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The Daily Quill

by Sierra Zounes

Join our Scribe community for a daily writing prompt! Then, practice your courage and share a line or two @Daily_Quill on Twitter or @TheDailyQuillPodcast. Get comfortable, grab your favorite writing utensil, and let's create together!

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Episodes

  1. Episode 35: What's He Building in There?

    Join us as we listen to Tom Wait's "What's He Building?" and decide for ourselves: what's he building in there? Listen, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  2. Writing Prompt #34: Riddle Me This

    What is the best riddle you know? What do you think is life's greatest riddle? Can you help me stump our listeners? Listen, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  3. Writing Prompt #33: Through The Looking Glass

    When was a time you felt your life was surreal and absurd? Have you ever fallen through the looking glass? Listen, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  4. Writing Prompt #32: We're All Lost

    When was a time you've been lost--literally or metaphorically? Ever lose an object? Opportunity? Place? Person? Listen, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  5. Writing Prompt #31: The Lottery

    What would you do if you won the lottery? What if the lottery led to your own demise? In today's podcast, we discuss the purpose of a lottery and read Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery." Listen, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  6. Writing Prompt #30: Hello Past/Future Me

    If you could talk to your past or future self, what would you say? Do? Think? Feel? Listen, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  7. Writing Prompt #29: What Crayon Are You?

    What type of crayon would you be? What color? Dull or sharp? What about your paper wrapping? Listen, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  8. Writing Prompt #28: Write to the Tone

    Imagine you had to match the tone of your writing to a specific playlist. How would the tone of your writing change? Try it out! Listen, write, and share in the writer's playground.

  9. Writing Prompt #27: Boredom and Creativity

    Did you know that boredom is vital to creativity? Let's be bored together. Listen, write, and share in the writer's playground.

  10. Writing Prompt #26: 36 Plot Points

    Did you know there are 36 plot points that any story can follow? Which ones do you know? Which ones do you like? Listen, write, and share in the writer's playground.

  11. Writing Prompt #25: Series of (Un)forunate Events

    What was the longest chain of misfortune you've been unlucky enough to encounter? What about strokes of unbelievable luck? Listen, write, and share in the writer's playground.

  12. Writing Prompt #24: Starting Over

    On January 13th, 2023, my body pushed me to start all over. In this slightly longer episode, I discuss my resignation from education and ask you to consider a time in your life where you needed to start over. Listen, write, and share in the writer's playground.

  13. Writing Prompt #23: You See But Do Not Observe

    Find an object, but do not write about what you see. What do you observe? What's the difference? Listen, write, and share in the writer's playground.

  14. Writing Prompt #22: Best Compliment

    What is the best compliment you've ever gotten? Ever given? Listen, write, and share in the writer's playground.

  15. Writing Prompt #21: Desert Island Discs

    The perennial question asked by all those stuck in awkward social settings or where lulls in conversations dwell: if you could only bring 10 songs on a deserted island, what would they be? Listen, write, and share in the writer's playground.

  16. Writing Prompt #20: Introvert/Extrovert

    Are you an introvert, extrovert, or ambivert? Listen, write, and share in the writer's playground.

  17. Writing Prompt #19: Life Is Too Short For ___

    What is life too short for? Listen, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  18. Writing Prompt #18: Button, Button

    Would you press the button? Listen, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  19. Writing Prompt #17: A Phrase to Say to All

    If you had the ability to say one thing to all of humankind, what would it be? Listen, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  20. Writing Prompt #16: Absolute Nonsense

    Can you write, speak, and understand gibberish? Listen, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  21. Writing Prompt #15: What is Art?

    What do you think constitutes as "art?" Listen, reflect, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  22. Writing Prompt #14: Your Happy Place

    Where is your happy place? Listen, find it, write about it, and share it here in the writer's playground.

  23. Writing Prompt #13: Best (or Worst) Dystopias

    Imagine a perfect world . . . or better yet, an imperfect one here in the writer's playground.

  24. Writing Prompt #12: Technology, Advancement or Detriment?

    Technology has come a long way in the last 100 years! There are some great innovations that have arisen while some issues are popping up, too. Consider your thoughts, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  25. Writing Prompt #11: A Powerful Combination

    What are two key factors when, put together, create growth and improvement? Find out, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  26. Writing Prompt #10: Fairytale Genre Remix

    What if Hansel and Gretel was a comedy? The Little Mermaid a horror? Beauty and the Beast a recipe? Play with some fairytales, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  27. Writing Prompt #9: Unpopular Opinion

    Walking is just as good as running; chocolate is disgusting; I can eat mayo from a jar. Though not my unpopular opinions, that's exactly what these are. What are yours? Explain, write, and share here in the writer's playground!

  28. Writing Prompt #8: The 5 People

    Who are the top 5 people you're around the most? How do they affect you? You affect them? Reflect, write, and share in the writer's playground!

  29. Writing Prompt #7: Pet and You

    We all love our pets, and if we don't have one, we want one, even if you don't think so (or maybe that's just my opinion). Think about the animals in your life, write, and share in the writer's playground!

  30. Writing Prompt #6: Pet Peeve

    People at the gym who don't rerack their weights; the person who keeps chewing gum as loudly as possible; the car going 60mph in the fast lane. What's your pet peeve? Explore, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  31. Writing Prompt #5: Explode the Moment

    You have such a strong, exciting experience that you want to share with people, and yet, sometimes, our words just don't do it justice. What's going on? Explore you're "plain" moments, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  32. Writing Prompt #4: First Crush, Last Crush

    Do you remember the first person you fell in love with? Fell in "like" with? What about the last one? Fall back in love, write, and share with us here in the writer's playground!

  33. Writing Prompt #3: Knowns and Unknowns

    What do you know? What don't you know? What do you know that you know? What do you know that you don't know? What don't you know that you don't know? Explore, write, and share here in the writer's playground.

  34. Writing Prompt #2: Rambling Autobiography

    Do you tend to ramble on if people let you? Let's chat, write, and share together!

  35. Writing Prompt #1: My Name

    What's so special about names? Let's chat, write, and share!

  36. Introducing The Daily Quill

    Would you like a reason to write? A place to gain ideas and a community with whom to share? Then welcome to The Daily Quill! Listen in to hear what to expect from this daily podcast.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Join our Scribe community for a daily writing prompt! Then, practice your courage and share a line or two @Daily_Quill on Twitter or @TheDailyQuillPodcast. Get comfortable, grab your favorite writing utensil, and let's create together!

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Sierra Zounes

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How many episodes does The Daily Quill have?

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What is The Daily Quill about?

Join our Scribe community for a daily writing prompt! Then, practice your courage and share a line or two @Daily_Quill on Twitter or @TheDailyQuillPodcast. Get comfortable, grab your favorite writing utensil, and let's create together!

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The Daily Quill is created and hosted by Sierra Zounes.
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