2018 MCWC FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
July 22nd to 27th
INTRODUCING KAREN WHITING
Karen Whiting will present a Major Morning Series entitled
MARKETING THAT FITS YOUR STYLE
Harness the power of the five key areas of marketing to your specific brand/book:
Social Media (FB, twitter, Pinterest, etc.)
Print (articles, freebies, promo materials)
Speaking (events, keynotes, retail stores, libraries, churches)
Media (radio, TV, internet, newspapers)
Expertise (get quoted)
Karen will also present three afternoon workshops:
Writing for Today’s Tweens
Writing to engage kids and to motivate them to apply Biblical principles in life, we’ll look at countering the top reasons older teens and young adults leave the church. We’ll review language that interests youth and how to be authentic in writing for kids without writing “down” to them.
Writing Devotionals for All Ages
Karen has written devotional books for preschoolers, women, girls, families, history buffs, and more. Learn about basics in devotional writing and markets for selling single devotionals. Learn how to apply to write devotionals for outsourced products or pitch a book of devotions
Selling to Children’s Periodicals
There are many opportunities for writers, especially aspiring writers in magazines, Sunday school take-homes and denominational newspapers. Learn how to target your writing for the audience.
WHO IS KAREN WHITING?
Karen Whiting (www.karenwhiting.com) is an international speaker, former television host, and award-winning author of eighteen books. She has written more than six hundred articles for more than sixty publications. Currently. Karen writes for Leading Hearts Magazine and Molly Green Magazine. She writes for women, families, children, and the military. Best sellers include God’s Girls and My Princess Devotions.
Her Awards:
Christian Retailing Best 2014, children’s nonfiction
AWSA Nonfiction Book of the Year
Awards: Military Writer Society of America Gold Medal, faith category
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ALSO INTRODUCING BEST-SELLING AUTHOR JEANETTE WINDLE
Jeanette will present a Major Morning Series entitled
SO, YOU WANT TO WRITE?
How do I get started as a writer? Find material or choose a topic? Create a scene or compelling character? What is the meaning of such cryptic terms as “show, don’t tell”, “passive vs. action”, flashback, deep POV, head-hopping? What are the formatting and editing guidelines an editor will expect? How and where do I actually SELL my writing? These are some of the mysteries veteran author, journalist, editor, and writing coach Jeanette Windle will be clarifying in this continuing track designed for the beginning writer.
This class is hands-on and interactive so bring pen-and-paper or laptop.
Jeanette will also present an afternoon workshop on Monday:
A Story to Tell—Your Own or Another’s: Writing the Memoir/Collaborative Title
Non-fiction biography is the bread-and-butter of freelance writing. Whether writing your own memoir or someone else’s life story, this workshop will walk you through the practicalities of breaking down, organizing, and weaving into story form a compelling life narrative. Not writing a full book? Principles apply as well to the personal experience short story/article.
On Tuesday afternoon Jeanette will coordinate a Freebie Peer Critique Group for writers working on
nonfiction: theological/memoir/Christian living
WHO IS JEANETTE WINDLE?
Award-winning novelist, journalist, editor, & collaborative writer Jeanette Windle has lived in six countries and traveled in almost 40. Those experiences have birthed 21 fiction and non-fiction titles, including Forgiven: The Amish Schoolhouse Shooting, a Mother’s Love, and a Story of Remarkable Grace (2016 ECPA Christian Book Award/Christian Retailing Best Awards.
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Writers, it’s not too late to register! Go to: http://www.montrosebible.org for more information and the registration form! I’d love to see you next week!
Marsha Hubler: Author of THE KEYSTONE STABLES BOOKS 