Episode 102 - Jeff and Laura Q&A

In this episode, Jeff and Laura celebrate the Dialogue Doctor's 2-year anniversary with a Q&A. The questions they discuss are below: 1) Introductory nonsense 2:05-8:05 2) What do you wish you would have explained better in the last two years? 8:05 3) How do you plot a novella/novel with the conversations that need to occur per chapter? 18:33 4) How do you set up a cast of characters for conflict and entertaining dialogue? 31:50 5) How do you use the LEGOs to build the protagonist and the related blocks to build the antagonist and supporting characters? 38:35 6) How do you feel about “head hopping” in a book? 45:00 7) How to use the VEAH analysis on a scene from a book or movie? And, can characters change from E to A or H from scene to scene depending on the situation, or is it a character trait? 54:40 8) If a scene necessitates a character being alone, how can you structure the interplay between that one character’s thoughts, emotion, body language, and interaction with the setting to create the illusion of dialogue? 58:25 9) It seems so much easier to do this on film, what are tips for getting this kind of nonverbal info into a scene without clogging it up or bogging it down? 1:00:51 10) Will I be creating difficulty for the reader by changing the voice of supporting characters throughout the story? 1:12:25 11) How to express dialect without looking stupid? 1:18:17 12) How can you convey an unreliable POV character in dialogue? 1:22:52 13) What are you excited about exploring more in year 3? 1:28:50 For more on dialogue, come over to https://dialoguedoctor.com/