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Spiritual Life
What If You Can’t Write?
What if you can’t write, not because of “writer’s block” but circumstances that weigh you down? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Craft of Writing
Self-Editing Any Writer Can Do
Editing. The word strikes fear and dread into writers. Where do you start? How much do you tinker before hiring a pro? How can you […]
Writer's Journey
Writers Write When . . .
You must write everyday. A writer writes. Set a word count goal. You can’t wait for inspiration. I’ve heard these statements since I started writing. […]
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 […]
Marketing & Platform
Becoming Known Part 2: Amazon Reviews
We love to wander the aisles of bookstores. But most book sales happen online over at Amazon.com. One of the best tools writers have in […]
Writer's Journey
Wonderloss: a Writer’s Malady
Have you ever sat at your computer with fingers curved over the keyboard watching the cursor blink and blink? As you wait for your brain to engage […]
