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Writing dialogue: The mistakes every writer makes at least once!
Season 4 Episode 6
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Join Drake and Marie in a dialogue... on dialogue! They discuss the mistakes writers make and how to fix them.
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1 year, 10 months ago
Common mistakes writers make with their opening chapters
Season 4 Episode 5
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss opening chapters and why they put a book down or continue reading.
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1 year, 11 months ago
Live Edit: Focus on your story, cut pointless actions
Season 4 Episode 4
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Join Drake and Marie in a live critique where they tear apart a willing victim's work.
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1 year, 11 months ago
The secret to applying plot devices well: PART 2!
Season 4 Episode 3
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss the plot devices, their use in fiction writing and how to make even a stale trope seem fresh again…
1 year, 11 months ago
You're Using Plot Devices WRONG - Here's How to Do Better
Season 4 Episode 2
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss the plot devices, their use in fiction writing and how to make even a stale trope seem fresh again…
1 year, 11 months ago
How to Write Fight Scenes: Avoid Common Writing Mistakes
Season 4 Episode 1
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss the ten mistakes you make in writing combat scenes!
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1 year, 11 months ago
Writing with dreams and flashbacks and telling?
Season 3 Episode 48
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss dreams, flashbacks and when showing might become too much and maybe you should try telling... Or n…
2 years ago
Writing with allegories, when does it work and what makes it fail.
Season 3 Episode 47
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss writing fantasy stories that contain allegories. They'll talk about when it works well, when it do…
2 years ago
Making believable fantasy worlds & characters
Season 3 Episode 46
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss multiple point of view characters, when to use them, which characters to pick and how to tell a st…
2 years, 1 month ago
Plotting a Novel: How to end your story
Season 3 Episode 45
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss plotting the second book in the Skies of Destiny series. In this episode, they work through the fi…
2 years, 1 month ago