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2010 East Texas Christian Writers Conference - Schedule

 

Friday, April 9, 2010
Registration and Workshops in Scarborough Hall
2:00-6:00 p.m.   REGISTRATION (Scarborough, Second Floor Entrance)
3:00-4:00 p.m.   PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS
                                WRITING BASICS Workshops - Part I (SCRB 313, 206, 212, 312)
A.       Andrea Chevalier – Writing Book Camp: The Basics for a Beginner I
B.      Terry Burns – Basics in Dealing with an Agent I
C.      Donn Taylor – Getting Started Writing Poetry I
D.    Mike Farris - Screenwriting Basics and Beyond I
E.      Pamela Dowd – They Never Lived; They Never Die
        But Characters Can Seem Immortal I
F.       Jerry Hopkins – Building a Writing Investment-Keeping a Personal
                                        or Professional Journal I
G.    John Barry -- How to Get Published and Keep Getting Published I
 
4:00-4:30 p.m.   BREAK
4:30-5:30 p.m.   PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS
                                WRITING BASICS Workshops - Part II
A.      Andrea Chevalier – Writing Book Camp: The Basics for a Beginner II
B.      Terry Burns – Basics in Dealing with an Agent II
C.      Donn Taylor – Getting Started Writing Poetry II
D.    Mike Farris - Screenwriting Basics and Beyond II
E.      Pamela Dowd – They Never Lived; They Never Die
                                          But Characters Can Seem Immortal II
F.       Jerry Hopkins – Building a Writing Investment - Keeping a Personal
                                         or Professional Journal II
G.    John Barry -- How to Get Published and Keep Getting Published II
 
 
5:30-6:00 p.m.   BREAK
6:00-8:00 p.m.   DINNER AND PROGRAM (Library)
                                Entertainment – Dr. Archie McDonald and his guitar
                                Dinner Speaker – "The Redemptive Power of Humor" - Dr. Robert Darden
 
 
Saturday, April 10, 2009
Registration and Workshops in Scarborough Hall
8:30-9:00 a.m.    REGISTRATION (Scarborough, Second Floor Entrance)
 
 
9:00-10:00 a.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Scarborough)
A.      D D Turner & Ana Walker – Writing for Newspapers
B.      Michael Farris – Screenwriting (An Overview)
C.      Becca Anderson – That's the Idea! - Slanting Common Topics to Any Audience
D.      Terry Burns – Publishing-With or Without an Agent
E.       Donn Taylor – Writing Poetry Outside the Box
F.       Robert Darden – The Writer's Journey
G.     John Barry – Using an Electronic Library for Research
10:00-10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:15-11:15 a.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Scarborough)
A.       Miriam Hees – Working with a Small Press
B.      Marv Knox – Ten Commandments for Powerful Writing
C.      Pamela Dowd – Ten Lessons for Fiction Writers
D.      Janice Thompson – Plot Shots--Plotting Your Novel in Twelve Easy Snapshots
E.    Anna Herrington - Working Side by Side with an Editor
F.     Gary & Andrea Chevalier -- Organize to Write
G.       Scott Sosebee & Archie McDonald – Writing for Scholarly Publication
H.     John Barry – Using an Electronic Library for Research
11:15-11:30 a.m. BREAK
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Scarborough)
A.       Mary Landon Darden – Tips for Shooting Digital Photographs for Publication
B.      Scott Sosebee & Archie McDonald – Writing Book Reviews for Scholarly Journals
C.      Lexie Smith – Introduction to Social Media for Writers
D.      Lenora Worth – Bible Stories and Compelling Fiction
E.       Bill Keith – Biographies:  Formula for Success
F.       John Barry – Using an Electronic Library in Research
G.    Viola Palmer - So You Think You Can't Write a Book, Writing for the Non-Writer
 
11:30a.m.-1:30 p.m. LUNCH A (Lunch on Your Own—ETBU Cafeteria; Marshall Restaurants)
12:30p.m.-2:00 p.m. LUNCH B (Lunch on Your Own—ETBU Cafeteria; Marshall Restaurants)
 
1:30-2:30 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Scarborough)
 
A.      Becca Anderson – That's the Idea! - Slanting Common Topics to Any Audience
B.      Marv Knox – Ten Commandments of Powerful Writing
C.      Michael Farris – Screenwriting (An Overview)
D.      D D Turner & Ana Walker – Writing for Newspapers
E.       Lexie Smith – Introduction to Social Media for Writers
F.     Janice Thompson--Plot Shots -- Plotting Your Novel in Twelve Easy Snapshots
G.       Donn Taylor – Broader Horizons in Poetic Technique
2:00-2:15 p.m. BREAK
2:15-3:15 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Scarborough)
A.      Pamela Dowd – Revision and Self-Editing
B.      Lenora Worth – Bible Stories and Compelling Fiction
C.      Scott Sosebee & Archie McDonald – Writing for Scholarly Publication
D.      Terry Burns – Publishing-With or Without an Agent
E.       Robert Darden – The Writer's Journey
F.       Bill Keith – Biographies:  Formula for Success
G.    Gary & Andrea Chevalier --Organize to Write
H.     John Barry – Using an Electronic Library in Research
3:15-3:30 p.m. BREAK
3:30-4:30 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Scarborough)
A.       Viola Palmer – So You think You Can't Write a Book, Writing for the Non-Writer
B.      Terry Burns – Using Fiction to Spread God’s Word
C.    Anna Herrington – Working Side by Side with an Editor
D.      Mary Landon Darden – Tips for Shooting Digital Photographs for Publication
E.       Lexie Smith – Blogging for Writers
F.       Miriam Hees – Working with a Small Press
G.     John Barry – Using an Electronic Library in Research
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