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-r ...
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Jessie Mihalik on Worldbuilding, Exposition, Romance, and Sticking with a Project
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Jeanne Cavelos on a Complex Character Arc of Growth and Transformation
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Meagan Spooner on Building a Writing Career and Working in the Young Adult Field
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David Corbett on Rediscovering What You Love About Writing, Developing Useful Habits, and Generating Subtext
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David Corbett on Characterization and The Three Facets of Character Struggle
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E.C. Ambrose on Dialog, Description, Worldbuilding, and Pressure Points
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Tim Waggoner on Balancing Multiple Conflicts, Creating Unusual Structures, Writing Short Stories vs Novels
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E.C. Ambrose on the Intersection of Setting and Character
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Steven Barnes on Speaking Your Truth and Dealing with Writer's Block
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Steven Barnes on Creating the Hero's Journey for Your Characters and You as a Writer
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Nancy Kress on Authorial Presence, Exposition, Character Motivation
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Mary Robinette Kowal on Trusting Your Taste and Retaining What Makes Your Piece Special
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Nancy Kress on How to Characterize with Details
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Mary Robinette Kowal on The Character Story
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David Brin on Researching Topics, Trends in SF, and Receiving Feedback
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Meagan Spooner on Retelling Familiar Legends
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Scott Edelman on Choosing the Best Character for Your Story Idea
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Barbara Ashford on Crafting Compelling Scenes: The Hook
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Melissa Scott on World-building and How It Works in SF/F
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P. Djeli Clark on Incorporating History into Fiction, Gaps in History, and Originality
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David Farland on His Experiences as a Teacher and Mentor
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Sheree Renee Thomas on Editing, What She Looks For in Stories, How To Work With an Editor, What She Asks For in Revisions
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David Farland on His Plotting, Outlining, and Drafting Process
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Barbara Ashford on Getting the Big Picture
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Scott H. Andrews on Making Character Emotions Real, Powerful, and Immediate to Readers: Character Motivation
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Gregory Ashe on Outlining, Writing, Revision, Prolificity, Plotting a Series
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Sheila Williams on Editorial Process, Story Endings, and What Differentiates a Story She Buys
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Carrie Vaughn on Revision, Plot, and Point of View
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John Joseph Adams on Worldbuilding and What He'd Most Like to See in Submissions
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Brandon Sanderson on Story Promise, Progress, and Payoff
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J.G. Faherty on His Biggest Career Break and His Biggest Dislike About the Field
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J.G. Faherty on Writing Advice and Beta Readers
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Barbara Ashford on Crafting Compelling Scenes
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Scott H. Andrews on Making Character Emotions Real, Powerful, and Immediate
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E.C. Ambrose on How To Middle a.k.a. Plot Turns
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Holly Black on Writing Young Adult and Middle Grade Fiction
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Nisi Shawl on Dialect and Representation, Pt 2
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Nisi Shawl on Dialect and Representation, Pt 1
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Barbara Ashford on Using Her Theater Experience to Enrich Her Fiction Writing
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Scott H. Andrews on Creating Stories with Spark
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Theodora Goss on Creating Characters, Pt 2
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