It’s been a while since we’ve posted an exercise. Our members have been busy writing a variety of projects and many have been submitting and getting published. But in this time of fear and social distancing, we want to post something to help our people, and any one else out …
Hello everyone, It’s me, your friendly neighbourhood Jaz. In September of last year I reviewed one of my favourite fiction podcasts on my blog. Half a day later, I was shrieking so hard it spooked the dogs. You see, the Podcastle crew had enthusiastically retweeted my blog. So after I …
Bex: INKLINGS! PEOPLE! EVERYONE! You gotta see this. Jaz: See what, Bex? Bex: Apex! Apex! Jaz: Apex? What’s up with Apex? Bex: WORDS! NEW WORDS! Jaz: New words. Well, we’re a writing community. We have new words all the time, don’t we? Bex: Yeah, but… bounces off the walls… They’re …
We’re going to return to different types of prompts pretty regularly in these exercises, because they are so effective. Writing to a prompt helps push you out of your comfort zone and routine and can spark an awesome story that you never expected to write. Our previous image prompt exercise …
Several members of our INKubator family are achieving success with their writing goals. In this series, we want to let them share what they’ve achieved and how they feel about it. Of course, for us it’s an extra chance to show these INKlings how proud we are of them. Introduction …
Several members of our INKubator family are achieving success with their writing goals. In this series, we want to let them share what they’ve achieved and how they feel about it. Of course, for us it’s an extra chance to show these INKlings how proud we are of them. Introduction …
Mastering story openers that hook the reader and build up to our story is one of the most essential skills for a writer. If we don’t give our readers a compelling reason to invest their time in our story early on, it won’t matter how solid the middle is or …
This exercise is based on a personal recommendation from Rowena Harding-Smith to R. Jean Bell (aka bex). Bex has been having trouble finishing stories lately, unless they are microfiction. She gets ideas and starts but stalls out and can’t seem to complete them. So the goal of this exercise is …
As a less experienced writer, it can be difficult to know how to provide developmental feedback to your peers. You may feel insecure about your abilities and concerned you’re telling people the wrong things. Grammar feels safe and easy–the rules there are more clear cut. But there is no point …
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 …
