Podcast Episodes

Finding Inspiration - Using folklore and public domain content

Season 2 Episode 30

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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 rabb…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Writing a Villain POV - Should you do it?

Season 2 Episode 29

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss writing from the villain's perspective, when it works and what the pitfalls are.

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3 years, 2 months ago

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Creating tent poles for a story - Magic Falls

Season 2 Episode 28

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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…

3 years, 2 months ago

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How to start a sentence and why it matters

Season 2 Episode 27

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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 vari…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Allegories, Symbology and Lamp shading

Season 2 Episode 26

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Join Drake and Marie as they wander between the garden of tropes and the alluring wildlands that is an allegory for the imagination of …

3 years, 2 months ago

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Getting Started with a novel - Magic Falls

Season 2 Episode 25

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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 plo…

3 years, 3 months ago

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A look behind the curtain

Season 2 Episode 24

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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 bett…

3 years, 3 months ago

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Writer's Journey - The darkest hour: Self editing your work

Season 2 Episode 23

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss editing your work and getting into shape without needing an external editor. We talk about word, m…

3 years, 3 months ago

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How to write magic in fantasy books

Season 2 Episode 22

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Following on from building magic, Drake and Marie discuss how to write magic in an engaging and showy way. Join the conversation as we …

3 years, 3 months ago

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Building a Fantasy Magic System

Season 2 Episode 21

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss building a fantasy magic system that works with your world and is impactful to your readers.

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3 years, 4 months ago

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