Who can do this?
The feature is open to active accounts with author rights. Only the two people involved see the partnership.
Writing siblings (accountability)
With writing buddies you stay committed: an equal partner, one check-in per week.
What is it for?
Writing buddies are two authors who motivate each other reliably and without hierarchy. The tool is a weekly check-in against writer’s block. Each person can have exactly one active partnership. You open the page through “Writing Buddies” in the community overview.
Without a partnership, the page shows an “Open requests” list and a form for a request of your own. With “Become writing buddies” you accept someone else’s request, and the partnership begins right away. With a partnership, you see “Your active partnership” with the check-ins.
The check-in is an update you enter yourself. Illumentis does not compare your actual word counts with the goal, and the weekday in the request is a wish that the page does not enforce. A partnership ends with “End partnership”.
How it works
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In the community overview, open “Writing Buddies”.
What you see afterwards: The page with “Open requests” and the form appears.
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Enter a genre, “Target words per week” and a weekday for the check-in, and choose “Post request”.
What you see afterwards: Your request is listed until someone accepts it.
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Or choose “Become writing buddies” on a request that suits you.
What you see afterwards: The partnership begins; “Your active partnership” appears.
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Write a “Short update (optional)” and choose “Check in”.
What you see afterwards: The check-in appears with the date of the week. Without an entry, it says “No check-in yet this week.”
Your data
Your request with genre, weekly goal and preferred weekday, the partnership and your check-in notes are stored. The people involved see the partnership’s check-ins.
Limits
Only one active partnership is possible per person, and you cannot accept your own request. The genre can have at most 50 characters. There is one check-in per week and person; the week begins on Monday. There is no reminder by notification.
Frequently asked questions
How often can I check in?
Once per week and person. The week begins on Monday.
Does Illumentis check whether I reached my weekly goal?
No. The check-in is an update you enter yourself; word counts are not compared.
Can I have several partnerships?
No. Each person can have exactly one active partnership. You can end it and post a new request afterwards.