In this writing prompt episode of The Truth About Storytelling, Tyrean Martinson shares a set of creative writing prompts inspired by her recent conversation with author and editor Jemi Fraser.

These prompts explore practical storytelling tools and techniques, including story bibles and spreadsheets, visual mapping, intentional character naming, research that lives alongside the draft, and using pop culture references to reveal character. The episode also includes a fiction prompt inspired by romantic suspense, focusing on trust, tension, and emotional stakes.

Listeners will also hear updates on Tyrean’s upcoming poetry collection To Speak (releasing in January), Friday fiction readings from Dark Blade Forged