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Book Pitching Workshops with Kathie Fong Yoneda

May 8th, 2012 Lynne.Leite

 

Book Pitching Workshops with Kathie Fong Yoneda

 

Your book is written. Your script is dynamic. Your novel is outlined. Now what? How do you effectively get publishers and producers interested in your work? If this is your question, then Kathie Fong Yoneda is your answer.

Kathie Yoneda has over 30 years of experience in film and television, and has worked as a story analyst/development exec for Paramount Television, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Disney TV Animation, Island Pictures, and Walt Disney Pictures, on live action and animated projects. She is a story consultant and author of The Script-Selling Game: A Hollywood Insider’s Look at Getting Your Script Sold and Produced, and has conducted workshops all over North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Kathie is also a member of the core faculty of Writers University where she teaches the popular on-line class, Pitch & Presentation.

OC Christian Writers Conference attendees can choose from three different sessions being led by Kathie, all designed to equip writers with the tools to prepare and present an outstanding book or script pitch.

LOGLINE: A Writer’s Most Valuable Marketing Tool is one of the workshops that provides writers with information and examples (including a class exercise) on crafting a logline – an exciting one or two sentence selling summation of your book or script.

WRITTEN PITCHING TOOLS: Crafting Synopses and Outlines for Pitching Your Project provides novelists and screenwriters with the information and advice on putting together two important written pitching tools – a winning synopsis and pitch outline.

HOW TO DELIVER A HOME-RUN PITCH: 15-Point Checklist for Your Verbal Pitch. In this workshop writers will be given a 15-point checklist to help even the most tongue-tied scribe perfect a verbal pitch suitable for marketing their book or screenplay.

If you are ready to get your work published or produced, then be sure to attend the OC Christian Writers Conference and take Kathie’s Saturday workshops – writers will walk away equipped to deliver a book or script pitch that is sure to be noticed.

For more information on Kathie Fong Yoneda, go to http://www.kathiefongyoneda.com.

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

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Book Publishing for the Clueless with Mike Nappa

April 24th, 2012 Lynne.Leite
Mike Nappa

You have heard you need an agent but you are not sure why. You want to be published but, if truth were told, you are not even sure how the publishing industry works. If this sounds like you, then be sure to sit in on Mike Nappa’s session, The Clueless Writer’s Guide to Book Publishing (How the Book Industry Works), at the OC Christian Writers Conference.

This session will be a practical, brass-tacks introduction to the business of writing taught by a publishing professional with over two decades of experience in the industry. Mike was an acquisitions editor for three Christian publishing houses and now is the chief agent and founder at Nappaland Literary Agency.  In addition to his publishing experience, Mike is also an award-winning, published author, so he is especially qualified to speak not only to the business side of writing but also to the heart of the writer.

Mike understands the need for writers to promote themselves and their books and is filling this need with his start-up public relations firm, Author Echo Public Relations.  He knows what it takes for a writer to go from rejection to publication – whether through writer representation, public relation assistance or even through his book, 77 Reasons Why Your Book Was Rejected – and writers attending his session are sure to learn more about what it takes to be published.

Mike will also be available to conference attendees for a consultation.  If you consider yourself a very skilled writer of Young Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Pop Culture (non-fiction, Historical Non-Fiction, and Christian Inspiration than you should plan to attend and sign up for a consultation with Mike.  Have a question about the publishing industry but are afraid to ask? Try Mike – with his years of experience, he probably has the answer!

To learn more about Mike Nappa, go to www.NappalandLiterary.com and www.AuthorEcho.com.

To learn more about the OC Christian Writers Conference held on May 18-20 in Newport Beach, CA and to sign up so you can learn more about the book publishing industry, go to www.occwf.org.

 

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Writing for Children with Nancy Sanders

April 21st, 2012 Lynne.Leite
Nancy Sanders

Nancy Sanders loves to inspire God’s scribes how to be ones who hang out with Jesus so He can send them out to the world.

Are you a kid at heart? Do you still remember your favorite childhood books?  Have a desire to write children’s books or maybe you are in the middle of writing one now?

If this describes you, then you need to be at the OC Christian Writers Conference being held in Newport Beach, May 18-20th.  There will be three sessions on how to write for children and two will be led by award winning children’s author, Nancy Sanders.

One of the sessions, Children’s 1st Page Critique, will give participants a hands-on experience in understanding what compels editors and readers to read beyond the first page of any manuscript.  Several participants will have the opportunity to have their submission critiqued by Nancy and the class.  Nancy will also be available for a one page critique to conference attendees, based on time availability.

In addition to her session on what makes a great first page to your manuscript, Nancy will also be leading a session on writing humor for kids.  She will teach simple strategies any writer can use, even if you’re one of those people who just can’t tell a joke. Whether you want to add tidbits of tickles to a serious story for children or want to write books that make kids laugh so hard they fall out of their chair in a fit of giggles and gut-belly laughs, this workshop will teach you how.

Nancy Sanders is a bestselling and award-winning children’s author who has over 80 books published with houses such as Concordia, Tyndale, Standard, Barbour, Scholastic, and Chicago Review Press.  In addition, she writes feature fiction and nonfiction for Focus on the Family’s Clubhouse Jr.

Nancy is the author of the must-have award-winning book for every children’s writer, Yes! You Can Learn How to Write Children’s Books, Get Them Published, and Build a Successful Writing Career.

To learn more about Nancy go to www.nancyisanders.com.

To learn more about the OC Christian Writers Conference held on May 18-2oth in Newport Beach, CA  go to www.occwf.org.

 

 

 

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Creating Believable Characters with Kathi Macias

April 12th, 2012 Lynne.Leite

How Memorable Are YOUR Characters?

We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully. Romans 12:6-8

Sherlock Holmes. Gandalf. Emma.   It’s hard to have a good story, let alone a classic, without memorable characters.  Are your characters believable?  Are they doing justice to your plot? How deeply are your characters drawn?

Every writer wants to create characters that have depth and are believable.  This year, Kathi Macias, award-winning author, will teach a session at the OC Christian Writers Conference on character development.  Kathi will draw from Romans 12 to show writers how to define their characters in a three dimensional way that makes them unforgettable.   If you are ready to take your character development to the next level, then be sure to sign up for the conference and sit in on Kathi’s session on Saturday.

Kathi Macias is a multi-award winning writer who has authored nearly 40 books and ghostwritten several others. A former newspaper columnist and string reporter, Kathi has taught creative and business writing in various venues and has been a guest on many radio and television programs. Kathi is a popular speaker at churches, women’s clubs and retreats, and writers’ conferences. She won the 2008 Member of the Year award from AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association) and was the 2011 Author of the Year from BooksandAuthors.net. Kathi “Easy Writer” Macias lives in Homeland, CA, with her husband.

To register for the OC Christian Writers Conference held on May 18-20 in Newport Beach, go to www.occwf.org.

To learn more about Kathi Macias, go to www.KathiMacias.com.

 

 

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