My husband and I went to dinner last week. The restaurant is under new management and has a new menu that left me overwhelmed. There were just so many yummy choices I had a hard time making up my mind.
The “menu” for the August 8-10 Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference also offers a lot of choices that may seem overwhelming. Because I believe knowledge is power when making choices, I’m going to risk giving you information overload.
Below are the seven workshop choices for Friday, August 9, from 3:45 – 4:45. If you’ve already registered and chosen your workshops, you are not locked into your choices. If you are not yet registered, there’s still time before the August 2 price increase. Do keep in mind that our special conference rate at the Holiday Inn expires July 31, and meal tickets will no longer available after August 1. If you want to come but it seems impossible, remember nothing is impossible for the Lord.
If you want to know what God wants you to do,
James 1:5 (TLB)
ask him, and he will gladly tell you,
for he is always ready to give a bountiful supply
of wisdom to all who ask him.
Terrence Clark has been part of GPCWC’s family for more than 10 years. It’s become a tradition for him to open the first morning of the conference singing “Days of Elijah.” Terrence has a powerful voice and a powerful ministry. His workshop will help you find your life and ministry purpose and stay on course to reach not only your writing goals, but to discover your God-given destiny.
Michael Klassen, president and publisher of Illumify Media, is new to GPCWC. He has served as the theological reviewer for over 30 study Bibles. He says, “Knowing how to rightly handle the Word of Truth enables you to change lives without being misguided, mistaken, or manipulative. . . . The good news is, you don’t need to be a seminary graduate to incorporate God’s life-changing Word into your writing!”
Linda Howard is Associate Publisher, Children and Youth, Tyndale House Publishers. Her passion for bringing children to a deeper understanding of Christ drives her acquisitions choices. Helping authors to create products that start children on a path to spiritual maturity is a responsibility she takes seriously. Her workshop will give you the tools you need to track what is happening in the industry for yourself.
Barb Haley is amazing! She serves as GPCWC’s Registrar and Appointments Coordinator. I thank God for her. Barb is a gifted writer of fiction and nonfiction as well as wise and caring emails to our conferees. Her workshop is a must for nonfiction writers because, as she says, “Story connects emotionally with readers and illustrates our message in a visual way. Use it as a beginning hook, to reinforce points, and more.”
Karen Whiting is frequently on GPCWC’s faculty. She has a passion for encouraging and helping writers. I confess that the illustration at the right is misleading. Creating a book proposal is not easy or fun. But Karen’s workshop will show you how the proposal shapes the book and marketing, and that makes it a valuable tool even if you go indie. You’ll learn how to craft unique book descriptions, identify and analyze the competition, and lay out a marketing plan.
Michelle Booth is an Acquisitions Editor and Marketing Coach with EABooks Publishing. She has proven skills in formulating and executing marketing communication plans, creating and implementing PR campaigns, planning advertising campaigns, and orchestrating special events. Most writers, including me, struggle with marketing. I hope to sit in on this workshop and learn how to turn my marketing efforts into ministry.
Stephen O’Rear is the Associate Editor (since 2011) of Focus on the Family Clubhouse Magazine. He says, “I write for the hopeless middle-school nerd in all of us.” He is the co-author of the children’s comic Captain Absolutely, four-time EPA winner for Best Cartoon. In his workshop Stephen will review the submission guidelines and content needs for Clubhouse and Brio magazines, Boundless.org, and other Focus properties.
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