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Interviews
Building a Fiction World through Your Blog
Novelists strive to draw readers into their characters’ worlds, tirelessly crafting scenes to develop realistic settings within the limits of one novel or a series […]
Writing for Children
Writing Poems Kids Will Read
To write poems children enjoy, these tips will help: Get to know kids! Being around children from preschoolers to teens lets you know what’s on […]
Critique Groups
The Treasure of Critiques
March 24, 2011
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One of the most valuable benefits of Inspire Christian Writers is the critique group. It is the heart and soul of Inspire because it allows […]
Craft of Writing
Writing 101: Active and Passive Voices . . . and the Verb “To Be”
September 5, 2019
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Writers are usually encouraged to use the active voice and to avoid the passive voice, so it is important to be able to know and […]
Writing Tips
Five Tips for Writers Who Work Full Time
“I just want to stay home and write.” If you’re like most writers who work full time, you’ve probably said these words at least once […]
Spiritual Life
Dreams Interrupted
September 27, 2014
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We all have cherished dreams and goals. We make detailed plans and then put in the time, effort, and sometimes money to make them happen, […]
Spiritual Life
Joy Comes in the Morning
How can God bring joy from a parent’s worst nightmare, the death of a child? It seems impossible, doesn’t it? That’s what I thought, until […]
Writing Tips
Track It! How to Use Character Charts
What color were her eyes again? How long has he had this job? When did she break her arm, and is she out of her […]
Writer's Journey
Life’s Plot Twists
Writing is an adventure except, perhaps, when time escapes, the brain won’t cooperate, laundry is calling, dinner needs preparing, or distractions arise from everywhere. I […]
