063: Writing Welcome to Dragon Talk with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

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If you hang around the D&D scene, you likely have heard of Dragon Talk, the D&D podcast hosted by Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble. Greg is the Senior Communications Manager of Dungeons & Dragons, and Shelly is the Senior Brand Manager of Dungeons & Dragons. We talk about what they’re up to in D&D. We talk about their show, and we talk about their upcoming book, Welcome to Dragon Talk. So yes, this is a podcast episode where we talk to two podcasters about their book about their podcast. Welcome to Dragon Talk is published by the University of Iowa press and is releasing December 5th. You can preorder it from your favorite bookstore and I think even your friendly local game store? If you do preorder it, you might receive it a little bit early. It truly was a honor to talk to these legends of the D&D podcasting realm, and I know y’all are going to have fun listening to this.
For a last bit of business before we jump into the interview: I have a new Patreon gift for my amazing Patrons. In addition to the ability to ask questions for upcoming interviews, shout outs on the site and show, I am now starting a new segment exclusively for Patrons. Greg & Shelly were my first participants. I’m still workshopping on the name, but it is a Quick Question Blitz: I have 10 silly questions for my guests that are unrelated to the rest of the interview, and they can answer with as little as 1 word or give a longer explanation. It’s meant to be short & sweet, though I must admit this first one went like 20 minutes, but a good third of that is just pure laughter and fart jokes, and we did have 2 people to answer. Let’s just say, it was a good time. You’ll find me on Patreon at Roll Play Grow. And I hope that y’all enjoy the new segment!
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Chapters

1. Introduction, life update, & Patreon update (00:00:00)

2. Greg & Shelly Introduction (00:05:36)

3. When did you know you wanted to work in this industry? (00:15:05)

4. How Dragon Talk came to be (00:26:42)

5. How has your approach to interviewing changed over time? (00:32:19)

6. Finding guests (00:37:08)

7. Welcome to Dragon Talk: how it came to be (00:39:20)

8. Writing with a co-author (00:50:03)

9. Upcoming projects (00:55:41)

10. Where can people find you? (01:00:18)

11. Wrap-up (01:01:49)

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