The listener questions continue! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Killing Point of Views, Character Mental Health, & Irredeemable Actions. 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/MdSVsfp...
May 09, 2024•44 min
This Book Club episode is taken from the main show, Episode 113, where we talked with Summer England. We're just putting this as it's own episode for folks to find later if they only want Book Club episodes. This week we are joined by Summer England! Her TikTok started us down the path to this book club and she’s here to talk about Chapters 3 and 4. Special Guest: Summer England https://www.instagram.com/summernengland?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA== https://www.tiktok.com/@summernengland?_t=8m1C2hjpCV...
May 09, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Chapters 5 and 6 of Morning Glory Milking Farm. Get your copy of Morning Glory and read along here: https://a.co/d/e2siF0A 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/MdSVsf...
May 09, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This week we are joined by Summer England! Her TikTok started us down the path to this book club and she’s here to talk about Chapters 3 and 4. But, if you’re just here to listener questions; Summer, Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talking about Character Skill Growth and Middles of Books (starting at 35:13) ((Shout out if you actually read the description)) Special Guest: Summer England https://www.instagram.com/summernengland?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA== https://www.tiktok.com/@sum...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 14 min
The listener questions continue! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Staying Motivated, Past/Present, & Tragic Heroes. 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 Pre-Order Relics of...
Apr 25, 2024•59 min
Welp, here we are! You all joined the discord and now we’re reading some good ol’ smut. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about the first two chapters of Morning Glory Milking Farm. Get your copy of Morning Glory and read along here: https://a.co/d/e2siF0A 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,...
Apr 25, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The listener questions continue! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Getting Words Out, Pacing, Developing Antagonists, and Writing with ADHD. 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...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr
The listener questions continue! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions from the WADS Discord Channel - as well as Connected Series, Feedback, No Villains, and First Lines! 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://...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 9 min
We’re taking a quick break from listener questions because this week we are joined by Allison Epstein! She talks with Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis about finding Inspiration from Research and how to go about finding that inspiration. Special Guest: Allison Epstein (Let the Dead Bury the Dead, A Tip for the Hangman) https://allisonepstein.com/ Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dic...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr
The listener questions continue! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions from their shiny new Discord Channel - as well as What To Do With Your Draft, Foreshadowing in Games, Infodumps, and Forcing Romance. 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/TheT...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 9 min
The listener questions continue! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Horror Comedy, Mystery, Dragons & Shit, Conflict, and TTRPGs! 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 Pre-Ord...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min
The listener questions continue! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Describing Fantasy Settings, The Writing Mindset, Adding Points of View, and Revising! 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 Pre-Order Relics of Ruin! Amazon: ...
Feb 28, 2024•55 min
The listener questions continue! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Historical Based Fantasy, Should You Edit Your First Book, Types of Outlines, and Villain Stories! 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 Pre-Order Relics of Ru...
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 5 min
The listener questions continue! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about the dreaded Suddenly, Writing Full-Time, Pronouns, and Timelines. 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 Pre-Order Relics of Ruin! Amazon: https://www.amazon.co...
Feb 14, 2024•56 min
The listener questions continue! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Head/Gut/Heart, Love Triangles, Kernel Scenes, Outlining, and Changing Point of View! 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 Pre-Order Relics of Ruin! Amazon: h...
Feb 07, 2024•52 min
The listener questions continue! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Anit-Heroes, Love Triangles, Kernel Scenes, and Point of View Changes! 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 Pre-Order Relics of Ruin! Amazon: https://www.amaz...
Jan 31, 2024•57 min
This week we’re kicking off a series of listener questions episodes! How many will there be? We’ll keep recording them until we’re out of questions again! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Stand Alone Novels, Extending Scenes, and Self Promotion! 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 (Difficult...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr
In our 100th episode we do very little writing talk and instead ask each other 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 Pre-Order Relics of Ruin! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Relics-Ruin-Books-Usurper-2/dp/031644104X Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/...
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 17 min
It’s our 99th episode and the last episode of 2023! Instead of our normal show we decided to get together and just talk about the year, our writing, and anything else that popped up (Tangents?? On this show??) But, towards the end (34:20 - see, I remembered) Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis come up with quick story pitches off of short prompts! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice...
Dec 13, 2023•59 min
This week we are trying something new. Host Treavor Bettis sits down with Bethany Jacobs to talk about her novel These Burning Stars, as well as her background with writing and what her writing process is like. Special Guest: Bethany Jacobs (These Burning Stars) https://www.bethany-jacobs.com/ Get her book, These Burning Stars, here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/these-burning-stars-bethany-jacobs/1142902661?ean=9780316463324 Host: Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore) https://...
Dec 06, 2023•52 min
You’re done with your first novel! …and now they want more? What do you do?! This week special guest Bethany Jacobs, author of These Burning Stars, joins Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis to talk about Sequels and how to handle them! Special Guest: Bethany Jacobs (These Burning Stars) https://www.bethany-jacobs.com/ Get her book, These Burning Stars, here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/these-burning-stars-bethany-jacobs/1142902661?ean=9780316463324 Starring: Erin M Evans (Emp...
Nov 29, 2023•59 min
At the time of recording we are halfway through nanowrimo 2023! Which means many of you are halfway through your book and you might be feeling those Mid-Book Blues! So this week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis talk about what they do when they hit the midpoints of their books and how they stay motivated to keep 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...
Nov 15, 2023•42 min
NaNoWriMo is right around the corner! To get yall just a little more prepped and ready we did an episode of NaNoWriMo questions that will hopefully help all of you. This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Death Scenes, Dialogue, Scene Connection, 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,...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr
November is getting closer! Are you ready for NaNoWriMo? To help you get ready during Preptober Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Structure and Outlines! 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 Pre-Order Relics of Ruin! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com...
Oct 20, 2023•57 min
We continue Preptober with a talk about Worldbuilding! Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about some ways they go about worldbuilding and what they would do to get prepped before November 1st! 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 Pre-Order Relics of Ruin...
Oct 11, 2023•59 min
Erin and B. Dave claim the title will make sense to parents. Welcome to Preptober! This month we’ll be releasing episodes that will (hopefully) get you in the mindset to write a whole book in November! To start things off Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Finding a Project, Finding a Plot, and Finding Your Characters! Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https:/...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 4 min
There are several methods out there for making plot, characters, and settings - and on this episode we’re going to talk about a listener suggested one! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about the Snowflake Method as well as how to make Characters You Care About. 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 ...
Sep 29, 2023•56 min
The final listener questions from our backlog are here! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about changing things 20%, Writer Voice, Pacing, and Super Hero Stories! 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 no...
Sep 14, 2023•57 min
Sorry for the delay! Treavor is Hot Spotting his phone to upload this episode! We had even MORE listener questions in the backlog so here’s more answers for you! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Swearing, Theme, Point of View, 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, ...
Sep 07, 2023•59 min
We’re back answering more questions from our amazing listeners! This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Calendars, Religion, Prologues, Novel Format, and Pantsing vs. Outlining! 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 o...
Aug 31, 2023•59 min
