Podcast Episodes

Scenes & Hooks

Season 1 Episode 9

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Drake & Marie talk about how to craft a scene that hooks your reader, how to use rising conflict and how to plot twist into unexpected …

4 years, 3 months ago

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Redemption & Other Character Arcs

Season 1 Episode 8

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss what makes a good redemption arc, what constitutes character growth and all the orphans in fantasy…

4 years, 3 months ago

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Hero's Journey - Conquest of Theme

Season 1 Episode 7

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss the often used Hero's Journey. They cover the importance of grounding the reader with the everyman…

4 years, 3 months ago

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Magic, Conflict, Prophecy & Character Death

Season 1 Episode 6

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Drake and Marie discuss magic systems and items and conflict resolution, stretching from Tolkien through Harry Potter into Mistborn. Ma…

4 years, 3 months ago

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Magical Items, Editing & Themes

Season 1 Episode 5

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Drake and Marie embark on a discussion of magical items. In this episode they discuss generic magical items versus artifact items and h…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Everything affects Everything

Season 1 Episode 4

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In a continuation of immersive writing and world building, Drake and Marie discuss time and expressions thereof, courage in sticking to…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Immersive Storytelling & Expressive World Building

Season 1 Episode 3

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Drake & Marie discuss how to use prose to connect with the reader, not just descriptively using show instead of tell, but also making t…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Grammar, Point of View and Language

Season 1 Episode 2

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In the second episode of Releasing your inner Dragon, Drake & Marie talk about grammar, choosing a point of view and tense for your sto…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Themes, Plotters and Pantsers

Season 1 Episode 1

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In the first episode of Releasing your inner Dragon, Drake & Marie talk about the importance of having a theme and how different writer…

4 years, 4 months ago

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