Quick WritingQuick Writing

Quick Write Quick Write

You engage with a moment, an idea, You engage with a moment, an idea, or an image and write freely for a or an image and write freely for a few minutesfew minutes

Quick WritesQuick Writes

There are no expectations about what the There are no expectations about what the writing is suppose to bewriting is suppose to be

You can sketch or write or line out poetryYou can sketch or write or line out poetry

Meaningful engagement with writingMeaningful engagement with writing

Write freelyWrite freely

Experiment with your thinking and ideasExperiment with your thinking and ideas

Try voiceTry voice

A time to speakA time to speak

To rant about lifeTo rant about life

Rule 1Rule 1

Write the entire timeWrite the entire time

It does not have to be an orderly It does not have to be an orderly response; one idea and then another response; one idea and then another and another, some related, others a and another, some related, others a mysterymystery

Write what you are thinkingWrite what you are thinking

Rule 2Rule 2

Write quickly without letting Write quickly without letting the critic in your head censor the critic in your head censor youyou

If you don’t like the way you said something, ignore it and If you don’t like the way you said something, ignore it and keep goingkeep going

Risk taking and fluency (speed) are the main structural Risk taking and fluency (speed) are the main structural beams to build strong writingbeams to build strong writing

Quick writing is unformed, messy thinking and out of this Quick writing is unformed, messy thinking and out of this freedom, good writing growsfreedom, good writing grows

Rule 3Rule 3Relax, have fun and playRelax, have fun and play

ex. A jumble of blocks becomes a tower, ex. A jumble of blocks becomes a tower, collapses and becomes a castle.collapses and becomes a castle.

Quick writing is play with wordsQuick writing is play with words

Playful writing leads to a comfortable voice Playful writing leads to a comfortable voice that is easy to read – We seek the writers’ that is easy to read – We seek the writers’ confident voiceconfident voice