A lot of news this month! Matt has finished his MFA program and Winterfield Nights, the latest in Ian Lewis's Driver Series, is now available! After getting that out of the way, the guys debate what determines a story's meaning - author intent vs. reader interpretation - before getting to this month's stories.

This month the guys take a look at how COVID-19 could impact the literary world. They also talk the nuts and bolts of editing and planning and make a brief stop in Watch Corner before diving into this month's stories. Stay safe everyone!

The guys talk Blade Runner and how they're staying motivated while social distancing, before traveling to the Dark Side of Oz. Stay safe everyone!

This month the guys discuss the benefits that reading your work aloud can have on your editing process, then dive into this month's stories.

Listen as the guys discuss how reading bad writing can help improve your own, then stick around for this month's stories.

Happy New Year! This month, the guys talk James Bond, break down Ian Fleming's tips for writing a thriller, and talk reading and writing goals for 2020 before getting into this month's stories. Also... Star Wars.

This month, the guys break down Ernest Hemingway's 7 tips for fiction writers before diving into a couple of holiday-themed stories.

Happy Holidays!

The guys are back! Matt discusses a new approach he's taking to his thesis and they talk about how long they let their ideas gestate and dive a little further into the evolution of their stories from that initial idea to the final product. To their surprise, each of this week's stories call back to worlds created in previous episodes.

This was a fun one.

The guys are back to kick off the second year of the Promptly Written Podcast! They reflect on year one, discuss author’s voice, and get a little sidetracked talking watches before getting into this month's stories. Thanks for a great first year!

The guys are back in this special episode of Promptly Written to celebrate one year of podcasting. Sit back and enjoy as they take a deep dive into Ian Lewis' latest release, From Legend.

The guys are back! Before diving into their stories, they talk mobile writing, the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, and discuss their process when it comes to determining character names. Special thanks to Matt's mom for providing this month's prompt!

Matt was busy this month - he finally read From Legend and found time in between writing projects to go to a writing conference. The guys then discussed their preferred writing environments and a prompt idea for a future episode. Also... stories!

We changed things up a bit this month, and we put our own spin on the classic tale, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." We also talked about motivation (or lack thereof) and how and when to determine the theme of your work in progress.

The guys are back and this month they talk about the books that have shaped them as writers. Plus, Matt is a hypocrite, a liar, and as we come to find in this episode...not too quick on his toes. We read you some stories as well.

The guys are back, this time discussing action and scenes, as well as how art inspires us before jumping into this month's stories. Oh, and also...From Legend by Ian Lewis is now available for purchase!

The guys are back! Matt went all digital for this episode and Ian's novel From Legend will be released on April 8th. Before they get to the stories, they talk plotters vs. pansters and tease a topic for next month.

The guys did their homework and took a little deeper dive into worldbuilding. Ian is prepping for the release of his next novel, Matt is feeling inspired.

We're back with Episode 5. We get an update on Matt's reading resolutions, his increased Twitter usage, and assign some worldbuilding homework for the next episode. Then, we added a bit of a twist for this month's stories!

The guys are back with Episode 4! They follow up on Scary Stories and talk Writing Resolutions before diving into this month's prompt.

Ian and Matt are back with Episode 3! They follow up on their NaNoWriMo progress, Matt rants about poetry, and they discuss editing and beta readers before getting into this month's prompt.