What’s Up With Your Output?
This week a different sort of episode. During the last Tangents episode B. Dave wanted to check-in with Treavor about his writing and we wanted you to hear it.
Jun 27, 2025•39 min
Writing About Dragons and Shit
This is the official podcast feed for Writing About Dragons and Shit - a podcast about writing with a focus on fantasy and sci-fi. Each week B Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Idle Champions Presents), Erin M. Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers), and Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Psychology). New Episodes go live every Friday.
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Ep. 160: Burnout with Dr. Ben J. Searle
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Dr. Ben J. Searle! Together they talk about Burnout - what it is and what it does to us - as well as Dr. Searle’s book about the subject! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Special Guest: Dr. Ben J. Searle (https://mindonthejob.com/) Experiences of Burnout Survey: https://mquni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e3z9srtBlI0nHSe Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.ap...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Ep. 159: Unlikable Characters & Foreshadowing Timing
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis talk about Unlikable Characters and Foreshadowing Timing! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://bsky.app/profile/thetreavor.bsky.social Join the...
Jun 07, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Ep. 158: Spilling the Tea with Ben Riggs
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Ben Riggs and they spill some very interesting tea! Special Guest: Ben Riggs: https://www.writerbenriggs.com/ Slay the Dragon: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/slaying-the-dragon/ Reading D&D Aloud!: https://open.spotify.com/show/0GtE2uO2hymGV0ySDMKT4d Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. ...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Ep. 157: Tie-in with Delilah S. Dawson
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Delilah S. Dawson! Together writing tie-in fiction! Special Guest: Delilah S. Dawson: https://bsky.app/profile/delilahsdawson.bsky.social Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis ...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Ep. 156: Literary Agents with Bridget Smith
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Erin’s agent - Bridget Smith! Together they talk about the Publishing Industry and Query Letters. Special Guest: Bridget Smith: https://awfulagent.com/agents/bridget-smith/ Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdave...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Ep. 155: Trusting Yourself with Coral Moore
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Coral Alejandra Moore! Together they talk about Trusting Yourself as a Writer and a totally don’t tangent left and right the whole time. Special Guest: Coral Alejandra Moore: https://www.coralmoore.com/ Get her next book here! https://www.coralmoore.com/collections/books/products/hers-to-keep Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsk...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Ep. 154: The Toe Ring of Finger Growing
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Making Tough Decisions, Getting Started, and Alternate Endings. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://bsky.app/profile/th...
May 02, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Ep. 153: Genre Promises
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about What to do With 200,000 Words, Genre Promises, and Making Names. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://bsky.app/profile/t...
Apr 25, 2025•54 min
Ep. 152: Assemble the Team
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Assembling the Team, Copyrights, and Sequel Problems! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://bsky.app/profile/thetreavor.b...
Apr 19, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Ep. 151: An Integral Train
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Query Woes and Test Chapters! As a reminder: New episodes will now post on Fridays. You can get episodes early - as well as in video! - by joining our Patreon at the $5 tier. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/pr...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 8 min
Episode 150!
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis celebrate 150 episodes with an extra long episode answering questions from awesome Tangerinos like yourself! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 57 min
Prepping for Episode 150
Hey all! Quick little episode here - TLDR: send us questions about ANYTHING for Episode 150! It can be about writing, life, D&D, video games - WHATEVER! Send them to: writingaboutdragonsandshit@gmail.com Or go to the Discord: https://discord.gg/3yG4FEsV
Mar 26, 2025•2 min
Ep. 149: We Have an Announcement…
Episode 149: We Have an Announcement… This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis have something to announce! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://bsky.app/profile/thetreavor.bsky.social Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu Buy Relics of ...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Ep. 148: Exporting the Pain
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis talk about what makes a Good Main Character Go Bad! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://bsky.app/profile/thetreavor.bsky.social Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu Buy Relics of Ruin! Amazon: ...
Mar 12, 2025•59 min
Ep. 147: Inspiring Books, Burnout, & Changing POVs
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Inspiring Books, Burnout, and Changing POVs! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://bsky.app/profile/thetreavor.bsky.social Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu Buy Relics o...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Ep. 146: Short Stories, Writing Gods, & Limited Omniscient
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Short Stories, Writing Gods, Limited Omniscient, and more! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://bsky.app/profile/thetreavor.bsky.social Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTz...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 16 min
Ep. 145: Tribbling
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about a tribble, TTRPG Publishing, Audiobooks, and Interesting Side Characters. Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://bsky.app/profile/thetreavor.bsky.social Join the Discord! https://disco...
Feb 19, 2025•50 min
Ep. 144: Editing, Politics, & Gig Work
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Editing, Politics, & Gig Work! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://bsky.app/profile/thetreavor.bsky.social Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu Buy Relics of Ruin! Am...
Feb 12, 2025•51 min
Ep. 143: Questions from the Discord
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis answer questions from the lovely folks in the WADS section of the Dungeon Scrawlers Discord! Still not a part of the Discord - here’s the link! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.bsky.social Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) ht...
Feb 06, 2025•56 min
Ep. 142: Next Projects with Jasmine Silvera
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Jasmine Silvera! Together they discuss finding a Pen Name and how they go about deciding on their Next Projects. Special Guest: Jasmine Silbera (Binding Shadows, Death’s Dancer) https://www.instagram.com/authorjasminesilvera/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://bsky.app/profile/bdavewalters.b...
Jan 29, 2025•59 min
Ep. 141: Writing vs. TTRPGs with Erik Scott de Bie
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Erik Scott de Bie! Together they discuss the differences between running TTRPGs and Writing - and what we can take to and from both of them. Special Guest: Erik Scott de Bie (Justice/Vengeance, Shadowbane) https://erikscottdebie.com/ Hit Points Blog: https://erikscottdebie.com/2017/09/05/gaming-logic-hit-points/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://bsky.app/profile/erinmevans.bsky.social B. Da...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 21 min
Ep. 140: Motha$&#%in’ War and Peace
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Side Characters, Staying on Track, and writing some Motha$&#%in’ War and Peace! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu Buy Relics of Ruin! Am...
Jan 15, 2025•58 min
EoE Book Club: Episode 8
In this FINAL episode Erin M. Evans talks with Treavor Bettis and Jenn Collignon about chapter seventeen, VI, and eighteen, of her book, Empire of Exiles! Get a copy of Empire of Exiles: https://a.co/d/hx0Mt0g Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) www.treavorbettis.com J. A. Collignon (A Little Luck, A Second Story) https://linktr.ee/jennsbookshelf_?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=6...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Ep. 139: Chapters, Submitting a Series, & Serials
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Chapters, Submitting a Series, & Serials! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu Buy Relics of Ruin! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Relics-Ru...
Jan 08, 2025•58 min
EoE Book Club: Episode 7
In this episode Erin M. Evans talks with Treavor Bettis and Jenn Collignon about chapter fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen, of her book, Empire of Exiles! Get a copy of Empire of Exiles: https://a.co/d/hx0Mt0g Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) www.treavorbettis.com J. A. Collignon (A Little Luck, A Second Story) https://linktr.ee/jennsbookshelf_?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=6a71...
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Ep. 138: Narrative Tension with Corry L. Lee
This week Erin M. Evans B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis are joined by Corry L. Lee! Together they discuss types of Narrative Tension and how each move a story along! Special Guest: Corry L. Lee (Weave the Lightning, The Storm’s Betrayal) https://corrylee.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https:...
Jan 01, 2025•58 min
EoE Book Club: Episode 6
In this episode Erin M. Evans talks with Treavor Bettis and Jenn Collignon about chapter twelve, V, and thirteen, of her book, Empire of Exiles! Get a copy of Empire of Exiles: https://a.co/d/hx0Mt0g Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) www.treavorbettis.com J. A. Collignon (A Little Luck, A Second Story) https://linktr.ee/jennsbookshelf_?utm_source=linktree_profile_share Join the Discord! ...
Dec 20, 2024•54 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Ep. 137: Ensemble Casts & Success
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Ensemble Casts, Success, What Ideas to Go With, and When To Split Point of Views. Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu Email: writingaboutdrago...
Dec 18, 2024•52 min
Ep. 136: Stalking the Plot
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Outline Endings,Traditional Publishing, and Secondary Plots. Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://twitter.com/TheTreavor Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu Email: writingaboutdragonsandshit@gmail.com B...
Dec 12, 2024•55 min
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