Your notes, half-finished chapters, and character sheets all in one place.
Write your stories, keep a daily journal, build character cards, and draw world maps, all designed to work together in one app.
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 →A quick tour of your studio
See the shape of the thing
Drop a card for every scene, character, place, and idea. Drag them into order. Draw the threads between them. It’s the corkboard wall in your head, finally out where you can see it.
- 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
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, roll again for a new one
- Save the ones you love into your story
Four steps, then you're writing.
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 waiting.
Sketch the whole story on a mind map, 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.
Stop juggling five different apps.
Most tools give you a slice: an editor, or a reference library, or a mood board. Inkling gives you the whole desk, so your writing life stops living in a dozen browser tabs.
- Library & shelfEvery piece gathered on one cover-lined shelf.
- Projects & chaptersBind a novel into ordered chapters, each recapped.
- StatusesDrafting, resting, or in need of an ending. See it all 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 modeEight weathered palettes, light or dark.
- Invite-only peer reviewFriends can read and leave notes in the margins, with nothing to install.
- Export & chapbooksPrint-ready chapbooks, and clean Word or text.
- “Previously…” recapsYour own words, waiting every time you return.
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 completely into a scene. 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 hundred tasks piling up at work. After watching her write in notebooks, sometimes on her laptop, and other times in old folders she has carried with her for years, 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, aspiring authors, and anyone looking for a creative outlet beyond 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 there to write your stories. It is only there to support 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 step away from the pull of social media and be creative in a world full of noise. Get lost in your stories again.
Really, write us: hello@inkling.digital
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.
One plan, priced like a paperback.
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
- Recaps, covers, maps & Muse sparks
- Peer review, export & chapbooks
- No credit card to begin
- After 14 days: read & export it all free; Plus keeps you writing
- Unlimited stories on your shelf
- Storyboard, Character builder & world maps
- Automatic, always-fresh “Previously…” recaps
- 5 generated covers a month, plus unlimited 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
The questions writers actually ask.
Do I have to move my writing?
Nope. If you already write in Google Docs, you can keep writing there. Inkling connects to your existing documents and helps you organize everything in one place. If you prefer, you can also write directly in Inkling. It’s entirely up to you.
Does anything write for me?
No. Your story and every sentence in it are always yours. Inkling can recap what you’ve already written and help you create covers, maps, and character arcs based on your choices, but it will never generate your prose. You can also turn these features off completely and use Inkling purely as an organizer.
What happens after my free trial?
You’ll have 14 days to explore everything Inkling offers, with no credit card required. After that, you can subscribe to keep creating and editing. If you decide not to, your stories, covers, and characters will remain safely in your account in read-only mode. We won’t delete your work.
Does it work on my phone and computer?
Yes. You can use Inkling on your phone or computer, and everything stays synced. You can also install it as an app on your phone or keep it in your desktop dock, so it’s easy to return whenever you have a few minutes to write.
Is my work private?
Yes. Your stories belong to you and remain private unless you choose to share them. If you invite someone to read a story, they’ll only see that specific story, not the rest of your library, notes, or works in progress.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Plans are month to month, and you can cancel directly from Setup without having to contact anyone. Anything you write in Google Docs will remain there, and the work stored in Inkling will stay safely in your account in read-only mode.
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 · cancel anytime.