Writing About Dragons and Shit

It’s just as important for a writer to read as it is to write. But how do you get the most out of reading as a writer? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about what they think about and look for when reading novels. 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’ve thrown around “series potential” a lot, but what does that mean? And what do you even do when you actually sit down to write a sequel to your book? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about what they do with sequels and having a book with series potential. 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

Most genre books have one thing in common - there’s a lot of dialogue. But what makes that dialogue good? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about what they do when it’s time for their characters to start talking. 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

Not every book needs a physical villain - but for those that do how do we go about making them? Can you just drop a mustache twirling dude in any story? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about the ways they go about making villains. 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 Join the Discord! (In the #roles channel, react to the first post with the WADS logo to get access to the WADS channels) https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu

How do you know you have a good ending? And once you have one you gotta move onto your 2nd Draft! What do you do then?! (Seriously, Treavor needs to know!) This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Endings, 2nd Drafts, and Show Don’t Tell. 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 Join the Discord! (In the #roles channel, react to the first post with the WADS logo to get access to the WADS channels) https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu

What do writers mean when they say “my writing process”? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about what writing process is and how they went about finding their own way of writing. 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 Join the Discord! (In the #roles channel, react to the first post with the WADS logo to get access to the WADS channels) https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu

We’ve talked about Act Structure, but what gets you from one plot point to the other? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about pacing and tension and how they work - sometimes together - to move a story along. 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 Join the Discord! (In the #roles channel, react to the first post with the WADS logo to get access to the WADS channels) https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu

There are a lot of talks about Breaking In to the industry, and honestly there is no right answer. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about their experiences with the industry - and totally don’t at all try to do a second topic about Process. Of course they don’t, that’s next week’s topic... 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 Join the Discord! (In the #roles channel, react to the first post with the WADS logo to get access to the WADS channels) https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu

For a thousand generations the - all right that’s enough of that; this week we are talking about info dumps! B. Dave Walters, Erin M. Evans, and Treavor Bettis talk about all the ways they go about diving out information about their worlds in their stories. And there’s totally not at all a second secret topic that should totally be in the title... 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 Join the Discord! (In the #roles channel, react to the first post with the WADS logo to get access to the WADS channels) https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu

Structure is an important part of storytelling no matter how you do it. This week B. Dave Walters, Erin M. Evans, and Treavor Bettis talk about different types of structure - from Three Act to Five Act to the Hero’s Journey. B. Dave Walters on Structure: https://t.co/fznsWekTbf?amp=1 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 Join the Discord! (In the #roles channel, react to the first post with the WADS logo to get access to the WADS channels) https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu