Odyssey Podcast #73: Nancy Holder on Short Story & Novel Contracts (Part 2)
Part two of an excerpt from the lecture Nancy Holder gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on short story and novel contracts.
Part two of an excerpt from the lecture Nancy Holder gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on short story and novel contracts.
Jeanne Cavelos is the director of the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust. She was a senior editor at Bantam Doubleday Dell, where she worked for eight years, editing the fantasy/science fiction program, the Abyss horror line, and other fiction and nonfiction. Jeanne is also the bestselling author of seven books Read more
Aspiring writers, take note! There are only four weeks left to apply for the 2014 Odyssey Writing Workshop, to be held on the campus of Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, from June 9 to July 18, 2014. Participate in the program that has led 58% of graduates to professional Read more
Part one of an excerpt from the lecture Nancy Holder gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on short story and novel contracts.
Author Alexander Jablokov will be a guest lecturer at this summer’s Odyssey workshop. Mr. Jablokov writes science fiction for readers who won’t give up literate writing or vivid characters to get the thrills they demand. He is a natural transition for non-SF readers interested in taking a stroll with a Read more
An excerpt from the lecture Nancy Holder gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on the secret to a satisfying short story.
Author and editor Delia Sherman returns to Odyssey, in tandem with author and editor Ellen Kushner, to deliver a guest lecture at the 2014 summer Writing Workshop. Delia writes short stories and novels for adults and young readers. Several of her short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Read more
An excerpt from the lecture Adam-Troy Castro gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on writing the Middle-Grade novel.
Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine editor Gordon Van Gelder will be a guest lecturer at Odyssey’s 2014 Writing Workshop. Van Gelder published his first story in 100 Great Fantasy Short-Short Stories in 1984, but the majority of his career has been spent as an editor. After a brief internship at Bluejay Books Read more
An excerpt from the lecture Jack Ketchum gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 entitled “Don’t Waste My Time.”