May 29, 2023
In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Emma Jane Heaton to look at the opening of Emma Jane's work-in-progress. They talk about the four ways to start a book, understanding how you want the opening of your book to feel, making strategic choices for your book, letting readers hear the character's voices, and leaning...
May 22, 2023
In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach, Laura Humm works with author Gemma Clatworthy on the climax of her work in progress. They focus on zooming into important emotional moments, helping the reader track were all the characters are, and ramping up empathy between characters to play off for conflict later.
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May 15, 2023
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Jason Hamilton (aka The Nerdy Novelist) to talk about how he is using ChatGPT to empower his writing. They discuss Jason's history as an author and how using AI saved him from potentially walking away from the craft altogether. In addition to giving a ton of tips, Jason has...
May 8, 2023
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Madeline Davis. Madeline was on the podcast looking at scene 1 in Episode 131. Jeff and Madeline look at a scene together and focus on her lead character Elanor. They look at Elanor's voice together and how they just reflections and inner thoughts to bring out the voice of...
May 1, 2023
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Author SW "Shane" Millar. They talk about Shane's transition from a corporate day job to working for Fictionary, running his own business, and writing full time. They talk about his current works in progress, and then pivot to talking his experience rapid releasing books. They...