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Janet McHenry

Author Mentor

Janet McHenry is an award-winning author of 27 traditionally published books, including the following genres: Christian living, Bible studies, devotionals, gift books, and fiction for children and adults.

Get To Know Janet


Janet McHenry is an award-winning author of 27 traditionally published books, including the following genres: Christian living, Bible studies, devotionals, gift books, and fiction for children and adults. Three of those were on bestseller lists: PrayerWalk, Praying Personalities, and 50 Life Lessons for Grads. With a journalism degree from Berkeley, she formerly worked as a newspaper reporter and editor. However, she says she learned to write books at Christian writers conferences and has become an expert at helping others understand writing form and create structure for any kind of writing. Janet is a former educator, writing coach, book editor, creator of the Teachable course Prayer School, and host of the Sierra Valley Writers Retreat. She and her husband, Craig, a cattle rancher, live in the Sierra Valley in northern California, where they raised their four kids. She serves as the prayer ministries director at The Bridge Church in Reno and on the California leadership team for the National Day of Prayer. Besides kayaking on mountain lakes in the Sierra with her husband, Janet’s favorite thing is watching lightbulbs go on in writers’ eyes.

Pre-Conference Session


Developing Your Brand Across Genres
Having a writing brand helps a writer build an audience and develop a core message. Workshop presenter Janet McHenry has written 27 traditionally published books in eight different genres—all with a Looking Up! message. In this pre-conference session attendees will do the following with a hands-on approach:

Breakout Session


Planning & Writing a Bible Study

Devotional books are extremely popular, but while writing a single devotion seems simple, creating a devotional book takes a lot of planning! This breakout session will teach you how to plan and design an entire book and write carefully crafted devotions that meet audience felt need. Teachings will cover overall pacing for varied devotional types (31 days, 90 days, etc.), creative titling, Bible reference choices, structure of the devotional reading, prayer construction, and application end-options.

 
Create a Successful Media Kit for Podcast (and Other Media) Interviews

Author Janet McHenry landed over 100 podcast, radio, and TV interviews over a two-year period relating to the release of two of her books on prayer. Part of her pitch for those interviewers included a well-designed media kit that provided essential information they would need to introduce her, speak knowledgeably about her books, and ask interesting questions that would appeal to their audience. In this workshop Janet will provide two models for creating a successful one-sheet, along with other tips to help with those queries.

15-Minute Appointments


Janet McHenry: Structure Specialist

Janet has written 28 books for traditional publishers, including Christian living books, devotionals, Bible studies, gift books, as well as children’s books and fiction for adults. She can review your proposal, one sheet, or outline and give you counsel to make your project winningly more effective. A seasoned writers conference speaker and the host of the Sierra Valley Writers Retreat, she loves encouraging writers as she helps them understand the form of various genres.

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