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September 23, 2023
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Year: 2018

Craft of Writing

Matching Our Message to Our Audience

December 20, 2018 Damon J. Gray 6

Match the Message As I was working in my home office, I heard my wife, Alean, shout from somewhere down by the kitchen, “Hey! No […]

Craft of Writing

How to Flesh Out Your Characters

December 13, 2018 Jasmine Schmidt 4

Well-rounded characters are equally as important to a story as the plot. They are what makes a reader feel for what is happening in a […]

Critique Groups

Maximizing Your Critique Group Membership

November 5, 2018 Karen Foster 1

I’d spent days polishing my first-person narrative story. “Looks great!” I told myself. Even so, I remember hesitating before I emailed that story to the […]

Author Interview

Whispers in the Pews: An Interview with Chris Morris (Part 2)

October 25, 2018 Chris Morris Comments Off on Whispers in the Pews: An Interview with Chris Morris (Part 2)

Editing the stories brought tears to my eyes so many times. Sometimes the tears were joyful, as I read of communities gathering around wounded people to bring hope, love, belonging, and a future. […]

Author Interview

Whispers in the Pews: An Interview with Chris Morris (Part 1)

October 24, 2018 Chris Morris Comments Off on Whispers in the Pews: An Interview with Chris Morris (Part 1)

Whispers is a collection of essays from 17 people, telling their stories of how mental illness has been handled by the church. […]

Getting Published

Praying with Jane: How God Opens Doors

October 18, 2018 Rachel Dodge 6

My journey to publishing a devotional book based on Jane Austen’s prayers all started with a children’s chapter book about mice. I woke up one […]

Writing and Technology

Tools for Writers: Evernote (Part 1)

October 11, 2018 Ian Feavearyear 2

Evernote is one of my favorite applications, whether on my laptop, phone, tablet, or on the Web. It has innumerable features, which can be expanded via […]

Getting Published

The Three R’s of Working with Editors

October 4, 2018 Rebecca L. Mitchell 6

Janyre (pronounced Jan-ear), my 2nd editor, told me I was “SUPER easy to work with,” and that she was singing my praises to the other editors. […]

Spiritual Life

What’s In Your Hand?

September 25, 2018 Jane S. Daly 4

Not long ago, I spent a week at the Oregon Christian Writer’s Conference. I flew from Portland straight to San Diego, where my husband, Mike, […]

News & Announcements

Workshop Keynote with Sarah Sundin: Video Now Available

September 23, 2018 Inspire Christian Writers Comments Off on Workshop Keynote with Sarah Sundin: Video Now Available

The video of September’s workshop keynote by Sarah Sundin, entitled “In God’s Waiting Room” is now available to view on inspirewriters.com. THIS VIDEO IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF INSPIRE CHRISTIAN WRITERS […]

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