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The final episode of our Nano season and the lads have done it! Ben takes his turn under the workshopping knife as Nico provides feedback.  The lads discuss the wild ride that this NaNoWriMo has been and go into how they completed the challenge.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Part three of four special episodes! Join the guys as they take a deep dive into a longer section from Nico's work in progress. They get into the nitty-gritty about their approaches to edits and discuss the difficulties they have faced during the challenge of NaNoWriMo so far. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

NaNoWriMore of those words please! Ben and Nico are joined by the author of the Gloomwood novels Ross Young. 2 weeks in and the word counts are taking their toll, but nothing is going to stop these stories flowing! Send us Fan Mail Support the show

NaNoWriMo is upon us! Ben and Nico are joined by their old friend, writer Benjamin Langley, and sit down to talk about their WIPs, the reality of writing to a deadline every day and, perhaps most importantly, the madness that can grow from writing a novel in a month! Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Join us as we continue the conversation with Conor Bredin, host of the Story of a Storyteller Podcast, and get up to some more mischief.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Things are looking pretty spooky around here, Ben and Nico are joined by the host of the NightLight Podcast Tonia Ransom, as they get deep into the Halloween spirit and explore the prompt: "A Day in the Sun". Send us Fan Mail Support the show

*Scratch, scratch scratch* It just won't stop, Join Ben and Nico as their guest Conor Bredin, the host of the "Story of a Story Teller Podcast",  helps them reach that difficult bit in the middle of their backs and tackle the prompt: "A Persistent Itch". [The Tiny Bookcase Podcast would like to apologise for some minor technical difficulties in the recording of this episod...

The unbound wisdom of Mur Lafferty combines with the unwise binding of Ben and the wistful bounding of Nico as the boys dig deep into how Mur creates stories; what it's like to write a Star Wars novel; and the delight/dread of the advent calendar.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

With a prompt like this things are bound to get deep! Ben and Nico are joined by Hugo award-winning Author and Podcaster Mur Lafferty, for a trip that takes us from the mines to Mars! Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Goosebumps will rise and spines will shiver as Nico and Ben are joined by Tom Kirkbride, host of Sleepless Readings, a man whose voice is so silky it could make a fine gown and so rich it could afford to buy and wear said gown! Join them as they fill their sails with the prompt "A Cold Wind" Hear more of Tom ( (194) Sleepless Readings - YouTube ) Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Ben, Nico and their guest Kit Power dive deep into the inspiring mind of Stephen King, the crippling force of self-doubt, and the dangers of being fiercely Left! Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Ben and Nico are joined this week by BFA Shortlisted author Kit Power, who brings their mastery of Horror to the prompt "The Hardest Break". CW: Illness, Suicide. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Nico and Ben bare all in this dramatic exposé of... their works in progress! Both of our hectic hosts share the first pages of what they've been working on and invite you to join them on a new adventure in November. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Once again our dynamic duo are joined by an expert in all things graphic novel (or should that be comic book?), Stew, the host of the Stew World Order Podcast. Join them as they plumb the mind of a man obsessed with his funny papers and possessed by an in-house wanderlust. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Who better to show our hairy hosts how it is done than, well, another hairy host! Ben and Nico are joined by Robert Stewart (please, call him Stew!) host of The Stew World Order Podcast, he turns his attention away from the MCUs and Straight-to-DVDS of this world to help defeat the prompt "Interference". Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A mind as sharp as her tongue is long, Nina regales us with tales of time travel, featherless birds and rambling writing! Nico and Ben had their brains stretched, and you should too. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

From across the Scottish Moor, a voice rings clear and lyrically regales our intrepid hosts, Ben and Nico, with more tales! Join the boys and their guest, the deeply talented and lightly mysterious Nina Allan, as they try and refill the prompt "Empty Tank". Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Kind-hearted, wiser than he thinks and above all - a goth. There are few who compare to RJ Barker. Listen to find out quite why the boys like him so much! Send us Fan Mail Support the show

This one is close to home... well close enough! Nico and Ben are joined by author of the critically acclaimed Tide Child Trilogy, award-winning RJ Barker. With RJ's immense skill and the boys' inability to stop it seems there's nothing between them and a battle to the death with the prompt "Yorkshire". Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Nothern? Very. Nice? Extremely. (K)nowledgable? Without any doubt. Hear the musings, madness, and merriment of Simon Bestwick as Ben and Nico give him the grilling of a lifetime! Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Ben and Nico call for aid once more, and the powerfully prolific Simon Bestwick is there to answer. The man has written their combined weight in stories, so let's see what he can do with the prompt "Beneath the Crust". Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Nico & Ben get ready to ask a barrage of questions (some old, some new) to the charming Dr. Charles E. Gannon and uncover a wealth of fascinating tales and takes from the Bestselling Nebula-nominated author. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

It's Season 3, and the boys are back, this time with something resembling a vengeance! Join Ben and Nico as they meet their first guest of season 3, Nebula-nominated, best-selling author Dr. Charles E. Gannon (Chuck to his friends) who shares dented garnets of wisdom, a bonus extra story, and plenty of laughs as he helps them take on their first prompt: "Problem Solved" For the inte...

The ever-hungry Ysterris wants more, and lucky for Ben and Nico there's a wonderful treasure trove of stories from Season Two, time to show that Wizard how talented the guests have been and, hopefully, he'll let the boys finally leave the tower... right? Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Uh oh! Ysterris has smashed his way back into the Sacred Library and it's up to Ben & Nico to catch that old codger up on what's been happening in Season 2! Luckily for them, they've been visited by some amazing storytellers and are well prepared for the wizard's story appetite... Send us Fan Mail Support the show