Determination, Deliberation, and Dragons

Welcome to what we're calling Season 2.5! Law school is keeping Peter busy, but we're still finding time to interview amazing writers. We had the opportunity to interview an opera singer and librettist, Emily Gallagher. Emily wrote her own opera, Enchanted Melodies, a fun, interactive opera perfect for children and individuals who might not be the most avid opera fans. She talks about how she came...

Welcome to what we're calling Season 2.5! Law school is keeping Peter busy, but we're still finding time to interview amazing authors. The fourth author we interviewed is Kika Hatzopoulou. She is the author of Threads That Bind and its sequel, Hearts That Cut . We talked about her book, what it was like writing a modern fantasy novel based on Greek Mythology as a Greek Author, and more! We hope yo...

Welcome to what we're calling Season 2.5! Law school is keeping Peter busy, but we're still finding time to interview amazing authors. The third author we interviewed is Michael Jaymes. He is an author and a writing coach. We talked about his book, writing mystery, alpha and beta readers, and more. We hope you enjoy the interview! Link to Michael's website: https://bit.ly/m/MichaelJaymes You can s...

Welcome to what we're calling Season 2.5! Law school is keeping Peter busy, but we're still finding time to interview amazing authors. The second author we interviewed is Taleen Voskuni. You can read her debut novel, Sorry, Bro , now. We talked about her book, what it was like writing a modern, queer, Armenian-American romcom, how law school may have influenced her writing, the journey to becoming...

Welcome to what we're calling Season 2.5! Law school is keeping Peter busy, but we're still finding time to interview amazing authors. The first author we interviewed is Rana Schenke. You can read her debut novel, Always A Choice , now. We talked about her book, what stories have inspired her work, what it's like finally being an author after years of work, and more. We hope you enjoy the intervie...

Hello! Hoping everyone is doing well and enjoying these first days of March. On today's episode, Kaitlyn and Julianne discuss the book and movie versions of Howl's Moving Castle. You can support our podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/DetDelDragons Follow us on Threads: @determinepod Instagram: @determinepod TikTok: @determinationdrag Read the Pana storie...

We interviewed an author who wrote a Star Wars short story! Laura Pohl is the author of "Trooper Trouble" in the anthology series "From a Certain Point of View." Her story is featured in the Return of the Jedi book. It tells the story of a stormtrooper tasked with standing in the hanger of the Death Star as important members of the Empire visit the new battle station. Working for the Empire comes...

Hello! We hope you are having a happy and restful holiday season! We wanted to share a special bonus episode with you all. Before we even began thinking about season 2 of the podcast, we did a single workshop for a novella Peter wrote called "Coyote." Everyone read the first three chapters and shared their glows and grows and favorite lines from the story. This is the workshop episode. Before you...

Hello! We hope you are having a happy and restful holiday season! We wanted to share a special bonus episode with you all. Before we even began thinking about season 2 of the podcast, we did a single workshop for a novella Peter wrote called "Coyote." Everyone read the first three chapters and shared their glows and grows and favorite lines from the story. This is the audiobook version of the firs...

Welcome to our final episode of Season 2! We had so much fun working on this season and interviewing so many incredible guests, and we hope that you enjoyed listening! For our final interview of the season, we wanted to check back in with Kalynn Applewhite, author of Awakening Anne . We chatted with her about how her book launch went, what she's learned about her writing, and so much more! Find Ka...

We've finally reached the end of our workshops for season 2! Join us as we discuss Peter's story,  Waveskimmer and the Dark Tunnel . As per usual, Peter tells us a little bit about their story, then our readers share what they thought Peter did well and what they can improve, and then we finish the workshop by sharing our favorite lines from the story. If you want to hear Peter's story, check...

Listen to Peter's Story  Waveskimmer and the Dark Tunnel  here! After you listen to their story, check out what our readers thought about it in the next episode. We'll be offering them some insights into what they wrote well and what they can improve in their story. You can support our podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DetDelDragons Follow us on Twi...

We are so excited to share our interview with Professor (and Peter's Uncle) Nick Racheotes with you all! Nick is a retired Professor of Russian History and an avid reader and writer. In the interview, he talks about the various fantasy and science-fiction books that have shaped his life, and he leaves us with some wisdom about storytelling and the joy it brings to both writers and readers. You can...

Join us for our latest creative writing workshop of season 2! We'll be taking a look at Izzy's story  The Grand Dragon Hotel . As per usual, Izzy tells us a little bit about her story, then our readers share what they thought she did well and what she can improve. We end, of course, by sharing our favorite lines from the story. If you want to hear Izzy's story, check out Episode 14A. You can...

Listen to Izzy's story  The Grand Dragon Hotel here! After you listen to her story, check out what our readers thought about it in the next episode. We'll be offering her some insights into what she wrote well and what she can improve in her story. You can support our podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DetDelDragons Follow us on Twitter: @detdeldragons In...

We are so excited to share our next author interview with you! Drema Deoraich is the author of Entheophage, an incredible book about a pharmaceutical scientist harvesting the last pristine coral reef in the world, and a virus that seems to be changing the world's kids. Peter sat down with her to talk about her book, how it all came together, and what advice she has for aspiring authors. We hope th...

Join us for our latest creative writing workshop of season 2! We'll be taking a look at Julianne's story,  Dargon . As per usual, Julianne tells us a little bit about her story, then our readers share what they thought she did well and what she can improve, and then we end, of course, by sharing our favorite lines from the story. If you want to hear Julianne's story, check out Episode 12A. Ch...

Listen to Julianne's Story  Dargon  here! After you listen to her story, check out what our readers thought about it in the next episode. We'll be offering her some insights into what she wrote well, and what she can improve in her story. You can support our podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DetDelDragons Instagram: @determinepod Read original DD&am...

Do you like the front covers of any books? We certainly do. Here to tell us more about cover design is Katia Balab who works at Miblart, a cover design company. Listen until the end for a promo code for your very own book cover! You can support our podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DetDelDragons Instagram: @determinepod Read original DD&D stories on Mediu...

Join us for our latest creative writing workshop of season 2! We'll be taking a look at Mel's story,  Fairy Child . As per usual, Mel tells us a little bit about her story, then our readers share what they thought she did well and what she can improve, and then we end, of course, by sharing our favorite lines from the story. If you want to hear Mel's story, check out Episode 10A. You can supp...

Listen to Mel's Story  Fairy Child  here! After you listen to her story, check out what our readers thought about it in the next episode. We'll be offering her some insights into what she wrote well, and what she can improve in her story. You can support our podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DetDelDragons Instagram: @determinepod Read original DD&am...

Star Wars. It's a wide and fascinating galaxy filled with all sorts of landscapes and people, and yet time and time again we seem to return to desert planets that seem to resemble this thing called "The Orient." We brought on our friend, Ali Sadek, to talk to us about Orientalism and Star Wars, and how our favorite galaxy far far away could do a better job of representing the desert and the people...

Join us for our fourth creative writing workshop of season 2! We'll be taking a look at Sammy's story,  Hostage Negotiator from Another World . As per usual, Sammy tells us a little bit about his story, then our readers share what they thought he did well and what he can improve, and then we end, of course, by sharing our favorite lines from the story. If you want to hear Sammy's story, check...

Listen to Sammy's Story Hostage Negotiator from Another World here! After you listen to his story, check out what our readers thought about it in the next episode. We'll be offering him some insights into what he wrote well, and what he can improve in his story. You can support our podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DetDelDragons Instagram: @determinepod Read...

In this episode, Peter interviewed Maddy Glenn, author and owner of the self-publishing company, Softwood Publishing. They talked about the pros and cons of traditional publishing vs self-publishing, how Softwood Publishing helps authors through the publishing process, and about her own writing process. If you're thinking about self-publishing and want to learn more, this is the episode for you. Y...