Prompety Prompt

Join Letty Butler & Stephen Mellor (aka Dave) for a brand new game show that shines the spotlight on new and existing writers, via the medium of chatting, creative prompts & live writing challenges. We have two different studio guests every two weeks, including novelists, poets, spoken word artists and scriptwriters. Plus you can also play along at home, so email us your work based on the prompts you hear and it might end up on the show!

The first challenge of the show is a pre-prepared prompt. Guests get one week to write a 200 word piece which they’ll share on the show. Round two is a completely unseen prompt, which they’ll hear for the very first time live on the show. We give them three minutes to craft a response. Last but not least, comes the grand finale; exactly the same as round two, but with only one minute to come up with the goods.

If it sounds fun, that’s because it is! You can find out more info on our website: www.prompetyprompt.co.uk

PS: If you would like to appear on the show, drop us an email prompetyprompt@gmail.com We’re always on the hunt for new victims guests and would love to hear from you.

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EPISODE Nine: We Write Because…

Welcome to a bumper series end special, crammed with 23 different listener contributions based on past season prompts; plus a catch up between Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor as well as a cheeky new prompt challenge between our two hosts

…because revenge is best served minty fresh!

If this all sounds like fun; that’s because it is! Remember you too can be part of the show, so always feel free to send us in your own ‘prompt responses’ for a future episode like this

The two unseen special prompts today were ‘The Last of the Toothpaste’ and ‘I Write Because…’

This episode features new work by: Rhys Howell, Tabitha Potts, Paul Kenny, Lucy Bell, Signe Maene, Rob Smyth, Dean Sills, Stephen Bentley, Bruce Belanger, Melanie Crawley, Ian Oliver, Amber Phillips, Katherine McDermott, Shullie Horsfield-Porter, Edward Higgins, Robert Kingham, Stu Newnham and Alan M Walker

A Cornucopia Radio production.
Co-created by and produced by Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor
Based on an original idea by Stephen Mellor.
Episode Released Feb 23rd 2022

EPISODE Eight: Who The F**K Is Sharky?

Guests Afshan D’souza-Lodhi and Joe Willis join hosts Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor for a screenwriting special. In this episode Afshan, Joe and Stephen respond live, against the clock, to a series of writing prompts, as well as discussing bad sex, pineapples, how to break into screenwriting, and lubing up the gherkin — oh, and Stephen dresses like a vicar.

Find more from Afshan at: afshandl.com
More from Joe at: jwwriting.com

The prompts were 200 words on the pre-prepared prompt of ‘The Day The Crayons Quit.’ The three minute prompt was ‘His Name Was Sharky’, and the one minute prompt was to incorporate the three words ‘Secret, Potent, Butcher.’ The prompts were taken from the Writers Toolkit by Paul Kalburgi

A Cornucopia Radio production.
Co-created by and produced by Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor
Based on an original idea by Stephen Mellor.
Episode Released Feb 9th 2022

EPISODE Seven: A Gill-Girl Called Fanny

Guests Mark Stay and Ian W Sainsbury join hosts Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor in a ‘controversial’ podcast with a difference, for writers and readers alike. In this episode Mark, Ian, and Letty respond live, against the clock, to a series of writing prompts, as well as discussing writing what you know, impostor syndrome, books in the loo and how giving up is the 100% certain way of failing — oh, and Stephen gets scared by his own dyslexia.

Find more from Mark at: markstaywrites.com
More from Ian at: Ianwsainsbury.com
Listen to the ‘Bestseller Experiment Podcast’: bestsellerexperiment.com

The prompts were 200 words on the pre-prepared prompt of ‘The Tear in Her Dress.’ The three minute prompt was ‘The Smell of your Grandmothers Laundry Room,’ and the one minute prompt was ‘Rose.’ The prompts were taken from the Writers Toolkit by Jamie Cat Callan.

A Cornucopia Radio production.
Co-created by and produced by Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor
Based on an original idea by Stephen Mellor.
Episode Released Jan 26th 2022

EPISODE Six: Severed Heads & Banana Delivery

Enter the scintillating world of severed heads and banana delivery logistics, as we sit side by side with award winning guests Molly Aitkin, author of The Island Child, and Conor O’Callaghan, author of We Are Not In The World. Joining hosts Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor, as they respond live, against the clock, to a series of writing prompts, as well as discussing the highs and lows and challenges of being a writer, how to haunt your readers, and why it is so hard to say ‘I’m a writer.’ Oh, and Conor disrupts the prompts with the most succinct response to the 3 minute prompt ever.

In this episode the pre-prepared prompt was taken from the twitter account, @itstimetowrite, and was ‘go to your bookshelf, pull out a red book, turn to page 32, the first noun on the page is your character’s worse fear, the last word is their best defence.’ The live three minute prompt was ‘someone keeps sending you severed heads of birds.’ The final one minute prompt was ‘describe an orange to someone who’s never seen one.’

A Cornucopia Radio production.
Co-created by and produced by Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor
Based on an original idea by Stephen Mellor.
Episode Released Jan 12th 2022

EPISODE FIVE: Don’t Do That In A Gondola

Enter the murky worlds of death and wanking with guests Nik Perring and Genevieve Carver, plus hosts Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor. As we respond live, against the clock, to a series of writing prompts, as well as discussing the highs and lows and challenges of being a writer, where inspiration strikes and how best to collaborate with other people. Oh, and Letty calls Stephen a rude word, probably because he could not remember where he got the prompts from…

In this episode the pre-prepared prompt was ‘He/she tries to imagine crossing over.’ The live three minute prompt was ‘Chaos, Attic, Gondola.’ The final one minute prompt was ‘You stole what?’

You can discover even more work by Gevi at her website: www.genevievecarver.com and more work from Nik at www.nikperring.com

A Cornucopia Radio production.
Co-created by and produced by Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor
Based on an original idea by Stephen Mellor.
Episode Released Dec 29th 2021

EPISODE FOUR: Kipperlips & Christmas Parties

Guests Helen Mort and Joe Kriss join hosts Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor in a Christmas podcast with a difference, for both writers and readers alike. In this episode, Helen, Joe, and Letty enter a seasonal world of lonely freelance Christmas parties, David Beckham, kipperlips and Sally Rooney chat up lines — oh, and Letty makes an innuendo about crackers and Stephen has to go for a lie down.

The prompts today were 200 words on a pre-prepared prompt of ‘It Happened at the Christmas Party.’ Three minutes to respond to ‘a pair of tweezers, a pencil, and a playing card,’ and one minute to respond to ‘The Tree Isn’t Real.’

You can discover more from Helen Mort by visiting her website at HelenMort.com and you can discover more from Joe Kriss and Wordlife by visiting WordLife.co.uk

A Cornucopia Radio production.
Co-created by and produced by Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor
Based on an original idea by Stephen Mellor.
Episode Released Dec 15th 2021

EPISODE THREE: Unhappy Ducks

Enter the world of unhappy ducks, endangered canaries, dubious freezer contents, dementia and sonnet bombing with guests Joanna Hastings and Iain Broome, plus hosts Letty Butler & Stephen Mellor.

The prompts today were taken from writingprompts.com (and their twitter account) and were: 200 words on the pre-prepared prompt of ‘For some reason the ducks were not happy today.’ The live three minute prompt was to use a canary, a laptop and a blanket in the response and the live one minute prompt was ‘Santa Claus has many disguises.’

Also, If you’re a writer remember to point your cursor here to subscribe to Draft Mode Iain’s weekly newsletter packed with tools and tips to help you improve, promote and publish your writing.

A Cornucopia Radio production.
Co-created by and produced by Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor
Based on an original idea by Stephen Mellor.
Episode Released Dec 1st 2021

EPISODE TWO: Mum’s Sex Chat

An episode that starts so calm before a speedy descent into all manner of imaginations: from sperm eyes, to mucas plugs, giant rows of red penises, turtle shows, fish finger butties and a face full of Whitby. With hosts Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor plus guests Alan Frost and Philippa Howell.

The prompts were taken from The Writers Toolbox, by Jamie Cat Callan, and were: 200 words on the pre-prepared prompt of ‘On Tuesday She Asked Me the Most Peculiar Question’. Three minutes to respond to the unseen prompt ‘My Brother Did this Weird Thing with Turtles’ and one minute to respond to ‘Your Mother’s Pearls’.

A Cornucopia Radio production.
Co-created by and produced by Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor
Based on an original idea by Stephen Mellor.
Episode Released Nov 17th 2021

EPISODE ONE: Robot Seduction and a Half-Eaten Tangerine

Guests David Oakley and Jess Sinclair, join hosts Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor in a podcast with a difference, for writers and readers alike. In this episode, Letty hosts, and David, Jess and Stephen respond live, against the clock, to a series of writing prompts, as well as discussing the highs and lows and challenges of being a writer, where inspiration strikes and what the future holds.

The prompts were taken from The Writers Toolbox, by Jamie Cat Callan, and were: 200 words on the pre-prepared prompt of ‘There Were 17 Cats in Larry’s Basement.’ Three minutes to respond to ‘I Decided The Only Solution Was to Seduce Him,’ and one minute to respond to ‘A Half-Eaten Tangerine.’

A Cornucopia Radio production.
Co-created by and produced by Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor
Based on an original idea by Stephen Mellor.
Episode Released Nov 17th 2021

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