We were thrilled when our friend Diana, host of Open Book With Diana Page Jordan, agreed to moderate the Spiritual Writing Panel at Wordstock yesterday. She blogged about it, and with her permission we have reprinted her words and photos below. And visit Diana’s blog for more of her wit and wisdom!

If you’re a writer, one of the best places to be today would have been watching the Spiritual Writing panel at Portland’s unique Wordstock festival.  I’ve just finished moderating that panel.  The words of wisdom delivered by Publisher Cynthia Black, Editor Jenefer Angell and writer Jessica Maxwell cross genres.

In a challenged economy, demand for spiritual books is growing.  The trick for writers of spiritual work is to make their words universal, so readers have a solid take-away for their own lives.  The writer wants to have a great idea, and to know the intention of the work.

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