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HELLO, INKITT FELLOWS! ✨

It's finally here! I've officially published INKITT FICTOBER 2026! 🎃✍️

I know some of you have already noticed that it was submitted earlier. Hahaha. 😂 And yes, I was excited! But I also wanted to make things easier for everyone, so you don't have to keep scrolling through my profile to find all the different entries anymore. They'll all be collected in one place! ❤️

This is just a pre-release, if that's what I can call it. I'll be making an official post for the book by October 3rd, because I want to properly tag and acknowledge EVERYONE who joined! 🥹❤️

But for now, I've submitted Days 1–3: PUMPKIN, CROW, and POTION for those who are interested in seeing the first few entries! I'll continue submitting the stories little by little throughout the month until we reach the end of Fictober.

It honestly makes me so happy to see so many of you participate, and I've genuinely loved reading each and every one of your tiny stories! ✨

But that's not all!

I'd also like to share two Fictober/Tautogram collections created by some wonderful ladies, @GwenThames and @ChristelleWrites1989 !

These two writers have created their own collections featuring their personal entries from the Fictober Challenge hosted by me, J.A. Lark, and the Tautogram Challenge hosted by @V_B_Veyr ! ❤️

And if you haven't checked out Veyr's challenges yet, please do! There are so many fun little writing challenges to join. ✍️

Anyway, you can check out their books here:
🔗 Thirty-One Nights and Every Letter by ChristelleWrites1989
https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1910757
🔗 Fictober & Tautograms 2026 by Gwen Thames
https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1904969

Please give them some love and check out their collections! ❤️✨

P.S. If I ever missed an entry or accidentally skipped someone's submission for one of the days in the book, please let me know! I want to make sure everyone's little story gets included. 🥹❤️

And with that... LET'S KEEP FICTOBER GOING! 🎃✍️✨

31 Days of October.
31 Days of Writing Fun!



This year, I'm hoping you'll join me in at least one, or maybe both micro-writing challenges I'm participating in for each day in October!
The fun starts TOMORROW! 🍂🎃☕

The first challenge is FICTOBER, brought to us by the lovely @JALarkIt's 31 Days. 31 Prompts. 31-Word (or less) Flash Fiction.
Pretty simple! Hopefully! 🍂
Check out her wall for upcoming details!



The second challenge is a more difficult endeavor. This one is brought to us by the clever @V.B.Veyr
31 TAUTOGRAMS in 31 DAYS


What, pray tell, is a tautogram? (Here's looking at you, @ABDO4EVA)
It’s a piece of writing in which every word begins with the same letter.
Not only will each day be a new tautogram, but each will feature a different mood, different idea, and a different little experiment! 🎃

Let’s see if we can survive until November! 😅
And if you're not already following @J.A. Lark 🪶 and @V.B.Veyr then you should be! Outside of these challenges, they're both awesome authors and lovely people! 💖

Follow my October adventure here:
https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1904969

Found this very helpful article about designing book covers and thought I'd share. 🧑‍🎨

https://www.draft2digital.com/blog/the-psychology-of-a-good-book-cover

Sharing time again! 🌱
BLURBS - one of the most important parts of your story, because it's what draws people to read your story after seeing the cover, and why it's one of hit points in many of our peer-led contests. A bad blurb shuns prospective readers.

With that said, if you're having difficulty writing a good blurb according to the stipulations of the linked blog post here, it could be a sign your story/characters lack steaks or goals... If you can't answer those questions in a short summary, you probably aren't clear about them in the story either. 🤔

Enjoy! 🌾
https://www.draft2digital.com/blog/capture-readers-with-better-book-descriptions-for-fiction

Hey whats up my friend? I was wondering if you had wattpad? I can use your support over there i am going to have a new category of novels on there.

Hi

Why Choose...but books!

This week is the Historical Edition (shameless plug because Virtue comes out next month on Galatea).

Historical stories tend to not be quite as popular as some of the others (shifters and billionaires, I’m looking at you...). But, one of the things I love about Historical fiction is the research that goes into it. So...give these a try and let me know what you think.



The Gamber’s Daughter by @Summer_Grace. WIP and I’m on Chapter 1 but I LOVE this time period. Post Civil War, Old West.
https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1937369



The Knight of the Hidden Cave by @nicole9198. Complete. I’m on Chapter 1...I just found it but it involves a Templar Knight. Little known fact, the prequel to my Legacies Universe is set directly after the Third Crusade so a little bit before this one but who doesn’t love a Templar Knight.

https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1934710



The Archaeologist by @GwenThames. WIP and Book 1. I think she’s in the middle of re-editing. There are two more books that I should probably just throw in the towel and read instead of waiting. Here’s the thing about Gwen...she’s an archaeologist so the details are phenomenal.

https://www.inkitt.com/stories/538517



And finally...one of my historical ones. La Belle Dame Sans Merci. Set in the Civil War, it’s actually a story I wrote a while back and adapted when I posted it on Inkitt for my Legacies Universe.

https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1505850

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Am I a bad writer? 😭😭💔💔

🔥 I’ve started my reading streak today! "Pumpkinhead" by @writerfanatic1984 was a super cute and intriguing Halloweenish story! Nice work, my friend! 👍 😊

If you haven't already, check it out! 🎃 🧚‍♂️ 🐊