. Buford |
No matter the importance of the message, it cannot travel across the chasm of misunderstanding without a bridge of communication. Often, this bridge is strengthened by humor and illustrations. This session will show that the message travels with more certainty and less misunderstanding when these two elements are present. |
| Bridging the Writer-Editor Relationship Richard. M. Davis |
Every writer needs a good editor, but every editor also needs good writers. It is a mutually important relationship for achieving outstanding articles and lessons that will impact the target audience. Help us build a bridge of relationship between the two as we explore the expectations and responsibilities of an editor, the author’s “bill of rights,” and the expectations and responsibilities of the author. |
| 2:30 pm–3:20 pm |
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| Constructing a Better Bridge (Advanced Design of Newsletters) Dennis Fiorini |
Building a bridge takes more than throwing a few boards together; the same goes for constructing a good newsletter. If your publication is just thrown together, few will invest the time needed to read it. Learn how to use graphics, photos, text, and layout to grab the reader’s attention and convey your message to him. |
| Bridging the Whirlpool of Copyright Laws Danny G. Johnson |
In this hi-tech “Google-it” world, a writer can tumble into deep, dangerous whirlpools if he does not obey the copyright laws. Do you know what is “public domain” and what is “protected”? Learning how to protect your rights as a writer and how to respect the rights of other authors could be the most important thing you learn at this conference. |
Crossing Over: Writing for |
Every editor in America is looking for the same thing: new ideas, fresh angles, dramatic stories, interesting people, and good writers who can deliver all of the above, with minimum editing needed, by a certain date. In a nutshell, that’s all it takes to write for the secular market, but it can be a slippery slope. Dayle Allen Shockley will teach you what to do, and what not to do, in order to increase your chances in the secular market. |
| A Walk Through the Publishing Process Richard. M. Davis |
Would you like to experience the whole process of publication—from the time a manuscript is submitted for consideration, through the approvals process, through the editing process, and through design all the way to the pressroom and shipping docks? This class is your opportunity to tour the publication facilities at WEC accompanied by specific explanations of the entire publishing process. |
| Build an Overpass (Find Time to Write) Teresa Bohannon |
Caught in the rush hour of life? To get from where you are to where you want to be without becoming stuck in traffic, build an overpass. Rise above clutter, interruptions, and procrastination. Learn to manage your time. In this session learn the secrets professional authors use to turn precious minutes into profitable manuscripts. |
| 3:30 pm–4:20 pm | |
| Writing Scripts/Drama Barbara Westberg |
Drama can bridge the gap between the church and the world. Specific tips will show you how to use humor and emotion to present the gospel and deal with sensitive issues. Learn how to move the audience to laugh, cry, and think. This hands-on workshop will warn you of the pitfalls of drama and guide you from the incubation stage to the on-stage production. |
| Developing Sermons into Articles Simeon Young Sr. |
The presenter of this workshop has developed sermons into articles for many years. In light of the fact that a sermon is a different form of communication from writing, great care must be taken in turning a sermon into an article. The workshop will delve into both the mechanics and dynamics of this subject. |
| Build a Pontoon Bridge or Drown (Writing for Teens and Youth) Ann Gustafson Frake |
No happy bluebirds in this session, just happy campers. You will learn to hook your readers and keep them on the line with memorable characterizations, quirky twists, funny situations, and honest problem solving. Class participation includes discussion, writing exercises, and story mapping. No boring people allowed. |
| Organizing Your Book Ken Gurley |
How do you turn a thought or a series of thoughts into a book? Inspiration creates many ideas, but only organization turns those ideas into a finished product. In this session, you will learn various techniques to help writers finish a book that readers will also wish to finish. |
| Scholastic Writing 101 Chris Anderson |
When submitting articles to educational institutions/publications, ignorance of the proper format can result in your article’s dismissal before even a word is read. Learn the basics of writing for higher education. Know what resources scholars take seriously, and at which ones they laugh. Learn how denominational nuances can change the meaning of similar statements. Understand the importance of a thesis statement and how to weave that thesis statement into the fabric of your text. Finally, learn how the Bible can either bolster or damage your argument in a scholastic setting. |
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