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.
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Episode 290 - Do Not Finish Books & More - A Dialogue Doctor Coaches Call
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Episode 289 - "Save the Cat Writes a Novel" - A Joint with JP
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Episode 288 - Editing and Understanding Characters at the Scene Level with Laura Humm
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Episode 287 - Pitching with Pitch Master Lindsey Hughes
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Episode 286 - The Artisan Author with Johnny B Truant
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Episode 285 - Answering All Your Publishing Questions with Emily Barrosse
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Episode 284 - How to Plot a 2nd Book and Build a Series
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Episode 283 - Time with Tom!
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Episode 282 - Writing YA and Leading with Emotion
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Episode 281 - Examining Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Episode 280 - Adding Emotional Weight with Dennis Kurlas
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Episode 279 - Jeff and Laura Q&A
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Episode 278 - Story Structure: Plots, Mosaic Plots, and Love Actually
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Episode 277 - Building a Series Through Character Growth
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May 26, 2025 |
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Episode 276 - Writing Unlikeable Characters
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May 19, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode - Kickstarter
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May 14, 2025 |
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Episode 275 - Your Sophomore Year of Writing
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May 12, 2025 |
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Episode 274 - Writing Character Voices of Different Ages
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May 05, 2025 |
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Episode 273 - Brainstorming with Tarot
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Episode 272 - How to Sell with Rob Jolles
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Episode 271 - Humanizing a Villain with Laura Humm
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Episode 270 - Time with Tom
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Episode 269 - How Perspective Changes a Scene
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Episode 268 - Zen in the Art of Writing
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Episode 267 - Tips on Editing Your Story
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Episode 266 - Plotting Long Story Lines and Finishing the Book
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Episode 265 - Maintaining Emotional Impact with Laura Humm
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Episode 264 - Pitching Your Work with the Pitch Master
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Episode 263 - Using Tarot for Plot Brainstorming
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Episode 262 - Making the Emotional Journey Clear
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Episode 261 - AI Diagnostics with J Thorn
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Episode 260 - Dialogue Doctor Coaches Unite!
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Episode 259 - Combining Genres with Laura Humm
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Episode 258 - Poetry Time with Ed - Allen Ginsberg
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Episode 257 - Building Complex Plots with Laura Humm
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Episode 256 - Cast Breakdown - Nobody Wants This
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Episode 255 - Time with Tom
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Episode 254 - Understanding the Tools to Write Emotion
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Episode 253 - Publishing with Emily Barrosse
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Episode 252 - Character Growth in Paranormal Romance
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Episode 251 - Jeff and Laura Q&A
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Episode 250 - Deep Perspective and the Middle of Your Story - Office Hours with JP
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Episode 249 - Structuring Dialogue and Emotional Flow with Dillon Mesquitta
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Episode 248 - Building a Difficult Character with Carol Painter
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Episode 247 - A Joint with JP - Examining the Dip by Seth Godin
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Episode 246 - Scene Beats with Laura Humm and Dennis Kurlas
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Episode 245 - Author Mindset with Honoree Corder
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Episode 244 - Plotting Your Story with JP Rindfleisch IX and Payton Lyle
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Episode 243 - How to Pitch Your Work with Lindsey Hughes
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Episode 242 - Character Growth and Building Tension with JP Rindfleisch IX and Farriz Mashudi
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Episode 241 - Michele Berger, Short Stories, and Walter Mosley's Crime Fiction
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Episode 240 - Writing Action Scenes and the Big Cast with Phil Yates
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Episode 239 - Dialogue Doctor Coaches Unite!
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Episode 238 Maximizing Dialogue in Your Story with Mendi
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Episode 237 - An Office Hour with Laura Humm
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Episode 236 - How to Build a Cast with Victoria Tait
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Episode 235 - Character Growth and Building Characters - an Office Hour with JP Rindfleisch IX
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Episode 234 - Turning Summaries into Scenes with Liz Mason
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Episode 233 - An Office Hour with Coach Laura Humm
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Episode 232 - How to Build a Main Character Dialogue Dash Style
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Episode 231 - Cast Analysis of Knives Out
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Episode 230 - Creating Characters with Emotional Resonance with Holly Lyne
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Episode 229 - Empowering Your Writing through the Enneagram with Claire Taylor
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Episode 228 - Showing vs Telling with AG Bowman and JP Rindfleisch IX
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Episode 227 - Creating Great Work with Ann Garvin
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Episode 226 - Writing a Big Family Scene with Dixie Williams and Laura Humm
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Episode 225 - Talking Great Stories - Time with Tom
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Episode 224 - Powerful Scenes and Short Stories with Mary Van Everboeck
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Episode 223 - The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop (a Joint with JP)
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Episode 222 - Writing Plot Twists into a Mystery
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Episode 221 - Behind the Scenes of Traditional Publishing with Chuck Sambuchino
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Episode 220 - Building an Opening Scene with Erica Gloss
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Episode 219 - Leslye Penelope and World Building
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Episode 218 - Epic Fantasy and Romantic Tension
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Episode 217 - Editing and Writing Character Voices - Laura and Jeff Q&A
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Episode 216 - Themes, Scene Types, and Character Casting with JP Rindfleisch IX and Lisa Young
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Episode 215 - An Interview with Daniel David Wallace
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Episode 214 - Pacing the Energy of Your Story with Miss Catherine Hernandez
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode 213 - Flashbacks and Pacing with Lisa Bonneau
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Episode 212 - Writing Children's Voices with Laura Humm and MZ
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Episode 211 - Understanding Your Cast (Engines, Anchors, and Hazards)
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Session 210 - Plot, Character Growth, and Cast with Aaron Betts
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Episode 209 - Time with Tom
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Episode 208 - Understanding Your Characters with JP Rindfleisch IX and Fiona Chan
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Episode 207 - Joint with JP - Scene and Structure by Jack M. Bickham
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Episode 206 - Writing Realistic Emotional Intensity with Laura Humm and Madeline Davis
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Episode 205 - Publisher and Agent David Morris
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May 30, 2024 |
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Episode 204 - Setting Up Characters for Emotional Payoffs with Holly Lyne
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May 27, 2024 |
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Episode 203 - Looking at the Vehicle Characters of the Big Short by Michael Lewis
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May 22, 2024 |
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Episode 202 - Creating Emotional Moments in Historical Fiction
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May 20, 2024 |
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Episode 201 - Matt Brook, Finding Your Story, and Discovering Your Confidence
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May 13, 2024 |
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Episode 200 - The Celebration!
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May 06, 2024 |
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Episode 199 - Designing a Cast of Characters with JP Rindfleisch IX and Viver Israel
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Episode 198 - Audiobooks with JP Rindfleisch IX and Kirt Graves
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Episode 197 - Time with Tom
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Episode 196 - Laura Humm and Mark August talk about Writing a Big Cast
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Episode 195 - Poetry Month with Edward Doyle-Gillespie (Content Warning)
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Episode 194 - Building a Cast that Works with Jenny Wilson
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Episode 193 - Don Elliot and Plotting a Giant Series
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Episode 192 - JP Joint - You're Gonna Need a Bigger Story
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Mar 11, 2024 |