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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), Erin M. Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers), and Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Psychology). New Episodes go live every Friday.

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Ep. 218: When Is An Outline Finished?

2026/11/06

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Outlines, Characters, and Artwork. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Ep. 217: Organizing Your Writing

2026/11/02

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Simulation Theory, Organizing, and more! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Ep. 216: Writing Books

2026/10/26

This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis talk about what they look for in books on writing. What? Why were you confused about the title? I don’t get it. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Ep. 215: Loosely About Plot

2026/10/09

B. Dave is back! And this week he, Erin M. Evans, and Treavor Bettis answer questions from awesome listeners like yourself! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Episode 214: Stacks of Hay

2026/10/04

This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis dive deeper into Erin’s concept of Hay Stacking and how it helped Treavor with a recent project. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-pa

Episode 213: Chekhov's Flute

2026/09/25

This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis revisit their talk about Mystery Novels! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Ep. 212: A House Full of Boba Fetts

2026/09/18

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Timelines, Tertiary Characters, and Novelas. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Ep. 211: Fantasy Footlocker

2026/09/11

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about Romantic Subplots, Theme in TTRPGs, and more! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Ep. 210: A Haystack is Seldom Focused

2026/09/04

This week Treavor Bettis asks Erin M. Evans about the projects she’s working on and how she goes about building her ideas. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Ep. 209: Gronking Some Water

2026/08/28

This week Erin M. Evans, Treavor Bettis, AND B. DAVE WALTERS! answer questions about Fantasy Terms, World Building, and Feedback! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Ep. 208: Literal Champagne Problems with Davinia Evans

2026/08/21

This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis are joined by Davinia Evans! Together they talk about the smaller aspects of World Building that you might not have thought about! Special Guest: Davinia Evans (The Burnished City Trilogy) https://viscerate.com/ Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Ep. 207: Show Don’t Tell About Bookdough

2026/08/15

This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis talk about the dreaded SHOW DON’T TELL and how they go about using it. Also Bookdough. What is Bookdough? Well, I’m not going to tell you here - why would you listen to the episode if I did that? Why did I even mention it here in the description if I wasn’t going to answer it? I don’t know - why am I still typing all of this?? Enjoy your Bookdough. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foeshttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Ep. 206: Vibe World Building with Valerie Valdes

2026/07/31

This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis are joined by Valerie Valdes! They talk about what Vibe Worlding Building is and some qualms Valerie has with magic systems! Special Guest: Valerie Valdes https://candleinsunshine.com/ Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Ep. 205: Squishy Legos with Cassandra Khaw

2026/07/24

This week Erin M. Evans and Treavor Bettis are joined by Cassandra Khaw! They talk about body horror and why it freaks Treavor out so much. (And yes, I know it’s LEGO and not Legos, but we said Legos in the episode so that’s what it is) Special Guest: Cassandra Khaw https://www.instagram.com/casskhaw Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

Ep. 204: Freddy Can’t Kill Casper Twice

2026/07/17

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis answer questions about fantasy racism, making comics, and multiple projects! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/writingaboutdragons Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MdSVsfpTzu 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 Pre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Fiends & Foes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-dragons-fiends-foes-erin-m-evans/1149826336?ean=9780593838877 Enroll in B. Dave’s 14 Day Writer: https://www.theundisputedacademy.com/14-day-writer-home-page

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4.8 out of 5

51 reviews

★★★★★

Wylie🪿 2026/07/28

This podcast is amazing!

I love how they give you good information about topics that help your writing while being very fun to listen to. They also share the information in a ...

★★★★★

GOJOFUN 2025/01/29

Not a writer…yet

I have loved listening to these three tangent monarchs from all the way back when the did champions of lore. I love their wit and skill in taking thes...

★★★★★

Shalina S. 2024/11/05

Such a great podcast

The hosts are fantastic. The advice is helpful. This show has helped me to make SERIOUS progress as well as help others.

★★★★★

OBGreen 2024/08/16

Great Vibes

I’d been looking for a new source of chore background noise, and WABAS really hit the spot! Just listening to them joke and laugh brightens up my day;...

★★★★★

jgrenemyer 2024/04/04

As Good As It Gets

I am a better writer because of this podcast. That’s it. That’s the review.

★★★★★

Elyce de Reefe 2024/02/23

An author community

In this age of disconnection, these three have been like an instant community to me. Listening to them joke about the writing lifestyle has gotten me...

★★★★★

Robot Spacewizard 2024/02/01

This podcast slaps

As a connoisseur of writing podcasts, trust me when I saw that this one slaps. Hosts Treavor Bettis, Erin M. Evans, and B. Dave Walters each bring the...

★★★★☆

Beejaytee 2023/12/08

Really helpful insights into the craft… with a big caveat

The podcast is at its best when the hosts delve into their processes and craft. But if you get tired of incessant forced laughter, you might want to l...

★★★★★

M. E. Snapdragon 2023/07/19

Feels like writing chats with friends

I appreciate how conversational but sincere this podcast is. I’m also fully on the tangent bus! That’s probably what makes it feel most like talking w...

★★★★★

Grainne15 2023/05/18

Wonderful for editors, too!

I’m a copy editor, SFF fan, and a gamer. I learn so much from every episode - and of course the three hosts are an absolute riot together. Thanks!

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