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Upcoming webinars

How to Get Your Ideas to Stick: Building a Market for Your Book Before You Write It

Many writers assume the work begins when the book is written. In reality, successful ideas often gain traction long before publication. Explore how to use earned media (press, podcasts, guest articles) and owned media (newsletters, blogs, social platforms) to test ideas, build audience interest and shape public conversation before writing a book.

We’ll discuss how writers can introduce ideas into public discourse, refine them through feedback, and begin developing a market for their work before committing to a manuscript. This webinar will be helpful for both writers and publishers who want to identify, refine and amplify ideas with the potential to reach wider audiences.

Heather Pubols is President and CEO of Media Associates International. She has worked globally for more than 20 years as a journalist, editor, and communications strategist, including past leadership roles with Evangelical Missions Quarterly, Christian Daily International, and Wycliffe Bible Translators. Her work helping organizations clarify and communicate their ideas has taken her to more than 50 countries, where she has collaborated with communicators seeking to influence public conversation and inspire change through media and storytelling.

Writing Prayers Based on Scripture

How might you write prayers based on the Bible? In this webinar with missionary and author Andy Smith, we’ll look at the spiritual exercise of writing prayers based on Bible passages as developed by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. We’ll pray several such prayers and write a prayer together. You’ll also have the opportunity to write a few prayers of your own.

Andy Smith has faithfully served with OMF International in the Philippines since 1989. Over the years, he has taken on many roles including church planter, trainer, and leader, contributing significantly to the growth and development of ministry work in the region. He also served on the Board of OMF Literature for 20 years, helping guide its mission to provide Christian resources across Asia and beyond. Andy has published dozens of articles and five books, and he has written discipleship and training materials used in ministry contexts. Currently, he writes devotional materials for Scripture Union and is working on two new book manuscripts.

Mastering Emotion and Symbolism in Writing

Powerful page-turning and dynamic novels are bathed in undeniable emotions. Emotions usher in sensory perception and gather word choices, symbols, body language, and various literary techniques to show a distinct character embracing a story world. The core of your story is the intimacy of a character internalizing and processing the world around them. This webinar will show you how to create emotions that are in character, show credibility and the various ways to invite your reader into the story.

DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who invites readers to expect an adventure. Known for crafting gripping plots and richly layered characters, DiAnn believes every breath we take unfolds a story waiting to be told—so why not make it thrilling? She mentors authors and provides book coaching, editing and dynamic workshops.

DiAnn is a founding board member of American Christian Fiction Writers and serves as Conference Advisor for the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. She is actively involved in several professional writing organizations, including Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers.