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Words–Love’s Sacrifice

BLOGGER: JAN KERN Pre-Conference Next Level Clinic Coordinator and Nonfiction Mentor; Morning Mentoring Nonfiction Coordinator and…

Morning Mentoring Clinics

The Morning Mentoring Clinics are filling up fast. As a matter of fact, Kathy Gillin’s…

Cross-Train Your Brain

BLOGGER: MARCI SEITHER Marci Seither will serve on the Resource Team as an Airport Shuttle…

How to Move Your Cover Letter to the Top of the Pile

Have you seen the plethora of Editors–both for adult and children’s periodicals and books–joining us…

Why Investing in Your Writing Career is a Good Idea

BLOGGER: B.J. TAYLOR Editorial Representative, Guideposts Magazine Teaching an Afternoon Workshop, Reviewing Pre-Conference Manuscripts and meeting…

Making Your Speculative Story World Unique

BLOGGER: KATHY TYERS GILLIN A freelance author, mentor and editor, Kathy will serve as a…

Nailing the 3 C’s of the Writing Sample

BLOGGER: MICK SILVA A freelance editor and mentor, Mick will speak at the opening Friday…

Workarounds: Finding an Agent

BLOGGER: WENDY LAWTON Literary Agent and Vice President of Books & Such Literary Management Co-Teaching a…

Success! Are You Ready?

BLOGGER: TAMELA HANCOCK MURRAY A Literary Agent with The Steve Laube Agency, Tamela will teach…

Procrastination: Muse & Writer

BLOGGER: ANGELA BREIDENBACH Angela will teach an Afternoon Workshop and serve on the Critique Team…

Podcasting for Writers and Authors

BLOGGER: JOHN VONHOF Manuscript Retrieval Coordinator   PODCASTING FOR WRITERS AND AUTHORS Writers want to…

Become a Published Author by Writing Short Stories That Sell

BLOGGER: B.J. TAYLOR Editorial Representative, Guideposts Magazine Teaching an Afternoon Workshop, Reviewing Pre-Conference Manuscripts and meeting…

Why Are Children’s Books Important?

BLOGGER: LINDA HOWARD Acquisitions Editor, Children and Youth, Tyndale House Publishers Teaching an Afternoon Workshop…

Small Houses Offer Big First Choices

BLOGGER: ANN BYLE A Literary Agent with Credo Communications, Ann will teach an Afternoon Workshop, participate…

Taming Time–Practical Tips to Increase Writing Productivity

BLOGGER: SARAH SUNDIN Historical novelist Sarah Sundin will serve as a mentor for the Morning…

Unleash Wonder in Your Writing

BLOGGER: JAN KERN Nonfiction Author Pre-Conference Next Level Clinic Coordinator and Nonfiction Mentor Morning Mentoring…

Writing for Children: Audience Awareness

BLOGGER: JESSE FLOREA Editor, Clubhouse and Clubhouse Jr. Major Morning Track Instructor, Magazine Writing: Starting…

Q&A with Bethany House Publishers’ Fiction Acquisitions Editor

I’m loving hearing from our 2016 Conference Faculty on the Mount Hermon Writers blog each…

Ready for a Promotion

BLOGGER: SUSAN LARSON Susie is teaching two Afternooon Workshops and serving on the Critique Team at…

How (& Why) Not to Geek Out at a Writers’ Conference

BLOGGER: KATHI LIPP Kathi is teaching the Pre-Conference Next Level Clinic Workshop–PLATFORM: How to Find…

Attending a Writers’ Conference: How Would Your Life Be Different?

BLOGGER: MARCI SEITHER   HOW WOULD YOUR LIFE BE DIFFERENT? My husband walked through the…

Passive Vs. Active Verbs

BLOGGER: KATHY IDE Coordinator of the Mount Hermon Christian Writers’ Conference Critique Team Freelance Editor…

Can Bunnies Pray?

BLOGGER: CRYSTAL BOWMAN   CAN BUNNIES PRAY? Children’s authors often use animals as the main…

Getting Started with Novellas

BLOGGER: JOANNE BISCHOF Joanne Bischof will serve as a fiction mentor in the Pre-Conference Next Level…

Writing Your Proposal From Your Heart Goal

BLOGGER: MICK SILVA Mick Silva will serve as a fiction mentor in the Pre-Conference Next Level…