Best Writing About Dragons And Shit Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 153: Genre Promises 54:03

5d ago54:03

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about What to do With 200,000 Words, Genre Promises, and Making Names. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish,…

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Ep. 152: Assemble the Team 1:06:56

11d ago1:06:56

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Assembling the Team, Copyrights, and Sequel Problems! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice…

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Ep. 151: An Integral Train 1:07:40

19d ago1:07:40

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Query Woes and Test Chapters! As a reminder: New episodes will now post on Fridays. You can get episodes early - as well as in video! - by joining our Patreon at the $5 tier. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire …

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Episode 150! 1:56:49

28d ago1:56:49

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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! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walt…

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Prepping for Episode 150 1:35

1M ago1:35

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Hey all! Quick little episode here - TLDR: send us questions about ANYTHING for Episode 150! It can be about writing, life, D&D, video games - WHATEVER! Send them to: [email protected] Or go to the Discord: https://discord.gg/3yG4FEsV

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Ep. 149: We Have an Announcement… 1:07:22

1M ago1:07:22

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Episode 149: We Have an Announcement… This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis have something to announce! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Betti…

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Ep. 148: Exporting the Pain 58:50

2M ago58:50

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis talk about what makes a Good Main Character Go Bad! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficulty …

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Ep. 147: Inspiring Books, Burnout, & Changing POVs 1:02:43

2M ago1:02:43

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Inspiring Books, Burnout, and Changing POVs! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bet…

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Ep. 146: Short Stories, Writing Gods, & Limited Omniscient 1:16:01

2M ago1:16:01

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Short Stories, Writing Gods, Limited Omniscient, and more! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.soci…

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Ep. 145: Tribbling 50:24

2M ago50:24

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about a tribble, TTRPG Publishing, Audiobooks, and Interesting Side Characters. Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewa…

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Ep. 144: Editing, Politics, & Gig Work 51:04

3M ago51:04

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Editing, Politics, & Gig Work! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficult…

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Ep. 143: Questions from the Discord 55:33

3M ago55:33

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions from the lovely folks in the WADS section of the Dungeon Scrawlers Discord! Still not a part of the Discord - here’s the link! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave W…

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Ep. 142: Next Projects with Jasmine Silvera 59:23

3M ago59:23

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Jasmine Silvera! Together they discuss finding a Pen Name and how they go about deciding on their Next Projects. Special Guest: Jasmine Silbera (Binding Shadows, Death’s Dancer) https://www.instagram.com/authorjasminesilvera/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone…

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Ep. 141: Writing vs. TTRPGs with Erik Scott de Bie 1:20:47

3M ago1:20:47

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Erik Scott de Bie! Together they discuss the differences between running TTRPGs and Writing - and what we can take to and from both of them. Special Guest: Erik Scott de Bie (Justice/Vengeance, Shadowbane) https://erikscottdebie.com/ Hit Points Blog: https://erikscottdebie.com…

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Ep. 140: Motha$%in’ War and Peace 57:55

3M ago57:55

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Side Characters, Staying on Track, and writing some Motha$%in’ War and Peace! 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 …

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EoE Book Club: Episode 8 1:20:57

4M ago1:20:57

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In this FINAL episode Erin M. Evans talks with Treavor Bettis and Jenn Collignon about chapter seventeen, VI, and eighteen, of her book, Empire of Exiles! Get a copy of Empire of Exiles: https://a.co/d/hx0Mt0g Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lo…

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Ep. 139: Chapters, Submitting a Series, & Serials 58:18

4M ago58:18

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Chapters, Submitting a Series, & Serials! 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…

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EoE Book Club: Episode 7 1:01:55

4M ago1:01:55

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In this episode Erin M. Evans talks with Treavor Bettis and Jenn Collignon about chapter fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen, of her book, Empire of Exiles! Get a copy of Empire of Exiles: https://a.co/d/hx0Mt0g Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)…

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Ep. 138: Narrative Tension with Corry L. Lee 57:49

4M ago57:49

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This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Corry L. Lee! Together they discuss types of Narrative Tension and how each move a story along! Special Guest: Corry L. Lee (Weave the Lightning, The Storm’s Betrayal) https://corrylee.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmev…

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EoE Book Club: Episode 6 54:04

4M ago54:04

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In this episode Erin M. Evans talks with Treavor Bettis and Jenn Collignon about chapter twelve, V, and thirteen, of her book, Empire of Exiles! Get a copy of Empire of Exiles: https://a.co/d/hx0Mt0g Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) www.tr…

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Ep. 137: Ensemble Casts & Success 52:06

4M ago52:06

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Ensemble Casts, Success, What Ideas to Go With, and When To Split Point of Views. 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 Treavo…

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Ep. 136: Stalking the Plot 54:49

5M ago54:49

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Outline Endings,Traditional Publishing, and Secondary Plots. 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 …

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EoE Book Club: Episode 5 1:21:36

5M ago1:21:36

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In this first episode Erin M. Evans talks with Treavor Bettis and Jenn Collignon about chapter ten, IV, and eleven, of her book, Empire of Exiles! Get a copy of Empire of Exiles: https://a.co/d/hx0Mt0g Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) www.…

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EoE Book Club: Episode 4 1:08:11

5M ago1:08:11

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In this first episode Erin M. Evans talks with Treavor Bettis and Jenn Collignon about chapter seven, eight, and nine, of her book, Empire of Exiles! Get a copy of Empire of Exiles: https://a.co/d/hx0Mt0g Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) w…

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Ep. 135: Where to Start 1:06:56

6M ago1:06:56

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about where to start your story and what’s important to get to your reader upfront. After that they answer some email questions from lovely tangerinos like yourself! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened…

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EoE Book Club: Episode 3 59:41

6M ago59:41

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In this episode Erin M. Evans talks with Treavor Bettis and Jenn Collignon about chapter four, five, and interstitial three, of her book, Empire of Exiles! Get a copy of Empire of Exiles: https://a.co/d/hx0Mt0g Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of L…

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EoE Book Club: Episode 2 1:02:08

6M ago1:02:08

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In this episode Erin M. Evans talks with Treavor Bettis and Jenn Collignon about chapter two, interstitial two, and chapter three of her book, Empire of Exiles! Get a copy of Empire of Exiles: https://a.co/d/hx0Mt0g Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions…

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EoE Book Club: Episode 1 1:27:40

6M ago1:27:40

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In this first episode Erin M. Evans talks with Treavor Bettis and Jenn Collignon about the first three chapters of her book, Empire of Exiles! Extra Life: Dungeon Scrawlers: https://www.extra-life.org/team/68375 Erin’s Page: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/541271 Get a copy of Empire of Exiles: https://a.co/d/hx0Mt0g Starring: Erin M Evans (…

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Ep. 134: Booktube & Self Publishing with J. A. Collignon 1:15:42

6M ago1:15:42

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This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis are joined by J. A. Collignon - a Booktuber and Self Published Author and our third co-host for the upcoming Empire of Exiles Reread Bookclub! T-Shirts! One of our listeners, Kemery, is putting together a Quotes T-Shirt and wants your help figuring out how to make it happen. This is purely to make shirts a…

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Ep. 133: Trust Fund “Rod” 1:07:22

7M ago1:07:22

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis dive into email questions before B. Dave heads out on another adventure! 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, Cham…

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Ep. 132: Pantsed Through the Heart! 1:11:44

7M ago1:11:44

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis finish up the Discord questions from last week. They’ll talk about Duologies, Prep, ARCs, and more! 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 Bet…

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Ep. 131: Lulls in Stange Places 1:09:15

7M ago1:09:15

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This week B. Dave is back! And extremely jet-lagged! He joins Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis to answer questions posted by folks in the Official Discord! If you haven’t already joined the Discord - what are you waiting for?? The link is below! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walte…

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Ep. 130: Mystery Stories 1:17:31

7M ago1:17:31

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This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis talk about Mysteries! Using topic suggestions and questions from the official Discord they talk about Types of Mysteries, How Erin Sets Up a Mystery, and What Mystery Books They Recommend! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened…

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Ep. 129: Owning a Bookshop with Stacy Whitman 1:04:31

8M ago1:04:31

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This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis are joined by Stacy Whitman – owner of The Curious Cat Bookshop! They discuss what it’s like to own a bookstore, how Stacy started an imprint, and her journey through the publishing industry. Special Guest: Stacy Whitman https://curiouscatbookshop.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone An…

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Ep. 128: The Very Tired Episode 46:58

8M ago46:58

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Marketing Skills, Writing for IPs, and Character Development. 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…

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Ep. 127: Broadcast from the Void 1:08:18

8M ago1:08:18

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Beta Readers, Villain POVs, Comp Titles, and more! 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, Cha…

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Ep. 126: Editing with Richelle Braswell 1:07:39

8M ago1:07:39

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This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis are joined by Richelle Braswell! They’ll discuss what an editor does, when writers should look to work with one, and ways of becoming an editor yourself! Special Guest: Richelle Braswell https://www.richellebraswell.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinme…

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Ep. 125: Villain Plans with Chancellor Shmalpatine 52:52

9M ago52:52

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Villain Plans and how to reveal them with the perfect example of Chancellor Shmalpatine. Don’t worry, it’ll make sense when you listen to it. Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice …

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Ep. 124: Thoaunted 59:48

9M ago59:48

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis decided to not do the topic they picked out and answer some listener questions for an hour. They talk about Extended Action Scenes, Endings, Other Genres, and How They Met! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darken…

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Ep. 123: Cozy Fantasy with Sarah Beth Durst 57:03

9M ago57:03

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis are joined by Sarah Beth Durst! They’ll discuss Sarah’s new book, The Spellshop, as well as what Cozy Fantasy is and how moving to that genre was for Sarah! Special Guest: Sarah Beth Durst (Queen of Blood, The Spellshop) http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exi…

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Ep. 122: Trends & Beta Readers 56:54

10M ago56:54

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Genre Trends in the industry and some tips on Beta Readers. 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, Champi…

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Ep. 121: Comics with Jim Zub 1:12:15

10M ago1:12:15

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis are joined by returning guest, Jim Zub! The wonderful folks in our Discord wrote in questions for him which kicked off some incredible conversations about Jim and the 8,000 comic pages he’s written! Special Guest: Jim Zub (Conan The Barbarian, Skullkickers) https://www.jimzub.com/ Starrin…

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Ep. 120: Time Loops with Django Wexler 1:09:20

10M ago1:09:20

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis are joined by Django Wexler! They answered questions for listeners about Timeline, Time Loops, Hobbies, and Character Decriptions! Special Guest: Django Wexler (How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying, The Shadow Campaigns) https://djangowexler.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Ex…

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Morning Glory Book Club: Chapters 15-17 57:53

10M ago57:53

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This week Erin M. Evans, Treavor Bettis, and B. Dave Walters discuss the last three chapters of Morning Glory Milking Farm and give their thoughts on the book as a whole! Get your copy of Morning Glory and read along here: https://a.co/d/e2siF0A Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walte…

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Ep. 119: Midlister Survival Guide with James L. Sutter 1:11:00

10M ago1:11:00

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis are joined by returning guest James L. Sutter! They’ll talk about aspects of the the publishing industry and how to survive during your career as a writer! Special Guest: James L. Sutter (Dark Hearts, The Ghost of Us) http://jameslsutter.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brim…

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Morning Glory Book Club: Chapters 13-14 43:02

11M ago43:02

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This week Erin M. Evans, Treavor Bettis, and special guest Erik Scott de Bie talk about Chapters 13 and 14 of Morning Glory Milking Farm. Get your copy of Morning Glory and read along here: https://a.co/d/e2siF0A Special Guest: Erik Scott de Bie (Libations for the Dead, Shadow of the Winter King) https://erikscottdebie.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (…

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Ep. 118: Trilogies, Multi-POV, & What is a Story Anyways? 56:41

11M ago56:41

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The listener questions continue - but we’re nearing the end! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Episode 118: Trilogies, Multi-POV, and What is a Story Anyways? Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Socie…

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Ep. 117: Word Count, Second Books, & Emotional Journeys 1:10:12

11M ago1:10:12

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The listener questions continue - but we’re nearing the end! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Word Count, Second Books, and Emotional Journeys! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://tw…

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Morning Glory Book Club: Chapters 11-12 29:11

11M ago29:11

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Chapters 11 and 12 of Morning Glory Milking Farm. Get your copy of Morning Glory and read along here: https://a.co/d/e2siF0A Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://…

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Morning Glory Book Club: Chapters 9-10 42:57

11M ago42:57

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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, Treavor Bettis, and special guest Rhiannon Held talk about Chapters 9 and 10 of Morning Glory Milking Farm. Get your copy of Morning Glory and read along here: https://a.co/d/e2siF0A Special Guest: Rhiannon Held (Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/RhiannonHeld Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, B…

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