Novel Retreat Schedule Fall
DAILY SCHEDULE
SUNDAY – October 4
2:00-5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION – Pritchell Hall
4:30 p.m. FACULTY MEETING – Mountain Laurel – Level 1 #5512
5:30-6:30 p.m. SUPPER - Rhododendron Hall
6:45 p.m – “AZALEA” - JOHNSON SPRINGS BUIILDING
Welcome – Yvonne Lehman, Director
Announcements
DEVOTIONAL
Deb Raney
PRAISE MUSIC
Rev. Dan Snyder
Meet the Faculty
Get Acquainted
with
STEVEN JAMES
Et al
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MONDAY – October 5
7:15-8:15 a.m. - BREAKFAST (Rhododendron Hall)
“AZALEA” (JOHNSON SPRINGS BUILDING)
8:30-9:00 a.m. - Announcements
PRAISE MUSIC
Rev. Dan Snyder
DEVOTIONAL
DiAnn Mills
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
( with two coffee/tea breaks)
STEVEN JAMES
“Secrets and Subtleties to Writing Great Fiction”
Discover how to craft better stories by honing characterizations, understanding the causal aspects of narrative, pacing the revelations and discoveries of the story appropriately, and developing insights into reader expectations and states of mind.
Will include
Word Choice
Flow
Tone
Voice
Cause and Effect
Movement of the Story
Subtleties of Characterizations
You’ll receive a 100-point novel-writing checklist
that will take your fiction to a new level
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MONDAY AFTERNOON & EVENING – OCTOBER 5, 2009
12:00-1:00 p.m. - LUNCH
1:00-3:00 p.m. - WRITING TIME
“AZALEA” CLASSROOMS (JOHNSON SPRINGS BUILDING)
3:10-4:10 p.m. - FACULTY-LED WORKSHOPS
1. The Creative Muse – Eva Marie Everson (Azalea 1a)
2. The Title Bout: Naming Those Stories – Dennis Hensley (Azalea 1b)
3. Creating Unforgettable Characters – Angela Hunt (Azalea 1c)
4. Writing Action, Thrillers & Suspense (Part 1) - Steven James (Azalea 2a)
5. Writing the Inspirational Novel & Novella – Yvonne Lehman (Azalea 2c)
6. Witty Dialogue – DiAnn Mills (Azalea 2d)
7. Proposals – Tom Morrisey (Azalea 3a)
8. Out of the Slush Pile – Deborah Raney (Azalea 3b)
9. Senses and Setting – Ann Tatlock (Azalea 3c)
4:20-5:20 p.m. - FACULTY-LED WORKSHOPS
1. Dovetail – Eva Marie Everson (Azalea 1a)
2. The Title bout: Naming Those Stories – Dennis Hensley (Azalea 1b)
3. Writing Unforgettable Characters – Angela Hunt (Azalea 1c)
4. Writing Action, Thrillers & Suspense (Part 2) – Steven James (Azalea 2a)
5. Your Inspirational Novel & Novella – Yvonne Lehman (Azalea 2c)
6. Value of Backstory – DiAnn Mills – (Azalea 2d)
7. Proposals - Tom Morrisey (Azalea 3a)
8. Business End of Writing - Deborah Raney (Azalea 3b)
9. Senses and Setting – Ann Tatlock (Azalea 3c)
5:30-6:30 p.m. - SUPPER (Rhododendron Hall)
6:45-8:00 p.m. - FACULTY-LED DISCUSSION GROUPS
1. Southern Fiction - Eva Marie Everson (Azalea 1a)
2. Humorous and Comedy novels - Dennis Hensley (Azalea 1b)
3. Ask Angie Anything – Angela Hunt (Azalea 1c)
4. Writing Multiple POV’s - Steven James (Azalea 2a)
5. Romance, Relationship, Love, Life, and Faith in General Fiction – Yvonne Lehman (Azalea 2c)
6. Historical Romance – DiAnn Mills (Azalea 2d)
7. Literary - Tom Morrisey (Azalea 3a)
8. Women’s Fiction – Deborah Raney (Azalea 3b)
9. Mainstream - Ann Tatlock (Azalea 3c)
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TUESDAY – October 6
7:15-8:15 a.m. - BREAKFAST (Rhododendron Hall)
“AZALEA” (JOHNSON SPRINGS BUILDING)
8:30-9:00 a.m. - Announcements
PRAISE MUSIC
Rev. Dan Snyder
DEVOTIONAL
Dr. Dennis Hensley
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9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
(with two coffee/tea breaks)
Dr. ANGElA HUNT
“Plotting Made Perfect”
she discusses
(and sings and dances)
the plot skeleton
and
illustrates the essential “bones”
of the perfect plot
She will also discuss masculine and feminine modes
of story-telling, subplots, and plot-driven
versus character-driven novels
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON & EVENING – OCTOBER 6, 2009
12:00-1:00 p.m. – LUNCH
1:00-3:00 p.m. - WRITING TIME
3:10-4:10 p.m. - FACULTY-LED WORKSHOPS
1. The 6th Sense – Eva Marie Everson (Azalea 1a)
2. Humorous & Comedy Novels – Dennis Hensley (Azalea 1b)
3. Exterminating the Weasel Words: Self-editing – Angela Hunt (Azalea 1c)
4. How to Write the Worst Dialogue in the World -Steven James (Azalea 2a)
5. Raise the Stakes – (tension) - Yvonne Lehman (Azalea 2c)
6. Electrifying Eclectic Emotions: The Key to a Successful Page-turner – DiAnn Mills (Azalea 2d)
7. Good to Great - Tom Morrisey (Azalea 3a)
8. Depression: An Occupational Hazard – Ann Tatlock (Azalea 3c)
4:20-5:20 p.m. - FACULTY-LED WORKSHOPS
1. And the Story Goes – Eva Maries Everson (Azalea 1a)
2. Humorous & Comedy Novels - Dennis Hensley (Azalea 1b)
3. Exercises in Exterminating the Weasel Words: Self-Editing – Angela Hunt (Azalea 1c)
4. How to Write the Worst Dialogue in the World -Steven James (Azalea 2a)
5. Picture Your Story: Outline in Pictures - Yvonne Lehman (Azalea 2c)
6. Electrifying Eclectic Emotions: The Key to a Successful Page-Turner – DiAnn Mills – (Azalea 2d)
7. One Line per Scene - Tom Morrisey (Azalea 3a)
8. Spit-polishing your Manuscript – Deborah Raney
9. Depression: An Occupational Hazard – Ann Tatlock (Azalea 3c)
5:30-6:30 p.m. - SUPPER (Rhododendron Hall)
6:45-8:00 p.m. - FACULTY-LED DISCUSSION GROUPS
1. Southern Fiction - Eva Marie Everson (Azalea 1a)
2. Humorous and Comedy novels - Dennis Hensley (Azalea 1b)
3. Ask Angie Anything – Angela Hunt (Azalea 1c)
4. Writing Multiple POV’s – Steven James (Azalea 2a)
5. Romance, Relationship, Love, Life, and Faith in General Fiction – Yvonne Lehman (Azalea 2c)
6. Romantic Suspense – DiAnn Mills (Azalea 2d)
7. Literary - Tom Morrisey (Azalea 3a)
8. Women’s Fiction – Deborah Raney (Azalea 3b)
9. Mainstream - Ann Tatlock (Azalea 3c)
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WEDNESDAY – October 7
7:15-8:15 a.m. - BREAKFAST (Rhododendron Hall)
“AZALEA” (JOHNSON SPRINGS BUILDING)
8:30-9:00 a.m. - Announcements
PRAISE MUSIC
Rev. Dan Snyder
DEVOTIONAL
Tom Morrisey
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9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
(with two coffee/tea breaks)
EVA MARIE EVERSON
First Sentence
First Paragraph
First Page
If you want your first page constructively criticized send your first pages in MSWord to Eva Marie pennhnd@aol.com
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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON & EVENING – OCTOBER 6, 2009
12:00-1:00 p.m. – LUNCH
1:00-3:00 p.m. - WRITING TIME
3:10-4:10 p.m. - FACULTY-LED WORKSHOPS
1. The Notebook - Eva Marie Everson (Azalea 1a)
2. The Business Aspects of a Full-time Writing Career - Dennis Hensley (Azalea 1b)
3. Keep Them Reading: Tension on Every Page – Angela Hunt (Azalea 1c)
4. Public Speaking - Steven James (Azalea 2a)
5. Plots that Dance - DiAnn Mills (Azalea 2d)
6. What Do You Know? - Tom Morrisey (Azalea 3a)
7. Rewriting: Getting it Right – Deborah Raney (Azalea 3b)
8. Self-editing – Ann Tatlock (Azalea 3c)
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4:15-5:25 p.m.
FACULTY BOOK SIGNING
LIFEWAY BOOKSTORE
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5:30-6:30 p.m. - SUPPER (Rhododendron Hall)
6:45-8:00 p.m. - FACULTY-LED DISCUSSION GROUPS
1. Southern Fiction - Eva Marie Everson (Azalea 1a)
2. The Business Aspects of a Full-time Writing Career – Dennis Hensley (Azalea 1b)
3. Ask Angie Anything – Angela Hunt (Azalea 1c)
4. Overcoming Challenges of Writing a Series –Steven James (Azalea 2a)
5. Romance, Relationship, Love, Life, and Faith in General Fiction – Yvonne Lehman (Azalea 2c)
6. Romantic Suspense – DiAnn Mills (Azalea 2d)
7. Action/Adventure - Tom Morrisey (Azalea 3a)
8. Women’s Fiction – Deborah Raney (Azalea 3b)
9. Literary - Ann Tatlock (Azalea 3c)
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THURSDAY – October 8
7:15-8:15 a.m. - BREAKFAST (Rhododendron Hall)
“AZALEA” (JOHNSON SPRINGS BUILDING)
8:30-9:00 a.m. - Announcements
PRAISE MUSIC
Rev. Dan Snyder
DEVOTIONAL
Ann Tatlock
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9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
(with two coffee/tea breaks)
Dr. DENNIS HENSLEY
“PUTTING YOUR CREATIVE JUICES INTO OVERDRIVE”
Learning to Use
the
Re-Create Eight Plotting Patterns
Mastering Quality Control
in
Professional Writing
Multiple Level Manuscript
Marketing
Coping with Writing Career
Stress
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12:00-1:00 p.m. - LUNCH
Goodbye, keep in touch, best wishes from each of us! YLehman@bellsouth.net
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