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How to take an Introvert to a Writer’s Conference

December 19, 2019 4

With the coming new year, a new writing conference season is also approaching, so we thought we’d help prepare our readers with a few posts […]

God’s Will is Not Lost: For Those Trying to Find It

October 28, 2014 Comments Off

As Christian writers we often agonize over God’s will. We want him to direct us to the best agent for us, the right publishing house, […]

Improving Your Craft: Inspire’s Online Critique Groups

March 29, 2014 Comments Off

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 […]

Book Launch 101: Why Aspiring Authors Should Serve on Launch Teams

February 28, 2015 5

If you engage with other writers on social media, you’ll soon have the opportunity to serve on a Book Launch Team. Some writers turn down these […]

Mastering the Art of Crafting Effective Dialogue

August 18, 2023 1

The power of dialogue within the pages of a novel cannot be overstated. It’s through dialogue that characters come alive, relationships are forged, conflicts intensify, […]

Six Pitfalls to Finishing Your Book

January 21, 2019 4

I open my laptop and turn it on. Little blue icons begin to appear down the right side of the screen. Those seven little blue […]

Self-Editing Any Writer Can Do

October 26, 2017 1

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 […]

Stirring Up the Gift Within You

March 15, 2018 5

In 2 Timothy 1:6 (KJV), Paul exhorts Timothy to “stir up the gift of God, which is in thee ….” Or, as the NASB version […]

How to Break the Andy Syndrome: Tips for Writing for a Magazine

August 24, 2017 8

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 […]