The Dialogue Doctor Podcast

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Episode 278 - Story Structure: Plots, Mosaic Plots, and Love Actually Jun 02, 2025

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In this episode, Jeff teaches the Dialoggers about plot structure. Together they work through plot styles for single vehicle and multi vehicle stories. Then they discuss the story Love Actually and examine how a Mosaic Plot style works.

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

Episode 277 - Building a Series Through Character Growth May 26, 2025

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In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Holly Lyne to talk about her series in progress. Jeff and Holly revive her excitement for the series and discover the plot of the series by analyzing the character growth arcs.

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

Episode 276 - Writing Unlikeable Characters May 19, 2025

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In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX sits down with author Emma-Jane Heaton to discuss the story Emma-Jane is working on. They talk about writing characters the reader may not like, how characters grow, what the emotional journey looks like, and Emma-Jane's story hypothesis.

Go and check out JP's Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jprindfleischix/mosswood-apothecary-cozy-queer-fantasy-collectors-edition

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

Bonus Episode - Kickstarter May 14, 2025

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In this bonus episode, JP Rindfleisch IX talks about his ongoing successful Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jprindfleischix/mosswood-apothecary-cozy-queer-fantasy-collectors-edition

Episode 275 - Your Sophomore Year of Writing May 12, 2025

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In this episode, Jeff interviews Angela Haas and Cassie Newell from The Author Next Door podcast. Jeff, Angela, and Cassie discuss the life of an author and how it changes as you grow and mature. They talk about Cassie and Angela's new adventures into romance and their new podcast.

To learn more about what Cassie and Angela are doing, check out https://theauthornextdoor.com/

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

Episode 274 - Writing Character Voices of Different Ages May 05, 2025

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In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm explains how voices should change with a character's age. She talks about how children should sound vs how teens should sound vs how adults should sound. She goes deep into how to structure character voices.

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

Episode 273 - Brainstorming with Tarot Apr 28, 2025

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In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX helps Jeff figure scenes to the screenplay he is writing using Tarot. Jeff and JP talk plot and emotional moves and characterization. '

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

Episode 272 - How to Sell with Rob Jolles Apr 21, 2025

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In this episode, Jeff is joined by sales expert Rob Jolles. Rob schools Jeff on what selling is, how to convince people, and why selling is critical to being an author.

To find Rob online and work with him, check out https://jolles.com/

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

Episode 271 - Humanizing a Villain with Laura Humm Apr 14, 2025

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In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm sits down with author Jenny Wilson to talk about Jenny's work in progress. They dive into Jenny's protagonist, discuss how to humanize her, look at her character growth arc, and discuss character voice modulation.

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

Episode 270 - Time with Tom Apr 07, 2025

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In this episode, Jeff is joined by Tom Holbrook for another TIME WITH TOM. In this episode, they discuss Tom's transition out of bookstore ownership, what they've been reading and what they are learning from it, what issues their clients are facing, and what they are working on.

To find Tom and work with him, go to: https://holbrookauthorservices.com/

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

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