Have you attended conferences and workshops, yet you still have questions about writing and publishing? Consider finding a mentor. That way you can get personal answers to specific questions. Better yet, take a look at American Christian Writers’ Mentoring Conference. … Continue reading
Have you attended a writers conference this year? I’m checking out fall conferences that might fit my finances and my schedule. These three conferences are on my wish list. It’s hard to choose, but I use these criteria in making … Continue reading
Readers, I need your opinion. I’m preparing workshop proposals for a writers conference next year. Here’s a list of the workshops I’m working on: A Business Approach to Marketing Your Work Turning Your Journal Entries into Saleable Articles Social Networking … Continue reading
Kentucky Christian Writers Conference founders and attendees celebrated its fifteenth anniversary June 24-25, 2011, at College Heights United Methodist Church in Elizabethtown, KY. Conference offerings included Cecil Murphey, keynote speaker, numerous workshops, and private faculty appointments. I attended two … Continue reading
Last weekend, I attended Kentucky Christian Writers Conference in Elizabethtown, KY. I realize that I am fortunate to be close enough to such a conference and to be able to afford to attend. If you want to write for publication … Continue reading
Monday, April 11, 2011 Planning for 2011, I realized I would not be able to get away for conferences this year, so I decided to build my own. Today, I want to share with you some of the resources I’ve … Continue reading
Would you like to attend a writers’ conference—but you can’t get away or don’t have the money? I’m in that situation myself this year, and here’s what I’m going to do about it. I’m putting together my own personal conference. … Continue reading
Conference attendance is necessary for writers wanting to get published. In fact, conferences are a critical component of your marketing strategy. Conferences give you access to published writers and editors who can help you learn the craft and the industry. … Continue reading
Great faculty, great keynotes, and a great location add up to a wonderful conference experience for around 75 writers this past weekend. If you aren’t familiar with KCWC, take a look at the Web site. Virginia Smith did an outstanding … Continue reading
In the summer of 1999, I attended my first conference, Southern Christian Writers Conference at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Somehow, an announcement about the conference reached my local newspaper in Union City, Tennessee. I managed to locate some other West Tennessee writers who were attending SCWC, so I decided to go with them. I had no idea what I would learn or what I would do with the information. I just knew that I liked to write and had been told that I was good at it. I wanted to explore the possibilities. Continue reading