Writing About Dragons and Shit

How do you give critiques? Do you just tell them it sucks? Well about taking critique? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Critiquing as well as answer a few 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) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Pick up Empire of Exiles out now! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Exiles-Erin-M-Evans/dp/0316440876 Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/empire-of-exiles-erin-m-evans/1141116256?ean=9780316440875 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.undisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Over all the time we’ve been getting emails (thank you for those by the way) we’ve been getting topic suggestions with them. So we decided to talk about as many of them as we can in an episode! On this week’s episode Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Monsters, Publishing, and Humor! 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) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Pick up Empire of Exiles out now! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Exiles-Erin-M-Evans/dp/0316440876 Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/empire-of-exiles-erin-m-evans/1141116256?ean=9780316440875 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.undisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

What are Bad Ideas? When do you Reread Your Book? What do we do when we just have TOO MANY Ideas?! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer these Listener Questions 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, Champions of Lore) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Pick up Empire of Exiles out now! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Exiles-Erin-M-Evans/dp/0316440876 Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/empire-of-exiles-erin-m-evans/1141116256?ean=9780316440875 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.undisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

What are the differences between writing YA and Adult Fiction? What can and can’t you do? And we’ve talked about tie-ins - but what’s really going on with those? This week special guest James L. Sutter joins Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis to talk about these topics and more! Special Guest:  James L. Sutter (Dark Hearts, Starfinder)  http://jameslsutter.com/  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) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Pick up Empire of Exiles out now! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Exiles-Erin-M-Evans/dp/0316440876 Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/empire-of-exiles-erin-m-evans/1141116256?ean=9780316440875 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.undisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Hey! We had a few weeks off, but we’re back and ready to answer YOUR questions! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Character Dialogue, Beta Readers, and where to start when Building Characters! 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) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Pick up Empire of Exiles out now! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Exiles-Erin-M-Evans/dp/0316440876 Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/empire-of-exiles-erin-m-evans/1141116256?ean=9780316440875 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.undisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

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) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Pick up Empire of Exiles out now! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Exiles-Erin-M-Evans/dp/0316440876 Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/empire-of-exiles-erin-m-evans/1141116256?ean=9780316440875 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.undisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

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) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Pick up Empire of Exiles out now! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Exiles-Erin-M-Evans/dp/0316440876 Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/empire-of-exiles-erin-m-evans/1141116256?ean=9780316440875 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.undisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

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) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Pick up Empire of Exiles out now! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Exiles-Erin-M-Evans/dp/0316440876 Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/empire-of-exiles-erin-m-evans/1141116256?ean=9780316440875 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.undisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

“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) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Pick up Empire of Exiles out now! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Exiles-Erin-M-Evans/dp/0316440876 Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/empire-of-exiles-erin-m-evans/1141116256?ean=9780316440875 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.undisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

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) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Pick up Empire of Exiles out now! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Exiles-Erin-M-Evans/dp/0316440876 Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/empire-of-exiles-erin-m-evans/1141116256?ean=9780316440875 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.undisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page