Ozarks Chapter of American Christian Writers

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Ozarks Chapter of American Christian Writers

Agenda for May 10, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Location: The Heights at UHBC, (3rd floor by elevator, East entrance)
1010 S. National, corner of National & Grand near MSU campus
~Directions~


9:45 - 10:00

Registration

  • Membership applications available
10:00 - 10:10

Welcome & Devotion (please set your cell phone to silent mode)

Announcements on overhead projector

  • Preview new library holdings and checkout process (for members)
  • Upcoming meeting highlights (speakers & themes)
  • Upcoming Christian Writers conferences and writing contests
  • Get Acquainted
10:10 - 10:35

Training Series: 7 Steps to A Published Magazine Article,

Part 5: Types of Articles

  • Do you know the most common types of articles?
  • Discover the primary focus of each type
10:35 - 10:50

Fellowship Break

Open:

  1. Snacks Area,
  2. Free Resources Table,
  3. Membership Enrollment,
  4. Member's Library Checkout
10:50 - 11:00

Door Prizes

  • A door prize will be given to 1 of each 10 registered attendees
  • Keynote Speaker handout(s) will be distributed
  • Introduction of any speaker "wares" for sale after the meeting
11:00 - 11:45

Keynote Topic: Writing Sunday School Materials - POSTPONED - due to a death in family

Speaker: Nan Olmstead, writer/pastor's wife

Substitute: From Devotions to Books: Writing the Spiritual Memoir

  • Learn in-depth information about snapshot writing from your personal experiences (this is NOT about autobiographies).
  • It includes:
    1. short devotions for publication,
    2. family stories to record for posterity, and
    3. book-length stories of life lessons learned.
  • Question & Answer time typically follows presentations.
11:45 - 12:00

Closing Announcements

  • Share & Critique Group lunch location for today.
  • Please help us put away tables & clean up all your/our stuff.
12:00

Adjourn to:

  • Share/critique groups over lunch at the eatery of their choice.

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