I have come to spread the good word: we're doing Inkhaven again, this April 1 – 30. You can apply on the website.

Why are we doing another cohort?

Inkhaven activates people as bloggers/writers. We had 41 residents, and all of them completed the program of 30 posts in 30 days.[1] Of those 41, 30 have continued to submit blogposts to the Inkhaven slack since December 2nd, with those 30 publishing an average of 1 post per week since then.

But also because the month of first cohort of Inkhaven one was one of my favorite months of my life. I got to write, and be surrounded by writers that I respected.

What happened the first time?

As I say, people actually published. If we add in all the visiting writers and staff who also submitted posts to Inkhaven (e.g. I wrote for 20 continuous days of the 30), then here are some summary stats.

To be clear, some of the residents did more than their mandatory 30. One day Screwtape published 3 posts. Not to be outdone, local blogging maniac Michael Dickens published 10 (!) posts in a single day. And on the [...]

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Outline:

(00:25) Why are we doing another cohort?

(01:06) What happened the first time?

(03:38) What else happened?

(04:23) How much did people like it?

(05:10) Did people get better as writers?

(05:53) What kind of writing did the people write?

(06:43) Why should I do this?

(07:21) Why should I not do this?

(08:00) Can I buy cute Inkhaven stickers?

(08:13) How much does Inkhaven cost?

(08:34) What is the application process?

(08:45) How can I apply or find our more info?

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