The Dialogue Doctor Podcast
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Episodes: 100
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
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jffelkins@gmail.com
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Jeff Elkins - Author and writing educator focused on dialogue, emotional craft, character development, and the practical tools writers can use to create stronger reader experiences.
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Episodes
Subtext, Inner Thought, and Emotional Blind Spots [ep 349]
October 05, 2026
How do you write a character's emotions when the character doesn't actually understand what they're feeling? In this episode of The Dialogue Doctor Podcast, Jeff Elkins sits down with author Joan Lightning to work through a scene from her epic fantasy novel A Jealous God. Joan's protagonist, Cherix, presents an unusual writing challenge. He has spent his life inside a culture that has left him disconnected from his own emotions and relationships. He forms attachments. He feels guilt, sadness,...
What Raymond Carver's "Cathedral" Teaches Us About Character Voice [ep 348]
September 28, 2026
Why do writers keep studying Raymond Carver's "Cathedral" more than forty years after it was published? In this episode of The Dialogue Doctor Podcast, Jeff Elkins sits down with members of the Dialogue Doctor community to dig into Carver's famous short story and figure out exactly what writers can learn from it. "Cathedral" has an almost absurdly simple premise: a man, his wife, and her blind friend spend an evening together in a living room. And yet Carver turns that small situation into a ...
How to Write Quiet Scenes with Big Emotional Stakes [Ep 346]
September 21, 2026
How do you write a quiet conversation scene where the real conflict is happening inside the character? In this episode of The Dialogue Doctor Podcast, Jeff Elkins works with Dennis Kurlas on a reflective scene from Dennis's novel. The scene follows Margo as she meets her friend Fran for lunch and prepares to reveal something deeply personal: she has feelings for two different men. On the surface, the scene is simple. Two friends sit at a café, talk about life, discuss romance, and catch up. B...
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