Writing About Dragons and Shit

Hey remember how we said we were gonna work on a book for our 50th Episode? Plot twist - we didn’t do that! (We will down the road) Instead - Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Two Types of Writers, Writer’s Block, and Revisions! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Societ...

We put out a call and you answered! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions from listeners (like you!) about books they love, their dream projects, historical fiction, and more! 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 Treav...

It’s been a bit since we talked about Worldbuilding (WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT’S BEEN A YEAR?!) - so let’s change that! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis Revisit Worldbuilding and talk about where they start! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDav...

Not every topic can be an hour long - but some listener questions can be a half an episode! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer a question about self-publishing, and then talk a bit about their writing and what scenes they love to write! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Blac...

Does your book have more than one point of view? How does that work? When are you supposed to switch? Whose head am I in?! Okay, that may be overreacting. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Multiple Points of View. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) ht...

Outlines have come up several times over the course of this show (with strong encouragement from B. Dave), but how do you do one? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about how they Outline! 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 T...

What do we mean when we talk about Free Writing - and is it worth it? Also, what the heck is a Subplot?! Do I have too many of them?! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Free Writing and Subplots. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/B...

We put a call out for questions and you answered! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis relax and answer all your burning questions in their first Oops All Questions episode! 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 (Difficu...

We have talked about our WIP as well as recent projects - but what about when we were all the wee-baby-writer? How did we go from hobbyist to Writer? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about their First Porjects. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://tw...

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis sit down for another Tangent episode. They start off with a listener question about fantasy creatures and monsters, then spend some time on their WIP before talking about Short Fiction and Films. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Societ...

Does magic need rules? Can it solve all your stories problems? Do you need to know EVERYTHING about how it works? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about using Magic in their stories and what to look out for when you use it in yours! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Di...

One of the biggest requests from our listeners has been to talk about writing for TTRPGs and we finally did it! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, Treavor Bettis, and special guest Richard August talk about many different aspects of writing for Tabletop Roleplaying Games! Special Guest: Richard August (Steamforged Games) https://twitter.com/RpgAugust Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels...

How much detail is too much? How do you find a good place to describe your main character? Who is Chekhov - and what’s up with his gun? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Descriptions! 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...

Sex scenes might not be in every book - but when they are it’s important to get them right. Well, right for your story that is. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Betties are joined by special guest Rhiannon Held to talk about writing Sex Scenes and to look out for when writing them. Special Guest: Rhiannon Held (Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/RhiannonHeld Starring: Erin...

This week we answer another Tangerino question - this time about using Real World Cultures as inspiration for your world building. Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about if you should do it and if so how you can do it. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twit...

We got another email from one of our awesome Tangarinos and we spent a whole episode answering it! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about First Lines, Last Lines, and even how they keep their WIP orginized. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitte...

You may have seen books with two authors names on it - or film credits with a list of writer names. How does this work? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Co-Writing and sneak in a chat about Character Flaws and why they are important. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, B...

Sometimes a character just needs to die - but does it always have to be a heroic sacrifice? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis are back with their first episode of 2022 and talk about Killing Characters. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDav...

It’s our last show of 2021! And what better way to round out the year than having some fun conversations, writing talk, and answering a few listener questions. We hope you all have a great Holiday and we’ll see you in 2022! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalte...

We’ve talked about Starting Your Book, but what if that start isn’t quite connected to the main characters? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Prologues and even sneak in a bit about Epilogues! Also, let it be known that Treavor remembered: https://youtu.be/vO8NEsx9m58 Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B...

After a short (unexpected) break we’re back with another tangent episode! And to our surprise there’s actually some educational stuff sprinkled into it! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about whatever pops into their head. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society...

How much of the real world do you need in your fantasy story? And how little is considered a problem? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Realism in Fantasy/Sci-Fi and Plot Holes. 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 Treav...

This week B. Dave Walters, Erin M. Evans, and Treavor Bettis spend a whole episode talking about two questions from one of their listeners. How did they start writing? Why do they keep writing? Find out - and hear some advice for the listener’s book! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) htt...

National Novel Writing Month is right around the corner! Are you ready for it? To get you psyched for writing 50,000 words in 30 days Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about getting prepped and ready to write! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BD...

If we all had access to magic powers - how would that change our everyday life? And what would it do to the world itself? This week special guest Keith Baker talks with Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis about using Magic in Your Setting. Special Guest: Keith Baker (Eberron, Gloom) https://twitter.com/HellCowKeith Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https:/...