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The Dialogue Doctor Podcast

Writing great books is critical to generating sales and building a following of readers. On the Dialogue Doctor Podcast, Jeff Elkins and other writers discuss how to write dialogue that will excite readers and help you sell more books.

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01:15:00

Episode 240 - Writing Action Scenes and the Big Cast...

The Dialogue Doctor Podcast ·

2024/09/30

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Phil Yates look at a historical fiction novel Phil is writing. They discuss writing action scenes and managing a big cast. They look at how dialogue empowers combat scenes, switching POVs in the middle of a chapter, keeping track of characters, picking the pain for the reader, and cast combinations. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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01:15:10

Episode 239 - Dialogue Doctor Coaches Unite!

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2024/09/25

In this episode, the three Dialogue Doctor Coaches (Jeff, Laura, and JP) unite to talk about what they are learning, what they are working on, and why everyone should sign up for the Dialogue Dash. To sign up for the Dash, click here: https://dialoguedoctor.teachable.com/p/dialogue-dash-80-days-until-done-fall-2024 For more on the craft of writing, click here: https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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01:05:38

Episode 238 Maximizing Dialogue in Your Story with Mendi

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2024/09/23

In this episode, Jeff and Mendi look at the beats of her story and talk about how to create a powerful emotional experience by using dialogue. They how the size of the cast in each scene changes what you should do with the scene, how the number of characters in the scene impact the intimacy with the reader, and where to put exposition in the story. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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01:20:27

Episode 237 - An Office Hour with Laura Humm

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2024/09/18

In this episode, Laura Humm takes questions from the Dialogue Doctor Community. They discuss how to use interior monologue and building emotion, the difference between prose and dialogue and how both things impact the reader, how to use body language to build emotion, tips on having to read and edit your own work, how to make sure your character voices sound different from one another, and much more. For more on the craft of writing, check out DialogueDoctor.com - https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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01:12:45

Episode 236 - How to Build a Cast with Victoria Tait

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2024/09/16

In this session, Jeff and Victoria Tait take a deep dive into building a cast. They talk about building characters across a series, the VEAH system, how to direct character change over a single books and multiple books, designing characters for your genre, and more. For more on the craft of writing, check out the DialogueDoctor.com - https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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54:59

Episode 235 - Character Growth and Building...

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2024/09/11

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX holds and office hour. He and the other Dialoggers on the call discuss JP's book the Story Hypothesis, how to plot character change, what the length of a novel should be, and how to let the reader know a character's background without just telling them the character's background. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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01:08:04

Episode 234 - Turning Summaries into Scenes with Liz...

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2024/09/09

In this episode, Jeff sits down with new author Liz Mason to talk about Liz's work in process. The talk about how the reader experiences emotion in a story, why it is important to have characters interacting, and how to find a scene if you have written a lot of summaries. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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01:16:15

Episode 233 - An Office Hour with Coach Laura Humm

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2024/09/04

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm holds an Office Hour with four different authors. Together they discuss, how to keep track of the details in your book, how to manage flashbacks, should you add emails or letters to your narrative, the benefits and draw backs of having more than one POV, and more. For more on writing craft, go to https://dialoguedoctor.com/summer-fall-2024-events/

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01:09:35

Episode 232 - How to Build a Main Character Dialogue...

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2024/09/02

In this episode, we share a webinar from the Spring Dialogue Dash. We talk about how to build a main character. We discuss developing a character's personality and the character's voice. We then dive into what happens when you have more than one vehicle and why it is important to provide variety. Finally, we get into voice modulation and how it interacts with the plot of the story. To join us for the next Dialogue Dash, you can sign up here:

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01:07:57

Episode 231 - Cast Analysis of Knives Out

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2024/08/28

In this episode, Jeff sits down with members of the community to analyze the cast of Knives Out. They discuss how the multiple vehicle structure works, how the cast members impact one another, and what we can learn from the script for our own work. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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01:17:35

Episode 230 - Creating Characters with Emotional...

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2024/08/26

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Holly Lyne to look at her work in progress. They talk about laying out the emotional beats of a scene, world building in dialogue, creating mystery in a book and a scene, and using body language and inner thoughts to pull the reader into the emotional experience. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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Episode 229 - Empowering Your Writing through the...

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2024/08/21

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author and Enneagram guru Claire Taylor. Jeff and Claire talk about why author's should know their number, how the Enneagram compares to other personality assessments, why the Enneagram is good for self understanding, and then ways you can use the Enneagram as a writer. You can find all things Claire Taylor at FFS Media - https://www.ffs.media For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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01:16:57

Episode 228 - Showing vs Telling with AG Bowman and...

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2024/08/19

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX sits down with author AG Bowman to discuss AG's opening scene. They discuss how to show the scene over telling facts, how to maintain a gritty noir narrative voice, how to help the reader experience the Vehicle character's feelings, working with an unreliable narrator, and managing journal entries. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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01:07:57

Episode 227 - Creating Great Work with Ann Garvin

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2024/08/14

In this episode, JP sits down with Author Ann Garvin. Ann is a scientist turned humorist, a USA TODAY and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of five books. JP and Ann discuss her journey from science to writing, how she helps writers enchant readers with high concepts, keeping characters centric to your writing, asking what the purpose of a story is, and her writing group the Tall Poppy Writers. To find more about Ann and check out her work, go to https://anngarvin.com/ For more on the craft of

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01:15:17

Episode 226 - Writing a Big Family Scene with Dixie...

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2024/08/12

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm sits down with new author Dixie Williams to look at a scene Dixie has written. They talk about writing well known family tropes, making sure the reader knows who is in the scene so the reader can imagine the scene, orienting family relationships at the opening of the scene so we understand the family's dynamic, and paying attention to the family dynamics when creating flash backs. For more on the craft of writing, head over to

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01:06:07

Episode 225 - Talking Great Stories - Time with Tom

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2024/08/07

In this Time with Tom, Editor, Bookstore Owner, and author Tom Holbrook takes time out of his vacation to talk books and personal updates with Jeff. To find Tom's work, check out his services here https://holbrookauthorservices.com/ For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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01:07:33

Episode 224 - Powerful Scenes and Short Stories with...

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2024/08/05

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Mary Van Everboeck to talk about a short story she is writing. They talk about finding themes, creating driving conflicts, and the difference between a short story and a scene from a novel. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

en

01:09:16

Episode 223 - The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop (a...

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2024/07/31

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coaches Jeff Elkins and JP Rindfleisch IX talk about the book The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop by Felicia Rose Chavez. They discuss the principles of the book, how they aspire to replicate these attitudes in their coaching, and how this kind of work has impacted their writing and editing. And Jeff makes everything mushy in the end. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/ To get a copy of The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop, go to

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53:22

Episode 222 - Writing Plot Twists into a Mystery

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2024/07/29

In this Ask Me Anything Session, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm talks with author Mara about the plot twists she's planning for her work in process. They discuss tricking readers, setting up twists in advance, and how Sherlock Holmes novels worked. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

en

58:43

Episode 221 - Behind the Scenes of Traditional...

The Dialogue Doctor Podcast ·

2024/07/24

In this episode, Jeff has all his questions about traditional publishing by Chuck Sambuchino. Chuck talks with Jeff about how to approach agents, what authors' expectations around traditional publishing should be, and what about traditional publishing is a myth vs what is real. For Chuck's blog, events, and writing, check out https://chucksambuchino.com/ For more on writing dialogue, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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