Inspire Christian Writers

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

April 17, 2018 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 […]

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

March 9, 2018 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 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 […]

How to “Write Tight”

February 8, 2018 2

Editors continually tell us writers that we need to learn how to ‘write tight.’ What exactly, does that phrase mean? How can authors like ourselves […]

How to Critique: The One Big Thing

January 25, 2018 Comments Off

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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How to Convert Your Manuscript from Word to Kindle Format in 5 Easy Steps (Part 1)

January 11, 2018 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 … […]

How to Attract Your Crazy Loyal Fans

October 19, 2017 8

For years, I thought I had a major jealousy problem. Why else did I daily wonder: Why is Kathi Lipp‘s platform growing so much faster […]

How to Break the Andy Syndrome: Tips for Writing for a Magazine

August 24, 2017 8

I feel your pain, Miranda Priestly. Miranda is the perfectionist editor-in-chief of Runway, a top fashion magazine in The Devil Wears Prada. One morning she […]