Your Christian writing can help people who are looking for inspiration.
The Christian inspirational market is expanding and profitable.
As a writer, you may often wonder where to collect material for your articles, yet there is an overabundance of ways to do research for your writing.
The six ideas for Christian writing listed below may spark some ideas of your own and help you make extra income.
1. Visit your bookstore and find small books like Bible Proverbs Wisdom for Daily Life. Jude Patterson (Author).
It might be cheaper online at Amazon as a Kindle download.
Download the CEB Common English Bible with Psalms for free at Amazon.com.
You can get bible verses on calendars and bible verses printed on cards.
When you’re discouraged, grab a card at random.
You’ll be surprised at the amazing ideas you’ll get for inspirational pieces.
2. Borrow books from your church or local library.
These books will help you learn about inspirational writing.
Ask the librarian what inspirational books people like to borrow.
This will give you a good insight to writing for people’s particular need for the inspirational market.
3. After Sunday church service, write down the important things the minister addresses.
Your sermon notes can used for inspirational stories and encourage you when you wonder if you can write inspirational pieces.
4. Attend church seminars or conferences.
Usually the conference tables are loaded high with Christian literature for sale.
Buy some of these books and other materials and study them.
Take notes and pick up handouts.
Handouts are a super handy source for new ideas.
5. Subscribe to Christian devotional newsletters.
These newsletters will help you understand how to format devotionals.
Visit Christian publishers’ websites.
Study their guidelines and excerpts from their publications.
After you have written your article or devotional, check the guidelines again.
Make sure you haven’t missed any of the steps in their guidelines.
Research the Christian market regularly.
6. Get together with other inspirational writers.
You may be lucky and find a group locally.
If you can find an inspirational writing buddy, you will have help on hand.
If not, there are many Christian writing groups online.
You can join a group listed in a newsletter or on a website.
You’ll learn faster and get encouragement from critiques.
Sample a few groups and see which one fits you the best.
Try these 6 ideas, then grab your laptop and get started writing inspirational articles for today’s Christian Market!
Marge Gower is a freelance writer who specializes in children’s writing, devotionals, and holidays.
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Marge,
Thank you for these great informative tips. I particularly liked the idea of getting together with other inspirational writers. I belong to writer’s guilds but not a specific group.
I tweeted this; I know it will be helpful to others as well.
Blessings and hugs,
Susie K. Adams
Marge, I actually have that market guide! Someone gave it to me.
I enjoyed reading your article and found it very helpful.
Kathy
Carole, Susie, and Kathy,
Thank you for taking the time to read my article. I’m glad you enjoyed the information and found it helpful. Susie, thanky you for tweeting my article.
These are great ideas Suzanne! Thank you so much.
Carole Jenks
These are great ideas Suzanne! Thank you so much.
Carole Jenks
Marge, I actually have that market guide! Someone gave it to me.
I enjoyed reading your article and found it very helpful.
Kathy
Marge,
Thank you for these great informative tips. I particularly liked the idea of getting together with other inspirational writers. I belong to writer’s guilds but not a specific group.
I tweeted this; I know it will be helpful to others as well.
Blessings and hugs,
Susie K. Adams
Carole, Susie, and Kathy,
Thank you for taking the time to read my article. I’m glad you enjoyed the information and found it helpful. Susie, thanky you for tweeting my article.