Barbara Barnett-Stewart

I took this class because I wanted to improve what I thought was one small facet of writing. Instead, the material covered in the Emotional Truth course turned out to be the very ground on which good stories are built---it's the start, the source, and the heart of fiction. My Read more…

In Emotional Truth, Scott H. Andrews distilled the labyrinth that is human emotion and its expression into a logical methodology that is already informing my writing. The selected readings were strong examples of the techniques he illuminated in his lectures, and the abundant exercises focused on practicing each technique first Read more…

When I first started writing, I got a lot of, “very pretty prose! where is the story?” and it took me until I got to Odyssey workshop to learn 3-act plot and causal chains, at which point---while many other criticisms ensued, that particular one did not. The next bottleneck for Read more…

Scott’s class on Emotional Truth helped me to see new potential in my writing. I was amazed at how the techniques we learned can transform a scene, giving it emotional depth and drawing readers into the emotion. The exercises as well as Scott’s extensive and detailed feedback helped me work Read more…

Previously I felt that an emotionally rich story just came out that way, more attributable to inspiration than to technique. But Scott’s detailed breakdown made it clear to me that one can write in an emotionally rich way with an eye to craft, not just “moved by the spirit,” so Read more…

This class completely ruined the act of reading for me. I know now what these authors are doing to me whenever I feel something from their work, can put to words exactly how they are doing it too. Just the other day I reread my favorite short story, "The Paper Read more…

I found Odyssey's Emotional Truth course taught by Scott Andrews to be very enlightening. The lectures gave us dozens of great tools for enhancing the emotional impact of stories, and the assignments have helped me approach character-development from new angles. I'll be thinking about and applying what I learned for Read more…

I write things, short stories and novels, and I really want to sell these novels of mine, but getting the vision in my head onto the page so readers FEEL what the characters are going through is hard, okay? For me anyway. If it's hard for you too, take this Read more…

I loved everything about Odyssey’s Emotional Truth class taught by Scott Andrews. From the instructor to the way that Odyssey administered the course, the entire experience was excellent. Scott is a knowledgeable and insightful instructor, but he is also a kind and considerate teacher who creates a safe and supportive Read more…

I've taken two online courses with Scott Andrews, and both were excellent, eye-opening experiences. Taken from the award-winning editor of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, the courses are an in-depth study of how to write fiction. The courses are made up of four things: Reading (both fiction to be analyzed and articles Read more…