Dragons and Drafts

Katherine’s picks: Reaver from Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout Tarin and Andarna from Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Gia from Camelot Court by Elle Parker Misha from Serpent in the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent Adina from The Powerless Trilogy by Lauren Roberts The male friend group from A Three-Night Stand by Roxy Noir Pollock from The Crow Lord by J.M. Failde Lemon from The Vandeleur...

We’ve back!!!! Welcome back to Dragons and Drafts, I’m Katherine and I’m Kris. Today we are continuing our discussion of characters and what that entails when you are creating your characters and their development, dialogue, etc. Today we are focusing on antagonists and villains. Katherine’s Picks Wicked Falls Series by C. Hallman this is a complete series now with 5 books. All the main male chara...

Welcome back to Dragons and Drafts! Today starts the first episode of our multi episode series about characters and character development! Kris's Picks: Calculated Nova McBee Cities of the Lost Cities Shannon Messenger Lilies & Anxieties Anik Bellefleur Ascendant Michael R. Miller Katherine's Picks: A Forgotten Promise Maxine Henry The Veiled Kingdom Holly Renee Buried Dreams Natasha Madison T...

Books with amazing Maps and Programs and ideas for creating maps for your story Katherine’s Picks Jennifer L. Armentrout From Blood and Ash Carissa Broadbent Daughter of No Worlds and Serpent and the Wings of Night LB August In The Shadows KW Foster Curse of Breath and Blood L. Steele Morally Grey Billionaires Series Lauren Roberts Powerless Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti Zodiac Academy Kris...

Kris’s Five Star Pick’s Dragon Pearl Yoon Ha Lee Great and Precious Things Rebecca Yarros The Serpent and the Wings of Night Carissa Broadbent Songbird and the Heart of Stone Carissa Broadbent Shared Hearts Lee Jackman Katherine’s Five Star Pick’s Story of my Life Lucy Score Mr. Swoony Piper Rayne Memories by the Shore MJ Huxley The Wolf King Lauren Salisbury Single Mom’s Guide to Love Chelle Sloa...

Welcome back to our world building series! Today our focus is on cultures and societies! Below you’ll find our picks we discussed during the podcast. If you can please subscribe, like, comment, or review our podcast we would greatly appreciate your support! Kris’s Pick Shadow and Bone, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Fable by Adrianne Young The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Keeper of the Lost Cities b...

Welcome back to Dragons and Drafts! Today is part 3 of our World building series! And today we are focusing on history and lore in writing. Please be sure to like and subscribe! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider leaving a review below to help others discover our content. Kris’s Picks: The Poppy War by R.F. Quang Furyborn by Claire Legrand Five Kingdoms by Brandon Mull Alice Network by Ka...

Welcome back to Dragons and Drafts! We are Katherine and Kris and we are so excited to have you join us today! Today is part 2 in a mini podcast series on all things World Building! Our focus for today is to discuss Magic systems and Politics in stories. Kris’s Picks The Name of the Wild by Patrick Rothfuss Dune by Frank Herbert Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole Katherine’s Picks Powerless Trilo...

Episode 6 World Building Series part 1 this episode with be the first in a mini series of podcasts where we talk about all the aspects of world building in stories. Katherine’s Picks Haley Jade- Dark Reflections Series Lianne Kay- A Reflection of Silver and Crimson Carissa Broadbent- Daughter of No Worlds Kris’s Picks Tolkien Lord Of The Rings Brandon Sanderson The Cosmere universe Mistborn Penn C...

Welcome back to Dragons and Drafts! Today we are so excited to share with you some amazing stories that feature either disabilities or mental health. We love it when writers are inclusive and we love to shine a light on their stories in the hopes that it inspires you in your reading or writing journeys to see a different perspective or to feel seen! If you are experiencing a mental health crisis p...

Welcome back to Dragons and Drafts today we are doing an introduction to the different types of publishing! We are also going to be discussing our individual writing process with you! Let’s dive in! See the books and authors we mentioned below. Kris’s Book Choices: Traditional published authors Brandon Sanderson Mistborn James Clear Atomic Habits Hannah Nicole Maehrer Assistant to the Villian N.K....

Welcome back to Dragons and Drafts! Today we are discussing books that hook! And how we use our opening and ending sentences to pull you further into our stories. Kris’s Picks: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Charlotte’s Web E. B. White Kris had a great book in her writing craft books called Hooked by Les Edgerton Katherine’s Picks:...

Hello and welcome back to Dragons and Drafts with Katherine and Kris! We are so excited to have you join us today! Here is the list of our book recommendations from the episode Kris’s Picks Enemies to lovers Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas Six of Crowns by Leigh Bardugo Forced Proximity Caraval by Stephanie Garber Fake Dating Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood Retelling of a story Cinderella retelli...

Hello, we are so excited that you are here! We want to thank you for checking out our podcast. Here is an introduction where you get to meet and get a little background about us! For the books recommended in the episode, see below. Kris's Dragon Book recommendations: 1. Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede 2. The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne 3. Dragon's Kiss by E. A. Winters 4. Eragon by...