Have you've marked your calendar for Lancaster Christian Writers' Fall
Kickoff on Saturday, September 28, 2013,
9:30AM-12 noon, with well-known regional Christian
publisher Dean Drawbaugh? If so, please note the following
CHANGE OF VENUE. LCW's Fall Kickoff will not be held as in the
past at Lancaster Evangelical Free Church in Lititz, PA, but
at Lancaster Alliance Church, 210 Pitney Road, Lancaster, PA.
The location is right off HWY 30 just a short distance from exit of HWY 222 near
Costco (from HWY 30 take Greenfield Rd. exit, curve past Costco, Lowes, Best Buy
to Pitney Rd. traffic light, turn left under Hwy 30 overpass, then an immediate
right into church parking lot). We will be meeting in LAC's Uptown Theater just
inside main entrance.
Please note as well CHANGE OF DATE
from our usual third Saturday of month to fourth Saturday. This is due to a
scheduling conflict and does occur a couple times each year so do take note each
month of actual date scheduled. While we try to stick to 3rd Saturday, that
doesn't always prove possible.
As speaker, we are delighted to welcome
back well-known publishing consultant Dean Drawbaugh,
who shared with us last March his acclaimed seminar
"The BookSeller: Nine Qualities that Generate Book Sales." Author,
public speaker, former general manager of Destiny Image Publishing Company, and
now President at Drawbaugh Publishing Group, Dean Drawbaugh has been in the
business of producing successful book titles for over 40 years. He has
engineered 600+ books in the last 7 years alone.
Last March Drawbaugh
was able to offer our LCW group an overall synopsis of his groundbreaking
seminar on the nine qualities that allow a book to
continue selling or cause the sales process to stop (I can personally testify to
their practicality as I've put to use several tips for my own most recent
release, Tyndale House title, Congo Dawn!). All of which left members
clamoring for a more in-depth coverage on how to apply these principles
specifically to our own books and writing. So we are delighted to welcome Dean
Drawbaugh back for a full three-hour clinic that will expand on his original
presentation. During our September 28th meeting, Drawbaugh will
provide a short review of his last presentation, walk through case studies to
show how to fine tune a manuscript and prepare it for publishing. Finally, he
will conduct an open workshop that allows participants to experiment and ask
questions.
Whether you attended Drawbaugh's original workshop or not,
you won't want to miss this opportunity for a behind-the-scenes look at what
makes a book successful, above all, your book!
Critique
groups: There will also be opportunity for our usual peer critique
groups after the clinic. As per guidelines, bring ten printed copies of no more
than 1500 words. For any who want a peer critique and cannot stay on after the
clinic, we will be offering one time slot for critique during second half of
clinic.
As always, regular news bulletins for LCW can be found at our
blogsite:
http://lancasterchristianwriterstoday.blogspot.com/.
Blessings,
Jeanette
Windle
President, Lancaster Christian
Writers
www.jeanettewindle.com
http://lancasterchristianwriterstoday.blogspot.com
