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Symposium
The Benefit of Roundtables
July 26, 2020
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We’ve been working behind the scenes to bridge the gap left by the cancellation of in-person workshops and conferences. We know you want to talk to fellow writers […]
Getting Published
The Three R’s of Working with Editors
Janyre (pronounced Jan-ear), my 2nd editor, told me I was “SUPER easy to work with,” and that she was singing my praises to the other editors. […]
Getting Published
How to Break the Andy Syndrome: Tips for Writing for a Magazine
I feel your pain, Miranda Priestly. Miranda is the perfectionist editor-in-chief of Runway, a top fashion magazine in The Devil Wears Prada. One morning she […]
Writer's Journey
Best Laid Plans: Why Submitting to God is Probably a Pretty Good Idea
Several years ago, a dear friend asked me to accompany her to a writer’s group of some kind. As classic introverts, the thought of walking […]
Critique Groups
Improving Your Craft: Inspire’s Online Critique Groups
March 29, 2014
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Writers write. Usually locked in a room. Alone. For hours. We emerge for potty breaks and coffee breaks. Then we hide back in our room […]
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 […]
Marketing & Platform
How to Annoy Others and Look Terribly Desperate Online
This post illustrates what not to do when building your online presence. In it, I poke fun at the crazy things we do to get […]
Spiritual Life
What’s In Your Hand?
Not long ago, I spent a week at the Oregon Christian Writer’s Conference. I flew from Portland straight to San Diego, where my husband, Mike, […]
Craft of Writing
Five Ways to Stay Out of the Slush Pile
April 14, 2012
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Deborah Raney’s four day fiction workshop at Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference this year was amazing. Delightful and engaging, she leaves you wanting more, excited […]
