We’re continuing where we left off last week with more listener questions! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Self Promotion, Making Loveable Characters, and Writing in a Story Format You Enjoy! 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/TheTr...
Aug 23, 2023•50 min
Time to get serious about listener questions! This week we kick off the first of a few episodes focusing on questions from listeners like you - that’s right you! Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Buddy Cop stories, Foreshadowing, and Research! 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, Cham...
Aug 18, 2023•45 min
This week we catch up more on our listener question backlog - and one gives us a topic for the second half of the show! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Theme, Plotting, Travel, Graphic Novels, and then discuss Redemption Arcs! 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) ht...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min
We are SO lucky to have a group of awesome listeners that send in questions to the show so we’re doing another listener episode! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Magic Systems, Editing Process, Genre, and Writing Tools! 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://tw...
Jul 19, 2023•56 min
My main character is SO perfect! There’s nothing wrong with them and that’s why people love them! …what do you mean they aren’t interesting? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Flaws and why your characters should have them! 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://...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 3 min
How do you give critiques? Do you just tell them it sucks? Well about taking critique? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Critiquing as well as answer a few listener questions! 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 Pick up Empire of Exiles...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Over all the time we’ve been getting emails (thank you for those by the way) we’ve been getting topic suggestions with them. So we decided to talk about as many of them as we can in an episode! On this week’s episode Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Monsters, Publishing, and Humor! 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 Be...
Jun 21, 2023•54 min
What are Bad Ideas? When do you Reread Your Book? What do we do when we just have TOO MANY Ideas?! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer these Listener Questions and more! 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 Pick up Empire of Exiles out now! Am...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 3 min
What are the differences between writing YA and Adult Fiction? What can and can’t you do? And we’ve talked about tie-ins - but what’s really going on with those? This week special guest James L. Sutter joins Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis to talk about these topics and more! Special Guest: James L. Sutter (Dark Hearts, Starfinder) http://jameslsutter.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wis...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Hey! We had a few weeks off, but we’re back and ready to answer YOUR questions! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Character Dialogue, Beta Readers, and where to start when Building Characters! 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/TheTre...
May 31, 2023•56 min
Trilogies. How do they work? Do I really need three books to tell a story? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Trilogies and what to look out for when planning one. They also answer questions about Writing Outside Your Genre, and - surprise - a question about a trilogy! 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 ...
May 10, 2023•59 min
We were off for a few weeks, but we’re back with some listener questions and a quick topic! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Graphic Novels, Plot Twist, Writing About Mental Health, and Writing When You Don’t Feel Like It! 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:/...
May 04, 2023•1 hr
How do you take down the villain in a satisfying way? What do magic stats look like? And how do flashbacks work? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer a bunch of fun listener questions! 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 Pick up Empire of Exil...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr
“I just need to do more World Building.” “I need a perfect outline…” “I need to know EVERYTHING about my magic system!” If you’ve had those thoughts this episode is for you. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about What’s Stopping You from writing? 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, Champion...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 1 min
It’s time for another worldbuilding episode - and we decided this time to talk about creating the most powerful beings in fantasy and sci-fi. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about making Religions, Gods, Myths and more! 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...
Mar 22, 2023•55 min
We got even more listener questions - so let’s do another listener episode! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Keeping Your Writing Flow, Are Thoughts Important, and Stand Alone with Series Potential! 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 ...
Mar 16, 2023•44 min
We’ve talked here and there about what happens when we come up with an idea for a project - but not how we come up with those ideas. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about the many ways of coming up with ideas and what they do with them. 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...
Mar 02, 2023•56 min
This week we got a bunch of awesome questions and topic suggestions from listeners like you! Yes - YOU! And because of that Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about a bunch of things like; what is “good enough”? More than one point of view? And why do B. Dave and Treavor hate Cabin in the Woods? 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 Trea...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 2 min
This week we kick things off with two listener questions! One about writing dark themes and one about short story structure. After that, Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Writing Strengths and leaning into your style. 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/The...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 8 min
This week we got a listener question that brought up two topics we’ve talked about before, but needed some clarification. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis revisit their conversations about Prologues and Info Dumps. 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/TheTre...
Feb 01, 2023•55 min
This week we got together and decided to do one of our good old Tangent episodes! …Except we did do that at all and instead ended up talking about Anti-Heroes and Villains for a whole hour. So, this week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis don’t tangent as much as they thought they would! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 5 min
We recently talked about forming a writing habit - and doing it intentionally. But what other things can we do to purposefully improve our craft? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about how they have purposefully improved their writing. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 2 min
We’re a host down this week, but we decided this was the perfect time to talk about the art of writing comics! This week B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis talk about as many aspects of writing comics as they could think of! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) 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 Pick up Empi...
Jan 11, 2023•47 min
We’re back! And in our first episode of 2023 we wanted to talk about writing habits that weren’t NaNoWriMo. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about how they went about forming their writing habits and what they do when the habits change. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 10 min
It’s the last episode of 2022! To celebrate Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis sat down with some mixed drinks and listener questions! So pour a glass of Pepper Nog, get cozy, and relax with us actually managing to answer all of the questions in one episode! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Like most books things need names - but in Fantasy and Sci-Fi those names are usually made up! So how do you make them up? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about how they go about naming things. Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) 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 Pick up E...
Nov 30, 2022•48 min
NOTE: B. Dave's audio was being weird at the start of the show - but it clears up half-way through and none of us know how or why. Did my best to clean it up. NaNoWriMo is almost over, and many of you are well on your way to finish your first book! Huzaa! But now what? This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about what they do when they’ve finished a book - and what they do next! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans...
Nov 23, 2022•58 min
This week the gang is back together for another tangent episode! B. Dave checks in with Erin about how the first week of Empire of Exiles has been, Treavor gives an update on NaNoWriMo, and two listeners wrote in with some fun questions (and one of them is about D&D!). Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of ...
Nov 17, 2022•57 min
This week Treavor Bettis sits down with Erin M. Evans to talk about her brand new book Empire of Exiles ! They discuss everything from how the idea for the book formed, how characters came to be, as well as some writing advice along the way! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) 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/TheTre...
Nov 09, 2022•51 min
We’ve talked about Worldbuilding in several episodes, but we haven’t gotten to talk about already built worlds and what thoughts went into making them. This week Erin M. Evans takes B. Dave Walters and Treavor Bettis on a guided tour of the world in her upcoming book Empire of Exiles ! Starring: Erin M Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, ...
Oct 26, 2022•1 hr 2 min
