1) Optimizing Social Media Platforms with Terry Ruth Eissfeldt
An exercise to look at each Social Media platform you are engaging on and optimize it answering 5 questions: What’s the purpose of this platform? What’s the promise – or obligation – you offer those engaged on this platform? Identifying the intended audience on the platform. What are the core values that drives you to engage on this platform? What is your core message? Answering these questions leads to finding your talking points that enable you to use social media intentionally and effectively.

2) Before You Hit Your Book, Hit The Books with Elizabeth Danna
The topic I would like to explore is doing background research in preparation for writing. The first few minutes will consider why we should do our homework before writing. Savvy readers can tell whether an author has done their homework, and sometimes what we find out can influence what we say. I will then move from the “why” of doing research to the “how.” Where do we go to get the information we need? This depends on what genre we’re writing in. But sources would include our own background/education, libraries/archives, and consultation with experts. I will include a few remarks about using the internet, a few caveats, and, in view of my own background, a few remarks about using Scripture.

3) Infusing Tension into your Fiction with Marcia Laycock
This workshop would be an expansion of the article I wrote for Fellowscript magazine in October, 2025. I would detail exactly how I infused tension into my fantasy novel, giving the before and after examples to emphasize how the tension was increased in each scene. I would use other scenes besides those in the article. This would be done by sharing my screen during a zoom presentation.

4) Self Publish with Confidence with Kathleen Knapp
Learn to self-publish your book. Through my experience, I have self-published several items on Amazon KDP (paperback and ebooks, journals, and a colouring book). Depending on the needs of the audience, I can discuss registering with KDP and ISBN; formatting a manuscript; using canva to create covers; the Amazon process; and distribution. I have prepared a 16-page PDF workbook called “10 Simple Steps to Self-Publish on Amazon” as a resource for participants.

5) Writing Your Novel in 3 Acts with Sharon Hamilton
Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. But where and how should it start, how do you keep it moving, and how do you tie up all the threads to create a satisfying conclusion? Understanding the nine key moments in the 3-Act Story Structure will allow you to answer those questions. This presentation will discuss the purpose of each key moment and how they fit together and complement or echo each other to create a compelling story arc.

6) Putting Your Poetry To Music with Julianne Duplissie
Julianne Duplissie is a pianist and singer-songwriter with the band Interlude. In this workshop Julianne will show you some of her processes for turning poetry into song.
If you would like one of your poems to be used as an example in this workshop, please send your poem to InterludeMusic@outlook.com by August 1. Julianne will accommodate as many workshop attendee’s poems as time allows.

Authors must book and pay for space prior to the conference and make arrangements for setup and take down.

Setup Thursday evening after 6 pm.
All books must have prices (rounded to the nearest dollar) displayed 
Books must be cleared up by 4:30 p.m. on Friday. 
The author is responsible for their own sales and retains all profit. InScribe will not provide cash for change. 
InScribe is not responsible for lost/stolen/damaged books and does not guarantee sales.

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