Author Archives: Jeff Elkins

In this episode, Jeff interviews the amazing Sacha Black. They talk about her career, her podcasting, the development of the Rebel Author brand, and the transformation of her fiction into Ruby Roe. It’s a fantastic look inside the business of a wildly successful author/entrepreneur. To find more of Sacha’s work with authors, go to https://sachablack.co.uk/the-rebel-author-podcast/ ToContinue reading “Episode 178 – Sacha Black the Rebel Author”

Time with Tom is back! Jeff and editor/bookstore owner/all-around-brilliant-writer Tom Holbrook sit down to talk about great stories they’ve consumed, problems they are thinking through, trends they’ve seen in editing, and more. To find Tom’s editing services, go to https://holbrookauthorservices.com/holbrook-author-services/ To listen on Spotify, click here. To listen on iTunes, click here. To listen onContinue reading “Episode 177 – Time with Tom”

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Carol Painter to examine a piece she is working on. As they work through Carol’s writing, they talk about jumping time in conversation, writing dialogue that is deeply intimate, finding places for reflection, leaning into emotional moment and starting conversations strong. Carol was also on episodes 111Continue reading “Episode 176 – Writing Beautiful Dialogue with Carol Painter”

In this solo episode, Jeff talks about four different things you can do to ensure your scenes are strong. To listen on Spotify, click here. To listen on iTunes, click here. To listen on Google Podcasts, click here. To listen on Amazon Music, click here. If you would rather watch Jeff talk, check out theContinue reading “Episode 175 – Four Tips for Writing Great Scenes”

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm and Dennis Kurlas look at a piece Dennis has been working on. They talk about arranging scenes to bring greater emotional impact, keeping characters in motion, and making sure we fulfill reader expectations. To listen on Spotify, click here. To listen on iTunes, click here. To listenContinue reading “Episode 174 – Laura Humm, Dennis Kurlas, and Adding Emotional Intensity”

In this episode, Jeff and Faye look at her work in progress. They talk through writing a “journey” narrative in a historical fiction genre. Jeff and Faye look at her cast and talk through the scenes she needs to write to show character growth. They talk about how to layer historical scenes over the topContinue reading “Episode 173 – Faye Whyte and Building a Plot from Characters”

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Amy Suthon to talk through the cast of her work in process. They discuss vehicles, engines, anchors, and hazards and how those characters can be used to find plot holes and develop an exciting character growth arc for readers. To listen on Spotify, click here. To listenContinue reading “Episode 172 – Amy Suthon and Building a Cast for Plot”

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX sits down with author Emma Jane Heaton to talk about her work in progress. They build a Story Hypothesis for each of Emma Jane’s characters and talk about how each character will grow through out the story. To get your copy of the Story Hypothesis, goContinue reading “Episode 170 – JP Rindfleisch the IX and Emma Jane Heaton Talk Story Hypothesis”

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Liz Hurley to talk about building a cast of characters in order to develop the stories plot. They build character voices together, talk about vehicle characters, and then develop a cast. To listen on Spotify, click here. To listen on iTunes, click here. To listen on GoogleContinue reading “Episode 169 – Liz Hurley and Fixing a Plot with Characters”

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Gladys Strickland to talk through the voices in her cast. They talk about building voices from back story and personality traits, finding a character’s wants and needs, and pairing characters together in a cast. To listen on Spotify, click here. To listen on iTunes, click here. ToContinue reading “Episode 168 – Gladys Strickland and Building Character Voices”