Skills, XP, and levels
How the progression system works.
Inkbreaker tracks your progress across specific writing skills. Not just how much you write, but where you are improving and where you have room to grow.
Skills
Skills are craft dimensions: dialogue, pacing, clarity, compression, voice, imagery, and others. Each writing type has its own set of relevant skills. Some are universal (voice, clarity, concision). Others belong to a particular writing type (compression for poetry, scene economy for screenwriting).
XP
You earn XP by completing exercises. How much depends on the exercise difficulty and how your submission scores against the benchmarks for your writing type.
Levels
Levels run from 1 to 6 per skill. As you accumulate XP in a skill, you move through the levels. Your Report Card shows your current level in each skill you have practiced.
Skill focus
Your skill focus is the skill you are currently prioritizing for a given writing type. Inkbreaker uses it to recommend exercises. You can set your skill focus during onboarding, or change it any time from your Report Card. If you do not set one, Inkbreaker recommends a focus based on which of your skills has the most room to grow.
Activity XP
Activity XP is separate from skill XP. It reflects consistency: showing up, completing exercises, leaving peer feedback, keeping streaks alive. Your overall activity level appears on the leaderboards.
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