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.

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 […]

Stirring Up the Gift Within You

March 15, 2018 Ian Feavearyear 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 […]

How to Convert Your Manuscript from Word to Kindle Format in 5 Easy Steps (Part 3)

March 9, 2018 Ian Feavearyear Comments Off

Last time, in part 2 of this series, we covered Steps 1-3 of the 5 steps, which discussed styling, headers and footers, and pagination. This […]

How to Convert Your Manuscript from Word to Kindle Format in 5 Easy Steps (Part 2)

February 15, 2018 Ian Feavearyear 1

In the first part of this series, we looked at some initial considerations when preparing a manuscript for Kindle. Today, we’ll be covering Steps 1-3 […]

Copyright for Writers: Five Copyright Myths

January 18, 2018 Ian Feavearyear 1

At the recent January “Pop-Up” social event, one of our members asked a question about copyright. The subsequent discussion made it apparent there is a lot […]

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 Ian Feavearyear 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 … […]