About this podcast
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
Episodes
The newest 20 of 236 episodes
- Archetypes: The Maiden · 1 h 21 minDrake and Marie discuss a new archetype, the Maiden, and talk about how the Maiden fits into a story. Get the podcast here: https://releasingyourinnerdragon.buzzsprout.com/…
- Archetypes: Wizards, Mages, & Mentors · 1 h 17 minDrake and Marie discuss a new set of archetypes and talk about how archetypes can advance or hinder your story. Get the podcast here…
- First Page Reads: Showing One Paragraph Make and Breaks · 1 h 32 minDrake and Marie show, through a series of examples, just how fast an agent can drop a book and discuss why. Get the podcast here…
- Live Critique: Are you writing to your Audience? · 1 h 12 minDrake and Marie do another live edit, covering topics like when to break rules, when to be obscure or direct, internal monologue, and much more. Get the podcast here…
- Your Questions to us answered! · 1 h 20 minDrake and Marie do their first proper Q&A! Get the podcast here: https://releasingyourinnerdragon.buzzsprout.com/ Music by Ivan Dutch: https://ivanduch.com/songs/ Drake's…
- Live Critique: Have you lied to the audience without even realizing? · 1 h 2 minIn the newest live edit, Drake and Marie early mistakes and mistakes of tells. Get the podcast here: https://releasingyourinnerdragon.buzzsprout.com/ Music by Ivan Dutch…
- Live Critique: Your strengths make your weaknesses worse! · 1 h 3 minIn yet another live edit, Drake and Marie glaring weaknesses caused by only doing things half right. Get the podcast here: https://releasingyourinnerdragon.buzzsprout.com/ Music…
- What even is Exposition and how does it work? Part 2 · 1 h 6 minJoin Marie and Drake as they wrap up another two-part series covering exposition again. Get the podcast here: https://releasingyourinnerdragon.buzzsprout.com/ Music by Ivan…
- What even is Exposition and how does it work? Part 1 · 1 h 21 minJoin Drake and Marie in talking about how to avoid infodumps and how to do exposition without making it drag on. Drake's Contact Details: Website: www.MaxwellAlexanderDrake.com…
- What's really at stake: Characters or numbers? · 1 h 19 minJoin Drake and Marie in learning how stakes differ from conflict and how size of stakes is not necessarily what you think. Drake's Contact Details: Website…
- Writing Conflict Beyond the Brawl · 1 h 22 minJoin Drake and Marie as they discuss how conflict and characters drive stories and scenes. Drake's Contact Details: Website: www.MaxwellAlexanderDrake.com Fiend Folly…
- Live Critique: Don't Leave Questions Scratching At The Reader's Mind · 1 h 8 minDrake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile…
- Let Your Characters Talk · 1 h 4 minDrake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile…
- From Perspective to Dialogue: A Guide to POV and Discourse · 1 h 2 minDrake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile…
- Back Inside: More on Interiority · 1 h 10 minDrake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile…
- Our Favorite Reads and Why They Still Inspire Us · 1 h 40 minDrake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile…
- Conflict Is Opportunity: The Hidden Engine of Story · 1 h 20 minDrake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile…
- Live Edit: How a Great First Page Gets Even Better · 1 h 11 minDrake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile…
- Live Edit: Nowhere and No One | Ungrounded Writing Problems · 1 h 21 minDrake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile…
- Using Internal Conflict to Create Powerful Emotional Hooks · 1 h 10 minDrake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile…
