Releasing your inner dragon
Welcome to the world of creative writing and story mastery with Maxwell Alexander Drake and Marie Mullany, your guides to Releasing Your Inner Dragon. This author podcast is a treasure trove of writing tips and advice, sparking inspiration and ah-ha moments for every stage of an author’s career.
Drake, an award-winning novelist and creative writing teacher, brings his experience from the gaming world and beyond, while Mullany, author of the Sangwheel Chronicles and YouTuber, shares her expertise in fantasy world-building. Together, they delve into the intricacies of crafting compelling narratives, offering invaluable writing resources and insights. Connect with this dynamic duo and join a community of listeners passionate about storytelling and writing more immersive books.
Listen and learn from the podcast and connect with your hosts:
MaxwellAlexanderDrake.com
Starvingwriterstudio.com
Mariemullany.com
youtube.com/c/JustInTimeWorlds
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 192
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
How to avoid deus ex politics
Drake and Marie explore complex cultural structures, writing politics (fantasy not real) and how to use politics (and other cultural elements) to create and overcome conflict.
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Fantastical Races and how to write them
How to describe fantastical races without falling into "everything through a human lens" trap. The damage caused to your theme by jamming in an agenda that doesn't fit. The importance o…
Mentors & Motivations
Join Drake & Marie as they discuss how and why to use mentors and other secondary characters, how to make them believable, how to make the reader care and the critical consideration tha…
Scenes & Hooks
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 jagged conflict that leaves your readers breathles…
Redemption & Other Character Arcs
Join Drake and Marie as they discuss what makes a good redemption arc, what constitutes character growth and all the orphans in fantasy!
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Hero's Journey - Conquest of Theme
Join Drake and Marie as they discuss the often used Hero's Journey. They cover the importance of grounding the reader with the everyman moments, the process of transformation, including…
Magic, Conflict, Prophecy & Character Death
Magical Items, Editing & Themes
Drake and Marie embark on a discussion of magical items. In this episode they discuss generic magical items versus artifact items and how these affect storytelling, symbology of items, …
Everything affects Everything
In a continuation of immersive writing and world building, Drake and Marie discuss time and expressions thereof, courage in sticking to your themes, and the interconnected nature of rel…
Immersive Storytelling & Expressive World Building
Drake & Marie discuss how to use prose to connect with the reader, not just descriptively using show instead of tell, but also making things deeply personal to the narrator, which help …
Grammar, Point of View and Language
In the second episode of Releasing your inner Dragon, Drake & Marie talk about grammar, choosing a point of view and tense for your story, and how it affects your narrative structure.
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Themes, Plotters and Pantsers
In the first episode of Releasing your inner Dragon, Drake & Marie talk about the importance of having a theme and how different writers develop themes and plots. They discuss plotters …