conference schedule - Saturday, May 17, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Have a look at who's going to be there, teaching and sharing and flooding your world with amazing writing tips and techniques. Then, check out this page and highlight the sessions you just cannot miss.
Don't forget, all sessions will be recorded for later!
download Editorial Needs, by Writing Genre
Updated -- Editorial Needs by Genre - RMCW 2025 (pdf)
DownloadRegistration - 8:30 - 9:00am
Morning Keynote, 9:00 - 10:00am
Catherine DeVries -- Storytelling Can Change Generations
Throughout her three-decade career, Catherine DeVries has led Christian publishing efforts at a handful of companies for a variety of ages and interests. An author herself, with nearly 30 books published, DeVries shares essentials for powerful storytelling. Based on data, trends, culture, and experience professionally and personally, discover insights and strategies about writing that have the potential to deepen connection and understanding within and across generations.
Morning Sessions
10:10 - 11:00am Sessions
10:10 - 11:00am Sessions
10:10 - 11:00am Sessions
1A How to Write a Book AND Get it Published
Debbie Hardy
Author, Speaker
RMCW Team
Editor, Christian Devotions
1B Newsletter Newbies
Debbie Maxwell Allen
Award-Winning Author
Scrivener and Vellum Expert
1C Pull Your Readers in with Dialogue
Allie Slocum
Author
1D Reaching Women
Linda Evans Shepherd
Best-selling Author
Publisher Leading Hearts Magazine and Arise Daily e-devotional https://LindaShepherd.com
1E Identity, Culture, and the Hero’s Journey (Repeat Session)
Rick Killian
Editor, Ghostwriter, Book Coach
KillianCreative.com
1F Writing for Clubhouse & Clubhouse Jr.
Rachel Pfeiffer
Editor, Clubhouse magazine
Contributing Editor, Clubhouse Jr.
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/clubhouse-magazine/about/submission-guidelines/
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/clubhouse-jr-magazine/about/submission-guidelines/
1G Writing About Faith, Family and Life
David Bennett
Managing Editor, HomeLife and Open Windows
Author
https://www.lifeway.com/en/product-family/homelife-magazine
https://www.lifeway.com/en/product-family/open-windows-magazine?vid=openwindows%3F
11:10 - 12:00pm Sessions
10:10 - 11:00am Sessions
10:10 - 11:00am Sessions
2A Juicing Your Ideas
Sherri Langton
Associate Editor
Bible Advocate, Now What? e-zine
Freelance Writer
https://baonline.org (About/Write For Us)
2B Scrivener from 0 to 60
Debbie Maxwell Allen
Award-Winning Author
Scrivener and Vellum Expert
2C How to Keep Your Readers Turning Pages
Rylie Slocum
Author
2D Top 10 Self-Editing Tips
Deb Hall
Best-selling Author
Editor, Book Coach, The Write Insight
https://www.thewriteinsight.com
2E Marketing into Ministry (Repeat Session)
Cheri Cowell
Founder and CEO EABooks Publishing
Author
2F How To Be a Great Radio/Podcast Guest
Tez Brooks
Author, Speaker, Book Coach
2G From Query to Publication (and Everything in Between)
Rachelle Gardner
Agent, Owner, Gardner Literacy
gardner-literary.com
Lunchtime, Noon - 1:00 pm
Grab a new friend. Continue a conversation you started two sessions ago. Maybe invite someone you just sat next to to join your group. Wherever you are in your writing journey, it's time to eat and share some time with your fellow writers.
Maybe find a staff or faculty member and join the table conversation with them too. Enjoy.
AFTER LUNCH - AI discussion PANEL, 1:15-2:00pm
Michael and Eric
Come hear a lively, detailed debate about the big picture
impact and usage of AI in the writing world -
- Is it reliable?
- How should we use it?
- What boundaries should we set?
Come see specific examples of the uses, and abuses, of AI at this time. It's an eye-opener! You might just decide your own AI policy based on what you hear.
afternoon Sessions
2:10 - 2:55pm Sessions
2:10 - 2:55pm Sessions
2:10 - 2:55pm Sessions
3A The Nuts and Bolts of Marketing
Dianne Butts
Author, Screenwriter, Speaker
3B Scrivener 102: Customizing Scrivener for the Advanced Writer
Debbie Maxwell Allen
Award-Winning Author
Scrivener and Vellum Expert
3C What Magazine Editors Wish Writers Knew
Sherri Langton
Associate Editor
Bible Advocate, Now What? e-zine
Freelance Writer
https://baonline.org (About/Write For Us)
3D Writer, Thou Art Loosed!
Beatrice Bruno
Author, Speaker, The Drill Sergeant of Life
3E Identity, Culture, and the Hero’s Journey (repeat session)
Rick Killian
Editor, Ghostwriter, Book Coach
KillianCreative.com
3F Matched for Success: Aligning Your Writing to Your Audience
Blythe Daniels
Literary Agent, the Blythe Daniel Agency
Author
3G From Conference to Contract: Turning Your One Sheet into a Stellar Proposal
Michelle Lazurek
Award-winning Author
Speaker, Certified Writing Coach
Literary Agent, WordWise Media Services
wordwisemedia.com/connect
3:05 - 4:00pm Sessions
2:10 - 2:55pm Sessions
2:10 - 2:55pm Sessions
4A Write 400 Words and Get Published
Debbie Hardy
Author, Speaker
RMCW Team
Editor, Christian Devotions
4B The 3 -Step Secret to Making Your True Story or Novel More Riveting Than Ever
Karen Bouchard
Best-Selling Author
Managing Editor of David C. Cook’s Power for Living quarterly publication
Book Coach: Illumify Media
4C 10 Ways ChatGPT Can Make You A Better Writer
Michael J. Klassen
President, Illumify Media Global
Author, Ghostwriter, Book Coach
PowerWritersReport.com
4D Top 10 Self-Editing Tips (Repeat)
Deb Hall
Best-selling Author
Editor, Book Coach, The Write Insight
https://www.thewriteinsight.com
4E Flash Fiction Workshop
Tez Brooks
Author, Speaker, Book Coach
4F Introduction to Screenwriting
Dianne Butts
Author, Screenwriter, Speaker
4G Memoir—Writing into Your Pain
Robert Ruesch
Author, Speaker, Chaplain, Humorist
Keynote and closing, 4:10 - 5:00pm
Linda Evans Shepherd -- The Writer's Revival
Revival isn’t just something we read about—it’s something we experience. In 2022, Linda Evans Shepherd and fellow writers encountered a powerful move of God at Asbury’s Hughes Auditorium, stepping into His presence in a way that renewed their hearts and callings. Just months later, the world watched as revival swept through Asbury once again.
But revival isn’t confined to a place or a moment—it’s for us. As writers, we need renewal, not just for ourselves, but so we can bring hope, freedom, and healing to others through our words.
Are you ready to surrender, be refreshed, and let God’s Spirit move through your writing? Step into the renewal that will ignite your calling.
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