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Quick Quill (On Summer Break)

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Writing Event ✍️ | 10 Rounds | 20-Min Intervals | Literary Devices •2nd Fri Monthly •3 Hours •Fri 7 PM EST | 12 AM GMT Event Guide bsky.app/profile/quickquill.bsky.so… * On pause for the summer.

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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Thank you all for participating in today’s #QuickQuick writing challenge. I’ve enjoyed reading all your submissions! Join us again next month Fri 5/9 @ 7 PM EST/12 BST & Sat 5/10 @ 11 AM EST/ 4 PM GMT ✒️❤️😊
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 10 Alliteration Write a poem or vss that has alliteration and contains the prompt word: >>bloom<< #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 9 Words that imitate sounds are Onomatopoeia. Today’s onomatopoeic words “rustle” (you must use the prompt word for your vss or poem) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 8 Write a poem or vss related to the following image: (artist Hostoma Isoach) Write a poem or vss related to the following image: (artist Oksana Popova) )
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 7 Write a poem or vss with an allusion to: “the Titanic” #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 6 Write a vss or poem. A tree speaks your name under the stars. What does it tell you? #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 5 Paradox Can something be two things at once? That’s your challenge this round. >>freedom/trapped<< (In this round you must use the prompt words in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 4 Exaggeration can be useful when highlighting or making a point. In your next write hyperbolize: >>sleepy<< (you need not use the words ‘sleepy’ in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 3 Personify the following in your poem or vss: >>the moon<< (you need not use the word ‘moon’ in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 2 With your next write, utilize imagery associated with a: ‘a bridge’ (you need not use the word ‘bridge’ in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Here we go! With your boundless creativity, write a poem or vss with a metaphor for: ‘storm’ (you need not use the word ‘storm’ in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 10 Alliteration Write a poem or vss that has alliteration and contains the prompt word: >>press<< #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 9 Words that imitate sounds are Onomatopoeia. Today’s onomatopoeic words is: >>“growl”<< (you must use the prompt word for your vss or poem) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 8 Write a poem or vss related to the following image: (artist Oksana Popova) #QuickQuill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 7 Write a poem or vss with an allusion to: >>A work by Shakespeare<< #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 6 Write a vss or poem where you are the hero. Extra points if you involve a kitchen utensil in your heroic act. #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 5 Paradox Can something be two things at once? That’s your challenge this round. >>truth/lie<< (In this round you must use the prompt words in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 4 Exaggeration can be useful when highlighting or making a point. In your next write hyperbolize: >>hungry<< (you need not use the words ‘hungry’ in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 3 Personify the following in your poem or vss: >>the wind<< (you need not use the word ‘wind’ in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Round 2 With your next write, utilize imagery associated with a: garden (you need not use the word ‘garden’ in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Good evening, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Here we go! With your boundless creativity, write a poem or vss with a metaphor for: >>sex<< (you need not use the word ‘sex’ in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Quick Quill returns tomorrow night! FRIDAY 4/11/25! A monthly writing challenge for creatives who crave the thrill of the prompt. #writingcommunity #vss #amwriting #poetry #prose #authors
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
3 DAYS UNTIL QUICK QUILL 10 rounds. 10 prompts. 20 minutes each. Fast. Fierce. Full of feeling. April 11 & 12 Follow @quickquill.bsky.social Use #QuickQuill to join the challenge. Let’s write. #writingcommunity #vss #prose #poetry #writingprompt #amwriting #writingchallenge
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Warmup Prompt for #QuickQuill Personify your coffee. Give it a voice, a mood, a story. This is your teaser. Your warmup. Your invitation to loosen up the language and let your imagination pour. Tag it #QuickQuill so we can sip and read. #WritingPrompt #WritingCommunity #Vss
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
💥10 days!💥 Get your pens and fingers ready! ✍️ #QuickQuill #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #vss #writingprompt #writers #poets #authors Everyone is welcome! All genres & styles! Tell your friends!!
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Next #QuickQuill Event: •Fri, April 11 | 7–10 PM EDT | 12–3 AM BST •Sat, April 12 | 11 AM–2 PM EDT | 4–7 PM BST •3-Hour Event – Join anytime, do your favorite rounds, and have fun! Spread the word! Below is a time zone chart. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #blueskywriters
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
The third standout piece from March #QuickQuill encore is: @poetrylvr81.bsky.social with her amazing use of personification #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyWriters
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
The second stand out piece from March #QuickQuill comes from: @paulnicholson.bsky.social for his awesome use of imagery! Gorgeous! #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyWriters
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
You all blew us away with your quick thinking & brilliant words! Here is the first standout piecefrom this month of #QuickQuill: @po3try.bsky.social Mike did a wonderful job painting this picture with his words. Literary Device: Ekphrasis #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyWriters
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Not sure when #QuickQuill starts in your time zone? 📅 Event Dates 🔹 Friday, April 11, 2025 | 7–10 PM EDT 🔹 Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 11 AM–2 PM EDT Check the chart to see when that is in your time-zone, & join us for 10 fast-paced rounds of writing! Follow @quickquill.bsky.social for prompts.
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
The next #QuickQuill event is Fri April 11 7-10 PM EDT|0000-3:00 AM BST & Sat April 12 11 AM-2 PM EDT 4-7 PM BST. This is a THREE hour event. You can join late, leave early, do your fav rounds. It’s all up to you! Just have fun. Spread the word! #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #blueskywriters
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Round 10 Alliteration Write a poem or vss that has alliteration and contains the prompt word: ‘whisper(s)(ing)’ #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Round 9 Words that imitate sounds are Onomatopoeia. Today’s onomatopoeic word is: “crackle” (you must use the prompt word for your vss or poem) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Round 8 Write a poem or vss related to the following image: (Mario Sanchez Nevado) #QuickQuill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Round 7 Write a poem or vss with an allusion to: ‘political & activist figures’ #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Round 6 ***WILDCARD*** Write a poem or vss using the following scenario. You hear a knock at your door. No one is there—just an envelope with your name on it. Write about it…
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Round 5 Paradox Can something be two things at once? That’s your challenge this round. >>“fast” and “slow”<< (In this round you must use the prompt words in your write) #QuickQuill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Exaggeration can be useful when highlighting or making a point. In your next write hyperbolize: ‘intelligence’ (you need not use the words ‘intelligence’ in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Personify the following in your poem or vss: ‘tree’ (you need not use the word ‘tree’ in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
With your next write, utilize imagery associated with a: >>river<< (you need not use the word ‘river’ in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Welcome #writers #poets #authors Let your words flow freely—happy writing! With your boundless creativity, write a poem or vss with a metaphor for: ‘darkness’ (you need not use the word ‘darkness’ in your write) #QuickQuill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Round 10 Alliteration Write a poem or vss that has alliteration and contains the prompt word: >>shower<< #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Round 9 Words that imitate sounds are Onomatopoeia. Today’s onomatopoeic words is: “pop” (you must use the prompt word for your vss or poem) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Round 8 Write a poem or vss related to the following image: (artist Tina Bruenetti) #QuickQuill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Round 7 Write a poem or vss with an allusion to: >>A famous robot/robotics #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Round 6 Write a poem or vss about >> an unexpected expense/bill. (P.S. The idea for this wildcard is in no way related to real life events) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Round 5 Paradox Can something be two things at once? That’s your challenge this round. >>“rich” and “poor”<< (In this round you must use the prompt words in your write) #QuickQuill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Round 4 Exaggeration can be useful when highlighting or making a point. In your next write hyperbolize: crazy (you need not use the words ‘crazy’ in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Round 3 Personify the following in your poem or vss: >>shoe(s)<< (you need not use the word ‘shoe(s)’ in your write) #quickquill
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Quick Quill (On Summer Break) @quickquill.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Round 2 With your next write, utilize imagery associated with a: >>concert<< (you need not use the word ‘concert’ in your write) #quickquill
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