Critique Groups
Maximizing Your Critique Group Membership
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 […]
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Critique Groups
How to Critique: The One Big Thing
There are a lot of theories about the best way to critique. The “sandwich” method is one of the most used, especially in Christian organizations. […]
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Happy New Year 2018
Happy New Year! The end of 2017 saw a lot of wonderful and exciting changes for Inspire. Our newest (and incredibly accomplished!) Board members round […]
Community
The Inspire Community: Online
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 […]
Inspire Anthologies
How Is God Using the Inspire Anthologies?
As the Inspire Love anthology May 31, 2017 deadline approaches, some Inspire writers are sighing with relief because they submitted early. Some are editing, editing, […]
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How Writing Is Like Exercising
The cell phone alarm beeps me into consciousness at 5:20 am. Yes, it’s o-dark-thirty and I’m waking up to go to spin class. Why? That’s […]
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Beth Thompson Interviewed on Kingdom News
Inspire Christian Writer’s leader, Beth Thompson was recently interviewed by Kingdom News’ Tony Bosserman on KFIA about Inspire and our 2014 Write to Inspire Conference, The Art of Writing. […]
Inspire Anthologies
‘Inspire Victory’ Launch Celebrates Latest Anthology
Sacramento readers can expect uplifting reading and an inspirational time when they attend the launch party for Inspire Victory, the latest Christian anthology from Inspire […]
Critique Groups
Improving Your Craft: Inspire’s Online Critique Groups
Writers write. Usually locked in a room. Alone. For hours. We emerge for potty breaks and coffee breaks. Then we hide back in our room […]
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Fade In – New Screenwriters Critique Group
Interior, Living Room Rio Linda, Ca -Night Pan Left into Hitchcock Zoom: A blank page stares back at our lonely writer. Pencil tapping on his […]