Odyssey SF/F Writing Workshop Podcasts

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.

Arley Sorg Questions on Literary Agents

An excerpt from the question and answer session Arley Sorg held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on literary agents.

06-06
12:53

Arley Sorg on Literary Agents

An excerpt from the lecture Arley Sorg gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on literary agents.

05-05
11:08

Paul Park Questions on Point of View

An excerpt from the question and answer session Paul Park held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on point of view.

03-04
09:00

Paul Park on Point of View

An excerpt from the lecture Paul Park gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on point of view.

03-03
16:07

Jeanne Cavelos on Going Cold: Pulling Back from Character Emotion

An 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.

02-02
12:40

Rebecca Kuang on Character Description

An excerpt from the question and answer session Rebecca Kuang held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on character description.

01-01
14:20

Rebecca Kuang on Common Pitfalls in Character Description

An excerpt from the lecture Rebecca Kuang gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on common pitfalls in character description.

12-01
14:21

Jessie Mihalik on Worldbuilding, Exposition, Romance, and Sticking with a Project

An 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.

11-04
14:17

Jeanne Cavelos on a Complex Character Arc of Growth and Transformation

An excerpt from the lecture Jeanne Cavelos gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on a complex character arc that combines character growth and transformation.

10-06
16:07

Meagan Spooner on Building a Writing Career and Working in the Young Adult Field

An excerpt from Meagan Spooner's question and answer session at Odyssey 2021 on building a writing career and working in the Young Adult field.

09-01
14:24

David Corbett on Rediscovering What You Love About Writing, Developing Useful Habits, and Generating Subtext

An excerpt from the question and answer session David Corbett held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on rediscovering what you love about writing, developing useful habits, and generating subtext.

05-04
11:51

David Corbett on Characterization and The Three Facets of Character Struggle

An excerpt from the lecture David Corbett gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on characterization and the three facets of character struggle.

03-02
15:09

E.C. Ambrose on Dialog, Description, Worldbuilding, and Pressure Points

An excerpt from the question and answer session E.C. Ambrose held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on dialog, description, worldbuilding, and character pressure points.

01-02
13:18

Tim Waggoner on Balancing Multiple Conflicts, Creating Unusual Structures, Writing Short Stories vs Novels

An excerpt from the question and answer session Tim Waggoner held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on balancing multiple conflicts, creating unusual structures, and writing short stories vs. writing novels.

12-02
13:39

Tim Waggoner on Managing Pace in Novels

An excerpt from the lecture Tim Waggoner gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on managing pace in novels.

11-03
10:33

E.C. Ambrose on the Intersection of Setting and Character

An excerpt from the lecture E.C. Ambrose gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on the intersection of setting and character.

10-02
10:57

Steven Barnes on Speaking Your Truth and Dealing with Writer's Block

An excerpt from the question and answer session Steven Barnes held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on speaking your truth and dealing with writer's block.

09-03
12:26

Steven Barnes on Creating the Hero's Journey for Your Characters and You as a Writer

An excerpt from the lecture Steven Barnes gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on creating the Hero's Journey for your characters and for you as a writer, the steps involved, and the change that results.

07-02
17:56

Nancy Kress on Authorial Presence, Exposition, Character Motivation

An excerpt from the question and answer session Nancy Kress held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on the flow state, authorial presence, exposition, and character motivation.

06-03
14:00

Mary Robinette Kowal on Trusting Your Taste and Retaining What Makes Your Piece Special

An excerpt from the question and answer session Mary Robinette Kowal held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on the importance of trusting your taste and retaining what makes your piece special.

05-01
12:36

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