The Dialogue Doctor Podcast

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Dillon Mesquitta to talk about Dillon's work in progress. They discuss the structure of Dillon's dialogue and look at the emotional flow of Dillon's characters. For more on the craft of writing, go to https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Carol Painter to talk about her work in progress. They discuss a difficult character who's story ends in tragedy. They discuss the character's negative choices, how the character is going to change, and how that builds into the themes of the book. They then look at scenes together in which the character is making choices. If you want more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coaches Jeff Elkins and JP Rindfleisch IX discuss "The Dip" by Seth Godin. Jeff walks JP through the book and they talk about how it should inform author's decision and shape (or not shape) and author's mindset. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm sits down with author Dennis Kurlas to talk about a scene in Dennis' work in progress. They talk through the beats of the scene. They discuss how to keep an emotional flow through the beats, why beats should be deleted, and how to keep beats rolling from one to the next. Also, Jeff talks about his time at the annual conference for the Maryland Writers Association and what he learned from the weekend. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Jeff talks with thought leader and inspirational thinker Honoree Corder. They discuss accepting yourself and your work, the power of visualization, having rigor and discipline with your art and life, why marketing is a necessity, and why authors shouldn't be a afraid of it. To find more about Honoree and engage deeper in her thought, check out https://honoreecorder.com/ For more on the craft of writing, go to https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch the IX holds and Ask Me Anything session with Payton Lyle. After hearing what Payton wants from her story, JP breaks down her story with her. They talk about her Story Hypothesis, her characters' growth arcs, deepening the romance, and much more. Get your copy of the Story Hypothesis here: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Hypothesis-Missing-Fiction-Puzzle/dp/1958924121 For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Jeff sits down with The Pitch Master, Lindsey Hughes to talk about pitching your story. They discuss the difference between a screenplay and a novel. Lindsey gives networking tips, and Lindsey walks Jeff through give long and short pitches to stories. For more of Lindsey's work, check out https://thepitchmaster.com/ Also, come and get coaching at https://dialoguedoctor.com/coaching/

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX sits down with Farriz Mashudi to look at her first chapter and talk about her story. JP and Farriz discuss how to increase tension, ensuring the reader understands where all the characters are, character growth arcs, the Story Hypothesis, and making a first chapter as powerful as possible while being aware of word count. To get a copy of the Story Hypothesis, go to https://shop.jprindfleischix.com/products/story-hypothesis-ebook? For more on the craft of writing or to hire JP as a coach, go to https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Michele Berger. They discuss Michele's new book Doll Seed and then pivot to examining the writing of Walter Mosley. Michele is the Eric and Jane Nord Family Professor in the Department of Religious Studies and director of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University. If you are interested in Michele's new book, you can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Doll-Seed-Michele-Tracy-Berger/dp/1951874072/ If you are interested in the Leonid McGill book we discussed (Trouble is What I Do), go to: https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-What-Leonid-Mcgill-Book-ebook/dp/B07SLY7D5Y/ If you want to learn more about the craft of writing, come and join us at https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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: https://dialoguedoctor.teachable.com/p/dialogue-dash-80-days-until-done-fall-2024

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/

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/

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/

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/

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 writing, go to https://dialoguedoctor.com/

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 https://dialoguedoctor.com/