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Sparks and Scribbles - A Creative Writing Community
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Follow #sparksandscribbles for writing prompts/challenges on Mondays to unleash your creativity as a writer.
Hosted by: @oopsanddaisies.bsky.social & @writerceci.bsky.social
Our first 12-week challenge will launch ‌on 1/5/2026 to help you stay accountable.
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Sparks and Scribbles - A Creative Writing Community @sparksandscribbles.bsky.social · Dec 2
Welcome to Sparks & Scribbles - a creative writing community dedicated to building accountability, creating a supportive writing environment, and spurring your creativity. #SparksAndScribbles #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky
Hosted by @oopsanddaisies.bsky.social & @writerceci.bsky.social
Welcome to Sparks & Scribbles - a creative writing community dedicated to building accountability, creating a supportive writing environment, and spurring your creativity. Hit ‘follow’ to receive all our updates! #SparksAndScribbles #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
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If you want to journal, I have a few words of warning:
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February 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Do you have a cozy writing or reading space? What about the space encourages your creativity and your words?
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
February 16th: Do you have a cozy writing or reading space? What about the space encourages your creativity and your words? #AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
February 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Happy Friday from #SparksAndScribbles with our quote of the week!
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
“Caress your phrase tenderly: it will end by smiling at you.” — Anatole France
February 13, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Being a fanatic of killer first lines, my love for them sometimes stuns me as a writer. Here are my thoughts on how to write an effective first line of a novel. Hope it will help you get over that blank page syndrome! #writingcommunity #writesky medium.com/write-a-cata...
Once Upon a First Line
The role of a novel’s opening sentence
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February 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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We all yearn for connection. With Valentine’s Day nearly here, what kind of relationships fascinate you as a writer? Romance? Friendship? Found family?
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
We all yearn for connection. With Valentine’s Day nearly here, what kind of relationships fascinate you as a writer? Romance? Friendship? Found family? #AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
February 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Happy first Friday of February from #SparksAndScribbles with our quote of the week!
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
“Finished crap can be edited. Unfinished greatness languishes forever. The only bad writing is the thing you didn't write!” — Margarita Gakis
February 6, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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What did you accomplish with your writing last month? What are your goals for this month?
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
What did you accomplish with your writing last month? What are your goals for this month? #AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
February 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Happy last Friday from #SparksAndScribbles with our quote of the week!
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
“Make writing a regular part of your daily routine—even just a tiny amount per day—so that it feels more natural to write than not to.” — Jennifer Egan
January 30, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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Creativity isn’t just about sitting down to write. Other forms of self-expression can also help us shape our stories. What did you do this week to feed your creativity?

#AmWriting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmEditing #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #SparksAndScribbles
January 26, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Happy Friday from #SparksAndScribbles with our quote of the week!
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
“The most ordinary word, when put into place, suddenly acquires brilliance.” — Robert Bresson
January 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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What we read can often inform what we write… What did you read this week? What did you love/hate about it? #AmReading #AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #WritingCommuity #WriteSky
What we read can often inform what we write… What did you read this week? What did you love/hate about it? #AmReading #AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #WritingCommuity #WriteSky
January 19, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Happy Friday from #SparksAndScribbles with our quote of the week!
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
“At base you have only one criterion: If something interests you, it goes in—if not, it stays out.” — John McPhee
January 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Settings are foundational to our stories. What inspired the setting of your story? Is it cozy or cold? #AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #AmQuerying #AmEditing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
Settings are foundational to our stories. What inspired the setting of your story? Is it cozy or cold? #AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #AmQuerying #AmEditing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
January 12, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Happy Friday from #SparksAndScribbles with our quote of the week!
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
“Nobody asks you to do this. The world out there is not panting after another novelist. We choose it.” — Paul Auster
January 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Ready for our 12-week #WritingChallenge? To start, let's share where we want to be at the end of this challenge, because it's easier to make progress when you can envision where you want to be. What are your writing goals for the next 90 days? #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #WriteSky
Ready for our 12-week #WritingChallenge? To start, let's share where we want to be at the end of this challenge, because it's easier to make progress when you can envision where you want to be. What are your writing goals for the next 90 days? #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #WriteSky
January 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Happy first Friday of January from #SparksAndScribbles with our quote of the week! Get ready for our first prompt—starting next Monday!
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
“No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.” — Virginia Woolf
January 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Share this with your writing friends who also want accountability in the new year! #WriteSky #WritingChallenge #WritingCommunity #SparksAndScribbles #WritingPrompts
Share this with your writing friends who also want accountability in the new year! #WriteSky #WritingChallenge #WritingCommunity #SparksAndScribbles #WritingPrompts
December 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Hope you had a wonderful holiday! Happy last Friday of December from #SparksAndScribbles with our quote of the week! Do you ever worry about writing when you're not writing?
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
“I will probably write an hour a day and spend eight hours a day biting my knuckle and worrying about not writing.” — David Foster Wallace
December 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Happy holidays! When the holidays are in full swing, it can be hard to stick to a routine. Do you have a writing ritual? How do you stay on track when life gets chaotic? #AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #AmQuerying #AmEditing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SparksAndScribbles
Happy holidays! When the holidays are in full swing, it can be hard to stick to a routine. Do you have a writing ritual? How do you stay on track when life gets chaotic? #AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #AmQuerying #AmEditing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SparksAndScribbles
December 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Happy Friday from #SparksAndScribbles with our quote of the week!
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
“Write what you like, there is no other rule.” — O. Henry
December 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Welcome to a new week! Before we get our 12-week challenge underway in January, we want to hear from you: introduce yourself and what you like to write/create!
#SparksAndScribbles #WriteSky #BookSky #AmWriting #AmQuerying #AmEditing #WrittingCommunity #Writing
Welcome to a new week! Before we get our 12-week challenge underway in January, we want to hear from you: introduce yourself and what you like to write/create!
December 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Happy Friday from #SparksAndScribbles with our quote of the week!
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
“Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.” — W. Somerset Maugham
December 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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You’re looking at the new issue of Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine @doorisajarmag.bsky.social. Pick up Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine at your local bookstore or get the ebook to read my book review! #bookreview #literarymagazine #writingcommunity
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December 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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With the new year coming, are you looking to rediscover your spark for writing? Are you searching for accountability?
We start January 5th!
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
With the new year coming, are you looking to rediscover your spark for writing? Are you searching for accountability? Join us for a 12-week winter writing challenge to motivate yourself and meet other writers! #AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Happy first Friday of December from #SparksAndScribbles with our quote of the week!
#AmWriting #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky #amquerying #amediting #amagented #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
a quote of: “Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.” — E. L. Doctorow
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM