"The Creek" Writers Weekend

 
“The Creek” Writers Retreat
March 1-2-3, 2012
 
Dry Creek Baptist Camp
Dry Creek, Louisiana
Come apart to the piney woods for an event especially designed for inspirational writers with a Christian worldview who wish to impact their world.
 
“Telling Your Story”
“The shortest distance between the truth and a human heart is a story.”
-Anthony DeMello
 
Program
Diann Mills
Christy Award Winner
www.diannmills.com
 
Frank Ball
North Texas Christian Writers
http://www.ntchristianwriters.com/
Learn more… Show more about Frank’s teaching at http://www.helpmetellmystory.com/?page_id=436
 
Host
Curt Iles and Creekbank Stories
creekbank.stories@gmail.com 337.396.5372
 
 
Program will include sessions on fiction, non-fiction, mentoring, self-editing, starting a writing group, and much more.
 
Includes six meals, two night’s lodging, banquet, and more. To provide the best experience and interaction, registration will be limited to the first fifty (50) registrants.   A limited number of additional commuter attendees will be allowed.
 
Lodging :   in the historic “White House” at Dry Creek Baptist Camp.   Bed and Breakfast accommodations with hotel-style lodging.     
 
Schedule : Registration begins Thursday evening at 4:00 PM   and the event concludes after lunch on Saturday.  
 
More information - Visit http://www.creekbank.net/the-creek-writers-weekend/   After Purchasing Your Ticket To Contact Us With Other Necessary Information
 
Facebook: The Creek Writers Weekend Page  and The Creek Writers Weekend Event Page .
 
Creekbank Stories   Po Box 332   Dry Creek, La 70637 337.396.5372
curtiles@aol.com
 
 
 
Schedule
 
 
Thursday,   March 1
Noon- 6:00 PM   Come early and write, rest, and walk in the woods
4:00-6:00   Registration
6:00    Welcome
           Meal
           Introductions
           Keynote    “Mentoring Power”    Diann Mills
            Session      “How to Write a Captivating Story     Frank Ball
             Hayride/Campfire
 
Friday, March 2
 
8:00    Breakfast
            Bible Study     Randy Dupree
9:00     Session     Self-Editing for Dynamic Writers    Diann Mills   (1)
10:30    Session      Be a Creative Genius     Frank Ball     
            A Word:   Curt Iles
12:00    Lunch
 
1-2   Write, Rest, and Walk   
 
3:00-5:00   Session:     “The Dance of Character and Plot” Diann Mills
 
5:30   Field Trip: Finding Your Place
 
7:00   Evening Meal/Banquet
Keynote:   “Story Power”   Frank   Ball
Front Porch Singing and Storytelling
 
 
Saturday   March 3
8:00 Breakfast
Devotion   Randy Dupree
  9:00      Draw a Story in Perspective       Frank Ball  
10:15    Thick-Skinned Critique    Diann Mills    
11:30   Panel Discussion    Taking your Questions   
12:15    Lunch
 

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