Real stories, told by the people who lived them

Anyone with an IndianBL account who is 18 or older and lives in India, once the account is 3 days old. You write under a pen name — your email and real name are never shown.

True stories from your own life, or ones you have permission to tell: first love, coming out, family, friendship, heartbreak, hope. Nothing sexually explicit, nothing that could identify someone without their consent, and never anyone under 18 in a romantic or sexual situation. An editor reads every story before it goes live.

Writers earn ₹1 for a reader's like, ₹3 for their comment and ₹5 when their share brings someone who creates an IndianBL account — once per reader for a like or a comment, and one share counts once. A story can earn up to ₹500. You can earn up to ₹500 a month across all your stories. Your own likes and shares, and those from IndianBL staff or accounts under 3 days old, don't earn.

Because a share is how IndianBL finds new readers. A share counts once, and only when someone opens your link and creates an account — within 7 days of you sharing it. Opening your own link, or sharing with people who already have an account, doesn't earn anything.

Yes — each story shows what it has earned its writer, so readers know their likes and shares matter. Your balance, your payouts and your payment details stay private.

Earnings are added to your balance overnight and become withdrawable 14 days later — the hold lets us catch fake engagement. Once you have ₹50 available, request a withdrawal to your UPI ID; the IndianBL team pays every Monday. It's the same balance as IndianBL Scouts.

Yes. An edit to a published story goes to an editor first — the live version stays up until it's approved. You can unpublish or delete a story whenever you like; what it earned stays yours.

Earnings are the writer's income and may be taxable. They aren't wages, and writing for IndianBL Stories isn't employment.

Write to hello@indianbl.com. We acknowledge complaints within 24 hours and resolve them within 15 days. To report a story or comment, use Report on the story page.