2020 SoCal Christian Writers’ Virtual Conference Schedule
| Wednesday | Time (PDT) | Session |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 a.m. | Welcome | |
| 12 noon | General Session with Molly Jebbers |
| Thursday | Time (PDT) | Session | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 a.m. | Worship | Praise with Renae Brumbaugh Green and Bob Sanez | ||||||
| Screenwriting | Sci-Fi Fantasy | Fiction | Nonfiction | Writing for Children | Speaking Fearlessly | |||
| 8:45 | Continuing Sessions | Basics with Bob Saenz & Jeff Willis | Writing with Janeen Ippolito | Writing with Bill Myers | Book Writing with Joseph Bentz *Session will not be recorded* | With Valerie Coulman | With Tammy Whitehurst | |
| Screenwriting | Fiction | Publishing | Marketing | Specialty | Writing Life | |||
| 10:00 | Workshop Sessions | Difference between Novels & Screenplays – Bob Saenz & Janice Thompson | Character Development – Aaron Gansky | Writing for SoCal Voice – Beckie Lindsey | Marketing Profile -- Stephanie Alton | Scrivner – Jennifer Crosswhite & Liz Tolsma | Failure is Not an Option -- Jennifer Farey | |
| 11:15 | Special Session with Robert Hudson | |||||||
| Screenwriting | Fiction | Publishing | Marketing | Specialty | Writing Life | |||
| 12:30 | Workshop Sessions | How to Survive Hollywood -- Ted Baehr *Session will not be recorded* | Writing Mysteries -- Linda Kozar & Janice Thompson | Working with a Freelance Editor – Erin Brown | Creative Marketing – Tamara Clymer | Writing for the General Market – Mike Duran | Writing with Long-Term Illness – Chris Morris | |
| Screenwriting | Fiction | Publishing | Marketing | Specialty | Writing Life | |||
| 1:45 | Workshop Sessions | Business Basics – Jeff Willis | Backstory – Jennifer Crosswhite | Writing for Clubhouse – Kate Jameson | Stories that Stick -- Rachel Marks | Differences in Spoken Words and Written Ones: Tim Riter | Thriving in the Hardest Years – Kelly Harrel | |
| 3:30 | Panels: Editors |
| Friday | Time (PDT) | Session | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 a.m. | Worship | Praise with Renae Brumbaugh Green and Bob Sanez | ||||||
| Screenwriting | Sci-Fi Fantasy | Fiction | Nonfiction | Writing for Children | Speaking Fearlessly | |||
| 8:45 | Continuing Sessions | Basics with Bob Saenz & Jeff Willis | Writing with Janeen Ippolito | Writing with Bill Myers | Book Writing with Joseph Bentz *Session will not be recorded* | With Valerie Coulman | With Tammy Whitehurst | |
| Screenwriting | Fiction | Publishing | Marketing | Specialty | Specialty | |||
| 10:00 | Workshop Sessions | Writing Faith-Adjacent Films Bob Saenz | Building Suspense - Liz Tolsma & Jennifer Crosswhite | Publishing Choices – Frank Ball & Marji Laine | Marketing from a God-Honoring Perspective -- Janeen Ippolito | How to Make Money Writing – Janice Thompson | Write Other People's Story -- Robin Gunder | |
| 11:15 | General Session with Molly Jebber | |||||||
| Screenwriting | Fiction | Publishing | Marketing | Specialty | Writing Life | |||
| 12:30 | Workshop Sessions | Day Jobs & Side Gigs – Jeff Willis | Writing Your Past into Your Fiction – Susan Baganz | Self-Editing for Writers – Erin Brown | Instagram 101 -- April Dillow | Generating Multiple Author Income Streams – Chris Morris | Embracing New Technologies – Linda Kozar | |
| Screenwriting | Fiction | Publishing | Specialty | Specialty | Writing Life | |||
| 1:45 | Workshop Sessions | Use Your Faith to Change Hollywood -- Ted Baehr *Session will not be recorded* | Subtext in Fiction -- Lori Freeland | The Dreaded Rejection Letter – Liz Tolsma | From God, Through You -- Dr. Sharon Norris Elliott | Transforming Spoken Words to Written -- Tim Riter | Writing with a Full-Time Job – Kelly Harrel | |
| 3:30 | Panel: Publishers & Agents |
| Saturday | Time (PDT) | Session | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 a.m. | Worship | Praise with Renae Brumbaugh Green and Bob Sanez | ||||||
| Screenwriting | Sci-Fi Fantasy | Fiction | Nonfiction | Writing for Children | Speaking Fearlessly | |||
| 8:45 | Continuing Sessions | Basics with Bob Saenz & Jeff Willis | Writing with Janeen Ippolito | Writing with Bill Myers | Book Writing with Joseph Bentz *Session will not be recorded* | With Valerie Coulman | With Tammy Whitehurst | |
| Screenwriting | Fiction | Publishing | Fiction | Specialty | Writing Life | |||
| 10:00 | Workshop Sessions | Turn Your Novel into a Screenplay – Bob Saenz | How to Write Romantic Chemistry -- Janeen Ippolito | Escape the Maybe Pile – Kate Jameson | Demolishing Readers' Stumbling Blocks -- Lori Freeland | Just Say "Tocsynop" -- Dr. Sharon Norris Elliott | Putting Pop Culture in its Place -- E. Stephen Burnett | |
| 11:15 | General Session with Molly Jebber | |||||||
| Screenwriting | Fiction | Publishing | Specialty | Specialty | Writing Life | |||
| 12:30 | Workshop Sessions | Marketing Strategies – Jeff Willis | Fiction Writing Inspirational Romance -- Susan Baganz | Writing a Series -- Rachel Marks | Legacy Writing -- Robin Grunder | Writing Can Be So Taxing – Chris Morris | Writing for a Postmodern Culture -- Mike Duran | |
| Screenwriting | Fiction | Publishing | Marketing | Specialty | Writing Life | |||
| 1:45 | Workshop Sessions | The Kingdom is Within You -- Nathan Scoggins | Should Christian Fantasy Include Magic? -- E. Stephen Burnett | TBA | Branding, SEO, and Content -- Denise Colby | Spoken Words to Written: How Poetry Improves Prose: Tim Riter | Writing Life TBA | |
| 3:00 | Closing Session |