Show overview
The Dialogue Doctor Podcast has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 114 episodes. That works out to roughly 130 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h and 1h 17m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 28 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 54 episodes published. Published by Jeff Elkins.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 114 episodesHow to Write Group Dialogue Without Losing Your POV [Ep 335]
How to Write an Opening Readers Can't Put Down [Ep334]
Why Character Growth Matters More Than Plot: Lessons from A Few Good Men [Ep 333]
Stop Letting Characters Argue in Circles [Ep 332]
How Authors Are Actually Using AI, Ads, and TikTok Right Now - Write, Wrong, Repeat Episode 2
Episode 331 - Discussing the Market in a Time with Tom
Episode 330 - Creating a Satisfying Ending for Your Reader with Carol Painter
Episode 329 - Writing Teenage Voices with Laura Humm
Episode 328 - The Business Model Canvas - A Joint with JP
Episode 327 - Plotting Your Sequel Based on Character Growth
Any Second Now - Episode 1
Episode 326 - Masterful Microtension with C.S. Lakin
Episode 325 - Fiction, Film, and All Story Telling In Between with Ron Newcomb
Episode 324 - Writing Your Community & Character Growth
Ep 323Episode 323 - Understanding Characters that Don't Change through The Big Lebowski
EIn this episode, Jeff sits down with members of the Dialogue Doctor community to analyze the Coen brothers' movie The Big Lebowski. In the episode, they discuss writing character's who don't change, how anchors work, using symbolic parallels, and juggling multiple conversations at one time. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/
Ep 322Episode 322 - Creating Emotional Texture in Your Story with Beth Biss
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Author Beth Biss to talk about the emotional texture of her work in progress. They talk about the difference between plot and growth arcs, how conflicts should resolve in the piece, the alignment vs misalignment of the character and the reader, the reader's expectations, managing the reader's altitude of a scene, and using triggers in a character's emotional journey. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/
Ep 321Episode 321 - Adding Emotion to Action Scenes with John Krause
In this episode, Jeff meets with author John Krause to talk about John's work in progress. Jeff talks about increasing the emotional saturation of the story through emotional vocalizations, building the tension oft he story, and maturing a character without a doing a montage of training. Also, they invent the phrase, "Castle Punk." For more on the craft of writing, go to https://dialoguedoctor.com/
Ep 320Episode 320 - Writing Screenplays vs Writing Novels with Emma Jane Heaton
In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Emma Jane Heaton to talk about her writing and what she's been working on. They discuss the difference between writing screenplays and writing a novel and talk about what they've learned doing both. Find Emma Jane's film work here: https://www.youtube.com/@EmHeatonFilm For more on the craft of writing, check out: https://dialoguedoctor.com/
Ep 319Episode 319 - Writing Complicated Scenes with Big Casts
In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Joan Lightning. Jeff and Joan talk about her fantasy novel in progress. They look at an action scene with four cast members that is filled with action and complicated relationships. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/
Ep 318Episode 318 - Broken Stories and Ones that Work - A Time with Tom
In episode 318 of the Dialogue Doctor Podcast, Jeff and Tom talk about stories that work and stories that don't. They discuss new stats on authors using AI to write and publish. And they talk about the state of their own careers and endeavors. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/