00:06:48 Martha Artyomenko: Jean doesn’t appear to be connected to suadio 00:06:50 Martha Artyomenko: audio 00:08:15 Jean: Can you hear me? 00:08:43 Martha Artyomenko: No, Jean, we cannot. 00:10:09 Cole Claybourn: I keep hearing every time someone joins 00:11:17 Deena Adams: Should everyone be muted? 00:11:20 Martha Artyomenko: I just heard you, Jean 00:11:37 Martha Artyomenko: Yes, I can hear you, Jean 00:13:48 Cherrilynn Bisbano: HI everybody 00:14:00 Sarah Velotta: I know this can be stressful, Jean, but thank you for sticking with it and working this out for us!!! 00:14:23 Jean: ?? Question 00:14:23 Kentucky Christian Writers Conference Conference 1: ?? Is this a question? 00:15:07 Kentucky Christian Writers Conference Conference 1: Use hashtags in social media. #KCWC2020 #WriteTheVision 00:15:17 ruthebaize: I can hear you fine. 00:16:06 Jeannie Waters: Georgia 00:16:11 ruthebaize: Evansville, Indiana 00:16:17 Joan Hetzler: Georgia 00:16:18 Bobby Norman: Bobby Norman, North Carolina 00:16:19 Truesdell: Missouri 00:16:21 Patricia Tiffany Morris: IOWA 00:16:23 sarah chafins: Jeffersonville, Kentucky 00:16:28 Lana: Louisville, KY 00:16:35 Evelyn Wells: Georgia 00:17:00 susan: Louisville, KY 00:17:01 Cole Claybourn: Bowling Green, KY 00:17:02 Toni Shiloh: Listening in from Virginia 00:17:04 Glynis: South Dakota 00:17:05 Gareth Carter: Cincinnati Ohio 00:17:05 Penny: Batavia, Ohio 00:17:07 Mary Luce: Radcliff KY 00:17:07 sandysavage: Memphis 00:17:07 Amy: Erie, PA 00:17:08 Sarah Velotta: Owensboro, KY 00:17:10 Carrie Walker: Allen PArk, MI 00:17:11 Martha Artyomenko: Kalispell Montana 00:17:11 Deena Adams: Chesapeake, VA 00:17:11 Jenifer: South Carolina 00:17:11 RondaWells: Mooresville, Indiana 00:17:12 Heather Hoffman: Lincoln, Nebraska 00:17:13 Karen Nolan: Atlanta 00:17:13 Tammie: Colorado Springs 00:17:14 Joyce McCullough: Manchester, Tennessee 00:17:14 Alisha Bozarth: Bakersfield, California 00:17:15 Lori Scott: Hi y'all from Texas 00:17:15 Emily Hyde: Louisville, KY 00:17:23 debbie's iPad (3): Winchester, Ky 00:17:23 Mirachelle Canada: Virginia 00:17:30 Jaycee Weaver: Albuquerque, NM 00:17:31 Kerrith Stapp: Kerrith stapp from Bremen, Maine 00:19:01 Jean: Welcome everyone! 00:21:54 Martha Artyomenko: ??How much should you expect to pay too have a proposal edited? 00:22:28 Martha Artyomenko: And laughing at myself for the computer adding the wrong too. Sorry! 00:26:38 April Kidwell: Do you recommend adding affiliations or memberships in your bio? (example: ACFW member) 00:27:14 Deena Adams: If you’re unpublished, would it be beneficial to add contest awards in the bio? 00:27:58 susan: ?? I’m a children’s book author/illustrator. Can I put a photo of the front cover of the book, since I’m the artist, along with a photo of myself on the one-sheet? 00:29:20 Deena Adams: For the one sheet we submit to agents and editors at the conference this weekend, would a website header for branding purposes be appropriate? Or should the one sheet be strictly related to the book only with a photo relating to the specific story? 00:29:21 Joan Hetzler: how long should each chapters summary be for the nonfiction proposal? 00:29:50 Cole Claybourn: ?? How long should your marketing plan be in your proposal?? 00:30:53 Jean: If you are an author/illustrator agents have different requirements. 00:31:36 susan: Thank you 00:32:08 Deena Adams: Thanks for answering my question, Cherrilynn 00:34:00 ruthebaize: sorry must leave 00:34:17 Jean: A sample children's fiction proposal on my website https://jeanmatthewhall.com/sample-proposal/ 00:35:02 Jean: godsfruit3@gmail.com 00:35:22 Robyn Monroe: Can you tell us the email again 00:35:56 Penny: What about for fiction? How do you determine your audience? 00:36:07 Jean: godsfruit3@gmail.com 00:36:45 Jean: PENNY - who are you writing for? Teen girls? Moms? Sports fans? 00:37:02 susan: Thank you, Jean! 00:37:08 Joan Hetzler: should a nonfiction proposal be in the author's own name or their pen name? 00:38:16 Jean: In the ONe-Page Sell Sheet note that you write under the pen name of ---- 00:38:41 Joan Hetzler: thanks Jean for answer 00:38:43 Penny: Thank you Jean. 00:39:12 Jean: Name of book, author, publisher, year pubbed, ISBN. 00:40:02 Carrie Walker: ?? For comparables should it be in a list form, and explanations of similarities/differences for each? 00:40:53 Jean: After title, etc. Type a BRIEF sentence that states how your book is like this one, then different from that book. 00:41:50 Jean: Why is my book similar? Different? What does my book offer that the other book doesn't? 00:41:53 sandysavage: why did you say do not self publish 00:42:29 Jaycee Weaver: ?? What would be considered a good amount of reviews if you choose an independently published book to compare to? 00:42:34 Jean: Do not compare your book to self-published books unless they have had phenominal sales. 00:44:56 Cole Claybourn: What is considered a good platform? Is there a certain number of followers on each social media site that agents look for? 00:45:07 Cole Claybourn: ?? What is considered a good platform? Is there a certain number of followers on each social media site that agents look for? 00:45:49 Robyn Monroe: What is a good number of followers 00:45:52 Jean: On the Panel last night Chip MacGregor gave an excellent explanation of platform for nonfiction books. 00:45:52 April Kidwell: Would you mention an internship for a non-fiction author if you are proposing a fiction book? 00:45:58 Robyn Monroe: On social media 00:46:15 Jean: Social media is only part of it. 00:46:29 Jean: With fiction writers platform is a different thing. 00:46:41 Penny: ?? Is platform as important for fiction as nonfiction? 00:46:59 susan: Having technical difficulty, so I may disappear, but thank you very much. 00:48:49 Lori Scott: ?? who would you contact to find out about alumni newsletter numbers. I attended Wheaton College 00:51:21 Jean: Platform is not quite as important for fiction proposals as for nonfiction. 00:52:07 Cole Claybourn: ?? If our marketing plan includes things we can only do in the future, like solicit interviews related to the book and ask our endorsements to tweet/share about it, is it okay then to say “I will” do those things? 00:53:45 Joan Hetzler: what are prices? 00:53:50 Deena Adams: How much should a proposal review/edit cost? 00:53:55 Martha Artyomenko: ??What is your website? 00:56:32 Robyn Monroe: $10,000 for a non-fiction book proposal edit??? Is that an edit for the entire book? 00:56:33 Jean: The quality of our proposal is AT LEAST as important as the quality of our books. 00:58:19 Robyn Monroe: Are you in Kentucky? 00:58:31 Sarah Velotta: For new writers, what do you do to sell yourself if you don’t have any writing experience, awards, achievements, etc.? 00:59:08 Gareth Carter: THANK YOU! 00:59:14 Jean: Email Cheryl an email with "Free List" in subject line for her Checklist. godsfruit3@gmail.com 00:59:38 Jean: "FREE GIFT" IN SUBJECT LINE. 00:59:48 Jenifer: Thank you, thank you! 00:59:50 Jeannie Waters: Thanks for your encouragement and offer of this free gift, Cherrilyn. 00:59:54 RondaWells: thank you, this has all been incredibly helpful 00:59:57 sandysavage: jean hers email again pls 01:00:00 sarah chafins: Thank you so much! 01:00:01 Mirachelle Canada: Thank you! 01:00:12 Glynis: Thank you so much! This has been so helpful. 01:00:26 Penny: Thank you, Cherrilynn for your generosity. 01:00:40 Jean: Build yourself a "resume" by writing for magazines, devos, blogs, anthologies--even if there is no pay. 01:00:43 Andi Lehman: Thank you from Mississippi 01:01:01 Deena Adams: Networking is great for us new writers! I submitted articles to Blue Ridge and they accepted all four. I host guests on my own blog too. 01:01:02 Jean: Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference and AlmostAnAuthor. 01:01:12 Brenda Flowers: Thank you! 01:01:31 Jean: Christian Writers Market Guide 01:02:18 Evelyn Wells: Your free gift is such a sweet thing to do. Thank you! 01:03:12 Sarah Velotta: It’s not up to us. He gave us the calling, and He will see us through, in His time and in His way! 01:03:34 Patricia Tiffany Morris: 7:30 EST??? 01:04:24 Patricia Tiffany Morris: I adore Cec! 01:04:55 Sarah Velotta: How do you find a writing group? 01:04:55 Lori Scott: Cec was a huge encouragement to me when I first started writing. 01:05:05 Kentucky Christian Writers Conference Conference 1: 07:30 AM EST tomorrow, yes 01:05:10 Brenda Flowers: Cec is a wonderful caring man! 01:05:17 Susan Pettit: Thank you so much for this encouragement!! 01:05:25 Penny: Thank you so much for all this wonderful info. 01:05:30 Jean: Word Weaver Intl offers face-to-face and online writing critique groups. 01:05:34 Deena Adams: Thank you so much Cherrilynn! Great info. 01:05:37 Jeannie Waters: Word Weavers International has local and online critique groups. It's a Christian writers critique group. 01:05:37 Jeanette Cameron: Thank you so much! 01:05:47 Sarah Velotta: I love how you’re allowing God to use the gifts He’s given you to bless others. Thank you for being willing!!! 01:05:52 Lana: Thank you, Cherrilynn 01:05:54 Robyn Monroe: great job 01:05:55 Lori Scott: Thank you VERY MUCH for sharing your expertise and for your generous offers of support 01:05:58 Heather Hoffman: Thanks! 01:05:59 Emily Hyde: Thank you so much! 01:06:00 Robyn Monroe: Thank you 01:06:31 Tammie: The panel last night was one of the best I’ve ever attended.