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Writing and Technology
Overcoming Tech Fears: A Personal Voyage of Discovery (Part 2)
Once we create a website, the webby cave lights up with the flashlight of our writer’s resume. Stake that identification flag on our own little piece of the web […]
Writer's Journey
Are You Waiting to Write?
I stare at my laptop screen. I’m in between writing projects. No deadlines to spur me. No manuscripts that need to be fleshed out. I’m […]
Inspire
Vision and Values: Key to Achieving Our Mission
February 10, 2013
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An important part of our Strategic Planning session involved clarifying Inspire Christian Writers’ vision. To determine our vision, we asked, “What is it we want […]
Marketing & Platform
My Tongue is a Pen (Part 2)
Public speaking is necessary if we want to market books and expand our platform. Last time, I shared five tools to prepare a well-crafted speech. […]
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 […]
Writer's Journey
Writers Write When . . .
You must write everyday. A writer writes. Set a word count goal. You can’t wait for inspiration. I’ve heard these statements since I started writing. […]
Craft of Writing
Voice, Houses, and Other Fun Stuff
November 17, 2016
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Saturday, November 12, Inspire Christian Writers held its quarterly workshop. After a fun mixer, we had two breakout sessions. I attended the Advanced Writer Workshop […]
Getting Published
Cinderella: a Writer’s Journey
July 23, 2011
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In a day where technology is racing along at the speed of light and publishing houses are playing the odds on e-books—while scrambling to stay […]
Getting Published
What’s the Story about Late Responses?
I often get feedback from new writers who lament the long response time (or no response at all) to their requested queries/proposals/fulls to agents and […]
