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I'm afraid that, due to several real-life things, I am stepping down as moderator of Inkstains. I simply don't have the time or energy anymore to keep this community alive or promote it for new members the way it needs. I would love to see it continue, though!

If anybody is interesting in taking over this community, let me know at any point and I will give you the keys, as it were.

In the meantime, keep writing, friends.

contest 68's topic is fall
weekend chat would like to know if you are a procrastinator!

Contest or TnT topic ideas? Please share! We like community topics!

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We've talked about this before, but technology (and inkstains membership!) is always changing; it's nice to feel up-to-date every now and then.

I have both Evernote and Journler on my computer, though I cannot actually even remember the basic point of Journler. (Presumably it was useful at some point? Maybe I should open it up and play with it again and see if I like it still. Delete it if I don't, use it if I do.) I use Evernote to organize my multi-part, long, or otherwise convoluted stories - I have a notebook for each universe, and each notebook contains a timeline, a list of characters, and any completed/posted individual stories from that universe. (One of my universes is about to need some sort of map of, uh, land, and another map of people's relationships to each other.)

But I don't like to keep in-progress pieces in Evernote, because I cannot control the organization within notebooks as well as I would like. (So instead I keep them in folders called "bzuh" and "stuff" with file names like "that one" and "the thing with the wings" as though that counts as better organization.)

What writing programs do you use, if any? How do you keep your various things organized?

Or are you a "short stand-alone stories only!" kind of person who doesn't need such organization?

Holy crap you guys. I am terribly sorry for forgetting your topic until now. I was so busy with school that I turned off reminders for eeeeeeverything else (which also explains my overdue library books, whoops). I'll, uh, not do that again. This contest will stay open later to compensate, though contest 69 will still start as scheduled.

Obligatory special welcome to any new members! Please feel free to jump straight into competition whenever you feel comfortable, and don't forget to take a look at our community guidelines and community icons. Comment on this entry to suggest future TnT or contest topics!

Your topic for this week is brought to you by pipisafoat:

fall

"Have a nice trip; see you next fall!" That was popular when I was a kid. Do you have a clumsy character surrounded by a bunch of slightly immature and punny people? Or would you rather celebrate the seasons changing in the northern hemisphere? Maybe someone is going to take the blame for something they didn't do. Don't fall down on this job: write something!



Submissions will close Saturday, October 6, 5 pm EDT (9 pm GMT). Contest 69 will still post on Thursday.

Note: Trigger warnings will be listed with your entry in the polls. Any other authors' notes may go on your entry. Good luck, and happy writing!

Congratulations 1stmate!

If you missed contest 65, never fear! mythochromos is hosting contest 66, the end. Get those entries in!