Craft of Writing
Wasting Words?
How many times have we heard we are to make our writing tight? If you’re like me, it may be more than you can count. […]
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Summer Dreaming Contest Winner: How to Get Back in the Water
Congratulations Malcolm Mackinnon on your winning entry in our Summer Dreaming Writing Contest. “Will there be sharks?” My daughter’s question interrupted me as I gazed […]
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2022 Conference “New Beginnings” Contest Winner: Weathering the Firestorm by Jennifer Hughes
If you attended the Inspire Christian Writers Conference at Mount Hermon earlier this year, you will recall that Jennifer Hughes wrote the winning entry in […]
Critique Groups
Critique Group Mysteries Unraveled
At Inspire Christian Writers, we are blessed to have a community whose goal is to encourage and equip other writers for the Kingdom of God. […]
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The World’s Greatest Storyteller
This post was the winning post in our Blog-Excellence writing contest. Congratulations Malcolm! As writers, we study our favorite authors, and meditate upon why we find […]
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Memories Contest Joint Winner: “Not Billy Bob Thornton and the Raw Fish” by Malcolm Mackinnon
The waitress looked at me, confused. She raised her hand as if to say, “Wait there,” before disappearing into the small ramshackle café. I glanced at Donna, […]
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Memories Contest Joint Winner: “My Life Spared” by Pete Cruz
Twigs, leaves, and rocks pressed against my helmet’s cracked face shield. I lay face-down, my vision filled by a macro view of the ground. I […]
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Prompt and Perfect Contest Winner: “The Intercession” by Debra Celovsky
She awakened slowly, turning wearily to see early light framing the edges of the window blinds. Her eyes were red and swollen. She had lain […]
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Fast & Furious Contest Flash Fiction Runner-Up: Wind in the Firs by E.V. Sparrow
Beneath the twilight sky, the wind howled deep within the rugged and unexplored forest. It clawed at the ancient fir trees until they bent at […]
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Fast & Furious Contest Devotional Runner-Up: Who Am I? by Don Towle
“Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” Exodus 3:11 Moses, a Hebrew, raised in Pharaoh’s household […]