The Dialogue Doctor Podcast

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Episode 269 - How Perspective Changes a Scene Mar 31, 2025

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In this episode, Jeff sits down with Author Don Elliot to talk about his epic fantasy series. They look at Don's opening scene and talk about how adding perspective increases the emotional impact of the scene. They also discuss how to plot a long series by starting with character growth.

To find Don't work, check out https://donelliott.us/

For more on the craft of writing, go to: https://dialoguedoctor.com/

Episode 268 - Zen in the Art of Writing Mar 24, 2025

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In this Joint with JP, Jeff and JP examine Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury. They discuss Ray Bradbury's writing challenge, why someone should write, the role of plot in a story, and other nuggets from the book.

For more on the craft of dialogue, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

Episode 267 - Tips on Editing Your Story Mar 17, 2025

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In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX sits down with four authors for an "office hour." Office hours are times when members from the community come to ask a coach any questions they are struggling with. In this office hour, JP covers:

--what are the most important rules to follow?

--how do you edit a scene that is too long down to a digestible size?

--what do you do when a conversation in a scene is going too long?

--where do you come up with categories for a plot?

--how do you introduce a character who will be in multiple books?

And more.

For JP's work, check out https://shop.jprindfleischix.com/

For more on the craft of writing or to hire JP as a coach, go to https://dialoguedoctor.com/

Episode 266 - Plotting Long Story Lines and Finishing the Book Mar 10, 2025

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In this episode, Jeff and Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm take questions from the community. They discuss how to manage beta readers, how to find the right developmental editor, what do you need to disclose to an editor about AI, large groups of people talking, and plotting long series.

For more on the craft of writing, check out DialogueDoctor.com

Episode 265 - Maintaining Emotional Impact with Laura Humm Mar 03, 2025

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In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm sits down with author Scott Veatch to talk about his work in process. They dig deep into one of Scott's scenes to talk about maintaining the emotional impact of the scene, using emotion to communicate dialogue, maintaining consistency in inner thought, and more.

For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

Episode 264 - Pitching Your Work with the Pitch Master Feb 24, 2025

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In this episode, 8 members of the dialogue doctor community sent in pitches of their work. Jeff sits down with Lindsey Hughes to discuss the goods and bads of each pitch. Whether you are pitching your book to an agent, your screenplay, or your book to amazon, the lessons in this episode will be helpful.

To find Lindsey and her work, check out https://thepitchmaster.com/

For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

Episode 263 - Using Tarot for Plot Brainstorming Feb 18, 2025

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In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX sits down with author Lisa Bonneau to talk over her plot. They use tarot cards to work out the various plot beats. T

o work with JP or to learn more about the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

Episode 262 - Making the Emotional Journey Clear Feb 10, 2025

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In this episode, Jeff sits down with author WV Rarick to look at WV's work in progress. They discuss when you should reveal how your character looks, using dialogue tags to change emotional context of an exchange, when to add prose to clarify emotions, and making sure your character growth arcs are clean and easy for the reader to follow.

For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/

Episode 261 - AI Diagnostics with J Thorn Feb 03, 2025

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In this episode, the Godfather of the Dialogue Doctor Podcast, J Thorn returns to talk about a new AI tool he has created. Using multiple AI Engines J talks about how he analyzes manuscripts. In the process of discussing his new tool, J and Jeff speculate on the state of the market and on the future of book-selling and AI.

To find J's tool, check out https://www.fiverr.com/jthornwriter/critique-your-manuscript-with-ai-and-expertise

Episode 260 - Dialogue Doctor Coaches Unite! Jan 27, 2025

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In this special episode, the coaches handle topics raised by the Dialoggers. After catching up on their work, the coaches discuss branding, social media, and organizing complex tasks.

To work with one of our coaches, go to https://dialoguedoctor.com/coaching/

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