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The Dialogue Doctor Podcast

Feb 27, 2023

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Faye Whyte to edit a piece together. They talk about utilizing all the characters in the room, leaning on existing tropes for hazard characters, keeping all the characters engaged in a segment, and giving the reader insight into what is happening in the POV character's...


Feb 20, 2023

In this episode, Jeff is joined by Three Story Method Editors Thomas Holbrook, Valerie Ihsan, and Catherine Hernandez to talk about ensuring your story has a strong foundational conflict, choices, and consequences. They talk about their favorite plotting tools, how they structure stories, and the mistakes they...


Feb 13, 2023

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Lynn Wham to talk about building character voices. They talk through the process of building character voices and how authors do that differently. They also talk about building a voice from background and personality, deciding on which modulations to plan for, and putting...


Feb 6, 2023

This week, Jeff met up with several of the Dialoggers to breakdown the movie when Harry Met Sally. They talk about the incredible writing of Noah Ephron, building powerful moments, and modulating character voices to represent change.

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