Sample Schedule
Wednesday Evening
7:00–8:00 p.m. Early Registration (Hotel Lobby)
Thursday
| 8:00–8:30 | Gather 1/2 | Registration, Bookstore, Coffee, Refreshments |
| 8:30–8:45 | Gather 1/2 | Welcome & Announcements |
| 8:45–9:30 Keynote 1 | Gather 1/2 | Don’t Add and Don’t Take Away: The Christian Editor’s Challenge—Selma Wilson |
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9:45–11:00 Session 1 |
Gather 1/2 |
Coffee with Selma (Q&A)— Selma Wilson |
| Gather 3 | Editing for Suspense in Fiction—Joel Armstrong | |
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11:15–12:30 Session 2 |
Gather 1/2 | The Physiology of Proofreading—Robert Hudson |
| Gather 3 | Starting Your Freelance Editing Business—Christi McGuire | |
| 12:30–1:15 | Gather 1/2 | Lunch |
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1:30–2:45 Session 3 |
Gather 1/2 | Order in the Book: How to Prepare a Manuscript for Publication—Christy Callahan |
| Gather 3 | Fiction Techniques to Make Your Nonfiction Book Stand Out—Joel Armstrong | |
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3:00–4:15 Session 4 |
Gather 1/2 | Substantive Fiction Editing—Karin Beery |
| Gather 3 | From Stage to Page—James Watkins | |
| 4:15–4:30 | Gather 1/2 | Afternoon Refreshments, Bookstore |
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4:30–5:45 Session 5 |
Gather 1/2 | CWMS Q&A—Robert Hudson |
| 5:45–6:00 | Gather 1/2 | Closing |
| 6:00–6:30 | Gather 1/2 | Bookstore |
| 6:00–8:30 | Dinner on own |
| 8:30–9:30 | Gather 1/2 | Worship and prayer time (tentative time) |
Friday
| 8:00–8:30 | Gather 1/2 | Bookstore, Coffee, Refreshments |
| 8:30–8:45 | Gather 1/2 | Announcements |
| 8:45–9:30 Keynote 2 | Gather 1/2 | You Don’t Say: Good Editing for Bad Words—Robert Hudson |
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9:45–11:00 Session 6 |
Gather 1/2 | Nerds Love Easter Eggs: Series Editing in Speculative Fiction—Amy Williams |
| Gather 3 | Crazy Spelling: How to Catch What Others Miss—Christy Callahan | |
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11:15–12:30 Session 7 |
Gather 1/2 | Scheduling Your Time for Effective Editing—Ken Walker |
| Gather 3 | Understanding Genres—Karin Beery | |
| 12:30–1:15 | Gather 1/2 | Lunch |
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1:30–2:45 Session 8 |
Gather 1/2 | A Short Course on Permissions—Robert Hudson |
| Gather 3 | Don’t Become a Digital Dinosaur! Adapting to the Changing Publishing World—James Watkins | |
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3:00–4:15 Session 9 |
Gather 1/2 | Letting Your Creative Juices Flow—Ken Walker |
| Gather 3 | Your Baby Is Ugly: 10 Tips to Effective Communication with Your Author Clients—Amy Williams | |
| 4:15–4:30 | Gather 1/2 | Afternoon Refreshments, Bookstore |
| 4:30–5:45 Session 10 | Gather 1/2 | Faculty Panel Q&A |
| 5:45–6:00 | Gather 1/2 | Closing |
| 6:00–6:30 | Gather 1/2 | Bookstore |
Schedule is subject to change.