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Writing Character Relationships

Season 2 Episode 20

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss both romantic and platonic relationships, what they offer you as the storyteller and how to write …

3 years, 4 months ago

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How to write religion in fantasy

Season 2 Episode 19

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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 …

3 years, 4 months ago

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Show Your World

Season 2 Episode 18

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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 a…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Writing Combat

Season 2 Episode 17

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 Join Drake and Marie as they discuss the intricacies of writing a good fight scene, all the way from using your sense to the importanc…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Writing Politics

Season 2 Episode 16

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss writing the more fun kind of politics, the kind we find in epic fantasy books.

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3 years, 5 months ago

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Practical Editing – Punctuation and Prose

Season 2 Episode 15

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Join Drake and Marie for another practical editing session as they dissect and critique a piece of prose sent in by a listener of the p…

3 years, 5 months ago

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Opening Lines

Season 2 Episode 14

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Drake and Marie discuss their opening lines for series, books and characters, why they chose the words they did and what they were tryi…

3 years, 5 months ago

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Sharing the Story

Season 2 Episode 13

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Join Drake and Marie in discussing how to make sure your characters get the story time they deserve. And also another trope talk! This …

3 years, 5 months ago

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Building Your Lore

Season 2 Episode 12

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Join Drake and Marie (occasionally argue) about world building cultures, societies and religions.

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3 years, 6 months ago

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The fall and rise of a reedeemed character

Season 2 Episode 11

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss character corruption and redemption as story arcs.

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3 years, 6 months ago

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