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Writer's Journey
Magic in Becoming
I can’t really tell you an exact time or place in which I “became” a writer, but I’d love to share with you the tale […]
Contest Winners
Summer Dreaming Contest Winner: How to Get Back in the Water
Congratulations Malcolm Mackinnon on your winning entry in our Summer Dreaming Writing Contest. “Will there be sharks?” My daughter’s question interrupted me as I gazed […]
Submissions
Insider Submission Tips from Focus on the Family’s Sheila Seifert
Focus on the Family’s director of parenting content, Sheila Seifert, wants to help writers prepare for submitting articles and increase their chances for being considered […]
Spiritual Life
God is Never Late
May 10, 2011
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Heard of late bloomers? I have, all my life, because I am one. Social skills came slow and late. Likewise learning how to deal with […]
Craft of Writing
Chasing Perfection
One of the Inspire Board Members recently sent an email containing a fantastic quote from Vince Lombardi. “Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will […]
Interviews
The Cure for the “Perfect” Life: 12 Ways to Stop Trying Harder and Start Living Braver
July 30, 2014
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If you’ve ever thought you might crumble under the burden of perfection (and who among us hasn’t?) you’ll want to meet my friends Kathi and […]
Craft of Writing
Deeper Purposes of Descriptions in Novels
When I pick up a novel, I want to be transported to the character’s world. I want to experience what they experience, see what they […]
Craft of Writing
5 Steps to Stronger Point of View
POV – Point of View. Three little letters are the bane of every new writer’s journey. If we were writers forty or more years ago—now […]
Writer's Journey
Write What God Called You to Write
The paycheck in my hand trembled as I giggled. The school actually paid me for doing what I loved … teaching! Deep down, the personal […]
