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Linda
Gilden
knows the tremendous impact and power of words and
loves helping new writers discover the joy in
choosing just the right ones. She is the author of
the Love Notes series (New Hope). Mommy
Pick-Me-Ups (New Hope) was released in April
2008.
Linda Gilden has written and ghostwritten many
other books and hundreds of articles appearing in
Focus on the Family, Focus on Your Child,
HomeLife, Family Fun, The Lookout, Discipleship
Journal, Writers Digest, and others. She is a
freelance editor several publishers and teaches
regularly at national writer’s conferences.
Linda leads a writing group and is managing editor
of The Encourager, a monthly magazine of
First Baptist Spartanburg (SC).
Linda’s husband is her head cheerleader. Her
three children can often be seen rolling their eyes
and saying, “There she goes again. She’s
going to write about this!”
Get
Published Now!
Linda Gilden remembers the time when she often
lamented, “If I could only get that first
publishing credit! I know my career would just take
off!” She would have been the first to sign up
for the Get Published Now! class.
You have the opportunity to be part of an exicting
comprehensive class at the Glorieta conference. Get
Published Now! is designed to do just what the
title implies - get you published now. Linda has
developed and directed this class since 2005. Along
with professional writers who mentor students in
the class, you will receive personalized
instruction applicable to your writing and 20 books
with your work in print. There is a separate
application process for this class. Check the
website for all the details and don't miss this
exciting opportunity to take a giant leap ahead in
your writing career.
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 Mona
Hodgson
This
year award-winning author and speaker Mona Hodgson
celebrates 21 years of writing for publication. Her
publishing credits include 28 children’s
books, contributions to 11 books for adults, and
several hundred articles, short stories, and poems
in 50-plus periodicals. Look for Mona's popular new
book Real Girls of the Bible: A Devotional
(Zonderkidz in their FaithGirlz line, 2008). Learn
more about Mona, her books, and her Real Girls
Retreats at www.monahodgson.com.
Build
a Tree House: Writing For
Children
This
interactive course offers an overview of writing
books for children and writing for children’s
magazines, including age group divisions, various
fiction and nonfiction formats for magazines and
books, tips on writing well for children, and
comprehensive marketing
information.
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 Siri
Mitchell graduated
from the University of Washington with a business
degree and worked in various levels of government.
As a military spouse, she has lived all over the
world, including in Paris and Tokyo. Siri enjoys
observing and learning from different cultures. She
is fluent in French and loves sushi.
But she is also a member of a strange breed of
people called Novelists. When they’re
listening to a sermon and taking notes, chances
are, they’ve just had a great idea for a plot
or a dialogue. If they nod in response to a really
profound statement, they’re probably thinking,
“Yes. Right. That’s exactly what my
character needs to hear.” When they edit their
manuscripts, they laugh at the funny parts. And cry
at the sad parts. Sometimes they even talk to their
characters.
Siri wrote 4 books and accumulated 153 rejections
before signing with a publisher. In the process,
she saw the bottoms of more pints of Ben &
Jerry’s than she cares to admit. At various
times she has vowed never to write another word
again. Ever. She has gone on writing strikes and
even stooped to threatening her manuscripts with
the shredder. However, this fall will see her sixth
novel in print. She has been called one of the
clearest, most original voices in the
CBA
Mastering
Fiction – How to Grab Hold of your
Story…and Keep Holding
On
Writing a novel is both overwhelming and
exhilarating! Whether you’re thinking about
starting your first novel or you’ve already
completed it, you’ll benefit from this
exploration of the novel-writing process.
We’ll start at the beginning with tips on
manuscript management, idea development, and
methods for managing the muse. From there
we’ll discuss the major elements of the novel
– character, plot, setting, and
theme—putting our knowledge to use with
writing exercises. We’ll finish with
suggestions for polishing your manuscript through
self-editing and with guidance on pitching your
novel to editors and agents. Time devoted each
session to answering participants’
questions.
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