You’re invited to: WRITE HERE IN EPHRAIM – 2012
Saturday, April 14 at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah
Free admission, door prizes, classes from published authors!
Greenwood Student Center
250 E College Ave. (100 N) Ephraim, Utah
Class descriptions listed after following schedule:
(PLEASE NOTE: some classes are offered twice!)
You may bring an anonymous first page of your story to submit for possible feedback from the "First Page Shred" panel!
7:45-8:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Welcome and door prizes
8:50 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.
Karen Hoover, Idea Factory- Pt. 1 of 2
Philadelphia Room: Greenwood Student Center
Abel Keogh, Memoirs
Blue Bell Room: Greenwood Student Center
Andrea Pearson, Working on manuscript from start to finish
204: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Rebecca Talley, Show Don’t Tell
Classroom 205: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Gregg Luke, Suspense
206: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Kathi O. Peterson, How to Grid Your Story
207: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Clint Cox, Marketing and Publicity
216: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Jenni James, Romance
217: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Ali Cross, How to Write Ninja Style
218: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
9:45 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
Karen Hoover, Idea Factory – Pt. 2 of 2
Philadelphia Room: Greenwood Student Center
Michael Young, Avoid Cliché Like the Plague
Blue Bell Room: Greenwood Student Center
Andrea Pearson, Working on manuscript from start to finish
204: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Rebecca Talley, Show, Don’t Tell
205: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Heather Justesen, Plotting
206: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen, How to Avoid a Series of Unfortunate Pitfalls
207: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Clint Cox, How a Plumber Wrote a Book
216: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Rachelle Christensen, Creating Page Turners with the Elements of Suspense
217: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Ali Cross, How to Find and Develop Your Own Brand
218: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
10:45 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.
Karen Hoover, pre-writing
Philadelphia Room: Greenwood Student Center
Joan Sowards, Dressing up your Prose - Figuratively Speaking
Blue Bell Room: Greenwood Student Center
Connie Hall, Time Flies
204: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Rebecca Talley, Story in a Sentence
205: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Jewel Adams, Short Stories
206: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Cindy Hogan, Self publishing
207: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Kathryn Jones, Writing Your Book Workshop
216: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Jenni James, Comedy
217: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Angie Lofthouse, Science Fiction/Fantasy
218: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
AUTHOR Q&A PANEL: Gregg Luke, Kathi Oram Peterson, Michael Young, Cory Poulson, Joan Sowards, Karen Hoover, Ali Cross, Clint Cox, Angie Lofthouse, Elizabeth Mueller
Main floor, Greenwood Student Center
12:30-1:30 p.m. LUNCH AND BASS BOOK SIGNING (bookstore will be set up in commons which is adjacent to college cafeteria.)
1:30 p.m. -1:45 p.m. door prizes
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
“First Page Shred” panel: Bring the first page of your story (no name... this is anonymous feedback) from a chance to be critiqued by published authors - Julie Wright, Ronda Hinrichsen, Christine Mehring, Pendragon Inman, Gregg Luke, Andrea Pearson, Kathryn Jones
Main floor, Greenwood Student Center
3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
Christine Mehring, Hero Journey
Philadelphia Room: Greenwood Student Center
Abel Keogh, Marketing and Publicity
Blue Bell Room: Greenwood Student Center
Andrea Pearson, Self Publishing
204: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Julie Wright, Nuts and Bolts
205: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Gregg Luke, Suspense
206: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Pendragon Inman, Story Structure
207: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Kathryn Jones, Conquering your Writing Goliaths, pt. 1 of 2
216: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Rachelle Christensen, Revising Beyond the Third Draft
217: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Angie Lofthouse, Finding Time to Write
218: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Christine Mehring, Hero Journey
Philadelphia Room: Greenwood Student Center
Abel Keogh, Memoirs
Blue Bell Room: Greenwood Student Center
Andrea Pearson, Formatting e-books
204: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Julie Wright, Nuts and Bolts
205: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Kathi Oram Peterson, How to Grid your Story
Classroom 206: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Pendragon Inman, Story Structure
207: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Kathryn Jones, Conquering your Writing Goliaths, pt. 2 of 2
216: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Jenni James, Romance
217: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
Angie Lofthouse, Science Fiction/Fantasy
218: Lucy Phillips Blg- 2nd floor
5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. door prizes
5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. LITERACY GAME SHOW
6:00 p.m. pack up and go home smiling!
Participating Authors:
Abel Keogh - Ali Cross - Andrea Pearson - Angie Lofthouse - Bron Bahlmann - Christine Mehring - Cindy M. Hogan - Clint Cox - Connie Hall - Cory Poulson - Elizabeth Mueller - Gregg Luke - Heather Frost - Heather Justesen - Jenni James - Jewel Adams - Joan Sowards - Julie Wright - Karen Hoover - Kathi O. Peterson - Kathryn Jones - Michael Young - Pendragon Inman - Rachelle Christensen - Rebecca Talley - Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen - Shirley Bahlmann
Class Descriptions:
AVOID CLICHE LIKE THE PLAGUE - Michael Young
Do you find yourself beating a dead horse? Are all your villains as ugly as sin and your heroes strong as an ox? Come make an appointment. You may have have the plague.
Cliche is something that happens to the best of authors. In my course, I offer suggestions about how to tackle three kinds of cliche: cliche characters, cliche plot points, and cliche phrases, so you can avoid them all like the plague.
CONQUERING YOUR WRITING GIANTS - (2 pt. class) Kathryn Jones
A spiritual Journey Workshop - Do you love to write, but are you afraid to put your manuscripts out there? What can you do to overcome your fears or feelings of inadequacy? What can you do to garner the courage to submit your first piece of writing? What can you do to get published? This spiritual journey workshop will get you to the heart of the matter; your matter. What makes you tick and what it’s going to take for you to master all of your writing fears. Check one possible fear off your list by attending this thought-provoking two-part class.
CREATING PAGE TURNERS WITH THE ELEMENTS OF SUSPENSE - Rachelle Christensen
This class will teach writers to look at their novel and identify places where they might be at risk of having the reader put their book down. Rachelle will teach you how to implement the elements of suspense in every genre type and in every situation in your novel.
FINDING TIME TO WRITE - Angie Lofthouse
We all have a hundred things to do everyday, right? We'll discuss strategies for carving time out of your busy schedule for your creativity without sacrificing other important things.
FORMATTING EBOOKS - Andrea Pearson
Come learn from an eBook-formatting pro! We'll discuss the nuts and bolts of formatting your eBook for the different eReaders, along with talking about which retailers you'll want to upload to directly. Q&A at the end.
FRANKENSTEIN - NUTS AND BOLTS - Julie Wright
Using all the parts to create something that breathes.
HOW TO AVOID A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE PITFALLS - Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen
Learn how to overcome several pitfalls every writer faces on their path to publication.
HOW TO FIND AND DEVELOP YOUR OWN BRAND - Ali Cross
A step-by-step approach to identifying who you are as a writer and how to use that identity to build an on-line presence.
HOW TO GRID YOUR STORY - Kathi Oram Peterson
Archeologists use grids to help them unearth fossils and other treasures. For the writer, a grid can help keep track of character conflicts and plot your story.
HOW TO WRITE NINJA STYLE - Ali Cross
The way of the ninja as it relates to writing an awesome novel
MARKETING AND PUBLICITY - Abel Keogh
Aside from your mother, no one else cares that you’ve published a book. Unfortunately, most authors don’t know how to successfully sell themselves to the press, bloggers, and readers. Here’s a hint: it has nothing to do with your book. Learn how to create a compelling story that will have the press, bloggers, and others asking for interviews and get great coverage for your books in the process.
MEMOIRS - Abel Keogh
Memoirs are the most personal and powerful form of storytelling. You don’t need a dramatic life experience, crazy parents, or a troubled childhood to write one. Find the extraordinary in the ordinary, create and convey meaning, and share a thought-provoking story that will keep readers engrossed from beginning to end.
NUTS AND BOLTS - Julie Wright
Character: Good monster, bad monster, or monster that just wants to eat pizza and play X-Box in peace?
Dialogue: From monster grunts to raging intellectualism.
POV: The good doctor, the monster, or the guy with the hunch back?
Voice: Because monsters don't talk about lip liner.
Active vs. Passive: Because most monsters are active.
Show vs. Tell: Seeing a pet monster is ten times cooler than hearing about one.
Redundancy: Three hands, four heads, and twenty eyeballs might sound more exciting, but really, yawn . . . we've seen those kinds of monsters before.
Setting: Drafty castle with dark, lightning-sky backdrop, French villa, or project housing in Jersey?
You: Because every monster needs an amazing creator..
PLOTTING - Heather Justesen
Plotting--No plotting style is right for everyone, or even for every book. In this class we'll discuss several different ways to develop a plot so you can find one that works for you.
REVISING BEYOND THE THIRD DRAFT - Rachelle Christensen
So you’ve finished your novel, proofread it, and maybe even had someone critique it, what do you do now? Your novel isn’t finished yet, but what’s the next step? Rachelle will give you step-by-step instructions that will have you polishing your novel so it shines. Bring the first five pages of your work for some hands-on revision.
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY - Angie Lofthouse
Speculative fiction (sci-fi and fantasy) is one of the funnest and most versatile genres to write. You're only limited by your imagination. We'll discuss what you need to know to write it successfully.
SELF PUBLISHING - Andrea Pearson
Come learn the ins and outs of how the successful self-published authors did it! We'll examine what others have done to become successful, then we'll go over things such as the pros and cons of self-publishing vs traditional, self-publishing myths, advertising (and understanding the lingo), and marketing/promoting. Q&A at the end.
SHORT STORIES - Jewel Adams
I absolutely adore short stories! I love reading them, as well as creating them. In this creating stories workshop, I will share some fun creative writing ideas and we will talk about why short stories are so popular. By the end of the class, you will be oozing with story ideas!
SUSPENSE - Gregg Luke
We'll cover essential elements in creating nail-biting, page-turning suspense, including characterization, pacing, detailing, anticipation, conflict and resolution, and a few secret tricks of the trade.
WORKING ON MANUSCRIPT FROM START TO FINISH - Andrea Pearson
Find out what you should be doing with your book during every stage of the writing process. We'll cover things such as: when (and when NOT) to edit, what to edit for in each revision, knowing who to use as beta readers and when to have them read, knowing if your book is ready, and other topics. Q&A at the end.
WRITING YOUR BOOK WORKSHOP - Kathryn Jones
Overwhelmed about writing your first book? Each of us has a book within us, and I help you find it! This hands-on workshop takes you through idea, plot, setting, and characterization and gets you started on your first winning paragraph.
