Inside Ink and Insights: Why It’s One of the Best Writer Competitions

Inside Ink and Insights: Objectivity Versus Subjectivity

Inside Ink and Insights: Top 3 Writing Mistakes I See In My Inbox and How to Avoid Them

Great advice from an Ink & Insights Top Judge.

Ink & Insights blog series: “Why are my scores so different?”

“The transparency the contest provides in the feedback and scoring is by far its greatest strength, as well as its greatest challenge.” (Click above to read more.)

Inside Ink and Insights: What This Judge Wants

A new blog post from one of our TOP judges.

A Tale of Two Opinions

- By Ink & Insights judge: Nic Tatano   We all know that pretty much everything about writing talent is subjective. Everyone has picked up a bestseller and thought about tossing it through a window like Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook when he got fed up with Hemingway. And there’s the book that never…

Contemplating Contests and Critiques – By Ink & Insights Judge Pamela Taylor

Ink & Insights often gets feedback from contestants as soon as they receive their score sheets. Occasionally, Catherine will share a particularly enthusiastic thank-you note with the judges. In one recent instance, the contestant was just as effusive about the low scores as the high ones – and that prompted me to think about how…

I Have My Scores. What Now?

- By Ink & Insights judge: Jessica de Bruyn   For all of the participants of this year’s contest, first I want to congratulate you on what you have accomplished so far. We as readers, editors and writers ourselves know that it is not easy to put pen to paper (or fingers to keys) and…

Ink & Insights blog series: “Why are my scores so different?” — Kevin’s thoughts

I think the discrepancies help demonstrate you’ve really made people think about your voice as a writer more than your technical craft, and that’s an important factor to me, and I hope, many other readers.

Ink & Insights blog series: “Why are my scores so different?” — Linda’s thoughts

I look at judging as a coaching job. If I like the concept and the direction the story is going, but the writing is too loose, I try to encourage that writer to stay with it and work on the execution. (Click above to read more.)