• 2024 CE 01: AI Artillery: with Kate Angelo - In this hands on Continuing Education class, authors will learn to use AI tools without sacrificing creativity or ethics in the areas of marketing, productivity, writing, editing, outlining, and basic book cover illustrations.
• 2024 CE 02: Bootcamp into Indie with Creston Mapes - Whether you’re traditionally published, Indie, hybrid, or still planning to launch your first book, the bottom line is you want to get your Christian fiction out to the world! This continuing education session is sure to get you excited, motivated, and equipped to do just that.
• 2024 CE 03: Atten-hut! Preparing Your Manuscript for Inspection with Angela Hunt - Writing a novel doesn’t end with the first draft; some would say that’s when the art of story crafting actually begins. How do you fill in the gaps of your story, strengthen character, insert symbolism, cure on-the-nose dialogue, eliminate those weasel words, and check all that punctuation? You do it through rewriting/revision, and Angela Hunt is here to share her revision secrets with you!
• 2024 CE 04: Recognizing the Belt of Truth at Attention with Carrie Stuart Parks - The challenge for the novelist is to create the "emotion" part of the story. Learn about lying, deception, body language, emotional reaction, and how you can move your writing into page-turning novels readers can't put down.
• 2024 CE 05: Explore Your Publishing Options with Tricia Goyer - In this session, Tricia will present various options for publishing these days.

• 2024 WS 01: At Attention Plantsing with Rick Acker and Colleen Coble - When two writers, one a solid pantser and the other a detailed plotter, march together on a novel, the end result is a meeting-in-the-middle of writing styles. Join two best-selling authors to learn secrets on bending the plotting vs pantser ideals.
• 2024 WS 02: Write from Freedom with Amanda Dykes - Formulate strategies for fighting the traps of comparison, imposter syndrome, measuring up, and the myth of failure, in favor of writing from a place of invitation, security, confidence in your calling, humility, and the joy of serving God and readers through His creation of words as He pursues our hearts and blesses the hearts of readers.
• 2024 WS 03: Forming Double Battlelines: Thriving as a Hybrid with Misty Beller - Balancing traditional contracts with the needs of indie publishing isn’t always easy, but with a bit of planning and the right team on board, you can leverage both publishing models to support the other and grow your author career—without losing your mind!
• 2024 WS 04: Battle Preparation: Estate Planning for Authors with Kelley Way - This presentation will teach you what comprises an estate plan and how your copyright fits into it, so that your copyright can continue to provide value even after you’re no longer able to manage it.
• 2024 WS 05: Tactics and Strategy - The Basics with Rick Acker and Mark Mynheir - A veteran police officer and attorney answer your questions on perennial popular topics like firearms, police culture, and how the justice systems (yes, there's more than one) work.
• 2024 WS 06: Strategies From Spark to Story with Melanie Dobson - From Spark to Story provides a detailed map of the eight major STRATEGIES needed to write an engaging and inspirational novel across genres.
• 2024 WS 07: Army-Crawl of Publishing: It's a Turtle Race with Kimberley Woodhouse - If you want to succeed at publishing, you have to be in it for the long haul.
• 2024 WS 08: Writing From the Trenches with Pepper Basham and Betsy St. Amant Haddox - Join Betsy St. Amant and Pepper Basham as they discuss the when - and the how - of writing through the hard places of life.
• 2024 WS 09: On the Radar for the Hot Topics with Rick Acker and Mark Mynheir - A veteran police officer and attorney answer your questions on straight-from-the-headlines issues like burner phones, using DNA (including family DNA) to crack cold cases, hacking and tracking.
• 2024 WS 10: Training on Marketing Tips with Canva (the basics) with Pepper Basham - In this class, author Pepper Basham goes over some Canva basics to help authors find easy and effective ways to make visual content that doesn’t feel overwhelming. From graphics to videos to business cards more, Canva is a tool to decrease stress for authors and increase quality.
• 2024 WS 11: Marching Forward: You're Published, Now What? with Ashley Clark - This workshop will offer fresh clarity and strategy for authors who have achieved publication but are now struggling to overcome poor sales, a changing market, and/or a flailing platform.
• 2024 WS 12: Fighting The Good Fight with Rachel Hauck - Join Rachel Hauck for a look at writing stories from a Christian worldview. Where is the market heading and how can we make more of an impact among readers.
• 2024 WS 14: Anchored Writing: Nurturing Spiritual and Mental Health for Christian Writers with Amanda Cox and Jenny Erlingsson - Anchored Writing is an interactive workshop that will affirm writers in their core call to write lasting and impactful fiction by providing practical tips for overcoming common struggles, encouragement for cultivating wholeness, and practical ways to deepen connection to our creative God.
• 2024 WS 15: Building a Full-Time Career with Lisa Phillips - Get fired up and inspired for an author career that can pay your bills.
• 2024 WS 16: Make 'Em Laugh...Not Sweat with Pepper Basham and Bethany Turner - Tips and Tricks for writing clean romantic comedy that tickles the funny bone and quickens the pulse without crossing the line.
• 2024 WS 17: Under the Tent—Unveiling Structure to Unleash Your Story with Sarah Sundin - Discover how to use the “tent” of structure to inject conflict and twists, fix pacing issues, and build stories that resonate with your readers.
• 2024 WS 18: FightWrite: Tactical Bootcamp with Carla Hoch - See fight techniques live, in action, to make your fight scene the best they can be.
• 2024 WS 19: Iron Sharpens Iron-The Good Ammo with Kathleen Y'Barbo Turner - This workshop will to equip writers to go back to their critique partners or groups with new tools to encourage great writing while respecting the uniqueness of each author's voice and the necessity of celebrating victories together.
• 2024 WS 20: Battle Plan: Finding Your Motivation to Write with Joy Massenburge - Participants will be presented with a fresh way to evaluate their current beliefs, values, and disciplines against a finisher’s mindset and be challenged to make the necessary adjustments to cultivate their skillset, honoring their God-given talents, and leverage that toolset to help others.

• 2024 Post Conference Session: Armed, Equipped, and Battle-Ready with Hallee Bridgeman - Indie authors, or those who are thinking about becoming indie or a hybrid, this session is for you. Full of great instruction from someone who’s been there, done that.

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