Carrie Vaughn served as writer-in-residence at Odyssey 2009. In her lecture on goal setting and building a writing career, Carrie discussed important strategies that can help writers to persist and succeed in the publishing industry. In this excerpt, Carrie discusses the insanity of the publishing business. She explains that many Read more
Jeanne Cavelos is the director of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. 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 and numerous Read more
Recent/Upcoming Publications Novels Luisa Prieto, class of 2002Dark DesignsPublished by: MLR PressRelease Date: Available Now!Luisa’s website: http://www.luisaprieto.com/ Short Stories Barbara A. Barnett, class of 2007“The Name of Trust”Published by: Alternative Coordinates, Issue #5Barbara’s website: http://www.babarnett.com/ Carl Frederick, class of 2000“The Long Way Around”Published by: Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July/August Read more
One of the hardest parts of being a writer is dealing with rejection. Many writers send out their shiny new story, receive one rejection, and put the story into the drawer, forever. Others make it to three or four rejections, and then it’s into the drawer with the story, forever. Read more
About a year ago, Peter Simonson committed himself to developing his writing. Getting accepted to Odyssey was a first accomplishment. Now he is working on a few different short stories and hoping to start submitting his work early next year. He enjoys writing fantasy and science fiction that play with Read more
Lori Perkins was a guest lecturer at Odyssey 2003, where she worked with students, critiqued manuscripts, and lectured on what agents do and how they do it. In this podcast, Lori explains why the importance of agents has increased and how agents currently fit into the publishing industry. Agents now Read more
Recent/Upcoming Publications Novels Lane Robins (Lyn Benedict), class of 1999Ghosts & EchoesPublished by: AceRelease Date: April 27, 2010Lane’s website: http://www.lanerobins.com Short Stories Michael J. DeLuca, class of 2005“The Circus of King Minos’ Masque”Published by: Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue #41Michael’s website: http://www.michaeljdeluca.com/ Erica Hildebrand, class of 2007“Aunt Eustace”Published by: M-Brane SF, Read more
Last month, we received so many great answers to our writing question that we couldn’t include them all. So we thought we’d provide you with those additional answers this month, since they provide some very helpful research tips. While many science fiction/fantasy authors think they can make up whatever sorts Read more
Lane Robins is a 1999 graduate of Odyssey. She 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 Read more
As writer-in-residence at Odyssey 2009, Carrie Vaughn provided a week of great lectures and worked closely with students. In her lecture on suspense, pacing, and the delivery of information, Carrie discussed various techniques authors can use to create suspense and control pacing, and the role that information plays in both Read more