It’s a new year, so the guys look back on 2022 and talk about their goals for 2023 before getting into this month’s stories.

Merry Christmas! Enjoy this special bonus episode where the guys read the stories they created during the 2022 NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge!

What’s up, everyone? The Promptly Written Book Club returns this month! The guys read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens for the first time and give their reactions. They also take a trip to Watch Corner before reading two brand new stories for you. Happy Holidays!

This month, the guys talk about their experience participating in the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge, then Matt rants about a book he set out to read and ultimately gave up on. And as always, they’ve got two brand new stories for you!

This month, the guys are celebrating the release of their latest short story collection and anticipating the next round of the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge. The main discussion revolves around the overuse of adjectives, and shifts into personal technique and intent during their writing process. And as always, they’ve got two brand new stories for you!

The guys make their triumphant return. After a couple months off, they’re back with double the stories to celebrate their 50th episode!

This month, disaster strikes and throws a wrench into everything.

This month, the guys discuss imposter syndrome, anxiety in taking on new challenges, and an upcoming flash fiction challenge that really adds pressure to the process. And as always, they’ve got two brand new stories!

This month, the guys discuss the changes that a story goes through from initial conception to what ends up on the page. They discuss the potential pros and cons of lucid dreaming, Stephen King, and Matt “wins” Camp NaNoWriMo. All of this before we get to this month’s stories!

This month, the guys discuss how they approach research when starting a new project. And to change things up a bit, they paid homage to a childhood favorite when crafting this month’s stories. It was a/an (adjective) blast!

It’s the Promptly Written/World Gone Geek Crossover Extravaganza!!! Jeff, Yuta, and Allea join us for a special edition of the PW Book Club, in which we discuss The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester. Then, they stick around and give us their thoughts on our stories for this month!

This month, the guys discuss word choice and how that impacts the accessibility of the work to potential readers. Plus, Coheed and Cambria, Kindle Vella, this month’s stories, and an exciting announcement!

Happy New Year! As per tradition, the guys kick off 2022 by breaking down their reading and writing goals for the year. They also take a trip to Watch Corner, say goodbye to a writing legend, and discuss Ian’s latest release, “Villains,” the second book in “The Reeve” series. When it comes time for the stories, Matt goes a bit against the grain this month.

It’s a Promptly Written Christmas! The guys discuss whether an ending needs to be “happy” or not and then get festive by naming their favorite Christmas carols. When story time rolls around, the prompt forces Ian to go darker than usual and Matt confirms his place in Hell. Happy Holidays!

Did you know that there was a series of Hardy Boys books written this century? We didn’t. This month, the guys take a nostalgic trip back to the stories of their youth, and then discuss the benefits of joining a writing/critique group, all before getting into this month’s stories.

What’s up everyone? This month, the guys discuss how to catch readers up when working on later books in a series and how to maintain creativity when life gets hectic. And as always, two brand new stories close out the show.

This month, the guys discuss how romanticizing the writing process can become a barrier to getting work done and how new tools can provide the inspiration you need to recover from a break in productivity. And as always, they’ve got two brand new short stories for your listening pleasure.

This month features the return of the Promptly Written Book club, where the guys tackle The Great Gatsby for the first time. They also dig into their editing process, whether or not to outline, and how to discover things outside their preferred genre - all before getting into this month’s stories.

This month, the guys discuss when fantastical elements should be introduced in your story. We also get an update on The Reeve, debate whether or not we’ll ever find intelligent life out there (or if they’ll find us), and pay tribute to a lost family member.

This month, the guys talk about how to deal with writer’s block, the stories that they wish they’d have written themselves, and take a trip to Watch Corner before getting into this month’s stories, which had to include characters they created for one another.