The Dialogue Doctor Podcast

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/

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 https://www.antiracistworkshop.com/

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/

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/

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm sits down with author Erica Gloss to talk about Erica's work in progress. To open, they discuss the power of stories to normalize difficult topics like mental health and create a feeling of shared experience among readers. Turning to Erica's work, they talk about making the themes of Erica's opening scene pop by directing details toward them. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Jeff interviews award-winning author Leslye Penelope. They discuss her author career, her writing podcasts, and how she builds powerful fantasy worlds. To find Leslye's work, go to https://lpenelope.com/ For more on writing characters and dialogue, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Joan Lightning to look at Joan's work-in-progress. They talk about keeping all the characters included in the dialogue, using character positioning and body language to build romantic tension, using inner thoughts, avoiding summaries, and building fantasy worlds. For more on writing powerful dialogue and characters, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm and Jeff answer questions from the Dialoggers about editing character voices, writing accents, building languages from scratch, and the difference between a scene and a chapter. For more on writing dialogue, go to https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX sits down with author Lisa Young to talk about Lisa's cast of characters. They discuss Lisa's Story Hypothesis to understand her character's growth and the themes of her story. JP and Lisa discuss how the character's arc can accentuate the themes and growth arcs. They also discuss how to use the cast around the character will impact the character's growth, and they talk about growing a relationship between characters across a longer series by beginning with the end in mind. Finally, they talk about the different types of scenes Lisa has written and how they work together. For more on dialogue, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX interviews writer and writing teacher, Daniel David Wallace. JP and Daniel talk about how Daniel's background in academics has shaped how he teaches writing, Daniel's Character First approach, the necessity of getting the story started right away, looking past the surface level of a plot to the deeper needs of the character, the online events Daniel puts on, and much more. To find more of Daniel's work, check out https://danieldavidwallace.com/ For more on writing dialogue, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/