Writing About Dragons and Shit

This week we catch up more on our listener question backlog - and one gives us a topic for the second half of the show! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Theme, Plotting, Travel, Graphic Novels, and then discuss Redemption Arcs! 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 are SO lucky to have a group of awesome listeners that send in questions to the show so we’re doing another listener episode! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Magic Systems, Editing Process, Genre, and Writing Tools! 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

My main character is SO perfect! There’s nothing wrong with them and that’s why people love them! …what do you mean they aren’t interesting? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Flaws and why your characters should have them! 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 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