Inspire Christian Writers – Equipping Writers to Inspire the World

Insider Submission Tips from Focus on the Family’s Sheila Seifert

June 8, 2017 3

Focus on the Family’s director of parenting content, Sheila Seifert, wants to help writers prepare for submitting articles and increase their chances for being considered […]

Critique Group Etiquette

March 25, 2011 Comments Off

Successful critique groups use proper etiquette. All of our Inspire Critique Groups use the following guidelines in our meeting: When you submit a manuscript for […]

Preparing for a Writer’s Conference

February 29, 2012 Comments Off

Seventeen years ago I went to my first writers’ conference. I was a rookie. I had my proposal and a sample chapter – such as […]

NaNoWriMo: Words, Numbers & The Word

November 9, 2017 4

November may be the month we writers obsess over numbers as much as we do over words. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is here, and […]

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The Inspire Community: Online

January 4, 2018 2

One aspect of the Inspire web site that was much commented-on in the past was the lack of community functionality. When we relaunched the site […]

Writer Under Construction

May 27, 2012 Comments Off

When I began to write seriously, I knew I had a lot to learn about the craft. I also knew I would need to grow […]

Why Every Writer Needs a Writing Coach

January 13, 2016 4

Sandra Byrd, is a bestselling and award-winning author of over four dozen books. She’s currently celebrating the release of her historical novel Mist of Midnight […]

From Tears to Triumph: An Interview with Linda Bello-Ruiz

March 18, 2014 Comments Off

Christian author Linda (Cassells) Bello-Ruiz has written an award-winning memoir called From Tears to Triumph, My Journey to The House of Hope. Originally from Redwood […]