Handouts 2025

Disclaimer: These handouts have been prepared for the 2025 Write His Answer Conference and are available only to those who have registered and to our faculty. Please respect the copyright and print only for your own use. If you wish to use them in any other forum, please contact the workshop presenter to get their permission. Thank you!

Learning Labs – Wednesday, July 30 (2:30 – 4:30)

LL1 – Writing That Gets Clicked: Feeding the Online Beast with High-Quality Content – Rhonda Robinson      None

LL2 – Author Branding Made Simple – Tamara Clymer     None

LL3 – Creating a Winning Proposal – Karen Whiting     None

LL4 – How to Write Your Spiritual Journey – William Gray     Click Here

LL5 – Tricks to Make Your Fiction Irresistible – Amy Deardon     Click Here

LL6 – The Highly Sensitive and Creative Christian – Click Here   Click Here  

LL7 – The Primal Question for Writers – Rodney Combs – Click Here

LL8 – Why & How of Website Creation – Jonathan Shank – Click Here

LL9 – You Want the Truth – Tim Riter     Click Here

Workshops – Wednesday, July 30 (5:00 – 5:50) 

W1 – Do You Really Want to be a Writer – Patti Shene     Click Here

W2 – Acting and Writing: They’re Almost Twins – Linda Glaz    None

W3 – Twelve Questions to Ask When Creating Character Profiles – Michelle Lazurek     Click Here

W4 – Intro to Canva – Marilyn Blair     None

W5 – How to Write for Middle Grade Readers without Sounding Cheesy or Preachy – Annette Griffin     None

W6 – Hybrid, Cooperative, Subsidy – Panel of Indie publishers at the conference      None

W7 – Matchmaker, Matchmaker – Sherri Langdon     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here

W8 – Your Amazing Author Visit at Schools and Churches – Dawn Stephens     None

W9 – Writing Beyond the Book – Twila Belk     Click Here

Continuing Sesions – Thursday through Saturday

CS1 – A-Z of Writing and Publishing – Dr. Mel Tavares     Click Here

CS2 – Hook Line and Sinker: Writing NonFiction that Captavates Readers  – Mike Klassen     Click Here

CS3 – Writing Fiction that Sells – Bill Myers     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here

CS4 – Mastering Marketing: Reaching More Readers Without Burnout – Tamara Clymer     None

CS5 – Narrative NonFiction – Marti Pieper     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here    Click Here

CS6 – Podcast Guest Secrets – Patricia Durgin     Click Here     Click Here

CS7 – Writing About Faith Family Life – David Bennett     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here

CS8 – Writing YA and New Adult Novel – Krysten Lindsay Hager     none

CS9 – Telling Secrets that Keep Them Turning Pages – Gayle Roper     Click Here

Workshop A – Thursday, July 31 (2:00 – 2:50)

1A – Writer, Thou Art Loosed! – Beatrice Bruno     None

2A – Discovering Your Unique Voice – Rowena Kuo – None

3A – Writing in Deep POV – Denise Weimer Farnsworth     Click Here     Click Here 

4A – From Personal Experience to the Printed Page – Sherri Langdon     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here

5A – Writing for Boys – Karen Whiting      None

6A – Bite-size Books for Busy People – David Seid     None

7A – Making a First Great Impression on Agents and Editors – Linda Glaz     None

8A – Spirit-led Marketing (Fiction or Nonfictioon) – Roseanna White     None

9A – Writing Apologetics Fiction for Young Adults – Ann Roecker     Click Here

Workshop B – Thursday, July 31 (5:15 – 6:05)

1B – AI Toolbelt for Authors: Harnessing Artificial Intellgencve Without Losing Your Voice – Jonathan Shank – Click Here

2B – Words Matter – Jenny Edwards     None

3B – Fiction with a Purpose – Roseanna White     None

4B – Articles: Ideas, Submissions, ad Strategies – Karen Whiting     None

5B – Writing for Preteens – Krysten Lindsay Hager     None

6B – Write Compeling Fiction Back Cover Copy – Scoti Domeij     None

7B – What’s Working and What Market Trends to Watch – Blythe Daniel     None

8B – Content Marketing: Today’s Hot Trend, Made for Storytellers like You – Jason William Karpf      Click Here     Click Here     

9B – Go Find Good: How Christian Writers Can Show the World a Better Path – David Rupert     None

 

Workshop C – Friday, July 31 (2:00 – 2:50)

1C – Are You Hearing and Obeying – Laura Shaffer     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here

2C – The 3-Step Secret to Making Your True Story or Novel More Riveting Than Ever – Karen Bouchard     None

3C – Historical Fiction Research Techniques – Denise Weimer     Click Here     Click Here

4C – Mastering Short Form Writing – Linda Evans Shepherd     Click Here

5C – Writing for Clubhouse and Clubhouse Jr. – Rachel Pfeiffer     Click Here

6C –  A Fun-filled Tour of the Cover Design Process – Roseanna White     None

7C – Adapt Your Story into a Screenplay – Rowena Kuo     None

8C – Launch Team Building – Valerie Morris     Click Here

9C – Changing Minds – Tim Ritter     Click Here     Click Here

 

Workshop D – Friday, August 1 (5:15 – 6:05)

1D – Your Suprising Ministry: Putting Your Passion to Work for the Kingdom – Jason William Karpf     Click Here

2D – One Stormy Night – Cheri Cowell     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here

3D – The Intuitive Writer – Soseanna White    None

4D – Writing Through the Pain – Robert Ruesch     None

5D – How to Write Truth-filled Articles Children Will Love and Editors Will Buy = Annette Marie Griffin     None

6D – Can You Hear Me Now? Best Practices for Audiobook Success – Debbie Allen     None

7D – Turning a One Sheet into a Stellar Proposal – Michelle Lazurek     Click Here

8D – Canva: Designing with Temlates – Marilyn Blair     None

9D – How to Write with a Christian Worldview in a Secular World – Rowena Kuo     None

Workshop E – Saturday, August 2 (2:00 – 2:50)

1E – Unleash the Writer Within – Twila Belk     Click Here

2E – How to dress Up Your Story: Tips & Tricks for a Developmental Editor – Stephanie Miller     Click Here     

3E – Playing God Leads to Trouble: Science Fiction as a Vehicle for Biblical Truths – Jason William Karpt     Click Here     Click Here     Click Here

4E – Top Twenty Tips for Dynamic Devotional Writing – Cheri Cowell     Click Here

5E – Writing for Youth Magazines – Steve Bootsma     Click Here

6E – Write Irrestible Nonfiction Back Cover Copy – Scpto Domeij     None

7E – How to Become the Writer Editors Love – David Bennett     Click Here

8E – How to Start Building a Rejection Proof Platform – Thomas Umstattd Jr.     None

9E – Confronting Today’s Issues with Biblical Truth – Rhonda Robinson     None

 

Workshop F – Saturday, August 2 (3:45 – 4:35)

1F – Give or Get Helpful Non-Threatening Feedback – Marilynne Miles Gray     Click Here

2F – What Drives Readers Crazy – Patti Shene     Click Here

3F – The Basics of Story Structure – Denise Weimer     Click Here     Click Here

4F – Four Creative Ways to Teach the Same Biblical Texts – Rodney Combs     Click Here

5F – Mother Goose Meets Mother Nature – Dawn Stephens     None

6F – Format Your Own Book – Debbie Allen   None

7F – Preparing for Publishing – Cheri Cowell     Click Here

8F – Secrets of Excellent Author Blogs – Thomas Umstattd Jr.     None

9F – The Cross is the Main Thing – Michael Gantt     None