Articles by Ian Feavearyear

About Ian Feavearyear

Ian was born and bred in the rural county of Suffolk, England but feels very much at home in the mountains of California. He is married to the Inspire Board President, Robynne, and is currently working on his first non-fiction book. Ian is Inspire's Blog and Social Media Director, webmaster, and general tech go-to person. Ian is a law school valedictorian with a Juris Doctor from Concord Law School and a paralegal certificate from Humboldt State University.

Writing 101: Active and Passive Voices . . . and the Verb “To Be”

September 5, 2019 Ian Feavearyear 0

Writers are usually encouraged to use the active voice and to avoid the passive voice, so it is important to be able to know and […]

Demystifying Podcasts: An Interview with Debbie Kitterman

August 1, 2019 Ian Feavearyear 0

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Debbie Kitterman, who will be sharing with us from her own experience of launching her podcast […]

Tools for Writers: Evernote (Part 3)

July 25, 2019 Ian Feavearyear 1

How to use Evernote to organize your research and your writing projects: structuring your research, online research, managing your writing projects, including templates, checklists, and collaboration tools within Evernote. […]

Writing 101: Point of View Basics

June 14, 2019 Ian Feavearyear 1

One of the most important decisions you need to make as a writer, especially when writing fiction or creative nonfiction, is deciding which point of […]

Tools for Writers: Evernote (Part 2)

April 25, 2019 Ian Feavearyear 1

In Part One of this series of posts about Evernote, we looked at what Evernote is and what it does. Today, we’ll be looking at […]

You Don’t Know What You Have Until It’s Not There

March 28, 2019 Ian Feavearyear 2

Inspire’s web site was down recently, for somewhere between 24-36 hours. As Inspire’s webmaster, I was only too aware of how significant the web site […]

Demystifying Podcasts: All About the Audio (and More)

March 14, 2019 Ian Feavearyear 3

Previously on “Demystifying Podcasts,” I discussed some podcasting basics. Today I’ll be looking at the essence of podcasts: the audio. But rather than discussing specific […]

Demystifying Podcasts: A Beginners Guide to Podcasting

March 6, 2019 Ian Feavearyear 2

Writers who are looking to build their platform are frequently encouraged to start a podcast. Most are aware you can subscribe to podcasts on iTunes […]

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 […]

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: Four Tips for Writing Great Opening Sentences

April 17, 2018 Ian Feavearyear 4

As Will Rogers reminded us, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. This is never truer than when an agent or […]