Meet the Team

Meet the Team Who Makes Extra Draft Possible

JT Pledger – Novelist, Screenwriter, Copywriter

JT Pledger, your humble narrator through this path of writing.

I’m JT, creator of the Extra Draft and the Extra Draft Writing Method. As a content creator I have my thumbs in a lot of pies.

I live stream on Twitch under the handle BeardedInk up to 5 days a week. I also post videos, tutorials and streamer resources on YouTube.

Currently, I run and operate two other websites. The online riddle Another CWoT is a fun and relaxing test of your brain and puzzle solving skills.

I also run the ExtraDraft sister site, Fourteen45. This site is dedicated to streaming, teaching you everything you need to know about Twitch, YouTube and OBS, complete with information, videos, tutorials and tips.

Scroll down to meet the rest of the team!


Samantha Heuwagen – Best Selling Author, Therapist

Best Selling Author Samantha Heuwagen. You did buy her books, right?

Samantha is the best-selling author of the Starless Series, including Dawn Among the Stars, Fading Starlight and Starlight Emerging. This gripping Sci-Fi series focuses on a lot more than alien sex and will have you screaming at her diabolical cliff-hangers.

When she isn’t writing the best alien-based mental health novels on the planet, this super star is helping others. She is a licensed bilingual sex therapist (LMFT, ACS) in the Atlanta Metro area. She worked with Dr. B. on a YouTube special “Spilling Tea” and brings her attitude, words and love for all things writing to the Extra Draft. You will find her in the Extra Draft Writing Method video course and forums, answering your questions and helping you finish that novel!

You can find Samantha through these links: Website | Facebook Group | Twitter | Instagram

Don’t forget to buy her books, too!


Hannah Bauman – Literary Editor, Writing Coach

Hanna Bauman, incredible editor, humble and creative.

Hannah is the owner of Between the Lines Editorial and a literary editor with a penchant for making your books better. She has worked with countless authors to bring stories to life and stops by the Extra Draft to answer your questions.

You can find Hannah in the Extra Draft Writing Method video course doing a video Q&A session to help you understand professional editing and why it is essential to your writing career. 

To get in touch with Hannah for her services check out these links:

Facebook | Facebook Group | Email | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest


Dr. B – Academic Writer, Professor

Dr. B has a lot of titles, author is just one of them. Thankfully.

Christopher K. Belous, PhD, lovingly known as Dr. B., is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (GA), Certified Sex Educator (AASECT), Certified Gay Affirmative Therapist (AAMFT-CA), Certified Family Life Educator (NCFR), and Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. His research focuses on sex and sexuality – broadly defined, social justice, and couple and family therapy education and supervision.

Oh, he writes, too. Dr. B is an academic writer with many publications under his name. You can find him and Samantha together answering your questions about being published and what it takes to write a novel.

Contact Dr. B with these links: Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook