Episode 75 - Don't Pick This One

This month, the guys host another Promptly Written Book Club, in which they discuss The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells. They also take a trip to Watch Corner, and talk about their experience in the first round of the NYC Midnight 250-Word Microfiction Challenge. All that is capped off with two brand new stories for you!

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Episode 74 - Live Long and Prosper

This month, the guys contemplate whether or not to take part in the NYC Midnight 250-Word Microfiction Challenge for the 2nd year running. In doing so, they decide to share their stories from last year with you. That means that this month, you’re getting three extra stories (five total) for your listening pleasure.

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Episode 71 - The Typo Seemed Insignificant...

This month, the guys look back to 2023 to discuss their participation in the NYC Midnight 250-word Microfiction Challenge, reveal their reading and writing goals for 2024 (finally), and as always, finish things up with two brand new short stories for you!

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Episode 70 - We're Back!

What’s up, everyone? The guys return from their short hiatus and they have a lot to catch up on. In addition to that, they’re each bringing two stories to the table to ensure that no prompts were lost in the shuffle, and to make up for lost time.

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Episode 65 - Fruitcake

This month, the guys discuss the frustration of finding typos after publication, list some of their favorite Christmas movies, and prepare for their participation in the upcoming NYC Midnight 250-word Microfiction Challenge. They end the year with two Christmas(ish) stories for you. Happy Holidays!

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Episode 64 - Is That Like An Interiority Complex?

The guys are back with a plethora of topics for you. NaNoWriMo season is here. Does Matt have a new project in the works? They also talk about developing characters and both are eagerly anticipating the start of a 250-word microfiction challenge they’ll be embarking on in early December. All of that, plus two brand new stories for you! Happy Thanksgiving!

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Episode 63 - A Hawk and A Snake...

This month, the guys tackle one of the most difficult prompts they’ve had to date. They get to the stories right away, giving Matt a chance to go off on a tangent about Gilligan’s Island afterwards. This one was a lot of fun, from cover to cover.

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Episode 62 - Put A Sock In It!

The guys are back with a lot to talk about! Ian has the next installment of The Reeve series well underway and Matt has taught his first classes. A discussion on incorporating writing into other art forms turns into a revelation for Matt, and he is left with a lot to think about in terms of writing goals and how to go about meeting them. And as always, they have two brand new stories for you!

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Episode 60 - It Was In The Lettuce

Ian has released the final installment of The Driver Series out into the wild! The guys dig into the details surrounding  the release, then discuss the WGA strike before getting into this month’s stories.

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Episode 59 - His Face Was The Real Problem

This month, Ian gives us a synopsis of The Driver Series, in preparation for the release of the final installment, “The Blinding End,” on May 29th. Afterwards, we have two brand new stories for you - Ian continues the Exodus saga, and Matt has kickstarted what hopes to be his very first novel-in-progress.

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Episode 58 - He Seems Finicky...

This month, Ian has moved from the drafting to editing stage in the final installment of The Driver series, and the guys discuss how they use the thesaurus during their writing process before getting into this month’s stories.

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Episode 57 - World Gone Geek

It’s the 2nd Annual Promptly Written/World Gone Geek Crossover EXTRAVAGANZA! Jeff, Yuta, and Allea drop by for a special edition of the PW Book Club, then hang around to listen to us read our stories.

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