Best Maxwell Alexander Drake Podcasts (2025)

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Live Edit: Why Readers Struggle To Picture Your World 1:02:58

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Beyond Original: Finding Your Voice in a Shared Story World 50:06

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Live Edit: No More Telling, Seriously 1:08:15

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The Art of Immersion: My Chapter One Breakdown 1:14:06

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Don’t Try This at Home! (Unless You’re an Author) 1:52:00

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Live Edit: Cutting the Fluff to Let the Words Work 1:10:06

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Launch Smart: Secrets to a Successful Kickstarter Campaign 51:53

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Crafting Unlikable Heroes Who Captivate 59:45

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Starving Writer Studio: ht…

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From Map to Magic: Elevating Your Worldbuilding Game 1:08:47

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Live Edit: The Fatal Flaw in Your Opening Line 57:25

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Behind the Pen: Writer's Break Down Their Latest Work 1:04:45

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Is AI Killing Your Voice? The Dark Side of Machine-Assisted Writing 1:51:27

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Archetypes 05 | From Victim to Victor: Evolving the Final Girl Archetype 1:03:28

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Live Edit: Why Your First Page Is Losing Readers and How to Fix It 1:08:51

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Episode 200! 1:05:14

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Archetypes 04 | The Magic Within: Writing the Wise and Powerful Archetype 1:13:12

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Archetypes 03 | Sage Advice: Rethinking the Mentor Archetype 1:24:05

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Live Edit: Why Your Characters Aren’t Connecting, Yet 1:29:45

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Archetypes 02 | Writing the Flawed: Building the Perfect Anti-Hero 55:56

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Live Edit: How You Lost Your Reader Without Even Knowing It 1:00:31

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Archetypes 01 | Become What You're Not: Voicing Perfection 1:18:43

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Live Edit: Writing That Pulls Readers In 1:05:56

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Live Edit: Winning Readers in the First Paragraph 1:11:37

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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First Page Reads: How to Get Agents to Keep Reading 1:48:48

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Voices That Breathe: Writing Lifelike Dialogue 1:08:09

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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How to Write Interiority in 12 Steps! 1:18:34

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they explore how to write interiority using a 12 layer model. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Tim…

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Storytelling Technique: The Six Layers of a Dynamic Plot! 1:25:41

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss using author voice vs character voice. Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Give us f…

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Live Edit: Plot can hook a reader, but interiority keeps them! 1:09:13

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss using author voice vs character voice. Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Give us f…

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The Mental Struggles of Being a Writer 1:28:32

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss using author voice vs character voice. Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Give us f…

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Live Edit: How to Paint Clearer Scenes, Drawing with Words! 1:34:52

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss using author voice vs character voice. Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Give us f…

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Backstory In Opening Chapters 1:18:24

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss using author voice vs character voice. Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Give us f…

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What Game of Thrones Got Wrong! (SPOILERS!!!) 59:53

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Live Edit: Why Weak Openings Fail! 1:02:54

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss using author voice vs character voice. Drake's substack: https://substack.com/@maxwellalexanderdrake?utm_source=top-search Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In …

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Mastering Tragedy: Writing Stories That Will Move Your Readers 57:26

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Secrets to Starting Your Book Strong 1:01:11

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss using author voice vs character voice. Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Give us f…

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Mastering the Art of Magic in Writing 1:18:52

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss using author voice vs character voice. Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Give us f…

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Live Edit: Avoid the Pitfalls of Passive Language! 1:02:30

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Too Deep for Fiction: Clarifying the Metaphysics of Story 52:02

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Live Edit: Save Your Story from Falling Flat with Strong, Dynamic Language! 1:10:42

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Send us a text Join Drake and Marie as they discuss using author voice vs character voice. Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Give us f…

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How to Write Unique Character Voices and an Unforgettable Cast 1:11:33

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Live Edit: Master Punctuation, Master Your Story! 1:22:01

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How to Write a Magic System that WOWs 1:10:59

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Mistakes Writers Make That Kill Their Story's Tone 1:14:50

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Live Edit: Hook vs Story - Which ONE is Killing Your Narrative? 55:30

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WANT EPIC Fantasy Geography for your Fantasy World? Watch This Now 1:04:23

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How to Build Fantasy Cultures: Craft Rich Fantasy Societies, Belief Systems, and Traditions 1:00:35

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Send us a text Get the podcast here: https://releasingyourinnerdragon.buzzsprout.com/ Drake's Contact Details: Website: www.MaxwellAlexanderDrake.com Fiend Folly: www.FiendFolly.com Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/Maxwell-Alexander-Drake/e/B006QP41O4 Drake's creative writing course: http://drakeu.com https://www.facebook.com/maxwellal…

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Live Edit: Turn Pages, Not Heads. How to Keep Readers Engaged 1:03:47

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Send us a text Get the podcast here: https://releasingyourinnerdragon.buzzsprout.com/ Drake's Contact Details: Website: www.MaxwellAlexanderDrake.com Fiend Folly: www.FiendFolly.com Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/Maxwell-Alexander-Drake/e/B006QP41O4 Drake's creative writing course: http://drakeu.com https://www.facebook.com/maxwellal…

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Character Development: What You Need Know About Your Characters and How to Reveal What's Important 1:02:25

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Worldbuilding Geography Guide: How to Design Fantasy Worlds and Why the Details Matter 1:01:47

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Live Edit: Tips On Immersing Your Readers 1:06:42

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