Get Published Now! Writers' Guidelines   "I want to Get Published – NOW!" Have you ever said that to your friend or sister? Sometimes the road to that first publishing credit seems long and hard to travel. It feels like you will never be able to say, "I am a published writer." If you have had those thoughts, you can be encouraged. At the Glorieta CWC this year, you can take advantage of the Get Published Now class. You can arrive at the conference an unpublished author and leave the conference as a published author after participating in this year’s Get Published Now class.   What is "Get Published Now!"? A class developed for writers who are trying to get credits in their publishing portfolios but want the process to move faster A continuing class limited to 24 attendees(Must be registered for the conference to apply) Class where participants have the undivided attention of 13 professional writers and two publishing professionals the entire time Classroom access all during the day for extra work time, if desired Admission to class by application prior to the conference. $133.44 surcharge for this class (includes $26.68 nonrefundable application fee)   What does "Get Published Now!" include? 1 mentor for each 2 students during class time for hands-on help Daily writing instruction Guided implementation of techniques 20 copies of a published, compiled book made up of articles written by the members of the Get Published Now! class. The books will be mailed to you about a month after the conference. There will also be an opportunity to order additional books at a reduced price. At the conclusion of the class, each student could have as many as three pieces ready for submission (depending on how fast they work): the original article which will be in the compiled book, a piece for CBN.com, and a devotion for the Upper Room. The CBN.com piece and the Upper Room devotion can be developed from a nugget of the original article and submitted after the conference if time does not permit completion during the conference. Lifelong friendships with class participants and mentors   If you are thinking about participating in Get Published Now!, don’t wait. Apply now. Linda Gilden, class coordinator, says, "This is a wonderful opportunity to make giant leaps toward your career goal of becoming a published author. Don’t hesitate. Participants receive so much for their investment in this class. It has been really exciting this year to hear from GPN alums who have been published again since the class. Hope to see you there!"   Note: Your writing should have good reader appeal but need work. If it is already perfect, you do not need this class.   2007 Book Title: A Light along the Way Subtitle: Stories of God’s Presence in our Daily Lives Application Story Word Count: 1200-2000 words Stories should be true and inspirational, appeal to the senses of the readers and make them laugh or cry, and show the reader evidence in the author’s life of God’s guiding presence. Must contain sound Christian principles but not be preachy. Please do not pick a controversial subject. Do not give us a chronological testimony but give the reader a glimpse of an extraordinary God working in your life. Show rather than tell your story. Let the reader experience God’s grace right along with you. Use drama and dialogue to make your writing come alive! First person or as-told-to stories should be written in 12-point type, Times New Roman, and double-spaced. You will retain the rights to your story so it can be submitted elsewhere. If you are chosen for participation in Get Published Now, you will also need to submit a 50-word bio.     This class will be filled on a first-come first-serve basis of applicants who meet the requirements. To apply for this class, follow guidelines below and send your story along with a $26.68 nonrefundable application fee to: Linda Gilden PO Box 2928 Spartanburg, SC 29304 If you are selected for this comprehensive class, the additional $106.75 (of the $133.44 surcharge) will be payable to CLASS. If you are not accepted as a participant for this class, you will receive a written critique of your application story.   Please note: Participants will need a laptop in class.     Linda Gilden is the coordinator of the Get Published Now comprehensive class. On the faculty of several national writers’ conferences each year, Linda enjoys helping people discover and develop their writing talents. "The most fun part," she says, "is seeing the ‘light bulb’ come on, watching a new writer discover what it really means to show and not tell or finally understanding why you have to get rid of all the extra verbiage." The light bulb comes on frequently in the Get Published Now class as mentors guide participants to new levels in their writing. Linda Gilden is an award-winning author of hundreds of articles appearing in publications such as Focus on the Family, Focus on Your Child, HomeLife, Family Fun, The Lookout, Discipleship Journal, Writers Digest, and others. Her books, Love Notes in Lunchboxes and other ways to color your child’s day and Love Notes on His Pillow and other everyday ways to keep your love alive, by New Hope Publishers are part of her Love Notes series. Currently, she is working on the third book in the series as well as a new book, Mountaintop Moments for Moms, to be released in April 2008 by New Hope. Linda has ghostwritten several books and fills her free time with her freelance editing business. She is the founder and leader of a monthly writing group and is managing editor of The Encourager, a monthly magazine of her church, First Baptist Spartanburg, South Carolina. Linda’s favorite pastime is floating in the lake with a good book! Linda and her husband enjoy spending time with their family where she finds lots of inspiration for her writing! Her children can often be seen rolling their eyes and saying, "There she goes again. She’s going to write about this!"   What last year’s participants are saying: "At times I did feel stretched. But, by the end I learned more than I could have imagined. I feel the training/teaching was well done." "I felt that the mentors helped us even more than I had expected." "WOW!  What an incredible experience!  What an incredible opportunity!" "This is an excellent opportunity for a beginner to get his/her feet into the door for publication. Please keep Get Publish Now Class alive." "GREAT!!!  I really loved how all the mentors made themselves available to the participants. No one group seemed to be in competition with another--which in essence reflected the spirit of Glorieta. I also loved how some mentors willingly shared their information with the whole group."   CLASServices, Inc. Copyright 2001

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