WRITING TOOLS

THE LDSTORYMAKERS MIDWEST WRITERS' CONFERENCE DEBUTED IN OLATHE, KANSAS.I'm writing this at six thousand feet above ground, on my return trip home from teaching two workshops at the LDStorymakers Midwest conference in Olathe, Kansas. I always end up humbled after LDS writers's conferences. The talent that gathers awes me, both by those published and those whose names and book titles will be hitting shelves in the next year or two.

Danyelle Ferguson, John Ferguson, Lynn Parsons, and their committee threw a flawless conference. great class topics, a terrific assembly of teacher/writers/mentors, great food, amazing speakers, and spurts of clever fun tossed in. Kansas did herself proud, opening her arms and doling out hospitality as sweet at their signature cherry crush candies. Thank you, thank you Kansas!

Once again, stellar authors generously set aside deadlines and family time to enthusiastically nurture new talent and celebrate the successes of new break-out writers.

Imagine the opportunity to get advice from Lisa Mangum, who is not only an editor a Deseret Books, but a nationally-acclaimed author racking up a to-die-for list of awards. Or how about getting writing tips from suspense queen Traci Hunter Abramson, or sweet mystery diva Josi Kilpack? What fantasy-lover wouldn't love getting into the mind off Karen Hoover? And when Heather Justeson, Don Carey, and Steve Westover step in front of a class, you know you're going to get terrific advice.

So if you love to write, and a smaller, more intimate setting suits you, mark your calendars for next year's conference. Check out LDStorymakers.com website next summer for details. And if large, stellar conferences are more to your liking, prepare to register the the LDStorymakers annual conference in Provo, Utah May 10-11, 2013. Registration opens in December. Details for this premier conference are also on the Storymakers' site. THE POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS FROM MY CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING.I was asked to present two workshops at the first annual LDStorymakers' Midwest Writers' Conference--one on PLOTTING, and one on writing HISTORICAL FICTION. I combed the Internet and a few writing books to gather a variety of information from various authors. The links to those original posts are included in the presentation.

These two power point presentations are now up on my web site. Scroll down the page to find the buttons. Here's the link: http://www.laurielclewis.com/​news.htm.

I hope they aid you in your own writing.

 laurieCopyright 2009 Laurie LC Lewis, (To obtain permission to copy or reprint any portion of this post, please contact the author at lclewis2007@gmail.com)