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Christian Writers in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, have formed the First Chapter of The Word Guild – called Genesis.
The Word Guild is the national organization in Canada that is "Encouraging, Equipping and Empowering Writers and Editors Who are Christian.”
Join The Word Guild to receive benefits from membership.
Genesis Events for Greater Victoria Christian Writers & Editors:
RSVP: Contact Bill at ChristianMemoirs@shaw.ca OR Lois at Loismgray55@gmail.com
Nov 4, 2016: Our guest speaker is Pat Nichol, author, TV host, speaker and workshop facilitator. Her presentation is called: A Book is Born - taking us through the publication trials.
Topic: Publication trials
LOCATION: Christian Book and Music Store, 3090 Nanaimo St, Victoria (close to Mayfair Mall)
DATE & TIME: Nov 4, 2016; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/WordGuildGenesisChapter/
Past Genesis Events:
April 1, 2016: Christina Van Starkenburg will be talking about the differences between a website and a blog as well as the pros and cons of each, strategies to get your blog off to a good start, and growing your audience. If there is still time afterwards, I can go into a bit more detail about the specifics of starting a blog on Wordpress.com.
Topic: Blog vs. Website
LOCATION: Christian Book and Music Store, 3090 Nanaimo St, Victoria (close to Mayfair Mall)
DATE & TIME: April 1, 2016; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/WordGuildGenesisChapter/
March 4th, 2016: Garth von Buchholz will be back to help TWG members to figure out Facebook, Twitter and All of the Other Platforms? Come and join us at our March Meeting to get your questions answered. Plus we’ll help you
LOCATION: Christian Book and Music Store, 3090 Nanaimo St, Victoria (close to Mayfair Mall)
DATE & TIME: March 4th, 2016; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/WordGuildGenesisChapter/
Feb 5, 2016: Garth von Buchholz is a poet, playwright, short fiction author and former journalist who has been in the digital media business for more than 20 years. He currently works as a certified usability analyst and Internet content strategist for the B.C. government. Garth has also been a social media marketer in the private sector and has taught a course on Internet content strategy at Royal Roads University since 2011. An early blogger, Garth invented the term "contentology" and was voted one of the Top 25 Content Strategists at the 2010 Lavacon in San Diego, California. He is highly active in social media, and one of his Twitter accounts, @UsabilityDesign, has nearly 10,000 followers. Garth has been married for 25 years, has a 10-year-old daughter, and is a member of Gateway Baptist Church in Victoria, where he plays drums with the worship music band.
Topic: Social Media Mechanics for Christian Writers
>Introduction: Tales From My Adventures in Social Media
>Social Don't Bite (Why You Shouldn't Fear Social Media Marketing)
>Geocities to Goodreads: The New Homepages
>Branding Your Posts: How to be a Diamond in the Sand
>Likes, Followers and Friends: Measure Your Success
>Howie Dooit: Success Stories in Social Media
>Q & A Session
Location: Christian Book & Music, 3090 Nanaimo St, Victoria BC V8T 5A6
Time: 7-9 PM
Friday Dec 4, 2015: Dr. William A. Gray will teach participants how to provide Reciprocal Mentoring for one another, using 4 Mentoring Styles he discovered and a 6-Step Mentoring Process he developed. He has taught this to over 20,000 mentoring partners since 1984, and to over 300 Trainers who have taught this to over 100,000 mentoring partners. Dr. Gray is president of Mentoring Solutions. Visit www.mentoring-solutions.com to learn more.
Location: Saanichton Bible Fellowship, 2159 Mt. Newton X Rd. (across from Saanich Peninsula Hospital)
Time: 7-9 PM
Nov 6, 2015: Patrick O’Connor (from FirstChoiceBooks.ca) will present on Publishing Options, Design and Layout, and other services his company provides. Patrick will address many of the Needs you have – and will discuss what’s involved at the “back end” to guide your writing at the “front end” so your work is more ready for publishing.
Location: First Baptist Church, 877 North Park St., Victoria BC V8W 1S9
Time: 7-9 PM
Agenda: Why choose self publishing; Comparison of self publishing vs traditional publishing; Basics of book production; Book specs; Book & cover design including graphics layout & formatting; How to get the word out; Distribution; Q&A; Application Activity to your own work.
Oct 2, 2015: Organizational meeting to decide Chapter name (Genesis), Topics for future meetings, Locations, Organizers, etc. Writers will do a “wisdom circle” to address “Procrastination."
Location: Saanichton Bible Fellowship, 2159 Mt. Newton X Rd. (across from Saanich Peninsula Hospital)
Time: 7-9 PM
The Word Guild is the national organization in Canada that is "Encouraging, Equipping and Empowering Writers and Editors Who are Christian.”
Join The Word Guild to receive benefits from membership.
Genesis Events for Greater Victoria Christian Writers & Editors:
RSVP: Contact Bill at ChristianMemoirs@shaw.ca OR Lois at Loismgray55@gmail.com
Nov 4, 2016: Our guest speaker is Pat Nichol, author, TV host, speaker and workshop facilitator. Her presentation is called: A Book is Born - taking us through the publication trials.
Topic: Publication trials
LOCATION: Christian Book and Music Store, 3090 Nanaimo St, Victoria (close to Mayfair Mall)
DATE & TIME: Nov 4, 2016; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/WordGuildGenesisChapter/
Past Genesis Events:
April 1, 2016: Christina Van Starkenburg will be talking about the differences between a website and a blog as well as the pros and cons of each, strategies to get your blog off to a good start, and growing your audience. If there is still time afterwards, I can go into a bit more detail about the specifics of starting a blog on Wordpress.com.
Topic: Blog vs. Website
LOCATION: Christian Book and Music Store, 3090 Nanaimo St, Victoria (close to Mayfair Mall)
DATE & TIME: April 1, 2016; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/WordGuildGenesisChapter/
March 4th, 2016: Garth von Buchholz will be back to help TWG members to figure out Facebook, Twitter and All of the Other Platforms? Come and join us at our March Meeting to get your questions answered. Plus we’ll help you
- Troubleshoot any problems you’ve been having with social media,
- Build your website, or professional Facebook page,
- And much more.
LOCATION: Christian Book and Music Store, 3090 Nanaimo St, Victoria (close to Mayfair Mall)
DATE & TIME: March 4th, 2016; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/WordGuildGenesisChapter/
Feb 5, 2016: Garth von Buchholz is a poet, playwright, short fiction author and former journalist who has been in the digital media business for more than 20 years. He currently works as a certified usability analyst and Internet content strategist for the B.C. government. Garth has also been a social media marketer in the private sector and has taught a course on Internet content strategy at Royal Roads University since 2011. An early blogger, Garth invented the term "contentology" and was voted one of the Top 25 Content Strategists at the 2010 Lavacon in San Diego, California. He is highly active in social media, and one of his Twitter accounts, @UsabilityDesign, has nearly 10,000 followers. Garth has been married for 25 years, has a 10-year-old daughter, and is a member of Gateway Baptist Church in Victoria, where he plays drums with the worship music band.
Topic: Social Media Mechanics for Christian Writers
>Introduction: Tales From My Adventures in Social Media
>Social Don't Bite (Why You Shouldn't Fear Social Media Marketing)
>Geocities to Goodreads: The New Homepages
>Branding Your Posts: How to be a Diamond in the Sand
>Likes, Followers and Friends: Measure Your Success
>Howie Dooit: Success Stories in Social Media
>Q & A Session
Location: Christian Book & Music, 3090 Nanaimo St, Victoria BC V8T 5A6
Time: 7-9 PM
Friday Dec 4, 2015: Dr. William A. Gray will teach participants how to provide Reciprocal Mentoring for one another, using 4 Mentoring Styles he discovered and a 6-Step Mentoring Process he developed. He has taught this to over 20,000 mentoring partners since 1984, and to over 300 Trainers who have taught this to over 100,000 mentoring partners. Dr. Gray is president of Mentoring Solutions. Visit www.mentoring-solutions.com to learn more.
Location: Saanichton Bible Fellowship, 2159 Mt. Newton X Rd. (across from Saanich Peninsula Hospital)
Time: 7-9 PM
Nov 6, 2015: Patrick O’Connor (from FirstChoiceBooks.ca) will present on Publishing Options, Design and Layout, and other services his company provides. Patrick will address many of the Needs you have – and will discuss what’s involved at the “back end” to guide your writing at the “front end” so your work is more ready for publishing.
Location: First Baptist Church, 877 North Park St., Victoria BC V8W 1S9
Time: 7-9 PM
Agenda: Why choose self publishing; Comparison of self publishing vs traditional publishing; Basics of book production; Book specs; Book & cover design including graphics layout & formatting; How to get the word out; Distribution; Q&A; Application Activity to your own work.
Oct 2, 2015: Organizational meeting to decide Chapter name (Genesis), Topics for future meetings, Locations, Organizers, etc. Writers will do a “wisdom circle” to address “Procrastination."
Location: Saanichton Bible Fellowship, 2159 Mt. Newton X Rd. (across from Saanich Peninsula Hospital)
Time: 7-9 PM
