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From Rejection to Fresh with Amy Nappa

May 9th, 2012 Lynne.Leite
Executive Editor Amy Nappa

Ever wonder why your work never makes it past the editor’s desk? Would you like to increase your chances of acceptance, or said another way, decrease your rejections? One way is to be sure your work is fresh ~ but how do we know what that means or, better yet, how to achieve it?

You can learn the ten most common mistakes writers make and how to avoid them from Executive Editor, Amy Nappa in her Rejected! session at this year’s OC Christian Writers Conference.

Amy will also be leading a session entitled What’s Fresh? where she will dig into the topic of what is fresh, and what is not.  Attendees will work through exercises that will help them rework their pieces to give their writing a fresh perspective, in addition to coming up with crisp new ideas.

If you want to give your writing the boost it needs to get noticed by an editor, then you should plan to attend Amy’s sessions.  She has over 20 years in the publishing industry where she has worked as an editor of hundreds of resources.  But Amy is also a writer herself, authoring numerous bestselling books. She is currently an Executive Editor with Group Publishing and will be available for writer consultations at the conference.  If you have proposals for resources to be used with Christian women’s groups, men’s groups, and adult small groups, as well as resources to equip church leaders (such as topics related to managing or training volunteers) then you will want to make sure you attend the conference and sign up for a consultation with Amy.

For more information on Amy Nappa, go to www.nappaland.com.

For more information on Group Publishing, go to http://group.com.

For more information on the OC Christian Writers Conference held on May 18-20, 2012 in Newport Beach, CA go to www.occwf.org.

 

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Creating an Audience with Steve Lawson

April 17th, 2012 Lynne.Leite
Senior Editor, Steve Lawson

There are computer platforms, platform beds and of course, platform shoes – but what about an author platform? Do you have one? Do you even know what one is?

If not, then you need attend Steve Lawson’s session, “Creating an Audience”, at the OC Christian Writers Conference.

The buzz in the publishing industry is platform and if your intention is to get your writing published, then you need to understand what it means to have one.  Whether you write books, articles, screenplays or blogs, you need an audience and a good platform will help you create a wider audience for your work. Steve will be covering these topics and more during his session on Saturday, May 19th.

During Steve’s session you will learn how to identify your existing and potential audience, and you will learn traditional and new ways to build and expand your audience. We will also look at the importance of knowing your audience before you write. This workshop is for everyone, but especially for those who have been discouraged when publishers talk about the need for a platform. Today you can build a platform from scratch!

Steve Lawson is a 30 year veteran of the publishing industry and currently acts as the Senior Editor for Regal Books.  He has ghostwritten, edited, developed and/or acquired more than 250 non-fiction books, working with both established and first-time authors. He has been a professional newspaper, book, magazine, television, radio and Internet writer and editor and he will be available for one-to-one consultations with conference attendees.  Steve will talk with published writers, new writers with proposals (a one-paragraph summary is fine) and authors with a platform, unique experience or engaging story to tell. He will talk with writers about their non-fiction book and curriculum ideas (no fiction, poetry or children’s books), and the best way to proceed with their project.

You must be a registered attendee to benefit from a consultation and Steve’s workshop, in addition to the many other workshops offered at this year’s OC Christian Writers conference held on May 18-20th in Newport Beach.

To learn more and register, go to www.occwf.org.

To learn more about Regal Books, go to www.gospellight.com.

 

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