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Odyssey Podcast #134: J.G. Faherty on His Biggest Career Break & His Biggest Dislike About the Field

JG Faherty was a guest lecturer at the 2020 Odyssey Writing Workshop. In this excerpt from his question-and-answer session, JG answers questions about his biggest career break and his biggest dislike about the writing life. A life-long resident of New York’s haunted Hudson Valley, JG is the author of seven novels, Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 5 years ago June 27, 2026
Interviews Odyssey Writing Workshop

Interview: Guest Lecturer David Farland

David Farland will be a guest lecturer at this summer’s Odyssey Writing Workshop. David is an international bestselling author with over 50 novels in print. He has won the Philip K. Dick Memorial Special Award for Best SF novel of the year, the Whitney Award for Book of the Year, and the Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 6 years ago May 26, 2026
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Odyssey Podcast #133: J.G. Faherty on Writing Advice & Beta Readers

JG Faherty was a guest lecturer at the 2020 Odyssey Writing Workshop. In this excerpt from his question-and-answer session, JG answers questions about writing advice and beta readers. A life-long resident of New York’s haunted Hudson Valley, JG is the author of seven novels, ten novellas, and more than seventy-five short Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 6 years ago June 27, 2026
Blog Posts Odyssey Online

OdBlog Flashback: “My Odyssey Online Experience” by Kodiak Julian

This winter, Odyssey Online is once again offering the course One Brick at a Time: Crafting Compelling Scenes, taught by award-winning novelist Barbara Ashford. The following essay, in which author and Odyssey Online graduate Kodiak Julian talks about her experience with the class, was originally published here on September 9, Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 6 years ago May 16, 2026
Announcements Odyssey Online

2021 Odyssey Online Classes

ODYSSEY ONLINE OFFERS LIVE, INTENSIVE CLASSES WITH IN-DEPTH FEEDBACK “I’ve taken other online writing classes before and gained a few useful insights here and there, but this class does more than just lecture—it gives you tools and forces you to practice using those tools. Then it shows you how to Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 6 years ago May 29, 2026
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Odyssey Podcast #132: Barbara Ashford on Crafting Compelling Scenes

In Winter 2018, award-winning novelist Barbara Ashford taught the Odyssey Online course One Brick at a Time: Crafting Compelling Scenes, and she’ll be teaching the class again this winter. In this excerpt from the first class, Barbara talks about techniques writers can use to evaluate the effectiveness of their scenes. Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 6 years ago June 27, 2026
Blog Posts Odyssey Online

Graduate Essay: “What to Expect from Odyssey Online” by J.A. Schimmel

J.A. Schimmel is a 2018 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, as well as several of the Odyssey Online Classes. When the world is not on fire, she divides her time between Illinois and Michigan while writing speculative fiction and slowly racking up rejections. Once upon a time, I worked Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 6 years ago May 14, 2026
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Odyssey Podcast #131: Scott H. Andrews on Making Character Emotions Real, Powerful & Immediate

In Winter 2019, Scott H. Andrews, editor and publisher of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, taught the Odyssey Online course Emotional Truth: Making Character Emotions Real, Powerful, and Immediate to Readers, and he’ll be teaching an expanded version of the class this winter. In this excerpt from the first class, Scott shares an Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 6 years ago June 27, 2026
Interviews Odyssey Writing Workshop

Interview: Graduate Adria Laycraft

Freelance editor, fiction author, and wood artisan Adria Laycraft earned honours in Journalism in 1992 and has always worked with words and visual art. She co-edited the Urban Green Man anthology in 2013, which was nominated for an Aurora Award, and launched her debut novel Jumpship Hope in 2019. Look for her short stories in Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 6 years ago May 25, 2026
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Odyssey Podcast #130: E.C. Ambrose on How to Middle aka Plot Turns

E. C. Ambrose was a guest lecturer at Odyssey 2020. In this excerpt from her lecture on generating plot from the heart of your story, Elaine talks about “How to Middle,” how to use plot turns to avoid getting mired in the muddy middle. Many writers get stuck after the Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 6 years ago June 27, 2026

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