From the Archive
Five Steps to Building Your Platform by Michael Hyatt
When Words Changed a Kingdom
For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family […]
Writing 101: A Masterclass in 10 Quotes
“Never use abstract nouns when concrete ones will do. If you mean ‘More people died’ don’t say “Mortality rose.” ~ C. S. Lewis “A good […]
Happy New Year 2018
Happy New Year! The end of 2017 saw a lot of wonderful and exciting changes for Inspire. Our newest (and incredibly accomplished!) Board members round […]
The Adventurous Life of Writing
God, who got you started in this spiritual adventure, shares with us the life of his Son and our Master Jesus. He will never give […]
Great Openings Contest Fiction Runner-Up: No Dawn by Dian Avila
Callouses on my fingers and feet snagged the rough bark of my perch. It was difficult to recognize Eku’s olive green skin among the leaves […]
Improving Your Craft: Inspire’s Online Critique Groups
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 […]
Stirring Up the Gift Within You
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 […]
My Favorite Books on Writing—and Why
Lists of favorite books on writing are not hard to find. Most writers have a well-used selection they turn to from time to time for […]


