Writing About Dragons and Shit – Details, episodes & analysis

This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Dr. Ben J. Searle! Together they talk about Burnout - what it is and what it does to us - as well as Dr. Searle’s book about the subject!

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Starring:

Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels)

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B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society)

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Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis talk about Unlikable Characters and Foreshadowing Timing!

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Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels)

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B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society)

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis celebrate 150 episodes with an extra long episode answering questions from awesome Tangerinos like yourself!

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Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels)

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B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society)

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Trilogies. How do they work? Do I really need three books to tell a story? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Trilogies and what to look out for when planning one. They also answer questions about Writing Outside Your Genre, and - surprise - a question about a trilogy!

Starring:

Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels)

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B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society)

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Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

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We were off for a few weeks, but we’re back with some listener questions and a quick topic! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Graphic Novels, Plot Twist, Writing About Mental Health, and Writing When You Don’t Feel Like It!

Starring:

Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels)

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B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society)

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Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

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How do you take down the villain in a satisfying way? What do magic stats look like? And how do flashbacks work? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer a bunch of fun listener questions!

Starring:

Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels)

https://twitter.com/erinmevans

B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society)

https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters

Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

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“I just need to do more World Building.” “I need a perfect outline…” “I need to know EVERYTHING about my magic system!” If you’ve had those thoughts this episode is for you. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about What’s Stopping You from writing?

Starring:

Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels)

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B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society)

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Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

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It’s time for another worldbuilding episode - and we decided this time to talk about creating the most powerful beings in fantasy and sci-fi. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about making Religions, Gods, Myths and more!

Starring:

Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels)

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B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society)

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Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

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We got even more listener questions - so let’s do another listener episode! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Keeping Your Writing Flow, Are Thoughts Important, and Stand Alone with Series Potential!

Starring:

Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels)

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B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society)

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Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

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We’ve talked here and there about what happens when we come up with an idea for a project - but not how we come up with those ideas. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about the many ways of coming up with ideas and what they do with them.

Starring:

Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels)

https://twitter.com/erinmevans

B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society)

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Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

https://twitter.com/TheTreavor

Pick up Empire of Exiles out now!

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