View 2020 Conference Sessions Session Track Navigation Links Keynote Sessions Publishing Sessions Media Sessions Marketing Sessions Editing, Design, and Production Track Sessions Fiction Writing Track Nonfiction Writing Track LDSPMA Awards Keynote Sessions Transcript Pending Creating the Biography of Elder Neal A. Maxwell: A Case Study in Research, Writing, and Learning about Authentic Discipleship Bruce and Marie Hafen Transcript Not Available Breaking into the Music World Hilary Weeks Transcript Pending Bringing People to Unity in Christ through Music: A Conversation with the Bonner Family Bonner Family Transcript Creating Responsibly: The Interplay between My Faith and My Creative Life Brandon Mull Publishing Track Sessions Transcript Inner Workings of a Publisher Panel: How Publishers Decide What to Publish Marci Monson, Angela Johnson, Emma Heggem, Dave Kimball, Ashley Gebert, Chris Schoebinger Transcript Transparent Horizons: Church History Department Publishing Today Ryan Saltzgiver, Angela Hallstrom, Spencer McBride Transcript | Additional Information (from David Vandagriff) Publishing Contracts Panel: Three Perspectives—Publisher, Author, IP Lawyer Chris Schoebinger, Annette Lyon, David Vandagriff Transcript Including More Diverse Voices in Publishing Panel Margaret Young, Madeleine Dresden, Tarienne Mitchell, Camlyn Giddins, Marci Monson, Chris Schoebinger Transcript Special Sales and Other Ways to Diversify Sales Beyond Amazon Panel Dave Kimball, Adam Sidwell, Melissa Dalton Martinez, Marci Monson Transcript Telling the Stories of Blacks in the Church Tarienne Mitchell Transcript Publishing Paths Panel: Pros and Cons of Big Publishers, Small Ones, and Self-Publishing Dave Butler, Kami Hancock, Rob Wells, Annette Lyon Transcript Expanding into Audio and Video Publishing Panel Adam Sidwell, Melissa Dalton Martinez Media Track Sessions Transcript Not Available Latter-day Saint Filmmaking around the World Panel Margaret Young, Tshoper Kabambi, Ramy Adley, Si Lai Transcript What’s Hot and What’s Not: Latter-day Saint Cinema Year-in-Review Kels Goodman Transcript Not Available Are You Ready to Make Some Noise? Get Your Songwriting Recorded and Released Kristen R. Bromley Transcript Not Available Learn from My Mistakes: What I Wish I’d Known Before Making My First Movie Jesse Ranney Transcript Lessons Learned as an Actor Joel Bishop Transcript One Voice, Many Characters: The Art of Performing Audiobooks, or How Narrators Make Magic with Your Words Nancy Peterson, Joseph Batzel Transcript The Art of Curating Conversations: Live Podcast of a Conversation with LDSPMA President-Elect Devan Jensen Christine Baird, Devan Jensen Transcript Tips from the Trenches: Guiding Your Career as a Latter-day Saint Media Professional Jodi Reynosa Marketing Track Sessions Transcript How to Be a Better Host and Guest on TV, YouTube, and Podcasts to Grow Your Audience Panel Trina Boice, Jodi Reynosa, Melissa Dalton Martinez, Tamara Anderson Transcript How to Build a Career and a Life as a Latter-day Saint Influencer Benjamin Hardy Transcript Increasing Your Online Presence: Helping Audiences Find You through Internet Searches, Social Media, and Your Website Karlene Browning Transcript Sales Funnel = Sales Success Tiffany Peterson Transcript Blogging Tips to Grow Your Audience Brad McBride Transcript Creating Viral Video Content on YouTube, IGTV, and TikTok Panel Trina Boice, Jesse Espinosa, Mimi Bascom, Monica Moore Smith Transcript Creating a Brand that Attracts Fans Panel Trina Boice, Melissa Dalton Martinez, April Hiatt Transcript Build a Better Website Brett Oliver Parson Editing, Design, and Production Track Sessions Transcript Editing for Magazines Panel: The How, When, What, and Why Josh Perkey, Jannalee Sandau Transcript So You Want to Format a Book: How to Make It Professional Marny Parkin Transcript How to Nail Nonfiction: Developmental Approaches to Make That Story Stand Out Angie Fenimore Transcript Understanding, Editing, and Publishing Children’s Nonfiction Hannah VanVels Transcript Build a Website? Yes, You Can: WordPress Makes Building a Dynamic Website Accessible to Anyone Michael Sheen Transcript So You Want to Be an Editor: Important Must-Knows about Types of Editing and What an Editor Really Does Lindsay Flanagan Transcript Business 101 for Freelancers: Entities, Legal Issues, and Taxes Suzy Bills Transcript Creating Book Covers That Sell! Karlene Browning Fiction Writing Track Sessions Transcript Not Available Writing Characters from the Inside Out: Getting to Authenticity Kristen Chandler Transcript Getting an Agent’s Attention in 2020: How to Get Noticed Using Popular Platforms Like Pitch Wars or Twitter Pitch Parties Madeleine Dresden Transcript Representation and Responsibility in Fiction: Writing about Mental Health Issues with Hope and a Proper Point of View Spencer Hyde Transcript Historical Fiction: History or Fiction? Chris Crowe and Dean Hughes Transcript Picture Perfect Writing: Creating a Memorable Picture Book Linda Bethers, K.F. Ripley, Kevin Klein Transcript Getting God out of the Machine: Making Religion and Spirituality Work in Your Writing James Goldberg Transcript How to Point of View: The Ins and Outs of First Person vs. Third Person Narratives Kessia Robinson Nonfiction Writing Track Sessions Transcript Poetry 101: Imagery, Metaphor, Repetition, Form Lance Larsen Transcript Rummaging through Our Attics: Using Grief, Trauma, and Personal Experience to Enrich Our Literary Efforts Shelli Spotts Transcript Playwriting: A Focus on Dialogue and Character Tom Gunn and Lesley Hart Gunn Transcript Not Available Facts into Truths: Making the Most of Research in Creative Nonfiction Joey Franklin Transcript Writing with Power: Clarity, Concision, and Variation Brian Jackson Transcript Writing is Reverence: A Latter-day Saint Christian Perspective Gideon Burton Transcript Double Vision in Travel Essays: Something Old and Something New John Bennion Transcript The Creative Essentialist: How to Up-Level Your Creative Competency Mel Luthy Henderson LDSPMA Awards View Ceremony (on Youtube) Lifetime Achievement Awards Ceremony View Ceremony (on Youtube) Praiseworthy Awards Ceremony