#InkRipples 2017

Three years ago we started #InkRipples with the idea that if we tossed an idea into the inkwell, it would give fellow bloggers food for thought. We love to see how many different approaches there are to a single topic. We continue that tradition with our monthly 2017 #InkRipples topics. Each of these topics can be approached with a slant toward writers or readers, from the eyes of historians or researchers, with the idea of what has happened or what you’d like to see happen next.

For those of you who are always searching for topics for your blog, please consider joining us. There are no hard and fast rules on how to participate, we have the loose suggestion that you can post on the first Monday of each month, but last year Katie posted multiple Monday’s on the same topic and I think I’ll follow suit on some of these topics this year. If Monday doesn’t work because you already have a feature that day, then post another day.

The only two things we’d like you to do is 1) link back to our blogs in your post and 2) use #InkRipples when you promote. I personally do a search on that hashtag at least once a month so I can visit any post I might not have spotted in my Facebook or Twitter feeds. Plus it helps us to find your link for cross-promotion.

Without further ado, here are our topics for 2017:

January:              Book covers
February:             Genres
March:                 Tropes
April:                   Revision
May:                   Fairy Tales
June:                  Blurbs
July:                   Heroes/Villains
August:               Author Options in Publishing
September:         World Building
October:             Career vs Hobby
November:          Finishing that Book!
December:          Goals

To make it easy-peasy, copy and paste this paragraph in your posts:

#InkRipples is a themed meme hosted by Mary Waibel, Katie L. Carroll, and Kai Strand posting on the first Monday of every month. To participate compose your own post regarding the theme of the month, and link back to the three host blogs. Feel free to post whenever you want during the month, but be sure to include #InkRipples when you promote so readers can find you. The idea is that we toss a word or idea into the inkwell and each post is a new ripple. There is no wrong interpretation. Themes and images and more information can be found here.

Which topic(s) has your mind churning? 

 We look forward to you joining us in 2017, starting right off the bat on January 2nd - or, you know, whenever. I personally have a series of posts planned in January about book covers. I'm so excited to share with you!

Comments

  1. UnknownDecember 7, 2016 at 7:37 AM

    Yay! So excited for another year of #InkRipples. I keep a column on my Tweetdeck for #InkRipples so I can keep track of every time the hashtag is used and cross promote. I hope to see some familiar bloggers join us and maybe some new ones too.

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    1. Kai Strand, AuthorDecember 7, 2016 at 8:16 AM

      I've always used the # thing on tweetdeck, just never thought to create columns for lists. Duh! Now I have to figure out more lists ;) I have almost all of my January #InkRipple posts scheduled already. I'm pretty excited (plus I'll be gone that first week and catching up the second...)

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  2. UnknownDecember 7, 2016 at 4:01 PM

    Looking forward to hitting more of the posts in 2017!!! So glad we're doing this for another year!

    And the column thing is pretty easy. You'll figure it out pretty quick, Kai 😉

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    1. Kai Strand, AuthorDecember 9, 2016 at 8:19 AM

      I know I will. I've just never put enough time into Twitter. Can't wait for your return to InkRipples!

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  3. UnknownDecember 7, 2016 at 4:01 PM

    Looking forward to hitting more of the posts in 2017!!! So glad we're doing this for another year!

    And the column thing is pretty easy. You'll figure it out pretty quick, Kai 😉

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  4. Juneta keyDecember 8, 2016 at 5:45 PM

    I may have to join you on some of those this year. Congrats on doing for 3 yrs that is awesome

    Juneta @ Writer's Gambit

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