Inspire Christian Writers – Equipping Writers to Inspire the World

What’s the Story about Late Responses?

August 3, 2017 6

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 […]

Dana Sudboro: Excellence in Editing

August 12, 2014 Comments Off

Inspire Christian Writers member Dana Sudboro joined the group in 2007 and fondly remembers the days when all of Inspire was one tiny group, moderated […]

Man in a tent with mountains in the background reading on a Kindle device

How to Convert Your Manuscript from Word to Kindle Format in 5 Easy Steps (Part 1)

January 11, 2018 Comments Off

You’ve finished your wonderful manuscript in Word, complete with front matter and back matter. You may even have already uploaded the manuscript to CreateSpace … […]

The Art of Story

October 2, 2014 1

Tess O’Shay is in her mi’s, has red hair, green eyes and a feisty temper. She says what she thinks, which I love about her, […]

Watch Movies Like a Writer

August 31, 2017 1

Want to be a better writer? Want more readers to say, “I couldn’t put your book down?” Here’s an easy way to learn to write […]

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 […]

4 Things Not to Do When You’re Rejected

August 27, 2020 9

Within a span of four weeks, I received rejection emails from three publications and two publishers. How did I react? I hid under my cozy […]

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, […]