Christie Silvers

I don't normally advertise for other companies, but I was contacted by an employee of Harper Collins wanting me to check out the site called InkPop.com and possibly mention something about it here on the blog.  Even that isn't usually a good enough reason for me to share stuff I don't use or like

However... this site is very cool for the teen writer!  InkPop focuses mainly on YA and teen writers, and as I don't write YA and certainly not a teen writer any longer, I had my teenager check it out as well.  She's 14 (almost 15, she says) and loves reading and writing.  Her words were, "It's cool, Mom.  I like it and will definitely use it." 

From what she told me, the only thing she didn't like is how difficult they have the password section of registration.  It has a specific requirement on how your password should be.  Something like 6 letters, 1 has to be a number and 1 has to be capitalized... or some such nonsense.  She made it through though and moved on into using the site.

Anyway, the site seems to appeal to teens with ways to earn "badges" during your time there by doing things like writing short stories, writing poetry, helping out with critiques, writing fiction and even just trying out everything once. There are 25 badges in total, so there's plenty for the aspiring teen writer to try their hand at.

If you have a teen that enjoys writing, send them this way.  They'll find lots of other people who enjoy the same things they do and possibly lead the way to a lifelong enjoyment of the written word.  As an author, I like to encourage others to give it a try.  I know my teen is.