✨ Author Spotlight: Shaun Michael Waller - @Wallerthewriter
By day, he's a chef in Cambridge. For the past ten years, he's also been a writer - one who freely admits he wasn't good at it at first, and kept going anyway. Learning, improving, refusing to put the pen down.
Then he found Inkitt, and the doors opened. He reached his first 1,000 reads and remembers the unforgettable moment a reader on the other side of the world found his book - proof that a story written in a Cambridge kitchen could reach anyone, anywhere. Now he's chasing a bigger dream: seeing one of his stories make it to the screen on CandyJar.
And his writing is deeply personal. His book Frequent Bond follows two half-brothers who set out to get in shape and end up fighting for everything - inspired by Shaun and his own brother, Steven. In Bridge Street, the characters are real people and the setting is the city he calls home.
Best of all, Shaun lifts others as he climbs - giving a percentage of what he make on Inkitt to charity and helping fellow writers grow their own readerships.
His advice to anyone sitting on a story? "Go for it. Publish your book. Don't be scared."
📖 Read Frequent Bond → https://t.co/XxenAP6fnZ
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⏰ One week left.
Summer of Love closes July 15 at 11:59 PM PST. $500, free, any heat level. Give us the love story only you could tell 💛
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Weekend = deadline sprint ✍️
Summer of Love closes Tuesday, July 15. At 18k words? You're closer than you think (20k min to qualify). Finish strong 💛
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⏳ 3 days.
Summer of Love closes Wednesday, July 15 at 11:59 PM PST. Last weekend to publish + submit your romance.
$500 · free · worldwide. This is your sign 💛
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"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." — Maya Angelou
You've got open contests and a story waiting. Go tell it. ✍️
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Heir of Opal went from a book on @Inkitt to a cinematic masterpiece in just a few weeks.
Superpowered by AI filmmaking, @watchironblood is eliminating the massive barriers of traditional physical production. Our latest trailer proves that Hollywood gatekeepers are a bottleneck of the past.
Author L.C. Logan's reaction says it all: "It's absolutely thrilling to see something from my imagination come to life with such clarity and detail."
Watch the full trailer below and visit https://t.co/SiihRqGvQz to see the rest.
⏳ 2 days left.
The Hero Chronicles Writing Contest closes Monday, July 6 at 11:59 PM PST. Underdogs, anti-heroes, reluctant legends — publish your story and submit before the clock runs out.
Free. Worldwide. 🦸
Enter 👉 https://t.co/X6dVDbJ4Ht
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It's the 4th of July 🇺🇸 — a day about independence.
So here's your Declaration of Literary Independence:
📕 the trope you'll defend to the death
📗 the book that rewired your brain
💞 the character you'd start a revolution for
Reply with all three — we'll go first 👇
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✍️ Contest tip — The Hero Chronicles (closes tomorrow!):
Escalate fast. The threat should land in the first pages — and your hero must DRIVE the story, not have it happen to them. Underestimated 👉 unstoppable. That's the power fantasy.
Enter 👉 https://t.co/X6dVDbJ4Ht
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$10,000 + a feature film. 🎬
The Visionaries grand prize goes to the best cinematic biography of a Silicon Valley legend. Think The Social Network, not a Wikipedia page.
Sam Altman? Hedy Lamarr? Satoshi? Your call — free, worldwide, until July 31.
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We’re taking back the narrative ✊ . "Smut" is just another word for women demanding to be seen, heard, and satisfied.
To the millions women of GALATEA: You aren't just readers 📖 . You are part of a movement that prioritizes the Female Gaze ❤️ .
Comment down below what book made you feel empowered! 👇
A massive congratulations to the winners of the Echoes of Us Writing Contest! To everyone who submitted a story: thank you so much for sharing your incredible work with us 🖤
📖 Want to dive into the winning stories? You can read them right now on Inkitt! 🔗 in bio.
✍️ Writers! We have 3 writing contests live right now. Ready to submit a story? Click the link in our bio for all the details and guidelines.
Keep reading, writing, and creating! ✨