Writing About Dragons and Shit
Episodes
Ep. 21: Getting the Most Out of Reading
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s just as important for a writer to read as it is to write. But how do you get the most out of reading as a writer? This week Erin M. Evans, B. D...
Ep. 20: Sequels & Series Potential
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve thrown around “series potential” a lot, but what does that mean? And what do you even do when you actually sit down to write a sequel to y...
Ep. 19: Dialogue
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most genre books have one thing in common - there’s a lot of dialogue. But what makes that dialogue good? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, ...
Ep.18: Villains
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Not every book needs a physical villain - but for those that do how do we go about making them? Can you just drop a mustache twirling dude in any stor...
Ep. 17: Endings and 2nd Drafts
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know you have a good ending? And once you have one you gotta move onto your 2nd Draft! What do you do then?! (Seriously, Treavor needs to k...
Ep. 16: Writing Process
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What do writers mean when they say “my writing process”? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about what writing proc...
Ep. 15: Pacing & Tension
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve talked about Act Structure, but what gets you from one plot point to the other? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis t...
Ep. 14: Breaking In
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of talks about Breaking In to the industry, and honestly there is no right answer. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treav...
Ep. 13: Info Dumps
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For a thousand generations the - all right that’s enough of that; this week we are talking about info dumps! B. Dave Walters, Erin M. Evans, and Tre...
Ep. 12: Structure
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Structure is an important part of storytelling no matter how you do it. This week B. Dave Walters, Erin M. Evans, and Treavor Bettis talk about differ...
Ep. 11: World Building Overview
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wrapping up our small block of World Building episodes, Treavor has a new project and needs help focusing on what to build. Erin M. Evans and B. Dave ...
Ep. 10: World Building: Governments with Ed Greenwood
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We continue this block of world building episodes with THE Ed Greenwood. He joins Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis to talk about way...
Ep. 9: World Building with Patrick Rothfuss
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
World Building is a HUGE part of fantasy writing and who better to talk to about than Patrick Rothfuss himself. He joins Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walter...
Ep. 8: Trauma with Dr. Janina Scarlet
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Books can deal with trauma in many ways. A character could have a trauma, the plot could heavily deal with one, or it could be about processing one. T...
Ep. 7: POV and Symbolism
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do I write in First Person? Do you write in Second Person? Do they write in Third?! Picking a point of view can be a tough decision and this week Erin...
Ep. 6: Finding Characters
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Where do characters come from? Do they just pop in out of the abyss? Or do you have to go find them? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Tre...
Ep. 5: Inspiration
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inspiration can come from any number of places and this week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about some of the places they fin...
Ep. 4: Writer's Block
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Now that the fun episodes are out of the way - let's get into everyone's favorite topic: Writer's Block. This week Erin, B. Dave, and Trea...
Ep. 3: Writing in Established Worlds with Jim Zub
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are arcs and why are they important? Well, first off - they are very important, but we’ll get to that. This week we talk about the ways we go a...
Ep. 2: Character Arcs
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are arcs and why are they important? Well, first off - they are very important, but we’ll get to that. This week we talk about the ways we go a...
Ep. 1: First Drafts
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your first draft is probably going to suck - as much as that sucks to say. For our first episode we talk about all the joys and annoyances of first dr...
Ep. 0: Where to Start
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about what we think about when deciding where to start a novel with Susan J. Morris.