Writing Sites:Inkpop

Well, as many of you  already know the glory of inkpop, I post this here for those of you unaware. Inkpop is a site hosted by HarperCollins for YA writers and readers.

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Well, inkpop is a great place to share your work and read others' stories. There are some awesome groups and discussions. Plus this site is open to all genres! Amazing, right?

On the down side, this isn't the top site for feedback. There are way to get feedback, but not the quantity or sometimes quality you could get on other sites.

Other Good Things About Inkpop

1. You can make covers for your books, which I think is has a huge advantage. It makes you feel like your one more step closer to publishing. And come on, tell me whoever has been writing a book, and hasn't dreamt of what the cover will look like?
2. A great place to meet the like-minded and read their stories. Inkpop has an amazing community, and excellent ways to connect. Like messaging, forums, friends, so on.
3. You can make groups like the Inkpop Fantasy Society, the Inkpop Short Story Society, The League of Super Evil Cupcakes, and the Inkpop Angels.
4. The design of this website is fun to look at and easy to manuever. Some writing websites are a little boring, but inkpop's design isn't like that at all. It's fun, colorful, and creative. Why don't you check it out?
5. The Top Picks. They are the top five most popular projects of the month. (See Basic Inkpop Knowledge for more) The editors at HarperCollins review them and give feedback to the author, permanently marking the project with a gold star instead of a number.
6. You have a chance for publishing. Editors who review the Top Picks can publish them, if they like the potential. This has happened only once, In Leah's The Carrier of the Mark, but it's possible it will happen again.

Basic Inkpop Knowledge

• A swap is when you read someone else's book and give feedback on it, that author doing the same for you. This is one of the ways to get feedback. The other is the rare and lucky free read. Free reads are when you read and/or comment, giving decent feedback, on a book with the generosity of your heart.
• Members do not appreciate one-liners during a swap. It is the number two reason on how to not make friends. A one-liner is "feedback" that is basically saying something like "Good job, I like it." It offers no feedback, and really doesn't say anything good about your story either.
• True feedback is at least one thing good about the book and one thing they could change.
• It's probably not the best idea to ask for free reads, that's kind of selfish and lazy. Asking for swaps is fine.
• To vote for a project, you add them to your picks. Adding them to your picks gives that project points, based on your Trendsetter Rank. The project rank is not effected by watch lists, comments, or the current number of picks lists it is on. It is the collective score of all the picks lists it has been on.
• Picking a project earlier, increases your trendsetter rank. If the project you picked gains places while it is on your picks list, your rank increases. Simple.

Inkpop Purpose's

Inkpop's purpose is to let you put yourself out there as an author and find people who feel the same way about writing.