2008 Clinic

Get the help you need with your fiction or nonfiction!
Six hours of coaching in a small group of ten writers!

This year our clinic offerings include:

Nonfiction Books with David Fessenden

Not Yet Published Novelists with Lisa Samson

Polish & Shine Your Kids' Novel with Kathryn Mackel

Nangie for Advanced Novelists with Nancy Rue & Angie Hunt

NOTE: "Nangie" will also offer a clinic for Beginning Novelists
during the continuing sessions.

The clinics will meet during the two hour-long workshops each day (for a total of six hours) making it possible for participants also to attend a continuing session.

Your application must be received by e-mail no later than July 16. You will be notified whether or not you have been accepted by July 21.  If accepted, you will need to email your manuscript (please follow the length parameters) to mbagnull@aol.com no later than July 25. Your manuscript (unless you are part of a Nangie Clinic) will be forwarded to your coach and the other participants in your clinic. This will allow time for you to read one another's work prior to the conference and thus gain more from the clinic.

Those accepted for one of the clinics must be registered for the entire conference and pay an additional $65 upon acceptance when they submit their manuscript.

Because the clinics will not be taped, our Appointment Coordinators, Wanda Dyson and Bill Moore, will do their best not to schedule your one-on-one appointments during this time.

A laptop computer is strongly encouraged to get the most out of the clinic.

Applications for all of the clinics are now online. Click here.

Nonfiction Books
with
David Fessenden

Managing Editor at CLC Ministries, Int'l with over 22 years of writing and editing experience.
 

Prerequisite: A nonfiction book in-progress or completed and a teachable spirit.

On acceptance you will need to email (as an attachment in Word or RTF with everything in one file) the following to mbagnull@aol.com by July 25:

     1. A single-page query letter.

     2. An annotated table of contents with a short paragraph summary of each chapter.

     3. Your introduction and/or first chapter (maximum 2,000 words).

     4. Three questions/concerns you'd like addressed in the clinic.

You will receive a copy via email of everyone's submission to allow time for you to read the work of the others in your group prior to the conference and thus learn more from David's comments.
 

Award-winning author of over 25 books including Songbird and Quaker Summer.

You've decided you're really serious about your novel. But are you really willing to do what it takes in order for it to pass muster under the eagle eye of an editor? Sometimes exhilarating, always truthful, this clinic will provide you with the honing tools and, hopefully, the take-charge attitude, to help you get that manuscript ready for submission.

Prerequisite: A first draft of at least the first 10,000 words of your novel and the desire to work hard to finish it, polish it, and get it in print.

On acceptance you will need to email (as an attachment in Word or RTF with everything in one file) the following to mbagnull@aol.com by July 25:    

     1. A two to three page synopsis (double-spaced, 750 words maximum).

     2. Your first chapter or portion (maximum 2,000 words).

     3. Also, three 3 "pressing" questions to discuss with Lisa and your fellow conferees.
 

Prerequisite: A novel in-progress or in-need!

On acceptance you will need to email (as an attachment in Word or RTF with everything in one file) the following to mbagnull@aol.com by July 24:

     1. One-page synopsis.

     2. First chapter or portion (maximum 2,000 words).

     3. Also, three 3 "pressing" questions to discuss with Kathy and your fellow conferees.

You will receive a copy via email of everyone's synopsis and chapter to allow time for you to read all the manuscripts prior to the conference and thus be prepared to comment and learn more from Kathy's comments.

This course is shaped by the students—Nancy and Angie will review manuscripts and create challenging exercises and lessons to meet the needs of course participants. We will also discuss branding, finding your unique place in the market, and marketing. Participants will brainstorm and complete exercises in this class, so students should come prepared to write.

Prerequisite: A previous Nangie or Angie Hunt class.

On acceptance: You will need to submit 1,000 words of a problematic scene in your manuscript and three questions.

NOTE: Nangie for Beginning Novelists - Meets during the five continuing sessions for a total of 6-1/2 hours. No prerequisite or application needed but please email a writing sample to mbagnull@aol.com by July 26.
Learn how to make the most of your natural instinct toward plot-driven or character-driven work. Nangie offers an interactive, hands-on experience in a friendly, fun, and nonthreatening environment that will help you hone your fiction skills. Basic plotting, basic mechanics, basic characterization, reading with an editor’s eye, gentle critiques, and an opportunity to get your questions answered. See Continuing Sessions for what needs to be submitted pre-conference.