One of my greatest delights at Mount Hermon was interviewing Marci Seither, and I am excited to share this conversation with you. Marci lives with her husband, John, in a small town nestled in the Sierra Mountains. They are the proud parents... Read More
Kathy Shelby has been a member of the Fair Oaks Inspire group since its inception two years ago. Her first published story will be released March 2012 in Inspire's anthology, True Stories of Trusting God. It is a heart moving story of her... Read More
With the Christmas season approaching, each of us will receive our share of letters filled with family cheer. Do you wonder if yours will get read? As Christian writers, we take this opportunity to encourage and inspire. Here are some tips I've... Read More
Do you sometimes wonder if all the hours you spend in front of your monitor are worth it? If so, I have encouraging words for you. I recently listened to an interview with Jack Canfield, Co-founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul Anthology Series... Read More
As Christians we want our writing to shine as a beacon into our world. That means if we have a blog ministry, we want it to be the best. Here are twelve ways to provide your readers with God glorifying copy: Use compelling content--stories from... Read More
Do you blog or journal your experiences? Do you have a story to tell? Here are seven tips to follow as you develop your story for publication. Consider what magazine you would like to submit your story to. Get a copy or two and study its style... Read More
by Sue Tornai Laura Christianson, the featured speaker at The Christian Writer’s Conference at Redwood Chapel this year inspired writers with great information. Here are some great tips from her last session on developing a web... Read More
by Sue Tornai When we write with passive verbs, we make our stories boring. Effective writers weed out forms of the verb "to be" by choosing more active verbs. Passive Verbs: is, am, are, were, has, had, will be, will have been, has been... Read More
by Sue Tornai 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 critique Self-edit and rewrite until your work is as good... Read More
by Sue Tornai Most devotions are written on assignment but The Upper Room is a publisher that accepts freelance submissions. Have you considered expanding your ministry by writing devotions? The Upper Room sends me a beautiful letter upon... Read More