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Getting Published
Cinderella: a Writer’s Journey
July 23, 2011
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In a day where technology is racing along at the speed of light and publishing houses are playing the odds on e-books—while scrambling to stay […]
Spiritual Life
NaNoWriMo: Words, Numbers & The Word
November may be the month we writers obsess over numbers as much as we do over words. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is here, and […]
Writing for Children
The Joys and Challenges of Writing for Children
June 1, 2017
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When people find out I’m a children’s author, their response often goes something like this: “Oh, how fun! I have always wanted to write a […]
Editing
“Edit”–A Four-Letter Word?
March 20, 2012
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What do you think of when you hear the word “edit”? Manuscripts bleeding red ink, perhaps, coupled with the desire to weep, wail, or consume […]
Marketing & Platform
Peer Promotion: How to Promote a Book in 7 Steps
Excitement is growing at Inspire. Several of our members have books coming out this month and many more books will be released over the next few […]
Writer's Journey
Step Away from the Vacuum
“It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write.” — Steven Pressfield, The War of Art Do you have days […]
Author Interview
Planned Procrastination
June 19, 2012
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Today we have a guest post by Cecil Murphey. Cec has authored over a hundred books including Unleash the Writer Within, which every writer should […]
Prayers
A Prayer for the Blank Page
February 20, 2014
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“Almighty God, bestow upon us the meaning of words, the light of understanding, the nobility of diction, and the faith of the true nature. And […]
Writer's Journey
Waiting for “The Right Moment”
July 7, 2014
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“Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what? […]
