Writing About Dragons and Shit

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis sit down for another Tangent episode. They start off with a listener question about fantasy creatures and monsters, then spend some time on their WIP before talking about Short Fiction and Films. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) 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

Does magic need rules? Can it solve all your stories problems? Do you need to know EVERYTHING about how it works? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about using Magic in their stories and what to look out for when you use it in yours! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) 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

One of the biggest requests from our listeners has been to talk about writing for TTRPGs and we finally did it! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, Treavor Bettis, and special guest Richard August talk about many different aspects of writing for Tabletop Roleplaying Games! Special Guest: Richard August (Steamforged Games) https://twitter.com/RpgAugust Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) 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

How much detail is too much? How do you find a good place to describe your main character? Who is Chekhov - and what’s up with his gun? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Descriptions! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) 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

Sex scenes might not be in every book - but when they are it’s important to get them right. Well, right for your story that is. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Betties are joined by special guest Rhiannon Held to talk about writing Sex Scenes and to look out for when writing them. Special Guest: Rhiannon Held (Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/RhiannonHeld Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) 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

This week we answer another Tangerino question - this time about using Real World Cultures as inspiration for your world building. Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about if you should do it and if so how you can do it. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) 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

We got another email from one of our awesome Tangarinos and we spent a whole episode answering it! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about First Lines, Last Lines, and even how they keep their WIP orginized. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) 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

You may have seen books with two authors names on it - or film credits with a list of writer names. How does this work? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Co-Writing and sneak in a chat about Character Flaws and why they are important. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) 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

Sometimes a character just needs to die - but does it always have to be a heroic sacrifice? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis are back with their first episode of 2022 and talk about Killing Characters. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) 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

It’s our last show of 2021! And what better way to round out the year than having some fun conversations, writing talk, and answering a few listener questions. We hope you all have a great Holiday and we’ll see you in 2022! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) 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