The Dialogue Doctor Podcast

By Jeff Elkins

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Episodes: 100

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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.

Episode Date
Episode 201 - Matt Brook, Finding Your Story, and Discovering Your Confidence
May 13, 2024
Episode 200 - The Celebration!
May 06, 2024
Episode 199 - Designing a Cast of Characters with JP Rindfleisch IX and Viver Israel
Apr 29, 2024
Episode 198 - Audiobooks with JP Rindfleisch IX and Kirt Graves
Apr 22, 2024
Episode 197 - Time with Tom
Apr 14, 2024
Episode 196 - Laura Humm and Mark August talk about Writing a Big Cast
Apr 08, 2024
Episode 195 - Poetry Month with Edward Doyle-Gillespie (Content Warning)
Apr 01, 2024
Episode 194 - Building a Cast that Works with Jenny Wilson
Mar 25, 2024
Episode 193 - Don Elliot and Plotting a Giant Series
Mar 18, 2024
Episode 192 - JP Joint - You're Gonna Need a Bigger Story
Mar 11, 2024
Episode 191 - Eric Heuser and Adding Inner Monologue
Mar 04, 2024
Episode 190 - Laura and Jeff Q&A
Feb 26, 2024
Episode 189 - Scott Fishman and Using Dialogue in Memoir
Feb 19, 2024
Episode 188 - LeAnn Robison and Writing Big Cast Scenes
Feb 12, 2024
Episode 187 - Nancy Stark and Empowering Your Dialogue
Feb 05, 2024
Episode 186 - Laura Humm and Carrie Thomas and Rediscovering Joy
Jan 29, 2024
Episode 185 - Understanding Your Main Character
Jan 22, 2024
Episode 184 - Using a Villain as the Vehicle
Jan 15, 2024
Episode 183 - JP Rindfleisch IX and Madeline Davis
Jan 08, 2024
Episode 182 - A JP Joint - Good to Great by Jim Collins
Jan 01, 2024
Episode 181 - Laura Humm on Editing
Dec 18, 2023
Episode 180 - Scott Williamson and Writing Unlikable Characters
Dec 11, 2023
Episode 179 - JP Rindfleisch IX and MZ and Starting Your Story Strong
Dec 04, 2023
Episode 178 - Sacha Black the Rebel Author
Nov 27, 2023
Episode 177 - Time with Tom
Nov 20, 2023
Episode 176 - Writing Beautiful Dialogue with Carol Painter
Nov 13, 2023
Episode 175 - Four Tips for Writing Great Scenes
Nov 06, 2023
Episode 174 - Laura Humm and Dennis Kurlas and Building Emotional Intensity
Oct 30, 2023
Episode 173 - Faye Whyte and Building a Plot from Characters
Oct 26, 2023
Episode 172 - Amy Suthon and Building a Cast for Plot
Oct 23, 2023
Episode 171 - Jeff Elkins and Pa Theriot and Unique Stories
Oct 19, 2023
Episode 170 - JP Rindfleisch the IX and Emma Jane Heaton Talk Story Hypothesis
Oct 16, 2023
Episode 169 - Liz Hurley and Fixing a Plot with Characters
Oct 12, 2023
Episode 168 - Gladys Strickland and Building Character Voices
Oct 09, 2023
Episode 167 - Laura Humm and Eric Heuser and Finding Child Voices
Oct 01, 2023
Episode 166 - Ian Worrall and Writing a Screenplay Ready Draft
Sep 28, 2023
Episode 165 - Becca Syme and Moving Into the Future with Strength
Sep 25, 2023
Episode 164 - JP Rindfleisch IX and Angela Haas and Kicking Off a Detective
Sep 22, 2023
Episode 163 - Holly Lyne and Aligning Character Voice with Growth
Sep 18, 2023
Episode 162 - Laura Humm with Barbara Clark and First Chapter Needs
Sep 14, 2023
Episode 161 - Time with Tom - Mixing Genres and Other Things
Sep 11, 2023
Episode 160 - JP Rindfleisch the IX and Hollie Smurthwaite Build a Plot
Sep 07, 2023
Episode 159 - AI Assisted Building a Plot with Characters with Deb Jensen
Sep 04, 2023
Episode 158 - Joints with JP - Story Hypothesis
Aug 28, 2023
Episode 157 - Organizing Your Story with Laura Humm with Vivian Figueredo
Aug 21, 2023
Episode 156 - Laura Humm and John Krause and Writing Children's Voices
Aug 14, 2023
Episode 155 - An Interview with TJ Klune
Aug 07, 2023
Episode 154 - Using Your Gut to Build Your Plot with Carmen Catena Lewis
Jul 31, 2023
Bonus Material Episode 153
Jul 24, 2023
Episode 153 - Jeff and Laura Q&A
Jul 24, 2023
Episode 152 - Understanding Emotional Arcs with Lauran Humm and CC Hanson
Jul 17, 2023
Episode 151 - Building Character Voices with Slyvie Kurtz
Jul 10, 2023
Episode 150 - After 30 Years of Publishing - An Interview with Mark Leslie Lefebvre
Jul 03, 2023
Episode 149 - Pa Theriot and Building Romance
Jun 26, 2023
Episode 148 - Time with Tom
Jun 19, 2023
Episode 147 - Carol Lynn Francis and Getting Perspective from the Vehicle Character
Jun 12, 2023
Episode 146 - Being an Author in Times of Change with JP Rindfleisch IX
Jun 05, 2023
Episode 145 - Emma Jane Heaton and Building an Opening to Your Book
May 29, 2023
Episode 144 - Laura Humm, Gemma Clatworthy, and Building Impactful Scenes
May 22, 2023
Episode 143 - The Nerdy Novelist Talks Writing with ChatGPT
May 15, 2023
Episode 142 - Making Difficult Characters Likable with Madeline Davis
May 08, 2023
Episode 141 - The Life of a Working Author with SW Millar
May 01, 2023
Episode 140 - Story Plotting with Joy Strouse
Apr 24, 2023
Episode 139 - The Future of Publishing is Now! with J Thorn
Apr 17, 2023
Episode 138 - Eric Heuser and Varying Pace
Apr 10, 2023
Episode 137 - Greta Boris and Megan Haskell from The Author Wheel
Apr 03, 2023
Episode 136 - Jeff and Laura Q&A
Mar 27, 2023
Episode 135 - Building Emotional Scenes with Raina Ash
Mar 20, 2023
Episode 134 - Time with Tom
Mar 13, 2023
Episode 133 - Dialogue in Action Scenes with Madeline Davis
Mar 06, 2023
Episode 132 - Big Cast Scenes and Providing Insight with Faye Whyte
Feb 27, 2023
Episode 131 - Editors Talk Global Conflict, Choice, and Consequence
Feb 20, 2023
Episode 130 - Building Character Voices with Lynn Wham
Feb 13, 2023
Episode 129 - Deep Dive on When Harry Met Sally
Feb 06, 2023
Episode 128 - Monica Cooke and Pacing for Emotion
Jan 30, 2023
Episode 127 - Zooming In and Out with Laura Humm
Jan 23, 2023
Episode 126 - Book Club - Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
Jan 16, 2023
Episode 125 - Big Cast Scenes with Tom Holbrook
Jan 09, 2023
Episode 124 - Looking to the New Year
Jan 02, 2023
Episode 123 - Maggie Menane and 1st Person POV
Dec 19, 2022
Episode 122 - Special Addition of the Author Life
Dec 12, 2022
Episode 121 - Carol Painter and Finding Your Character's Climax
Dec 05, 2022
Episode 120 - Jeff and Laura Q&A
Nov 28, 2022
Episode 119 - V.E. Griffith Returns to Talk Giving Readers Details
Nov 21, 2022
Episode 118 - Using Dialogue to Create Character Growth
Nov 14, 2022
Episode 117 - Dennis Kurlass and Taking the Reader on an Emotional Journey
Nov 07, 2022
Episode 116 - Halloween Special - JP Rindfleisch and Horror/Comedy
Oct 31, 2022
Episode 115 - Three Story Method Editors on Theme
Oct 24, 2022
Episode 114 - A Deep Dive with Laura Humm and Judy Boxer
Oct 17, 2022
Episode 113 - Eric Heuser and Writing the Climax of Your Book
Oct 10, 2022
Episode 112 - Cassie Newell, Shane Millar, Productivity, and Finding Your Why
Oct 03, 2022
Episode 111 - Carol Painter and Writing for Emotional Growth
Sep 26, 2022
Episode 110 - David Hayward and Creating Out of Your Authentic Self
Sep 19, 2022
Episode 109 - Carmen Dillion and World Building with Dialogue
Sep 12, 2022
Episode 108 - Grand Rounds with J Thorn
Sep 05, 2022
Episode 107 - Charmyra Fleming and Zooming into the Scene
Aug 29, 2022
Episode 106 - Framing a Story with Matty Dalrymple
Aug 22, 2022
Episode 105 - Laura Humm and Alicia McCalla on Editing Dialogue
Aug 15, 2022
Episode 104 - Learning from She Who Became the Sun (Book Club)
Aug 08, 2022
Episode 103 - Roland Denzel and Using Dialogue in a Scene
Aug 01, 2022