Releasing Your Inner Dragon

Send a text Drake and Marie re-visit starting your story and introducing your characters. They talk about how much world building is too much, how much is required and how important it is not to slow down the action with world building. Then they turn the eternal bugbear: Do not use flashbacks in opening chapters! Kill them with fire! Includes examples from Magic falls from the SkyGive us feedback...

Send a text Drake and Marie re-visit some aspects of the writer's craft, most especially those related to making the reader care about the character. They discuss House of the Dragon and why it didn't work as well as Last of Us and touch on the problems of Rings of Power. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvi...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss how to keep a healthy writer vs other people balance in your life, how to make sure you keep writing and what to do if you lack inspiration. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off! Sn...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they talk about how to make your world feel like a place with history using world building, writing techniques and even character names. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off! Snurs: https://a.co...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they finalize Act 2 of the novel Magic Falls from the Sky. But wait for the end because suddenly a new plot idea hooves into view and changes are required to make a fantastic payoff possible. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.dra...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they flesh out the outlines for the story of Magic Falls. What do you think, do the two acts sound interesting? Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off! Snurs: https://a.co/d/670MElYMarie's contact...

Send a text We all write two books, the one in our heads and the one on paper. And sometimes, what's in the head never makes it to paper. Join Drake and Marie in recognizing when this happens and how to fix it! Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use R...

Send a text Introducing a character is possibly the hardest part about writing. Characters are what people latch onto and why they keep reading the story. But how do you get readers to love the character? How do you communicate character backstory to the reader? How much information does the reader need? Join Drake and Marie as they discuss all these points and more! Give us feedback at releasingy...

Send a text Sorry for the late upload! Blame it on the holidays. And speaking of, we won't be releasing a podcast over Christmas and New Years :) But don't let that you stop you enjoying this one! Join Drake and Marie as they discuss introducing a character and making the reader care and why the everyman moments matterGive us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Det...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they argue the merits of various plot and world building ideas for the story of Magic Falls. What do you think, should they use one or two floating cities? Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off!...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss protecting your work, the DMCA laws, what happens if you breach your Kindle Unlimited contract (knowingly or unknowingly) and all manner of other copyright related tripwires just waiting to entangle your feet. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss taking the idea of a story to a detailed plot outline. We'll take you through an example of our process for the novel in planning, Magic Falls. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off!...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss how to use folklore and public domain content in your story. Then watch as they dive down the rabbit hole of remakes and adaptions and why you should handle such things with true love and respect for the source material. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingw...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss writing from the villain's perspective, when it works and what the pitfalls are. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off! Snurs: https://a.co/d/670MElYMarie's contact details:Books: ht...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss plotting out the tent poles you need to hold up the canvas of your story. This continues the story creation process of the new novel. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off! Snurs: ht...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss the complexities of how to start a sentence, why you should vary how you start a sentence and various other grammar complexities! Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off! Snurs: https:...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they wander between the garden of tropes and the alluring wildlands that is an allegory for the imagination of the symbolic writer. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off! Snurs: https://a.co/d/67...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss starting a new book and world by using an example. Check out the process of world building and plot discovery in action. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off! Snurs: https://a.co/d/...

Send a text Drake and Marie talk about Marie and Drake  Join us as we discuss how we spend our days, what we do for inspiration and how we get better at the craft of writing. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off! Snurs: https://a....

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss editing your work and getting into shape without needing an external editor. We talk about word, macros, techniques and tools! Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off! Snurs: https://a...

Send a text Following on from building magic, Drake and Marie discuss how to write magic in an engaging and showy way. Join the conversation as we discuss showing, rather than telling and ways to introduce magic that doesn't leave the reader confused. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Dr...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss building a fantasy magic system that works with your world and is impactful to your readers. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off! Snurs: https://a.co/d/670MElYMarie's contact detai...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss both romantic and platonic relationships, what they offer you as the storyteller and how to write them in a manner that impacts the reader. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off! Snu...

Send a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss religion in fantasy, how to write it, what to show and where most authors go wrong. Also, another trope talk! This time the discussion centers on the pitfalls of making a religion all corrupt or all good. The trope of religious headgear if you will. Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)comDrake's Contact Details:Starving Writer...

Send a text So you've built this amazing world that just sings with glorious fantasy. But how do you show it to your readers without telling them all about it? How do you avoid sounding like an RPG setting manual? And what is a tourist guide writer? Join Drake and Marie as they discuss practical tips and tricks for showing your world to your readers in an organic and immersive fashion. Watch the e...