


Your Summer Passion Project: Drafting Onward
We’re checking in on our Inklings, many of whom are hard at work on a writing passion project this summer. Here’s another drafting activity to add energy and possibilities to your story. In this quick sample of a Drafting Workshop activity, we’re...
Your Summer Passion Project: The Messy Middle
It’s the middle of the summer, and many of you are wading through the messy middle as you work on your passion projects. I want you to know, you’re not alone if you feel like the middle is a little messy. In fact, for most writers, that’s exactly how...
Quick Fix: How to Start and Finish a Story in One Sitting
You’re likely reading books you can’t start and finish in one sitting. It only makes sense that you also want to write long stories with complex twists and turns. But do you want to know a secret? Passion projects don’t have to be long and involved and writers...
Bonus Writing Activity with Sonja K. Solter
We’re celebrating Inklings mentor Sonja K. Solter’s book release! Sonja’s book, When You Know What I Know, is a heartbreaking yet powerful novel. This book will strike a chord with readers of Jacqueline Woodson and Tony Abbott. One day after school,...![How to Finish Your Story or Poem: A Checklist for Writers [Inklings Book Contest Prep 2020]](https://www.younginklings.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/maxresdefault-3-1080x675.jpg)