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Writing Dialogue-Centric First Drafts (with Jeff Elkins)

Season 6 | Episode 2
56m | Sep 8, 2022

Jeff Elkins writes stories about outsiders who fight for outcasts, rejects, and the oppressed. He is the author of more than ten novels, a Certified Three Story Method Editor, and the host of the Dialogue Doctor podcast. During the day, he leads the writing team for a training company that simulates difficult conversations. He lives north of Baltimore, Maryland with his wife of twenty-years and his five kids.

In this episode, you'll learn:

  • The benefits of writing a dialogue-centric first draft
  • How to add more emotion into your writing
  • Why character interaction is so important
  • How to write a dialogue-centric first draft


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