Writing About Dragons and Shit

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This is the official podcast feed for Writing About Dragons and Shit - a podcast about writing with a focus on fantasy and sci-fi. Each week B Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Idle Champions Presents), Erin M. Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers), and Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Psychology). New Episodes go live every Friday.

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Ep. 180: Worldbuilding Revisited Part 3 12.12.2025 1:05:10

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis conclude their Revisit to Worldbuilding! Thank you to everyone who wrote in! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters....

Ep. 179: Worldbuilding Revisited Part 2 05.12.2025 55:13

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis continue to Revisit Worldbuilding! Lots of Tangerinos wrote in with their questions and there are plenty more to answer next week! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Blac...

Ep. 178: Worldbuilding Revisited Part 1 21.11.2025 1:01:41

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis Revisit Worldbuilding! Lots of Tangerinos wrote in with their questions and there are plenty more to answer next week! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Socie...

Ep. 177: Schrödinger’s Brilliance with Amanda Cherry 07.11.2025 59:09

This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis are joined by Amanda Cherry! Together they record the most ADHD filled episode yet and eventually talk about Amanda’s Proccess and Moraly Grey Characters! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Special Guest: Amanda Cherry (FEMMES FATALE) https://www.thegingervillain.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) h...

Ep. 176: “I Got a Big Spaceship and I Need a Plot” with Rhiannon Held 04.11.2025 1:00:05

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis are joined by Rhiannon Held! Together they talk about Brainstorming and Writing Groups! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Special Guest: Rhiannon Held (Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/RhiannonHeld Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social...

Ep. 175: Gothic Horror with Beth the Bard 24.10.2025 56:45

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis are joined by Beth the Bard! Together they talk about what make Gothic Horror so horrific as well as a little bit about game writing! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Special Guest: Beth the Bard (She is the Ancient) https://beththebard.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://...

Ep. 174: Taking on Too Much with Brandon Crilly 17.10.2025 1:00:32

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis are joined by Brandon Crilly! Together they talk about taking on WAY too much - something absolutely no one on this show has done at all. Ever. You can’t prove anything. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Special Guest: Brandon Crilly (Catalyst) https://brandoncrilly.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exile...

Ep. 173: Monster Behavior with Keith Ammann 10.10.2025 1:03:50

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis are joined by Keith Ammann! Together they talk about how monsters could behave and what narrative you can tell in D&D with combat. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Special Guest: Keith Ammann (The Monsters Know What They Are Doing, Making Enemies) https://www.themonstersknow.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (E...

Ep. 172: Plot Twists 2: What a Twist! 03.10.2025 1:05:07

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis are joined by Melissa Caruso! Together they talk about a fan favorite topic–Plot Twists! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Special Guest: Melissa Caruso (The Last Hour Between Worlds, The Obsidian Tower) https://melissacaruso.net/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/pro...

Ep. 171: Finding Your Arc 19.09.2025 1:06:55

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis revisit Character Arcs and answer a connected listener question! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social...

Ep. 170: Drunken First Draft 14.09.2025 1:01:09

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer try something new and revisit an old topic! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor...

Ep. 169: Back in the Day 29.08.2025 1:14:22

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Web Comics, TV/Movie Scripts, Making Monsters, and more! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalte...

Ep. 168: Spice to Plot Ration 22.08.2025 55:48

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Childhood Writing, D&D Fanfics, and Spice to Plot Ration. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdave...

Ep. 167: What’s My Hook? 15.08.2025 58:02

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Writing Hooks, Musicals, Unexpected Success, and Talking to Authors. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profil...

Ep. 166: Are My Heroes Villains? 08.08.2025 1:05:45

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Heroes Being Villains, POV Mechanics, MORE Burnout, and Querying. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/b...

Ep. 165: Writing Failure 01.08.2025 58:43

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Writing Failure, Writing Bios, Freewriting, and Who Gets POV Chapters. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewal...

Ep. 164: An Amish Paradise 25.07.2025 1:05:36

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Amish Romance for a surprising amount of time and then answer questions about Getting Characters to Kiss and Tension in Genres. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wi...

Ep. 163: Does an MFA Help? 18.07.2025 1:03:18

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about MFAs, Difference Between Drafts, and Genre Conventions. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavew...

Ep. 162: What We Love About Writing 11.07.2025 1:01:04

This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis answer questions about What We Love About Writing, Reader Expectations, and Bettering Prose! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bs...

Ep. 161: Sometimes It’s Just Spartacus 04.07.2025 1:02:59

This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Querying, Pet Companions, and Chapter Titles. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis...

What’s Up With Your Output? 27.06.2025 38:52

This week a different sort of episode. During the last Tangents episode B. Dave wanted to check-in with Treavor about his writing and we wanted you to hear it.

Ep. 160: Burnout with Dr. Ben J. Searle 20.06.2025 1:12:25

This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Dr. Ben J. Searle! Together they talk about Burnout - what it is and what it does to us - as well as Dr. Searle’s book about the subject! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Special Guest: Dr. Ben J. Searle (https://mindonthejob.com/) Experiences of Burnout Survey: https://mquni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe...

Ep. 159: Unlikable Characters & Foreshadowing Timing 07.06.2025 1:07:17

This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis talk about Unlikable Characters and Foreshadowing Timing! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor B...

Ep. 158: Spilling the Tea with Ben Riggs 30.05.2025 1:02:59

This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Ben Riggs and they spill some very interesting tea! Special Guest: Ben Riggs: https://www.writerbenriggs.com/ Slay the Dragon: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/slaying-the-dragon/ Reading D&D Aloud!: https://open.spotify.com/show/0GtE2uO2hymGV0ySDMKT4d Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: E...

Ep. 157: Tie-in with Delilah S. Dawson 23.05.2025 1:02:08

This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Delilah S. Dawson! Together writing tie-in fiction! Special Guest: Delilah S. Dawson: https://bsky.app/profile/delilahsdawson.bsky.social Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A...