From the Archive
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 […]
Author Interview
Interview with Shannon Dittemore: Author of Angel Eyes
April 30, 2012
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How did your debut novel Angel Eyes come about? There are so many things I could mention here, situations that led me to the moment […]
Inspire
Vision and Values: Key to Achieving Our Mission
February 10, 2013
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An important part of our Strategic Planning session involved clarifying Inspire Christian Writers’ vision. To determine our vision, we asked, “What is it we want […]
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 […]
Author Interview
Cultivating Online Communities
Denise J. Hughes, author of Word Writers Philippians, Ephesians, and James, is the founder of Deeper Waters Ministries and serves as Editorial Coordinator for the […]
Writer's Journey
Just Too Busy: Backstory
June 25, 2011
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When Joanne Kraft walked into an Inspire Christian Writers critique meeting a few years ago, she brought with her a two-page article about her family’s radical sabbatical and […]
Critique Groups
3 Questions to Ask Yourself When You Get a Tough Critique
June 4, 2012
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One of the greatest benefits of membership in Inspire Christian Writers is our local critique groups. In these groups our writers present the fruit of […]
Submissions
A Word for the Weary: Preparing to Submit Your Devotions to The Upper Room
So you’d like to get published, or perhaps you need a breather from writing a novel. Try writing “a word to sustain the weary soul” […]
Fiction
Real Writers Don’t Write Romances . . . Or Do They?
At Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference a couple of years ago, I attended a workshop taught by an acquisitions editor for Harlequin’s Love Inspired line. After […]
