This session will give you the tools to start your novel well, allowing you to carry it successfully to the end, focusing on: finding inspiration; creating a premise; finding a theme; planning with a story goal, high stakes, the right point of view, with a guide for plotting; developing compelling characters; hooking your readers; and […]

A one-hour session addressing what agents do, how to know if you need an agent, and how the agent/writer relationship works…or sometimes doesn’t. Presenter Bio: Bob Hostetler is an award-winning writer, editor, and speaker from southwestern Ohio. His 50+ books, which include the award-winning Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door (co-authored with Josh McDowell) […]