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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…
Episodes
Releasing Your Inner DragonThe Mental Struggles of Being a Writer
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: How to Paint Clearer Scenes, Drawing with Words!
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Releasing Your Inner DragonBackstory In Opening Chapters
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Releasing Your Inner DragonWhat Game of Thrones Got Wrong! (SPOILERS!!!)
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Why Weak Openings Fail!
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Releasing Your Inner DragonMastering Tragedy: Writing Stories That Will Move Your Readers
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Releasing Your Inner DragonSecrets to Starting Your Book Strong
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Releasing Your Inner DragonMastering the Art of Magic in Writing
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Avoid the Pitfalls of Passive Language!
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Releasing Your Inner DragonToo Deep for Fiction: Clarifying the Metaphysics of Story
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Save Your Story from Falling Flat with Strong, Dynamic Language!
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Releasing Your Inner DragonHow to Write Unique Character Voices and an Unforgettable Cast
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Master Punctuation, Master Your Story!
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Releasing Your Inner DragonHow to Write a Magic System that WOWs
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Mistakes Writers Make That Kill Their Story's Tone
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Hook vs Story - Which ONE is Killing Your Narrative?
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Releasing Your Inner DragonWANT EPIC Fantasy Geography for your Fantasy World? Watch This Now
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Releasing Your Inner DragonHow to Build Fantasy Cultures: Craft Rich Fantasy Societies, Belief Systems, and Traditions
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Turn Pages, Not Heads. How to Keep Readers Engaged
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Releasing Your Inner DragonCharacter Development: What You Need Know About Your Characters and How to Reveal What's Important
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Releasing Your Inner DragonWorldbuilding Geography Guide: How to Design Fantasy Worlds and Why the Details Matter
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Releasing Your Inner DragonGrammar, Point of View and Language
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Tips On Immersing Your Readers
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Releasing Your Inner DragonMain Character Energy - Use Archetypes to Craft Psychologically Addicting Characters
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Tips on improving your writing.
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Releasing Your Inner DragonWorldbuilding Geography Guide: How to Design Fantasy Worlds and Why the Details Matter
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Releasing Your Inner DragonNarrative Point of View: Decide Who is Telling Your Story and Why
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: The secret to success is GROUNDING your reader!
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Releasing Your Inner DragonBreak the Cardinal Rule: Show Don't Tell Might Be Ruining Your Fiction Writing
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Releasing Your Inner DragonSelling Books at Conventions Made EASY
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Releasing Your Inner DragonAre Weak Verbs Ruining Your Writing? Make an Impact with Stronger Action Words
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Releasing Your Inner DragonSave the Cat Story Structure: Beat Sheets, Novels, and Screenplays
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: There's a twist at the end
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Releasing Your Inner DragonThe Journey of a Hero - Crafting a Compelling Story Plot
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Working outside your style
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Releasing Your Inner DragonBeyond Romance - How to Write Dynamic Non-Romantic Relationships That Give All The Feels
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Releasing Your Inner DragonBest Tips for Mastering the Pacing of Your Novel
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Releasing Your Inner DragonHow to Tell a Great Story in Three Acts - Story Structure for Authors
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Show me, don't tell me
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Releasing Your Inner DragonRound two of the publishing game: Who will survive the slush pile?
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Releasing Your Inner DragonMistake Alert: Are You Killing the Tension in Your Stories? Learn How to Fix It!
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Keep your writing style consistent
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Releasing Your Inner DragonHow to End a Book - Ways to End a Story that Will Thrill Your Readers
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Make sure the story in your head is also on the page
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Releasing Your Inner DragonHow to Write a POV Character's Internal Dialogue and Not Bore Your Readers to Tears
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Great premise, but keep the focus on the character
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Releasing Your Inner DragonWhat is the Falling Action of a Story and Why Is It Crucial for Reader Satisfaction?
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Releasing Your Inner DragonFinding Your Funny Bone: How To Write Prose that Will Make Your Readers LOL
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Don't dump all your worldbuilding upfront
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Releasing Your Inner DragonUltimate Guide to Writing a Climax that Satisfies Your Readers 😏
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Releasing Your Inner DragonWriting Love - How to Write Intimacy and Romantic Tension to Create Swoonworthy Love Stories
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Choose the right narrative voice for your story
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Releasing Your Inner DragonHow to Write Rising Action - Mastering Pacing, Character Development and Plot Structure
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Releasing Your Inner DragonThe publishing game: Learn to write a better first page!
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Releasing Your Inner DragonWriting Transformative Character Arcs: From Zero to Hero and Beyond
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Releasing Your Inner DragonDoes Your Inciting Incident Work? How to Write a Phenomenal Call to Adventure!
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Releasing Your Inner DragonWriting dialogue: How to engage the reader when characters are talking
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Releasing Your Inner DragonWriting dialogue: The mistakes every writer makes at least once!
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Releasing Your Inner DragonCommon mistakes writers make with their opening chapters
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Releasing Your Inner DragonLive Edit: Focus on your story, cut pointless actions
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