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. […]
Critique Groups
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
Critique Groups
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 […]
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 […]
Critique Groups
How Do Critique Groups Work?
Critique groups are the backbone of Inspire. Where the magic happens. Where inspiration, perspiration and determination face the music. Where writers discover their work is […]
Critique Groups
3 Questions to Ask Yourself When You Get a Tough Critique
One of the greatest benefits of membership in Inspire Christian Writers is our local critique groups. In these groups our writers present the fruit of […]
Critique Groups
Why Writers Need Critique Groups
Attend a writers’ conference or read a book on craft and you’ll receive this advice: “If you’re serious about writing, join a critique group.” The […]
Critique Groups
Critique Group Etiquette
Successful critique groups use proper etiquette. All of our Inspire Critique Groups use the following guidelines in our meeting: When you submit a manuscript for […]