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Product update - October 2018

Welcome to the new Monthly Product Update. Since Inkspired is evolving at a fast pace and we have been fixing and adding a few things to improve the overall user experience for all writers and readers in our platform, we believe having an end-of-the-month catch-up with you would be nice. So, let's get started. What's new on Inkspired?


New editor

We have updated our web editor. At a first glance it looks exactly the same, but technology-wise it's more powerful and finally fixes all of the weird issues with styling that our previous editor has. It's a massive upgrade that we have been working for a while. Adding images is more intuitive now, and we have also included the option of create lists. Additionally, the new editor it is now fully compatible with the @mentions, styles, and formats of our Inkspired Writer app.  And it works perfectly while syncing your content between the website and the apps.


News for Premium subscribers

We keep adding value to our Writer Premium subscription. Now, all Premium members can benefit from:


  • Ad-free reading experience.
  • Priority verification of stories.
  • Complimentary 80 Rewards Credits.
  • Options to export their stories and chapters in PDF, DOCx, HTML, ePUB, and TXT files.
  • Access to their weekly story performance metrics, with insights of the Trend, Growth and next week forecasts on how their story will perform.


Do not forget that some of these services are available to unlock independently right from our Self-publishing Services page.


Update on BETA readers

BETA readers are in full swing. We got a few technical problems at the beginning, but all of them have been solved and are thing of the past. Do not forget that if you use the Self-publishing services to UNLOCK the BETA readers, there are still some further instructions (detailed in the Order page) that you may need to follow before making the official BETA readers request on your chapter.


Mobile apps

We have received hundreds of messages about when we are going to update our current mobile apps. Let's be honest, the mobile apps are quite behind in what our website actually offers. Since we are committed to making our apps great (again), we can confirm a new version is on its way for iOS and Android. It might take until right before the end of the year though, but we promise we will put it in your hands soon and the wait will be worth it. Among the updated features includes Communities, Writing Contests, easier ways to browse stories, discover new stories, review your pocket library, and so much more. And we also have an additional surprise for the launch ;)


Hello promo Ads

As we explore new ways to keep Inkspired working smoothly, we have launched Ads across the website. It's also a very interesting way of reminding you of promotions, publishing opportunities, and new services we have launched.


Interested in displaying your brand or product to a community of thousands of writers and readers around the world? Fill the following form and get in touch with us.


New currencies

Slowly (but firmly) we are implementing new currencies across the platform, to make it easier for you to see the prices in your local currency. On the Self-publishing services page and at the Writer Premium page, you can check the price conversion in the most popular currencies around the world, at the current exchange rate.

Payments are still processed in USD. In the near future, we will let you set-up your own currency preferences.


Career openings

We are hiring! We have a few positions available in Madrid (Spain), Quito (Ecuador), and Brazil. Check our career opportunities.


What's next?

You can expect a lot of more surprises until the end of the year, and especially throughout November, including Paypal payments integrations, improvements when uploading your story cover pictures, and much more. Do not worry, in case you think you will miss something, we will let you know on our next monthly catch-up at the end of the month ;)


Happy writing and reading,

Galo



1 de Noviembre de 2018 a las 16:18 0 Reporte Insertar 26
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New Inkspired updates

On Inkspired we are working hard every day to bring you the best user experience in reading and writing fiction stories online. We design and build tools, services, and even challenges especially tailored for you to keep you ahead of your writing game, or be able to recommend you the stories that you may love read.

Coming July, we look back to the start of the year, and we have realized the huge milestones that we have achieved together during these last 6 months. We have launched new programs, new features, we created new writing contests, brought you new languages, improved our recommendations systems, fixed hundreds of technical bugs, and increased our magnificent community of writers and readers. And, what is even better is that we are never gonna stop!

Here is a brief recap of the things we have soft-launched in the past few weeks:

New reading experience

As you may have noticed, a few weeks ago we changed the way you read stories.

Now all the chapters are separated by pages. As an avid reader, this helps you to browse easily across chapters, comment on them faster, and also help your favorite authors with great reviews every time you finish reading one. It just made sense for everyone, and the reaction has been great :)

Writing Contests

As you may have noticed, we have been running Writing Contests in English, Spanish and Portuguese for a while. To fully enter Inkspired official contests, apart of submitting your stories and properly tag them, from now on you will need to click on "Participate now" in the contest you would like to enter, on our Writing Contests page. We are also opening them so you, as an Inkspired member, can create your own Inkspired writing contests, competitions or challenges. Want to create one? E-mail your proposal to us at [email protected].


Notification systems

The notifications have been improved and will still get new improvements soon. We have separated the types of notifications you get on our website into 3 categories: Account, My Stories, and Communities, so now you don't have to browse across dozens of notifications to find the ones that you really care about. You will soon have this same functionality on the iOS and Android apps, whenever our next mobile updates are available.


Writer's Guide

We have a new free writer's guide available for you in English and Spanish, right in our Online Academy section. Get some pro-tips about how to focus on writing and choosing the right story type directly from the fabulous Jackie, our Content Manager. Some extra help when you reach your author's block could actually be handy hey! ;)

Happy Reader Set

We have created a fun reader's guide, and designed an Inkspired reading calendar plus a door hanger for everyone who invites 3 friends to join our platform! :) Yes, that's right, and it's totally free of course. Just invite your friends using your referral link available in your dashboard, and when 3 friends sign up using that link, you will get an e-mail with a downloadable file.

Rewards Program

Our brand new Rewards Program is part of an ambitious plan we have. It's now working, and it is totally transparent to your daily Inkspired usage. From now, everything you do will get you credit points. Being a writer or just a reader of Inkspired is now paying off, and will do so literally in the near future ;)

Want to read more about it? Check out our Rewards Program page for all the details.

Careers

And, we are hiring! Yes, we are. Check out our careers board here and reach us if you believe you can make an impact in our quest to make reading and writing online fiction better.

19 de Julio de 2018 a las 18:13 2 Reporte Insertar 31
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Access to BETA readers

Inkspired will allow you to request BETA readers for your chapters and get direct feedback from real avid readers in our community based on the kind of insight you would like to have. To request BETA readers, you will need to unlock them specifically for each chapter you need through our Self-publishing services page. If you have one of our Premium subscriptions, BETA readers' access is already included in your plan.


After unlocking the BETA readers, you will need to make a request specifically from the editor page under your chapter's stats.



How does it work?

  • Choose the chapter you would like to submit to BETA Readers. Eligible chapters can only contain a maximum of 5,000 words. Your chapters do not need to be necessarily published.
  • On the editor's page, click on the "Request BETA readers" icon on the right side of the editor area.
  • Write down some notes about the specific insight you would like the readers to give you feedback on. As an example, "description of a setting", "character's development", "the narrative", etc...
  • Submit your request, and that's it. You will just need to wait.
  • On our side, we will match your chapter with readers in our community who are interested in the category you are writing. We will notify you whenever you receive a comment from any of them.
  • We can assure from 2 up to 5 BETA readers per chapter in between 2 to 15 business days. All comments are opinions, and they will align with your request. Please take them as constructive feedback. Remember, this is by no means a copyediting service. BETA readers are normal readers willing to help you voluntarily.


Depending on your Premium Plan, you will be limited to a specific free number of BETA readers' requests per month. For now, BETA readers are limited to stories in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. We plan to expand our language availability to German, French, and Russian in the future.


Happy writing and best of wishes,


Galo

12 de Abril de 2018 a las 23:00 19 Reporte Insertar 87
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Online Academy

We are happy to announce a new section on Inkspired, taking us even closer to the mission of helping writers to grow as authors and connect them with career opportunities.

Today we announce the Online Academy, available for now in Spanish, with subtitles in English, and more languages to follow.


The Inkspired Online Academy contains a series of mini-videos aimed at aspiring authors with tips and advice on how to get better at writing and publishing. It will also help all of those who want to get started at writing, but don't know where to start yet. If you want to learn about how to write better fiction, this is the place for you. Jackie, as a passionate writer, will be helping us along the way with her very useful videos, and we will be adding even more from other established authors in the near future.


Very exciting times are coming to all of our Inkspired users. We don't stop, we go again :)

Happy writing everybody!

14 de Marzo de 2018 a las 23:46 4 Reporte Insertar 30
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