The Dialogue Doctor Podcast Jeff Elkins

Jeff and Laura take questions from the community.
In the conversation, they cover:
building villains, citing authors in your novel, writing outside your natural voice, subtext, writing voices that descend into madness, the mechanics of writing inner thoughts, displaying text messages in your story, grammar rules and when to break them, spicy scenes, using a character's name in speech, publishers and why they yell about things, and creating giant projects. For more on writing dialogue, go to https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Raina Ash. They discuss modulating voices to communicate emotion, using body language, slowing down during emotional moments, and not interrupting a scene's energy. 
Warning: this episode contains conversations about characters having suicidal thoughts and drug use. If you or someone you love is experiencing thoughts of suicide, please call 988 (in the United States). There are people at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline wanting to help. 
For more on dialogue, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/
 

In this episode, Jeff hangs out with writer and editor, Tom Holbrook in a new segment we are calling "Time with Tom." Jeff and Tom talk about character growth in Back to the Future, an issue with Paper Towns by John Greene, the new show Poker Face, publishing narratives, and other editing questions.
To find more of Tom's work and his services, go to https://holbrookauthorservices.com/
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In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Madeline Davis to talk about writing historical fiction and adding dialogue to action scenes. They explore the best way to bring forth the voice of a protagonist and seek out how to align side character in a strategic way that will cause the reader to see the protagonist's flaws.
For more on dialogue, go to https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Faye Whyte to edit a piece together. They talk about utilizing all the characters in the room, leaning on existing tropes for hazard characters, keeping all the characters engaged in a segment, and giving the reader insight into what is happening in the POV character's emotions.
For more on dialogue, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

In this episode, Jeff is joined by Three Story Method Editors Thomas Holbrook, Valerie Ihsan, and Catherine Hernandez to talk about ensuring your story has a strong foundational conflict, choices, and consequences. They talk about their favorite plotting tools, how they structure stories, and the mistakes they see writers making, and how to know when you need to fix your story.
Find Catherine at https://www.scribes-pen.com/
Find Tom at https://holbrookauthorservices.com/holbrook-author-services/
Find Valerie at https://valerieihsan.com/
For more on writing great dialogue, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/