INKsightful, INKouraging, RidINKulous is a series of babbles from our members on writing, advice, or general whimsy. All of which are randomly said in our Discord server during the various conversations that take place. The words of editorial feedback can be overwhelming: Anike Kirsten (@anikekirsten): “By the way, …
Part 1 Part 2 Rest It If Possible Rushing is rarely ideal for a story. If you have time, put the story aside for a few hours or overnight before you do a final line edit and submit. Or call in a friend with fresh eyes you trust to …
This is Part Two of Floundering in Feedback. It continues where Part 1 left off. Identify the Root of the Problem First we had to identify the real cause of the conflicting feedback. My crit partners were pulling me in several different directions and none of them offer haphazard advice. …
Dealing with peer review feedback can be absolutely brutal. It’s painful enough that many people shy away from the process time and again even if they know the feedback would help them. No matter how much you love and respect your critique partners, it hurts sometimes. Knowing they’re competent …
When INKubator set up its charter, the four founding admins appointed three community members to the Board to help get the community running and to enable the Board to make decisions for the community. They were given a three month term–half the time of an elected term of office. This …
For this exercise, we’re going in a very different direction. It’s good to mix up what you work on to keep yourself from losing too many other skills while focusing on a particular area. Also if you vary, you’re less likely to get frustrated and tired of things and want …
INKsightful, INKouraging, RidINKulous is a series of babbles from our members on writing, advice, or general whimsy. All of which are randomly said in our Discord server during the various conversations that take place. From Jeremy Mifsud: Constance Watson suggests: R. Jean Bell on dialogue tags and …
The Exercise For this next assignment, we want to stay with the essential territory of shows, but look at how showing integrates with the point of view of our narrating character. Choose a setting or object and show it from the perspective of three characters so that it portrays …
We’re very proud to announce the first episode of our new, bi-weekly podcast, INKreadables. A show in which hosts Damian Jay Clay and Jasmine Arch will be discussing anything and everything about writing. Every two weeks, they’ll have a guest over to discuss a writing article, what it taught them …
If we want to grow as writers, we need to practice our craft, push our boundaries, and hone our abilities to control the mechanics of the written word. Mastering the rules is essential before you start breaking them. How else can we know what rule to break and when …
