Podcasts
Odyssey Podcast #50: Elaine Isaak on Description & Making Your Setting Real (Part 2)
Part two of an excerpt from the lecture Elaine Isaak gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2011 on Description and Making Your Setting Real.
Interviews Odyssey Writing Workshop
Interview: Justin Gustainis
Justin Gustainis grew up in northeastern Pennsylvania and is now a college professor living in upstate New York. Prior to his career in academe, he was, at various times, a soldier, garment worker, speechwriter and professional bodyguard. He earned Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Scranton (a school Read more
Podcasts
Odyssey Podcast #49: Elaine Isaak on Description & Making Your Setting Real (Part 1)
Part one of an excerpt from the lecture Elaine Isaak gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2011 on Description and Making Your Setting Real.
Graduate Posts
Graduate’s Corner: The Sprint or the Marathon? by Carrie Vaughn
Carrie Vaughn is the bestselling author of a series of novels about a werewolf named Kitty who hosts a talk radio advice show. The ninth book in the series, Kitty’s Big Trouble, has just been released from Tor Books. She’s also written young adult (Voices of Dragons, Steel) and stand-alone Read more
Graduate Posts
Graduate’s Corner: The Dangers of Writing What You Know by Barbara Ashford
A lot of Barbara Ashford’s life ended up in the pages of her new fantasy novel Spellcast. Like Maggie Graham, she grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, began performing at an early age, and–after a series of jobs in educational administration–ran away to the theatre. Barbara worked as an actress in Read more
Interviews Odyssey Writing Workshop
Interview: Erin Hoffman
Erin Hoffman was born in San Diego and now lives with her husband, two parrots, and two dogs in northern California. Her game credits include Dragonrealms, Shadowbane: The Lost Kingdom, Kung Fu Panda World, and FrontierVille. She also serves on the International Game Developers Association’s board of directors, writes for Read more
Podcasts
Odyssey Podcast #48: Bob Mayer on the Original Idea
An excerpt from the lecture Bob Mayer gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2004 on the Original Idea.
Graduate Posts
Graduate’s Corner: The Growth of a Protagonist in a Series by Lane Robins
Lane Robins was born in Miami, Florida, the daughter of two scientists, and grew up as the first human member of their menagerie. When it came time for a career, it was a hard choice between veterinarian and writer. It turned out to be far more fun to write about Read more
Podcasts
Odyssey Podcast #47: James Morrow on a Calypso Wheel Model for Fiction
An excerpt from the lecture James Morrow gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2005 on a Calypso Wheel Model for Fiction.
Graduate Posts
Graduate’s Corner: Learning to Learn by Rhiannon Held
I have vivid memories of the first year of my undergrad college experience, when I was struggling to pick a major and figure out what kind of career that would allow me to have. I was subjected to a lot of helpful advice from my parents and other miscellaneous adults. Read more