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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss plotting the second book in the Skies of Destiny series. In this episode, they turn their thoughts to a villain and design the plot from his perspective, allowing them to strengthen his arc and the main plot!
Check out how they do it and learn by example.

Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)com

Magicfall: http://magicfallnovel.com/

Drake's Contact Details:
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Books: https://mariemullany.com/work
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss the different kinds of tension you can use in a story, in a scene or in a chapter. They cover the common mistakes both plotters and pantsers make and how to fix them.

Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)com

Magicfall: http://magicfallnovel.com/

Drake's Contact Details:
Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/
Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off!
Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

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Books: https://mariemullany.com/work
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss the problem with accidentally introducing very heavy themes into your world and then just not addressing them.

Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)com

Magicfall: http://magicfallnovel.com/

Drake's Contact Details:
Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/
Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off!
Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Marie's contact details:
Books: https://mariemullany.com/work
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss plotting the second book in the Skies of Destiny series. In this episode, they hit their heads against a wall of disagreement multiple times... Until suddenly....magic happens :D
Check out how they do it and learn by example.

Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)com

Magicfall: http://magicfallnovel.com/

Drake's Contact Details:
Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/
Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off!
Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Marie's contact details:
Books: https://mariemullany.com/work
Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/c/JustInTimeWorlds?sub_confirmation=1

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss why they've stopped reading some of the grimdark authors out there and why readers lose faith with authors who just hurt their characters and never pay it off.
Learn how to pay it off when you do terrible, terrible things to your character and leave the reader satisfied with how the book turned out. 

Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)com

Magicfall: http://magicfallnovel.com/

Drake's Contact Details:
Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/
Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off!
Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Marie's contact details:
Books: https://mariemullany.com/work
Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/c/JustInTimeWorlds?sub_confirmation=1

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss plotting the second book in the Skies of Destiny series. In this episode, they explore various potential overcomes and endings. They talk about the tropes that would result in and if that is the tropes they want to use.
Check out how they do it and learn by example.

Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)com

Magicfall: http://magicfallnovel.com/

Drake's Contact Details:
Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/
Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off!
Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Marie's contact details:
Books: https://mariemullany.com/work
Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/c/JustInTimeWorlds?sub_confirmation=1

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss what believability in fantasy and sci-fi.  Follow along as they plunge into rabbit holes about building characters and how to keep the reader's trust.

Marie's IndieGoGo Campaign: https://igg.me/at/the-lion-vessel/x/27732935#/

Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)com

Magicfall: http://magicfallnovel.com/

Drake's Contact Details:
Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/
Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off!
Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Marie's contact details:
Books: https://mariemullany.com/work
Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/c/JustInTimeWorlds?sub_confirmation=1

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss plotting the second book in the Skies of Destiny series. In this episode, they focus on what you need to make Act 2 work and the importance of thinking about the type of characters you want to include.
Check out how they do it and learn by example.
Also includes a discussion on how awesome Ted Lasso is :D

Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)com

Magicfall: http://magicfallnovel.com/

Drake's Contact Details:
Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/
Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off!
Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Marie's contact details:
Books: https://mariemullany.com/work
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss what makes a scene, what makes a chapter and how to punctuate dialogue. 

Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)com

Magicfall: http://magicfallnovel.com/

Drake's Contact Details:
Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/
Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off!
Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Marie's contact details:
Books: https://mariemullany.com/work
Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/c/JustInTimeWorlds?sub_confirmation=1

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Edit: Had a snafu with the upload (because of course), if you're hearing the previous episode repeated, try to get the episode again.

Join Drake and Marie on the 100th episode of Releasing Your Inner Dragon where they discuss the journey of the podcast, the technical production of the podcast and what they've learned from the last two years.

Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)com

Magicfall: http://magicfallnovel.com/

Drake's Contact Details:
Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/
Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/  - Use RYID25 for 25% off!
Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/

Marie's contact details:
Books: https://mariemullany.com/work
Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/c/JustInTimeWorlds?sub_confirmation=1