Maxwell A. Drake
@MaxwellADrake
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Award-winning Novelist, screenplay writer, and former Lead Fiction Writer for Sony's EverQuest Next. I'm also invited to teach writing all over the world.
Las Vegas, NV
Joined February 2009
Last day of San Diego Comic Con 2025. Come by, say hi, chat awhile, and see what we still have in stock. Book Q-1 in Small Press at the end of the 1900 row. #sdcc2025 #SDCC #writingcommunity #writinghumor #writingtips #storymatters #WriteBetter #writerscommunity #storyteller
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There is still some (limited amounts) merch available. Stop by Q-1 at the end of the 1900 row to get yours and chat. #sdcc2025 #SDCC #writingcommunity #writinghumor #writingtips #StoryStructure #storymatters #WriteBetter #writerscommunity #storyteller #writerslife #amwriting
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One more class for Comic Con. See you today at 12:30 in Room 3. #writingcommunity #writingtips #writinghumor #storystructure #storymatters #WriteBetter #writerscommunity #storyteller #amwriting #SDCC #sdcc2025
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First class is today at 1:00 p.m. in Room 3. If you can't make it, swing by the booth to say hi - Q1. Go straight down 1900 row. We are all the way against the back wall. #sdcc2025 #writingcommunity #SDCC #writinghumor #writingtips #storymatters #WriteBetter #writerscommunity
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Comic Con booth up and ready to go. Stop by and say hello. Small Press booth Q1. Straight down the 1900 row all the way against the back wall. #writingcommunity #writingtips #writinghumor #WriteBetter #storymatters #storyteller #amwriting #writerscommunity #SDCC #SDCC2025
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You must write a prophecy. However, you may only use six words. What is your prophecy?. #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #WriteBetter #FictionWriting #CreativeWriting #StoryMatters #AmWriting #WritingTips #WritingHumor #Storyteller #WritersCommunity
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San Diego, we have arrived. Let the merriment commence! #SDCC (Not a bad view off our hotel balcony.)
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Con number two. Heading down to San Diego for Comic Con International! Look for me in Q1 in Small Press. Come in the B2 door and make a beeline for the back wall. I will be teaching classes on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. in Room 3 and Friday at 12:30 in Room 3. Hope to see you there!
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Myth: Backstory must be in Chapter One. Wrong!.Your readers don't want a history lecture. They want a reason to keep turning pages. Reveal only the backstory the reader must know to understand the current scene. If the moment works without backstory, leave it out. If it doesn't,
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Day 2 of Son of Silvercon. Time for more writing classes. #sonofsilvercon #writingcommunity #WriteBetter #writerscommunity #storyteller #amwriting #writerslife #creativewriting #storytelling #storyteller
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Set up and ready to go!.#sonofsilvercon #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #storyteller #WriteBetter #writerslife #amwriting
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Here we go! This will probably be my busiest three weeks of the year. Tomorrow kicks off Son of Silvercon that runs July 18-20. I will be speaking and teaching classes:.Friday, July 18th.12:00-1:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies, Weekend Safety Brief & GoH Speech (I'm the Guest of
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Your fantasy hero must wield an item from YOUR desk. What are they fighting with?.#WritingCommunity #WritersLife #WriteBetter #FictionWriting #CreativeWriting #AmWriting #WritingHumor #Storyteller #WritersCommunity
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Class is underway. If you missed it this month, I'll be back next month teaching again. Online in the Writers' Room Saturday, August 16th, and in person at Centennial Hills Library Sunday, August 17th, and Monday, August 18th. We will be discussing Dialogue- Not Just Characters
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Dialogue tags don't need to shout. Let the words carry the tone. If your scene needs fifteen "the dragon snarled," your dialogue isn't snarling. #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #WriteBetter #FictionWriting #CreativeWriting #StoryMatters #AmWriting #WritingTips #WritingHumor
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Class has started at Centennial Hills Library. If you can't make it today, we'll be here again tomorrow evening at 5:30. #writingcommunity #WritersLife #writerlife #writingtips #writinglife #writing #amwriting
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Tired of Missing Things When You Edit?.If you’re still hunting down adverbs, filter words, and passive voice manually, you’re wasting time and burning out your brain. There’s a better way. Drake’s Editing Macros for Word are finally live. This on-demand course walks you through
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