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Spiritual Life
When an Author Loses Her Way
My latest novel, Home, is about an author who runs away. But what does it look like when an author loses her way? It looks […]
Getting Published
Throw Your Spaghetti!
January 11, 2012
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Parents are known for their one-liners, and mine were no exception. “Do it once, do it right, then forget about it.” Wise words imprinted on […]
Writer's Journey
Creating Gems of Inspiration, All for God’s Glory
“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.” […]
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 […]
Getting Published
How to Write for Chicken Soup for the Soul
Chicken Soup for the Soul has been sharing inspirational and motivational stories for over twenty years. More than 250 compilations have been translated into 43 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Contest Winners
Fast & Furious Contest Devotional Runner-Up: Who Am I? by Don Towle
“Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” Exodus 3:11 Moses, a Hebrew, raised in Pharaoh’s household […]
Spiritual Life
Writing Is a Joy—and a Discipline God Uses
Writing is a joy. When the ideas are coming and the words are flowing, minutes slide into hours and I am lost in the joy […]
