Bend The Ear of an Expert
When you arrive at the conference, you will have an opportunity to sign-up for a private appointment with an NTCW faculty member. At no extra cost, you will have fifteen minutes with a seasoned writer who has the expertise you need to advance your writing success.

You may want to brainstorm your book or article idea to see if there’s a market for it. Get ideas on how to tweak your approach for the best chance of success. Ask for suggestions about publishing houses and the best fit for your manuscript. Many of our NTCW faculty have decades of experience working with editors and publishers, and they know the ropes—and which ones you need to climb.

Bring your article, devotional or short story to your appointment for some quick feedback. Faculty members will have a good eye for what it takes to make it shine. This is your chance to ask questions of a professional in private, where being shy doesn’t matter. You can learn a lot, gaining practical ways to reach your writing goals.

Check out the faculty bios, scan their web sites and decide who you think might be the best help. Sign-up sheets will be posted on the wall each morning for that day, so come early to assure getting the person and schedule you prefer. Appointments are limited to one per registrant, subject to availability each day at the conference.

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During the conference we’ll offer a limited number of sixty minute spots for private editing consultations with a professional editor. You’ll be asked to submit up to five double-spaced, one-sided pages of either fiction or nonfiction prior to the conference. The editor will bring your edits to your scheduled consultation at the conference.

We’ll also have special thirty minute website and social media coaching consultation appointments and thirty minute appointments with a psychologist to explore your characters’ psyche.

These special consultation appointments will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The consultation times will be an additional cost and are not included in the conference registration fee. When you REGISTER for the conference, available times for consultations will be shown and available for purchase at that time.

Below are faculty members offering private editing, website/social media coaching, and exploring your characters’ psyche appointments at the 2012 NTCW Conference:

Private Editing Consultation Appointments
Kathy Ide
Kathy is a published author of books, articles, play and movie scripts, short stories, devotionals, and curriculum. She has ghostwritten several books and speaks at writers’ conferences across the country. She is a full-time freelance editor/proofreader/mentor for new writers, established authors, and book publishers. If you want professional help with your work, don’t miss this opportunity. Kathy’s known for her excellent copy editing and will help you get your short piece ready for submission to a publisher, or help you see how you need to make changes on your novel or nonfiction book.

Prior to June 1, you’ll be asked to submit up to five double-spaced, one-sided pages of either fiction or nonfiction, excluding poetry and children’s story, which isn’t Kathy’s expertise. She’ll bring the edits to your scheduled consultation time at the conference.

We’ll offer a limited number of sixty minute appointments with Kathy on Thursday, June 21 through Saturday, June 23. These spots are $95 each.
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Website & Social Media Coaching Consultation Appointments
Thomas Umstattd
Thomas built his first web site at the age of 13 and taught his first web design class at only 16 years old. He has been helping authors and small businesses use the web ever since. Thomas is the founder of Author Media, a company that helps authors use the web to sell books and win contracts. He also runs AuthorTechTips.com a resource for authors timid about technology.

We’ll offer a limited number of thirty minute appointments with Thomas  on Thursday, June 21 through Saturday, June 23. These spots are $65 each.
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Explore Your Characters’ Psyche with a Psychologist
John Savell, Ph.D.
John is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and serves full-time in a faculty position as an Associate Professor of Psychology at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas. With over 34 years experience in the mental health field, he’s worked in a wide variety of settings including in-patient hospitals, outpatient clinics, prisons, residential centers, and rehabilitation hospitals. After writing a couple of unpublished fictional novels, he’s currently working on a non-fiction book based on a series of lectures titled Matters of the Heart:  How Wounds Become Sin. He’s part of North Texas Christian Writer’s and attends the Alpha/Omega critique group. From time to time, he consults with other writers providing psychological profiles of their characters to enhance the authenticity of the story.

We’ll offer a limited number of thirty minute appointments with John on Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23. These spots are $65 each.
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If you have any questions regarding the consultation times, please contact Linda Franklin at linda.franklin@ntchristianwriters.com or at 817.715.2597.