Dissecting Dragons
A podcast by J.A. Ironside & M.E. Vaughan - Fridays
100 Episodes
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Episode 369: Running with the Wolves - Werewolves in Folklore and Speculative Fiction Part 1
Published: 3/31/2023 -
Episode 368: Help I’ve Written a Book - What to do next when you want to get published
Published: 3/10/2023 -
Episode 367: To Like or Not to Like - Writing Likeable Characters in Speculative Fiction
Published: 3/3/2023 -
Episode 366: The Deserving and the Undeserving - Avoiding Classism in Speculative Fiction
Published: 2/24/2023 -
Episode 365: Amazing Pets and Fantasy Coffee - How to Incorporate Wish Fulfilment Fantasies in Speculative Fiction
Published: 2/17/2023 -
Episode 364: There can be only one, no seven - Writing Ensemble Casts in Speculative Fiction
Published: 2/10/2023 -
Episode 363: Easter Eggs Accidents or Clever Inclusions - Delving into Disney Fan Theories
Published: 2/3/2023 -
Episode 362: The Maiden in the Tower - Tracing the Origins of Rapunzel
Published: 1/27/2023 -
Episode 361: The Butler Did it - or Did He - How Who-dunnits Have Shaped Speculative Fiction
Published: 1/20/2023 -
Episode 360: Fated Brides & Fatal Spies - the Romantasy Phenomenon
Published: 1/13/2023 -
Episode 359: A Great and Mighty Destiny - Legacies and Magical Bloodlines in Speculative Fiction
Published: 1/6/2023 -
Episode 358: Wonders and Irritations - 2022 in Review
Published: 12/30/2022 -
Episode 357: Gunpowder Crackers and Cancelling Christmas - the Myths Surrounding Common Christmas Practices
Published: 12/23/2022 -
Episode 356: Nutcrackers Little Wooden Boys and Bears of Very Little Bear - The Sentient Toy Trope in Speculative Fiction
Published: 12/16/2022 -
Episode 355: He’s a Maneater - the Global Invasion of Ogres in Myth & Fiction, part two.
Published: 12/9/2022 -
Episode 354: He’s a Maneater - the Global Invasion of Ogres in Myth & Fiction
Published: 12/2/2022 -
Episode 353: High Fidelity and Historical Accuracy - Do Adaptations have a Duty to be Accurate
Published: 11/25/2022 -
Episode 352: 2022 A Space Oddity - Sci-fi (& Fantasy) Tropes which Don’t Work
Published: 11/18/2022 -
Episode 351: Picture This - Enhancing Scenes with the Right Frame in Speculative Fiction
Published: 11/11/2022 -
Episode 350: When Pain Says No - Chronic Illness Representation in Speculative Fiction
Published: 11/4/2022
Authors J.A. Ironside and M.E. Vaughan talk about books, films and all aspects of speculative fiction, from the nuts and bolts of writing it, to its (occasionally) obscure origins.