Earlybird Workshops - 1:30 -  2:45
Cost - $20.
If you also register for a 4:30 - 5:45 workshop, the cost is $35 for both.

E1 - Blogging, Facebook, and Twitter - Bonnie Calhoun
For the cost of zero dollars an author can easily create an Internet presence that effectively reaches thousands of people a day. Learn how to quickly create a blog, a Profile page, and Tweet to the masses.

E2 - Creating Convincing Characters - Megan DiMaria
Compelling characters are essential to a successful novel. Learn how to develop dynamic characters and how to get to know your characters, and receive over 15 helpful tips on how to reveal believable characters. Participate in activities that will help you create characters that connect with readers long after the book is closed.

E3 - How to Write a Book in 14 Days - Linda Evans Shepherd
Learn the secrets of writing your next nonfiction book fast.  Linda Evans Shepherd, author of 30 books, can tell you how she's done it and how you can too.  As a bonus, Linda will discuss how to write your next novel in a month.  Come and get the inside scoop to fast writing.

E4 - Mastering the Mysteries of Microsoft Office - David Rhoades
 We writers love the ethereal mechanism: What if a killer shark invaded a coastal town at the height of tourist season? But we loath the earthly mechanics.
     Wondering how to navigate Office 2007 or 2003? What about pesky margins, footers, and page numbers? Feel like a computer novice?  No worries, let Dave Rhoades, an 11 year corporate trainer of Microsoft and Adobe products, preclude the problems that make you want to pull your hair out and throw it next to crumpled Chapter 24.
     Dave shares formatting for agents, the Amazon Kindle, and the Sony Reader, as well as guidelines for POD, self publishing and other web resources. Bring your laptop, sample manuscript, and technical frustrations.

E5 - Story Building Blocks for Children's Writers - Mona Hodgson
This popular class provides a hands-on exercise in creating characters and story problems that appeal to the intended audience.

E6 - The Balancing Act of Writing Historical Fiction - Amanda Cabot
If you write historical fiction, you know it’s a tough act, balancing the story line and historical details.  The challenge is heightened by reader expectations, which differ depending on the type of historical fiction you’re writing.  Amanda Cabot will help you categorize your book at the same time that she presents concrete ways of striking the proper balance to intrigue both editors and readers.
 

First Timer's Orientation - 3:30 to 4:15 (No Charge)
Sue Cameron
Ever been lost in a new place and wondered why you didn’t buy a map or GPS? Navigate the unfamiliar world of CCWC the easy way—by attending this 45-minute orientation. You’ll meet other first-timers and be well prepared to get the most out of the conference.
 

Earlybird Workshops - 4:30  -  5:45
Cost - $20.
If you also register for a 1:30 - 2:45 workshop, the cost is $35 for both.

E7 - How to Craft a Winning Book Proposal - Cindy Lambert
Visit again for description. This workshop is a prerequisite for those applying for Cindy's Nonfiction Book Proposals Clinic.

E8 - How to Make a Living Writing - Terry Burns
Very few people make a living writing books. Those who are full-time writers do so by supplementing book writing with freelance work, editing, articles and short stories, work for hire, online content, ghostwriting and a variety of writing outlets that will combine to make full-time writing possible. Terry talks about how to do it.

E9 - Idea Tweaking - Julie Dearyan
Come with your ideas for magazine articles and Julie will help tweak them into winning articles. A fun class!

 E10 - My Story, His Glory! Secrets to Writing and Selling the Personal Essay - Patricia Raybon
Want to break into publishing by telling your personal story? Multiple award-winning essayist and author Patricia Raybon – whose personal essays have been published in the New York Times Sunday Magazine, USA Today, USA Weekend, Guideposts, and Charles Stanley Ministries’ In Touch Magazine, and have aired on National Public Radio – shares her secrets to writing PE copy that sells.

 E11 - Putting Words in Their Mouths - Tim Shoemaker
"Talk may be cheap," but poor dialogue will cost you. The words you put in the mouths of your fiction characters are critical. Discover how you can "heave-ho" your "ho-hum" dialogue.

E12 -  Really Easy TV - Linda Evans Shepherd
Have you dreamed of creating or starring in your own TV show?  Linda Evans Shepherd, will show you how easy and affordable it is to create a show and to air it through the Internet to not only millions of computers but to millions of televisions around the world.  Linda will teach you the basics and you'll get a chance to star in a real TV show in class.

E13 - Writing Books for Young Children - Mona Hodgson
Come to this workshop for an overview of how to write and sell board books and picture books.