Writing About Dragons and Shit

By 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), ... more

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The podcast currently has 192 episodes available.

Writing About Dragons and Shit episodes:

September 19, 2025 Ep. 171: Finding Your Arc
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis revisit Character Arcs and answer a connected listener question!

Join our Patreon:
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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!
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Buy Relics of Ruin!
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Check out B. Dave’s Patreon:
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Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer:
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1h 7min
September 14, 2025 Ep. 170: Drunken First Draft
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer try something new and revisit an old topic!
Join our Patreon:
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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: https://www.amazon.com/Relics-Ruin-Books-Usurper-2/dp/031644104X
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/relics-of-ruin-erin-m-evans/1143299833?ean=9780316441049
Check out B. Dave’s Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/bdavewalters
Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer:
https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

...more
1h 2min
August 29, 2025 Ep. 169: Back in the Day
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Web Comics, TV/Movie Scripts, Making Monsters, and more!

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 Discord!
https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu

Buy Relics of Ruin!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Relics-Ruin-Books-Usurper-2/dp/031644104X
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/relics-of-ruin-erin-m-evans/1143299833?ean=9780316441049

Check out B. Dave’s Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/bdavewalters

Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer:
https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

...more
1h 15min
August 22, 2025 Ep. 168: Spice to Plot Ration
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Childhood Writing, D&D Fanfics, and Spice to Plot Ration.

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 Discord!
https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu

Buy Relics of Ruin!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Relics-Ruin-Books-Usurper-2/dp/031644104X
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/relics-of-ruin-erin-m-evans/1143299833?ean=9780316441049

Check out B. Dave’s Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/bdavewalters

Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer:
https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

...more
56min
August 15, 2025 Ep. 167: What’s My Hook?
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Writing Hooks, Musicals, Unexpected Success, and Talking to Authors.
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 Discord!
https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu
Buy Relics of Ruin!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Relics-Ruin-Books-Usurper-2/dp/031644104X
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/relics-of-ruin-erin-m-evans/1143299833?ean=9780316441049
Check out B. Dave’s Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/bdavewalters
Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer:
https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page
...more
59min
August 08, 2025 Ep. 166: Are My Heroes Villains?
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Heroes Being Villains, POV Mechanics, MORE Burnout, and Querying.

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 Discord!
https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu

Buy Relics of Ruin!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Relics-Ruin-Books-Usurper-2/dp/031644104X
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/relics-of-ruin-erin-m-evans/1143299833?ean=9780316441049

Check out B. Dave’s Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/bdavewalters

Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer:
https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

...more
1h 6min
August 01, 2025 Ep. 165: Writing Failure
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Writing Failure, Writing Bios, Freewriting, and Who Gets POV Chapters.

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 Discord!
https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu

Buy Relics of Ruin!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Relics-Ruin-Books-Usurper-2/dp/031644104X
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/relics-of-ruin-erin-m-evans/1143299833?ean=9780316441049

Check out B. Dave’s Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/bdavewalters

Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer:
https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

...more
59min
July 25, 2025 Ep. 164: An Amish Paradise
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Amish Romance for a surprising amount of time and then answer questions about Getting Characters to Kiss and Tension in Genres.

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 Discord!
https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu

Buy Relics of Ruin!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Relics-Ruin-Books-Usurper-2/dp/031644104X
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/relics-of-ruin-erin-m-evans/1143299833?ean=9780316441049

Check out B. Dave’s Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/bdavewalters

Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer:
https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

...more
1h 6min
July 18, 2025 Ep. 163: Does an MFA Help?
This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about MFAs, Difference Between Drafts, and Genre Conventions.
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 Discord!
https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu
Buy Relics of Ruin!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Relics-Ruin-Books-Usurper-2/dp/031644104X
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/relics-of-ruin-erin-m-evans/1143299833?ean=9780316441049
Check out B. Dave’s Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/bdavewalters
Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer:
https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

...more
1h 4min
July 11, 2025 Ep. 162: What We Love About Writing
This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis answer questions about What We Love About Writing, Reader Expectations, and Bettering Prose!

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 Discord!
https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu

Buy Relics of Ruin!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Relics-Ruin-Books-Usurper-2/dp/031644104X
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/relics-of-ruin-erin-m-evans/1143299833?ean=9780316441049

Check out B. Dave’s Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/bdavewalters

Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer:
https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

...more
1h 2min

FAQs about Writing About Dragons and Shit:

How many episodes does Writing About Dragons and Shit have?

The podcast currently has 192 episodes available.

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