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2025 Schedule at a Glance
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*Conference room locations: Conference Room A is directly behind the bookstore.
*Conference room B is located through Conference Room A, through the curtain, and behind Conference Room A
ARRIVE AT NO EARLIER THAN 11:00 A.M.! (NOT BEFORE)
FRIDAY
Friday Early Bird classes begin at 1:00 p.m.
1:00–3:30 (Conference Room A)
♦Edie Melson: Ins and Outs of Social Media
3:35 – 4:25
Carol Tetzlaff – Cautious to Confident – Marketing in Your Strength (Room A)♦
Lynette Eason – Writing Suspense (Room B)♦
4:30 – 5:10 Billy Wayne Arrington – Script Writing (Room A)♦
Pepper Basham – Canva for Writers (Room B)♦
5:15 – Faculty Meeting – Large conference room – 3rd floor
Dinner
6:00 – 7:00
7:10 – 7:30 Worship
7:30– 7:40 Report to Duty, opening assembly in the main auditorium
7:40- 8:20 – Keynote Edie Melson
8:30 – 9:10 – The Working Writer – Twila Belk
9:15- 9:45 – Visit our bookstore
Out of the building by 10:00
SATURDAY (Step Up classes are in Conference Room A, and Step Out Classes are in Conference Room B)
8:00 – 8:45 – Breakfast
8:50–9:15 – Praise and Worship
9:15– 9:55 Keynote – DiAnn Mills
10:00 – 10:50
Step Up Class – Carol Tetzlaff – Overcoming Writers Block & Crafting Compelling Content♦
Step Out Class – Pepper Basham – Developing Characters that Readers Love♦
11:00–11:50
Step Up Class – Bob Hostetler – Proposal Driven Life♦
Step Out Class – Twila Belk – The Basics and Beyond♦
12:00 – 12:30 – Break and bookstore
12:30-1:30 – Lunch
1:40– 2:30
Step Up Class – Vincent Davis – Book Launch Myths♦
Step Out Class – Sarah Thomas – Developing Compelling Scenes♦
2:40–3:30
Step Up Class – Lynette Eason – Is it Time for an Agent ♦
Step Out Class – Bob Hostetler – The Art of Query♦
3:40–4:30
Step Up Class – Zena Dell Lowe – Finding Your Story♦
Step Out Class – Edwina Perkins – Sensitivity & Diversity♦
4:40–5:30
Step Up Class – Eva Marie Everson – First Pages
Step Out Class – DiAnn Mills – Developing Deep POV♦
5:30 – 5:55 – BOOKSTORE AND FREE TIME
6:00 – 7:00 – Supper (For those who live above the Mason Dixon – THAT’S DINNER) :)
7:10 - 7:45 – announcements and worship
7:45–8:15 – Keynote – Eva Marie Everson
8:20 – 9:00 – Zena Dell Lowe – The Essentials of Great Dialogue♦
9:00-9:45 Visit our bookstore
Out of building by 10:00 p.m.
SUNDAY
8:00 – 9:00
Breakfast
9:10–9:50
Worship and Devotion – Billy Wayne Arrington
9:50 - 10:10 – Final opportunity to visit our bookstore
10:20–11:00 – Keynote – Bob Hostetler
11:00–12:00
Awards and Marching Orders
