Pencil Points are a fun, easy way to earn rewards for contributing to the Pencils.com site and purchasing products from the Pencils.com store. Pencil Points can be used for discounts on your future Pencils.com Store purchases or they can be donated to other registered users such as your child's school, teacher or class to assist with their school supply needs.

Here are a few ways you can earn Pencil Points through your participation in the Inspired Writing Channel or on Pencils.com:

Register as a new member of Pencils.com if you have not already

Invite your family and friends to join Pencils.com

Contribute your favorite links to resources for improving your writing to our Writer's Workshop.

Join or even set up and moderate one of our Inspired Writing groups which is focused on various aspects of creative writing. Groups offer a great opportunity to meet artists with similar interests related to writing.

Share your journals, short stories and other creative writing by setting up a Pencils.com blog or posting to a group within the Inspired Writing channel. Start and participate in Forum discussions on related topics to these groups.

Submit entries to one or more of our continuing series of Inspired Writing contests and be sure to vote for your favorites to select the winners each month.

Participate by commenting on other peoples submissions in blog or discussion forum posts by sharing your thoughts, support and encouragement.

All purchases on the Pencils.com earn pencil points for future use.

Feeling Generous? You can Give Away Pencil Points here.