Everything your story needs, all in one place.
Write, plan, shape characters, build worlds, gather feedback, and keep every piece of your work together. Inkling gives hobby writers and authors a beautiful place to create without taking over the writing.
Free for 14 days · no credit card · we never write your story.
Previously… Rhea survived the Gauntlet, but the war-drake that chose her is burning through her.
Jump back in →Previously… The keeper read the last letter, and left the lamp burning anyway.
Jump back in →Up and writing in four steps
Sign in with Google and Inkling links to the Docs you already write in. No Google? Write right here in Inkling. Nothing to import, no new editor to learn.
Every story lands on your shelf with its own cover, and a “Previously…” recap, so you always know where you left off.
Sketch the whole story on a mind-map canvas, build your characters, and draw living maps of your world. Every favorite tool, right beside your writing.
Open whichever story calls to you, or let Inkling choose. Tap “I have 15 min” or “Surprise me” and it drops you straight in. Your words stay in Google Docs, or right here.
Never lose the thread again.
Come back after a week, or a month, and Inkling hands you a one-paragraph “Previously…” of your own words. You’re back inside the story in seconds, not paragraphs. No rereading, no “where was I,” no lost momentum.
- A recap waiting every time you open a story
- Built from your prose, never invented
- Turn it off and Inkling is a pure organizer
The lighthouse keeper finally read the last letter, and learned the comet wouldn’t pass again in her lifetime. She left the lamp burning anyway, and walked down to the water.
Everything your stories need, in one place
See the shape of the thing
Drop cards for scenes, characters, places, and ideas onto a freeform canvas, drag them into order, and draw the threads between them. It’s the cork-board wall in your head, finally out where you can see it. Keep one board for the big picture, or a board for each project and story.
- Scene, character, place, idea & map cards
- Drag anywhere, then link them into a storyline
- A board for every project or story
what if it’s burning through her?
cliffside eyrie, always on fire
dragon-rider, haunted
Everything a writer needs. All of it. In one place.
Most tools give you a slice: an editor, or a reference library, or a mood board. Inkling gives you the whole desk, every favorite tool in one place.
- Library & shelfEvery piece gathered on one cover-lined shelf.
- Projects & chaptersBind a novel into ordered chapters, each recapped.
- StatusesDrafting, resting, needs ending, see it at a glance.
- Submissions trackerWhere you sent each piece, and what came back.
- Storyboard canvasScenes, characters, places & ideas, drawn into a storyline.
- Character builderWound, lie, want, need, and a woven arc.
- Realm & city mapsHand-inked worlds, generated to order.
- Muse & ideas boardA prompt, a title, a whole mood when you’re stuck.
- House-style coversA warm cover for every story, or upload your own.
- Art boardSketch a cover or a scene in a style you choose.
- Palettes, fonts & dark modeTwelve weathered palettes, light or dark.
- Invite-only peer reviewFriends read and margin-note; nothing to install.
- Export & chapbooksPrint-ready chapbooks, and clean Word or text.
- “Previously…” recapsYour own words, waiting every time you return.
No competitor says this. We will: all of it, in one place.
I built Inkling for my wife, who is dealing with burnout from her corporate job. She is an incredible writer and can paint a picture or drop you into a scene like some of the best authors I’ve read. Truly, she’s the most talented writer I know, but she never gets to write anything meaningful in her professional life and finds a lot of joy in writing on weekends or late at night to take her mind off the 100 tasks work has stacked up. After watching her write in notebooks, sometimes on her laptop and other times in old-school folders she’s had, I asked how she felt about putting everything in one place.
What began as a project between my wife and me turned into something so much bigger that I wanted to share it with other hobby writers, authors, or regular Joes trying to find a creative outlet that wasn’t social media. Fair warning: I’m a romantasy nerd to my core, so Inkling might lean a little swoony and a little dragon-filled. Every genre is just as welcome, though, from cozy mystery to memoir to hard sci-fi. Yes, there is AI here, but trust me, I’ve heard it from my wife loud and clear: AI is never to write your stories. Only to aid your process. So, go write, have fun, and write us if you can think of a way to make this bigger and better. My goal is to help you. Help you unwind. Help you release from the social media habit and be creative in a world full of noise. Get lost in Inkling with us.
Everything you’re writing, finally together
Every piece, stories, essays, a novel in progress, on one cover-lined shelf. Open whichever one calls to you, in any order.
A warm, house-style cover for each one, or bring your own. Your drafts stop feeling like a folder and start feeling like a real collection.
Send one story to friends, family, or your writing group in a tap. They read, react, and leave notes in the margin. Easy feedback, and the rest of your desk stays yours.
Every story, its own cover, generated in the house style, or bring your own.
Draw the world while you write.
Writing fantasy, sci-fi, or anything with a map in your head? Conjure a hand-inked realm or city for your story in a single click, with named seas, mountain ranges, and storybook streets, in a style that sits beside your covers.
- Realm & city maps, generated to order
- Hand-inked endpapers, never the same twice
- Save the ones you love into your story
Built on the Google Docs you already use
No new editor to learn, no migration, no lock-in. Inkling sits on top of the tools you trust and quietly keeps everything in order.
Keep writing where you already do, with voice typing and version history included.
House-style covers, or plug in your own image-generator key and bring your own.
Your work is portable. Connect what you like. Nothing is locked in.
Your words live in your own Google Docs. Leave whenever you like. They’re already yours.
Your desk, your colors, light or dark.
Eight quiet, weathered palettes, each with a warm light and a soft dark. Tap one and watch the whole place change. Inkling remembers.
The promiseA generator that never writes your story.
This is the line we won’t cross. Recaps summarize your words. Covers are art, not text. Switch the generator off entirely and Inkling is simply the best place to keep all your writing together. The sentences are always, only, yours.
Simple pricing
Try the whole of Inkling free for 14 days, no card required. Keep going for $9 a month, and your work is never deleted, ever, even if you pause.
- All of Inkling, free for 14 days
- Unlimited stories, storyboards & characters
- Every recap, cover, map & Muse spark
- Peer review, export & chapbooks
- No credit card to begin
- Your work is never deleted, ever
- Unlimited stories on your shelf
- Storyboard, Character builder & world maps
- Automatic, always-fresh “Previously…” recaps
- Unlimited covers, maps & Muse sparks
- Voice capture & dictation
- Export & print-ready chapbooks
- Every palette, font & light/dark
- Invite-only peer review
- Everything in Plus
- $72/year - your price never rises
- Founding badge on your shelf
- A private founders’ channel
- Direct line to shape the roadmap
Questions, answered
Do I have to move my writing?
No. You keep writing in your own Google Docs. Inkling sits on top and keeps everything organized, recapped, and beautiful. You can also just write inside Inkling if you’d rather, no Google needed.
Does anything write for me?
Never your prose. The generator only helps you remember and decorate: recaps of your own words, cover art, maps. It never writes a sentence of your story, and the character arcs are woven from your own choices, not generated. You can turn the generator off entirely.
What happens after my free week?
You get 14 days with everything unlocked, no card to start. When it ends, subscribe to keep writing, or don’t, and your stories, covers, and characters simply go read-only. Nothing is ever deleted. Your work is always safe.
Does it work on my phone and computer?
Yes. Inkling installs as an app on your phone and lives in your dock on desktop, synced everywhere you write.
Is my work private?
Yes. Your stories are yours. When you invite a reader, they see only the one story you shared, nothing else on your desk.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes, plans are month to month and you can cancel right from Setup, no hoops. Your writing lives in your Google Docs regardless, so you can leave whenever you like, and anything kept in Inkling stays safe and read-only.
Your next story is waiting.
Bring the dozen you’ve already started. Inkling will keep them all in one place.
Free for 14 days · no credit card · we never write your story.