Prompted Episode Three - The Cat

This week on Prompted, Hamish delves into dystopia, Izzy is inspired by Ada Lovelace, and Erin finishes her sci-fi piece. Happy writing!

Get ready for an action packed episode, full of new writing, an amazing guest, and revenge... Once upon a time on Prompted Writing Podcast, Lupus, Erin’s android tries to dream, while Izzy’s protagonist has a surprise drop through her ceiling in WW2. And special guest Jamie joins us with a brilliant short story about a magpie’s life on the farm! This week’s theme is how to write revenge stories, and our prompt is “There must be revenge for what he did to duck”. Happy listening!

Happy Birthday Prompted! The gang kick off Series Four with two very special guests, Sophie Mander and Alex Clarke. They share four stories inspired by the prompt '“I got you blackberries.” “You got me brambles!”'. Immortality and time travel collide in Erin's podcast, meanwhile, Sophie's characters escape to a woodland cabin. Alex's botanist has a late night, and Izzy writes a fantasy mystery about the power of blackberries. Plus, they look at how to write settings and locations. Happy listening!

Welcome to the Prompted Season Finale! This week's prompt is: "Hear me out, what if we add MORE fire to the situation?" This week Izzy takes us into  the battlefield, Erin tells her fantasy backwards poem, and Mischa, freelance writer and podcaster, joins in with a futuristic escape horror piece. We hope you enjoy, and see you next season! Prompted love x

Somersault into this action-themed episode! Inspired by the prompt "I'm dangerous after three", Bella puts her hero Junimo in the spotlight, Izzy writes a secret piece and Erin tells the story of a security guard's shift through voicemail. Plus, action man Dan (our number one fan) is here to act out the pieces. Happy listening! Write with us!:  ~~~ PATREON: www.patreon.com/promptedwritingpodcast ~~~ ~~~ INSTAGRAM: @promptedwritingpodcast ~~~  ~~~ LINKS: https://linktr.ee/promptedwritingpodcast ~~~

This week the Prompted gang face the prompt: "You married into the Japanese Spaghetti. I was born into it." Unintentionally, Erin, Izzy and Bella all wrote horrors of various flavours - Erin brings us to a haunted house, Izzy vocalises the horror of the patriarchy, and Bella takes us back to her swamp dystopia with Mercury, Marnie, Junimo and Nin. We hope you enjoy this scary little episode! Prompted love. 

Recuring guest Alex joins the Prompted gang for our best episode yet! We're inspired by the prompt, "I'm not being funny, but in her kitchen drawer, is a tiny, black phone". Izzy brings Among Us into the office, Bella's characters find a siren aboard their ship, Erin writes a heartbreaking mystery, and Alex writes a very sensible story... Happy listening! Write with us!:  ~~~ PATREON: www.patreon.com/promptedwritingpodcast ~~~  ~~~ INSTAGRAM: @promptedwritingpodcast ~~~  ~~~ LINKS: https://linktr.ee/promptedwritingpodcast ~~~

This week, guest star Ellie unsettles us with a horror, Izzy dives into screenplay, and Erin returns to sci fi. Plus, we discuss cliches, stereotypes and how to avoid them in our work. Happy writing!

For Halloween, the Prompted gang decide to... mostly write romance (the horror!). We have a relationship break apart under the stars, an ex crash a wedding, and to wrap it all up, a healthy dose of bizarro horror. And, Izzy, Erin and Bella discuss how they would make Halloween episodes out of their favourite shows. Happy listening!

Prompted episode three is ready for blast off! Join Izzy, Bella, Erin, and special guest Matt as they navigate space stations, observe strange worlds and contemplate mythological creatures, inspired by the prompt 'if you threw cement at me, I wouldn't eat it!'. Plus, they discuss how to write SciFi. Happy listening!