2010 Middle Tennessee Christian Writers’ Mini-Conference
Registration for the 2010 Middle Tennessee Christian Writers Mini-Conference is now open!
“Prepping for Publication”
Saturday, August 28, 2010
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Bellevue Baptist Church
Nashville, Tennessee
We will be meeting in the fellowship hall of Bellevue Baptist Church (7400 Highway 70 S, Nashville, TN 37221) on Saturday, August 28, 2010. This one-day event begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 5:30 p.m. The schedule (subject to change) and the registration form follow below.
Registration is $20 for MTCW members and $30 for non-members, payable before or on August 14, 2010; $35 for anyone from August 15 to August 25, 2010. Registration closes Wednesday, August 25, 2010. Registration fees are fully refundable until 8/25/10. Lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided as part of the registration fee. (Please see the registration form for methods of payment; contact MTCWgroup (at) gmail (dot) com with questions.)
Registration is limited to 75 attendees, so register early!
Tentative Conference Schedule/Speakers
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30–8:45 a.m. | Welcome & Kick-off (Kaye Dacus, MTCW President) |
| 8:45–9:00 a.m. | Devotional (Shannon Brown, MTCW member) |
| 9:00–10:15 a.m. | Workshop 1: Ten Tips to Winning an Editor’s Heart . . . and Signature on a Contract (Ramona Richards, Author and Editor) |
| 10:15–10: 30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30–11:45 a.m. | Workshop 2: The Author-Agent Relationship (Jonathan Clements, Agent/Founder of Wheelhouse Literary Group) |
| 11:45–12:00 p.m. | Devotional/Blessing (Jason Wert, MTCW member) |
| 12:00–12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45–1:00 p.m. | Writing Testimony (Jen Stephens, Author) |
| 1:00–1:15 p.m. | Break |
| 1:15–2:30 p.m. | Workshop 3: Romancing the Publisher: How to Write a Professional Proposal. (Joan Shoup, Author [as J.M. Hochstetler] and Publisher, Sheaf House) |
| 2:30–2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45–4:00 p.m. | Workshop 4: Prepping for Promotion: What your future publisher will do to promote your books, what you should do to help, and how you can get started right now. (Rebeca Seitz, Author and President of Glass Road Public Relations) |
| 4:00–4:15 p.m. | Break | 4:15–5:30 p.m. | Workshop 5: The Dreaded Synopsis: A four-step process to writing a synopsis that makes sense. (Kaye Dacus, Author and Editor) |
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Tentative 2010 MTCW Miniconference Schedule (Printer-friendly PDF version of the tentative schedule)
2010 Mini-Conference Registration Form (Click the link and save the document to your computer, fill it out, and e-mail it to MTCWgroup (at) gmail (dot) com. Registration is not complete until payment is received in full.)
Nearby hotels:
Microtel Inn & Suites
Hampton Inn Bellevue
Super 8 Nashville/West
Comfort Inn/White Bridge Road
Wow — that sounds like a fantastic day!!!! Do you have a lot of members? I think if I started a Christian Writers group here there’d be one member — me! LOL
We have about 30 members, but are hoping to have between 50-60 at the conference.
Everything but the 11:45-Noon slot looks interesting.
I would like for someone to contact me @ 615-391-4621 and let me know how to receive application for the Middle Tennessee Christian Writers’ Mine-Conference.
Thanks Carlene Miles
Author of “Green Street East.”
Please download the registration form—it includes instructions on where to e-mail the registration and how to pay using PayPal.