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In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm sits down with author Eric Heuser. They look at a piece Eric is writing and talk about how to appropriately write a child’s voice for an adult novel. They focus on building a child’s voice and how that voice compares to adult voices, modulating the children’s voicesContinue reading “Episode 167 – Laura Humm and Eric Heuser and Finding Child Voices”

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Ian Worrall to look at a piece Ian has written. They talk about making the piece “dialogue centric” or “screenplay ready,” they discuss maintaining the energy of the dialogue while balancing inner thoughts and prose, and they talk about finding the segments within a conversation. To listenContinue reading “Episode 166 – Ian Worrall and Writing a Screenplay Ready Draft”

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Becca Syme from Better Faster Academy and the Quit Cast. They talk about Becca’s vast experience in the industry, writing aligned with your strengths, the current state of publishing, and where publishing might be headed. To find Becca’s Strength Coaching, go to https://betterfasteracademy.com/ To find Becca’s YouTube Channel,Continue reading “Episode 165 – Becca Syme and Moving Into the Future with Strength”

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX look at a chapter of a new crime thriller Angela is writing. Before jumping into the piece, they talk about the character’s needs and how those should impact the story, they look at the themes and how they relate to the characters, and then they buildContinue reading “Episode 164 – JP Rindfleisch IX and Angela Haas and Kicking Off a Detective”

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm sits down with author Barbara Clark to talk about first chapters and what opening scenes need to have. 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 wouldContinue reading “Episode 162 – Laura Humm with Barbara Clark and First Chapter Needs”

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author and podcaster Holly Lyne to look at a chapter of her work in progress together. They talk about aligning your vehicle character’s voice to their growth arc, using exposition effectively, and protecting the energy created by character exchanges. To find more of Holly’s work (including a recentContinue reading “Episode 163 – Holly Lyne and Aligning Character Voice with GrowthEpisode”

In this episode, Tom Holbrook and Jeff Elkins sit down to talk about publishing and craft. They talk about mixing genre and go over stories they believed did it effectively. They discuss stories they love, stories that are broken, and they reflect on the state of the industry. They also cover why sometimes stories withContinue reading “Episode 161 – Time with Tom – Mixing Genres and Other Things”

In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX sits down with Hollie Smurthwaite to help Hollie figure out next steps in her current work in progress. Using Story Hypothesis needs and character types, JP helps Hollie move her story forward and they begin to think about expanding the story into a series. To listenContinue reading “Episode 160 – JP Rindfleisch the IX and Hollie Smurthwaite Build a Plot”

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Deb Jensen. Together, they work on Deb’s plot by thinking through her cast and how her characters will interact with each other. As they work, they discuss being AI Assisted authors and how you can use AI to help you brainstorm character voices. To listen on Spotify,Continue reading “Episode 159 – AI Assisted Building a Plot with Characters with Deb Jensen”

Jeff and Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX sit down together to talk about the Story Hypothesis system. They dive deep into understanding character wants and needs, building those wants and needs into a plot, and using those wants and needs to demonstrate character growth. To get a copy of Story Hypothesis, go to https://books2read.com/storyhypothesis/Continue reading “Episode 158 – Joints with JP – Story Hypothesis”