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Releasing Your Inner Dragon

by Marie Mullany & Maxwell Alexander Drake

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

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Latest episodes

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Archetypes: Wizards, Mages, & Mentors

Drake and Marie discuss a new set of archetypes and talk about how archetypes can advance or hinder your story. Get the podcast here: https://releasingyourinnerdragon.b

Oct 22
1 h 17 min

First Page Reads: Showing One Paragraph Make and Breaks

Drake and Marie show, through a series of examples, just how fast an agent can drop a book and discuss why. Get the podcast here: https://releasingyourinnerdragon.buzzs

Oct 16
1 h 32 min

Live Critique: Are you writing to your Audience?

Drake 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: h

Oct 8
1 h 12 min

Your Questions to us answered!

Drake 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

Oct 1
1 h 20 min

Live Critique: Have you lied to the audience without even realizing?

In 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

Sep 24
1 h 02 min

Live Critique: Your strengths make your weaknesses worse!

In yet another live edit, Drake and Marie glaring weaknesses caused by only doing things half right. Get the podcast here: https://releasingyourinnerdragon.buzzsprout.co

Sep 19
1 h 03 min

What even is Exposition and how does it work? Part 2

Join Marie and Drake as they wrap up another two-part series covering exposition again. Get the podcast here: https://releasingyourinnerdragon.buzzsprout.com/ Music by I

Sep 10
1 h 06 min

What even is Exposition and how does it work? Part 1

Join 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.MaxwellAlexanderD

Sep 3
1 h 21 min

What's really at stake: Characters or numbers?

Join 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: www.MaxwellA

Aug 27
1 h 19 min

Writing Conflict Beyond the Brawl

Join Drake and Marie as they discuss how conflict and characters drive stories and scenes. Drake's Contact Details: Website: www.MaxwellAlexanderDrake.com Fiend Folly: w

Aug 20
1 h 22 min

Live Critique: Don't Leave Questions Scratching At The Reader's Mind

Drake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/

Aug 6
1 h 08 min

Let Your Characters Talk

Drake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/Max

Jul 30
1 h 04 min

From Perspective to Dialogue: A Guide to POV and Discourse

Drake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/Max

Jul 23
1 h 02 min

Back Inside: More on Interiority

Drake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/Max

Jul 18
1 h 10 min

Our Favorite Reads and Why They Still Inspire Us

Drake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/Max

Jul 5
1 h 40 min

Conflict Is Opportunity: The Hidden Engine of Story

Drake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/Max

Jun 21
1 h 20 min

Live Edit: How a Great First Page Gets Even Better

Drake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/

May 15
1 h 11 min

Live Edit: Nowhere and No One | Ungrounded Writing Problems

Drake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/Max

Apr 17
1 h 21 min

Using Internal Conflict to Create Powerful Emotional Hooks

Drake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/Max

Apr 3
1 h 10 min

Live Edit: What’s Missing Beneath the Surface?

Drake's Contact Details: Website: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starvingwriterstudio Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/

Mar 27
1 h 09 min

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It’s a great show with lots of useful information I like the banter between the two hosts they both are very smart and can approach writing in different ways which makes it more interesting. I like the small moments where they disagree. But they agree most of the time so it’s not too hard to follow. I actually like the information so much I joined their writers room subscription which I never do with Podcasts One caveat is they talk about lord of the rings a lot. I will not take a single star off of my review for this, it is a good thing. But for someone like me, who is planning on reading the books this year sometimes I have to skip through like half an episode to avoid spoilers lol. Of course this is my fault. The book came out over 50 years ago. But I just think it’s funny.

Kaitlyn Garcia · Sep 2026

Drake and Marie give back to their fans! They answer your questions and live edit your work. Never before have I seen such engagement of the hosts with their listeners! Amazing insights into the books they write independently, and together! An American and a Finn give witty banter on story telling. What more can you want?

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