From the Archive
Five Ways to Stay Out of the Slush Pile
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 […]
The Art of Writing Romance Novels
A good love story keeps readers turning pages as they cheer for characters who struggle to overcome the obstacles that keep them apart. Yet not […]
Get in Line and Outline
Numbers and letters are an effective way to organize our thoughts. But when outlining, we have to remember that if we have a “1,” we […]
Our Stories Matter
Think about the stories that move you. The ones that stick with you long after you read the last sentence. The ones that challenge the […]
Maximizing Your First-Time Writers’ Conference Experience
This is the second part of a two-part mini-series by two of Inspire’s Board members, in which they tackle the issue of introversion (among others) […]
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 […]
Planned Procrastination
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 […]
Prompt and Perfect Contest Winner: “The Intercession” by Debra Celovsky
She awakened slowly, turning wearily to see early light framing the edges of the window blinds. Her eyes were red and swollen. She had lain […]
Marketing Your Writing Online: The Art of Thinking Backwards
When authors ask me to help them with their online marketing, they usually open with, “My agent told me I need a Facebook fan page, so […]


