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Odyssey SF/F Writing Workshop Podcasts
Hosted by Odyssey SF/F Workshop · EN
The Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust is a nonprofit with the mission of helping writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror improve their work. To fulfill our mission, we offer Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop, an intensive, one-on-one online program, customized for each student. Top authors, editors, and agents serve as guest lecturers and guest critiquers. We also offer five-week online writing classes each winter; webinars, critiques, consultations, and coaching year-round, and many free resources. These podcasts are excerpts from guest lectures at our workshop and from our online classes. For more information on Odyssey, visit odysseyworkshop.org.
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Melissa Scott on World-building and How It Works in SF/F
Mar 1200:15:13Tap to summarizeAn excerpt from the lecture Melissa Scott gave at Odyssey 2021 on world-building and how it works in science fiction and fantasy.
Transcribe →Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman on the Difference Between Writing a Novel and a Short Story
Mar 1200:18:48Tap to summarizeAn excerpt from the lecture Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2008 on the difference between writing a novel and writing a short story.
Transcribe →Arley Sorg Questions on Literary Agents
Jun 600:12:53Tap to summarizeAn excerpt from the question and answer session Arley Sorg held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on literary agents.
Transcribe →Arley Sorg on Literary Agents
May 5, 202500:11:08Tap to summarizeAn excerpt from the lecture Arley Sorg gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on literary agents.
Transcribe →Paul Park on Point of View
Mar 3, 202500:16:07Tap to summarizeAn excerpt from the lecture Paul Park gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on point of view.
Transcribe →Jeanne Cavelos on Going Cold: Pulling Back from Character Emotion
Feb 2, 202500:12:40Tap to summarizeAn excerpt from the lecture Jeanne Cavelos gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on Going Cold, a technique for pulling back from character emotion at key moments.
Transcribe →Rebecca Kuang on Character Description
Jan 1, 202500:14:20Tap to summarizeAn excerpt from the question and answer session Rebecca Kuang held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on character description.
Transcribe →Rebecca Kuang on Common Pitfalls in Character Description
Dec 1, 202400:14:21Tap to summarizeAn excerpt from the lecture Rebecca Kuang gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on common pitfalls in character description.
Transcribe →Jessie Mihalik on Worldbuilding, Exposition, Romance, and Sticking with a Project
Nov 4, 202400:14:17Tap to summarizeAn excerpt from the question and answer session Jessie Mihalik held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on worldbuilding, exposition, romance, and sticking with a writing project.
Transcribe →Jeanne Cavelos on a Complex Character Arc of Growth and Transformation
Oct 6, 202400:16:07Tap to summarizeAn excerpt from the lecture Jeanne Cavelos gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on a complex character arc that combines character growth and transformation.
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