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![]() Tawny holds a bachelor’s degree in Bible and Theology with a minor in English Literature from Multnomah University and a master’s degree in Theological Studies from Multnomah Biblical Seminary. “All my past experience in the industry, coupled with my passion for exceptional writing, depth of content and theological integrity, has led me to a career as a literary agent,” Tawny says. “My particular focus is on memoirs or personal narratives that highlight ordinary people doing extraordinary things.” Web site: DCJacobson.com/team |
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![]() Blythe Daniel: Literary Agent. As president of The Blythe Daniel Agency, Inc., Blythe works with clients in the areas of her 20 years of experience: book development, literary representation, and marketing. She executes publicity campaigns, and as a literary agent she helps to develop an author’s unique, compelling message and secures publishing contracts for clients.As an agent, she represents mainly inspirational, home, and lifestyle books from authors who come from organizations like Focus on the Family, FamilyTalk, Cru, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Dollar General, JP Morgan Chase, Houston Chronicle, and others.She has booked authors on thousands of media outlets, including The Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox News, CNN.com, Ladies Home Journal, The G. Gordon Liddy Show, The 700 Club, Moody Radio Network, FamilyLife, Focus on the Family, USA Radio, LA Daily News, and others. TheBlytheDanielAgency.net |
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Other Great Faculty* NY Times Bestselling Author Jerry Jenkins * Watch our web site for the latest faculty information. Our fall writers conference is for all writers–beginners to professionals, and those who are wondering if this is what they are called to do. Our workshops offer instruction in how to get started, self-publishing, fiction, non fiction, marketing, book proposals, screen writing, script writing, journalism, as well as spiritual inspiration —and more. You can see a complete list subjects by going to the Faculty page here. The all day Saturday conference is designed to instruct, inspire and let you meet the writers, editors, and publishers who are committed to helping you write, get published and follow the Lord’s call on your life. We’re here to help you use your gifts. |
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Faculty ConsultationsReminder: Guild members receive priority for faculty consultation signups. Signup numbers are awarded in the order your paid registration is received. So, as always, we encourage you to join the Guild and to sign up early in order to receive the consultation of your choice. |
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New, Lower Prices!In response to your requests to keep ticket prices down, we’ve organized our conference into one great day. Join us on Sat., October 24 for a day of motivation, networking, and learning. Guild members who register before Oct. 1 receive a $20 early bird discount. Ticket Prices
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RegistrationYou can register online via Paypal or print and mail in your registration form. Do it today! |
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Thick-Skinned Critique by Jerry JenkinsCheck the guidelines on our web site and submit your writing for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to receive feedback from a NY Times bestselling author. Deadline is Oct. 10 so don’t delay! |
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Help Wanted!
Bulletin Blurb: San Diego Christian Writers Guild Conference: Saturday, Oct 24, 2015. 7:30am-4:30pm at Maranatha Chapel in Rancho Bernardo. Keynote speaker NY Times bestselling author JERRY JENKINS. Do you have a story to tell? This conference is for both beginning and experienced writers. Literary agents, editors, and authors will offer workshops and private consultations. See web site for details: www.SanDiegoCWG.org or 760.239.3269. Early bird discount available if registered before 10/1.
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Book TableThe book table is available to faculty and SDCWG members who attend the Fall Conference. Please read our guidelines and submit your Book Seller Form via email by Wed., Oct. 24. All books must be picked up no later than 4:30pm. |
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Schedule & Workshop InfoCheck our web page for the latest on schedule and workshop information. |
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Hotel InformationThe conference hotel is the Rancho Bernardo Radisson. It is located at 11520 W. Bernardo Court, San Diego California 92127. All rooms are suites. Please ask for the special rate for those attending the San Diego Christian Writers Guild conference. Note: This is not the location of the conference. The conference is a short, five minute drive from the hotel. |
Category Archives: Fall Conference
Fall Conference
SDCWG Fall Conference with NY Times Bestselling author Jerry JenkinsOctober 22, 2016 at Maranatha Chapel in Rancho Bernardo.Signups are now open. www.sandiegocwg.org. |
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Faculty* Lamp Post publisher Brett Burner Our fall writers conference is for all writers–beginners to professionals, and those who are wondering if this is what they are called to do. Our workshops offer instruction in how to get started, self-publishing, fiction, non fiction, marketing, book proposals, screen writing, script writing, journalism, as well as spiritual inspiration —and more. You can see a complete list subjects by going to the Faculty page here. The all day Saturday conference is designed to instruct, inspire and let you meet the writers, editors, and publishers who are committed to helping you write, get published and follow the Lord’s call on your life. We’re here to help you use your gifts. |
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Faculty ConsultationsReminder: Guild members receive priority for faculty consultation signups. Signup numbers are awarded in the order your paid registration is received. So, as always, we encourage you to join the Guild and to sign up early in order to receive the consultation of your choice. |
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New, Lower Prices!In response to your requests to keep ticket prices down, we’ve organized our conference into one great day. Join us on Sat., October 24 for a day of motivation, networking, and learning. Guild members who register before Oct. 1 receive a $20 early bird discount. Ticket Prices
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RegistrationYou can register online via Paypal or print and mail in your registration form. Do it today! |
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Thick-Skinned Critique by Jerry JenkinsCheck the guidelines on our web site and submit your writing for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to receive feedback from a NY Times bestselling author. Deadline is Oct. 10 so don’t delay! |
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Help Wanted!
Bulletin Blurb: San Diego Christian Writers Guild Conference: Saturday, Oct 24, 2015. 7:30am-4:30pm at Maranatha Chapel in Rancho Bernardo. Keynote speaker NY Times bestselling author JERRY JENKINS. Do you have a story to tell? This conference is for both beginning and experienced writers. Literary agents, editors, and authors will offer workshops and private consultations. See web site for details: www.SanDiegoCWG.org or 760.239.3269. Early bird discount available if registered before 10/1.
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Book TableThe book table is available to faculty and SDCWG members who attend the Fall Conference. Please read our guidelines and submit your Book Seller Form via email by Wed., Oct. 24. All books must be picked up no later than 4:30pm. |
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Schedule & Workshop InfoCheck our web page for the latest on schedule and workshop information. |
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Hotel InformationThe conference hotel is the Rancho Bernardo Radisson. It is located at 11520 W. Bernardo Court, San Diego California 92127. All rooms are suites. Please ask for the special rate for those attending the San Diego Christian Writers Guild conference. Note: This is not the location of the conference. The conference is a short, five minute drive from the hotel. |
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Early Bird Fall Conference signups for Guild members only will be taken at the Spring event! Guest Speaker Sandra O’Donnell (sandraodonnell.com). Author of 52 Sundays: An Exploration of Christianity in America. Writer, speaker, academic and communication consultant Sandra O’Donnell’s current project, 52 Sundays: An Exploration of Christianity in America, provides readers with an entertaining, enlightening, and evocative look at church going in America. After losing her husband to pancreatic cancer, Sandra embarked on a journey to visit a different church every Sunday for a year. Her travels took her from Massachusetts to California and from the deep South to New York City, as well as many places in between, representing the broadest possible Christian experience. The goal of 52 Sundays is to open a dialogue about Christianity in America. The book is aimed at a wide audience, both the 125 million Americans who attend church each-and-every Sunday and those who simply want to know more about America’s religious origins and diversity. It will be published in 2016. Also, a book based on her original research and dissertation on the Pilgrims will be published in 2017/18, just in time for the 400th Anniversary of the Pilgrims voyage to America. Sandra studied writing with Lee Gutkind, “the godfather of creative non-fiction” and Stephen Pyne, the prolific author of books about fire, ice, and space exploration while working on her Ph.D. She teaches workshops on writing and creative non-fiction, including “Project 52: Your Book this Year.” Sandra lives in San Diego, where she is currently working on two new books. 52 Weeks of Service is about the volunteer culture in America and 52 Weeks of a Banner Marriage, which provides questions and practices to enhance one of our most important relationships. When she isn’t writing she is exploring San Diego with her husband Kim, whom she met while visiting his church on Sunday 23. (And yes, it was a God thing.) |
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Early Bird Signups: May 16, 2015 at the Spring Fellowship Event (members only!) Guild Members signup opens: May 18, 2015; Open Registration: June 1, 2015 |
![]() Publishing News from Ellie Goolkasian: Tales of A Five-Star Missionary which journals my first four years as a missionary in Baja California, Mexico is now available on CreateSpace.com and Amazon. In 2012 it won the “Best Unpublished Manuscript” at the SDCWG Fall Conference. That stimulated me to move out of that category! I thank the Guild for a wonderful organization and your hard work and dedication! SDCWG has blessed me with learning, support, friends, and encouragement! If not for you, this book may not have happened.Description: Ellie Goolkasian Lugo is a missionary nurse in the “Baja” region of Mexico. “I was the most unlikely missionary!” the author admits. “I loved the pleasures of my five-star life! When I drove into the orphanage where I would live and serve, my heart pounded in unison with its desperate cry, “Abort! Abort!” Starting from there, she journals her way into readers’ hearts through stories that hide nothing. Whether telling of a miracle or of her most desperate moments, the shocking honesty with which she writes sweeps readers into pure enjoyment or soulful reflection. Available on CreateSpace (www.createspace.com/4941837) or Amazon |
Book Signing: Come out and support your fellow SDCWG authors at a Barnes & Noble book signing on April 25, 2015 from . Martha Pope Gorris, Laurie Wallin, Diana Wallis Taylor, Ashley Ludwig, Claudia Ward, Christa Kinde, Sally John, and Sandra H. Esch. |
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![]() Critique Group News: Temecula: The Temecula critique group is going strong (16 years and about 70 books!) and is still meeting on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm at the home of Rebecca Farnbach. Santee: Meets once more in April (15), and meets twice in May (6 & 20), and only once in June (17). No meeting on June 3. Leader Tiffany Hanson will be giving an author talk at her library that night from 6:30-8. Tiffany will also be at the Spring Fellowship Event for anyone who would like more information.
Beach Cities: Group Leader Martha Gorris reports that the group that meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 8:45 a.m. remains closed to new members due to capacity. Poway: The Poway critique group meets at the home of Kathryn Hughes, usually on the third Monday monthly at 7:00pm though they do move it occasionally. Kathryn requests that people R.S.V.P. every month to have a copy count. New and experienced writers are welcome; please phone before coming. The Poway group includes all genres. National City: Please contact Bill Bagot for meeting time and location. Online: Currently on hiatus. North County Coastal: No longer meeting. |
![]() Barbara Nicolosi has announced a new training program for dramatic writers (Aug 1-8, 2015). www.storycatharsis.com. The creation of every great movie starts way before the writer types “FADE IN.” The concept must brew in the heart and mind of the writer in a prequel to the writing that will have everything to do with if the finished screenplay will work. At Catharsis, we are invested in you as a writer first of all – what do you bring to the table as a visual storyteller? What are your strengths in talent and training? What skills and information do you need to set you on a successful course? What medium of screen storytelling is the best starting point for you and the stories you have to tell? The Prequel experience will provide you three of the key elements every screenwriter needs: information about the craft and business, skill-training to build your storytelling muscles, and feedback to move you and your projects to the next level. At Catharsis, we have been on both sides of the screen storytelling table as producers, development executives and writers. We commit to you that if you give us eight days of your life, we will share with you a lifetime’s worth of smart, inspiring and practical training. If you want to write for the screen this is your next step. ONLY FIFTEEN WRITERS WILL BE ACCEPTED! We don’t want to waste your time or ours and we want to give everyone plenty of personal feedback. Curriculum :•What are the basic skill sets of screenwriting? How do your skills rate? •What is your writing process? How can it be more productive? •What are the essential elements of a story? What makes a story cinematic? •What makes a story matter? What makes it unforgettable? •Do you have a feature idea? A short? A teleplay? A web series? •How do you make a character better than the real? •How can you make the audience care about your character? •How is formatting a screenplay an art and a science? •What is the right structure to support your plot? To highlight your theme? •How do you find and work with writing partners, producers, investors? •(Extra for writing teachers) How do you develop a syllabus for an effective screenwriting program? Each writer will have the opportunity for an introductory and exit interview in which we tailor particular help according to their career hopes and plans. We will help each draft a “What Comes Next?” plan for after the program. Post-Workshop Mentoring: |
Orange County Christian Writers Conference: April 24-25, 2015 |
Your Royalty Note – March 2015
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Early Bird Fall Conference signups for Guild members only will be taken at the Spring event! Guest Speaker Sandra O’Donnell (sandraodonnell.com). Author of 52 Sundays: An Exploration of Christianity in America. After spending time as both a consultant and academic, Sandra O’Donnell turned her talents to writing, focusing her efforts on the history of religion in America. Her dissertation on the Scrooby Puritans, a tiny obscure group of English separatists, who most Americans know as the Pilgrims brought a new perspective to what many considered an overworked topic. Based on extensive archival research, she spent months in England and Scotland working with original source document no American historian had ever accessed. A book based on her dissertation is set for publication in 2017/18, just in time for the 400th Anniversary of the Pilgrims voyage to America. Sandra lives in San Diego, where she is currently working on a two new books. 52 Weeks of Service is about the volunteer culture in America and 52 Weeks of a Banner Marriage which provides questions and practices to enhance one of our most important relationships. When she isn’t writing she is exploring her new hometown with her husband Kim. They met last year while Sandra was conducting research for 52 Sundays. And yes, it was a God thing. |
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Early Bird Signups: May 16, 2015 at the Spring Fellowship Event (members only!) Guild Members signup opens: May 18, 2015; Open Registration: June 1, 2015
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![]() Critique Group News: Temecula: The Temecula critique group is going strong (16 years and about 70 books!) and is still meeting on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm at the home of Rebecca Farnbach. Several will be attending the Mt. Hermon conference where our Joanne Bischof will be on the faculty. Santee: The Santee Group meets at the Santee Library (9225 Carlton Hills Blvd; Santee, CA 92071) from 6-8pm on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Leader Tiffany Hanson will be at the Spring Fellowship Event for anyone who would like more information.
Beach Cities: Group Leader Martha Gorris reports that the group that meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 8:45 a.m. remains closed to new members due to capacity. Poway: The Poway critique group meets at the home of Kathryn Hughes, usually on the third Monday monthly at 7:00pm though they do move it occasionally. Kathryn requests that people R.S.V.P. every month to have a copy count. New and experienced writers are welcome; please phone before coming. The Poway group includes all genres. National City: Please contact Bill Bagot for meeting time and location. Online: Currently on hiatus. North County Coastal: No longer meeting. San Bernardino: Steve & Pegge Hofman’s San Bernardino group is no longer meeting. |
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Orange County Christian Writers Conference: April 24-25, 2015 |
Your Royalty Note – February 2015
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Early Bird Fall Conference signups for Guild members only will be taken at the Spring event! Guest Speaker Sandra O’Donnell (sandraodonnell.com). After spending time as both a consultant and academic, Sandra O’Donnell turned her talents to writing, focusing her efforts on the history of religion in America. Her dissertation on the Scrooby Puritans, a tiny obscure group of English separatists, who most Americans know as the Pilgrims brought a new perspective to what many considered an overworked topic. Based on extensive archival research, she spent months in England and Scotland working with original source document no American historian had ever accessed. A book based on her dissertation is set for publication in 2017/18, just in time for the 400th Anniversary of the Pilgrims voyage to America. Sandra lives in San Diego, where she is currently working on a two new books. 52 Weeks of Service is about the volunteer culture in America and 52 Weeks of a Banner Marriage which provides questions and practices to enhance one of our most important relationships. When she isn’t writing she is exploring her new hometown with her husband Kim. They met last year while Sandra was conducting research for 52 Sundays. And yes, it was a God thing. |
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Orange County Christian Writers Conference: April 24-25, 2015 | |
![]() Passionvoice is looking for an experienced documentary writer for its project, “From Heartbreak To Heaven”. Please visit passionvoice.org/from-heartbreak-to-heaven-fall-2014 to view the short video to understand their efforts. Please send a cover letter and writing samples to: PassionVoice.org; 889 4th Street; San Rafael, CA 94901.DEADLINE: February 14, 2015. Note: This is not sponsored nor endorsed by the SDCWG. |