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Prompted Writing Podcast
by Isabelle Searle
This is the show where we take one writing prompt and run with it! We write everything from science fiction, to fantasy, to realism. We also discuss topics such as fan fiction, RPGs and how to defeat writer's block. If you're looking to hear some original creative writing, or if you're a writer looking for inspiration and writing tips, give us a listen!Want to get involved with our show? Find us on Instagram @promptedwritingpodcast and DM us.
Episodes
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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!
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Prompted Episode Two - The Duck's Revenge
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...
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Prompted Episode One - The Birthday Blackberries
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...
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Prompted Episode Nine - The Fire
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.…
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Prompted Episode Eight - The Dangerous Three
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...
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Prompted Episode Seven - The Japanese Spaghetti
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...
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Prompted Episode Six - The Tiny Black Phone
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…
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Prompted Episode Five - The Favourite Rib
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!
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Prompted Episode Four - The Black Hole
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…
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Prompted Episode Three - The Sci Fi Cement
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...
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Prompted Episode Two - The Gelatinous Dice
Get ready for episode two where Izzy, Erin, and Bella use story dice for inspiration! Izzy puts Shakespeare on the red carpet in her screenplay, and Erin writes a poem about the world's worst interview. Meanwhile, Bella is on a quest to prove her tutor wrong because jellyfish deserve stories too!...
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Prompted Episode One - The First Meeting (ft. Nancy Stohlman)
In our first episode of Series Three, the Prompted gang face the prompt: "The first thing she said to me was 'you have a very nice energy'." Erin starts us off with a classic, brilliant Erin sci-fi; Bella has her new character Marnie swallow a realtor whole in her Eldritch horror; and Izzy makes…
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Prompted Episode Eleven - The Summer Writing Challenge
Welcome to our summer writing challenge special episode! Hear Izzy, Bella, and Erin read your pieces, catch up on our summer writing projects, and reflect on character flaws. Plus, we give you a sneak peak of an upcoming pantomime. Listen to Prompted Writing Podcast for prompts, inspiration, and...
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Prompted Episode Ten - The 1000 Listens Special
To kick off our season finale, Bella draws the character Eddy for our writing prompt. We have five pieces of writing packed with poetry, comedy, and adventure. Guest Alex is back by popular demand to drag the very sensible Winstable out of the grave. The Prompted gang create spectacular sound...
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Prompted Episode Nine - The Green Tea Dystopia
Listen or the green tea will find you... This week's writing prompt is ""You like dystopias, right?" "Yeah, but not living in them!"". We go on world-building adventures, partake in spooky seances, explore ecocriticism, and survive dystopias. Erin shares her favorite art made by People of Colour,...
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Prompted Episode Eight - Peanut Butter and Ball Gowns
This week we had a double prompt! Our prompts were: 'Everyone else is in suits and ballgowns and I'm dressed like this," and "I didn't know what to bring. I have a jar of peanut butter and two forks." Join Izzy, Bella and Erin for kitchen sink realism and spy drama with a wonderful contribution…
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Prompted Episode Seven - The Rabbit
This week, our prompt is 'why am I a rabbit?'. Join Izzy, Bella and Erin for nostalgic poems, grumpy toads and dystopia. Also, answers to listener questions and a discussion on LGBTQA+ diversity in writing. Plus, we settle the age old Prompted debate: Does Izzy censor Bella? This episode includes...
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Prompted Episode Six - The Very Sensible Hippos
Cartoons, Am Dram, and a very, very sensible short story... We've got a packed episode for you this week. Our prompt is "No, Mr Bond. I expect you to be eaten by these amusingly hungry hippos". Join Izzy, Alex and Erin as we answer your writing questions and queries. Happy listening!
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Prompted Episode 5 - The Friend Request
Join Izzy, Bella and Erin as they write their pieces to a friendly prompt! Happy writing!
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Prompted Episode Four - The Villain
Welcome to episode four of our award-winning writing podcast! This week's prompt is "Sit over there because you're the villain". You'll hear pantomime, supernatural, games journalism, and comedic flash fiction. Plus, we answer your questions! How do you improve writing if you're a beginner? And…
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Prompted Episode Three - The Lonely Fence
This week, we used the writing prompt "I've been painting the fence just to avoid conversations with people". Listen now for meta fiction, a ghost story, and romance. Plus, character creation, writing humour, and trouble with tenses. Happy listening!
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Prompted Episode Two - The Talking Plants
Get ready for our second episode of the series! This week on our award-winning writing podcast, we run with the prompt “My plants are my named after you so I can talk to you all while doing work”. You'll hear poetry, gaming journalism and fairy tale. Plus, we answer your questions. Do readers…
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Prompted Episode One - The Weary Dog
We're back for season two! Our prompt this week is 'a weary man and a wearier dog.' Listen in to hear our pieces of bildungsroman, poetry, and nautical, as well as discussions on writing romance, the problems with boring characters, and a fantastic piece from one of our Instagram followers.
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Prompted - The Announcement
Erin's here for an announcement about series two. Happy listening!
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Prompted Episode 10 - The Controller
Join Izzy, Bella, and Erin, as they bring their own spins to this week's prompt! Happy writing!
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Prompted Episode Nine - The Ravioli Ritual
Join Izzy, with special guests Alex and Wilkie, for some writing fun!
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Prompted Episode Eight - The Sofa
Here we are again, and this time we have the original gang back! Listen to our eighth episode of Prompted - the show where we take one original prompt and run with it! This week's prompt is: "Oh my gosh, I thought you were the sofa!" This time Izzy, Bella and Erin dove into genres such as...
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Prompted Episode Seven - The Four Graves
Listen to our seventh episode of Prompted - the show where we take one original prompt and run with it! This week's prompt is "There were four graves, but no church". We explore the genres advert, ecocriticism, thriller and apocalypse. This week, your writers Izzy, Bella and Erin will be joined…
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Prompted Mid-Series Special - The Astronaut
Get ready for our mid-series special that stars you, our listeners! Our prompt is my brother's drawing of an astronaut hugging the tiny Earth. We feature original work from Bella, Izzy, a young listener and two of our talented followers on Instagram. If you want to delve into science fiction, or...
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Prompted Episode Five - The Translator
Join us for our fifth episode of Prompted - the show where we take one original prompt and run with it! This week's prompt is: "We were speaking Dutch, but we don't even know Dutch". We play with the genres mystery, sea story, science fiction and manifesto. Unlock writing secrets, such as how to...
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Prompted Episode Four - The Fingerprints
Get ready for our fourth episode of Prompted! This weeks prompt is: "The dirt on the wall was thickly smeared with fingerprints scrabbling to climb upwards." We drew the genres memoir, horror, and poetry, and got a range of interesting responses. Listen now to see how Izzy, Erin and Bella responded!
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Prompted Episode Three - The Weapon
Our third episode of Prompted! This week's prompt is: "I just admitted to having a lethal weapon and I know where you sleep". We drew the genres naturalism, speculative fiction, fantasy and journalism. Listen to see how Izzy, Bella, Erin and Hamish responded!
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Prompted Episode Two - The Chart
Listen to Bella, Erin and Izzy read their responses to the prompt "Come down here and explain your God-damn chart". Izzy wrote a twist on the romance genre, Bella wrote a character comedy and Erin delved into a dark paranoid. We also discuss our writing processes, reactions to next week's prompt...
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Prompted Episode One - The Glass Box
Our first Episode of Prompted! Our prompt is "There were fleas everywhere and she was in this little glass box all on her own". We drew the genres science fiction, crime and fantasy. Listen to see how Izzy, Bella and Erin responded!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is the show where we take one writing prompt and run with it! We write everything from science fiction, to fantasy, to realism. We also discuss topics such as fan fiction, RPGs and how to defeat writer's block. If you're looking to hear some original creative writing, or if you're a writer looking for inspiration and writing tips, give us a listen!Want to get involved with our show? Find us on Instagram @promptedwritingpodcast and DM us.
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Isabelle Searle
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What is Prompted Writing Podcast about?
This is the show where we take one writing prompt and run with it! We write everything from science fiction, to fantasy, to realism. We also discuss topics such as fan fiction, RPGs and how to defeat writer's block. If you're looking to hear some original creative writing, or if you're a writer...
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Prompted Writing Podcast is created and hosted by Isabelle Searle.
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