In her lecture at Odyssey 2004, Catherine Asaro explained how to develop a scientific “What if?” for your story. In this podcast, she covers some of the challenges of getting the science into your science fiction. Too much detail may bore readers, while insufficient detail may leave readers skeptical or Read more
Recent/Upcoming Publications Short Stories Barbara A. Barnett, class of 2007“A Red One Cannot See”Published by: Shimmer Magazine, Issue #11Barbara’s website: http://www.babarnett.com/ Carl Frederick, class of 2000“Teddy Bear Toys”Published by: Analog Science Fiction & Fact, October 2009Carl’s website: http://www.darkzoo.net/ Larry Hodges, class of 2006“A Tale of Two Wizards”Published by: Arkham Tales, Read more
What gets you running to the computer, ready to start a new piece? Every writer is different, and even for a single writer, inspiration may strike in different ways for different pieces. We asked the Odyssey graduates to talk about how their story ideas usually develop, and what element of Read more
Scott H. Andrews lives in Virginia with his wife, two cats, nine guitars, a dozen overflowing bookcases, fifty board-feet of lumber, and hundreds of beer bottles from all over the world. He is a graduate of Odyssey 2005. His short fiction has appeared in Weird Tales and Space and Time, Read more
In her guest lecture at the 2005 Odyssey workshop, P. D. Cacek debunked some of the alleged “rules” about writing. In this podcast, she covers a series of such “rules,” explains their limitations and inaccuracies, and provides the more complex truth. For example, writers are often advised to limit the 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 Short Stories Kaalii Cargill, class of 2009“Daughters of Time”Anthology: Maiden, Mother, CronePublished by: Drollerie Press Michael J. DeLuca, class of 2005“Between Two Treasons”Published by: Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue 23Michael’s website: http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/ Michael J. DeLuca, class of 2005“Starlings”Published by: Abyss & Apex, Issue 31 Jasmine Hammer, class of 2008“Tornado Read more
The 2009 class of the Odyssey Writing Workshop just graduated in July, and we thought you might like to hear what some of the newest members have to say about their experience: Meg Spooner Make no mistake, Odyssey will tear away all your comforting delusions about yourself as a writer. Read more
Barbara Campbell attended Odyssey in 2000. She is the author of the Trickster’s Game trilogy published by DAW Books. (Heartwood — 2005, Bloodstone — 2006, Foxfire — 2009). A lyricist and librettist as well as a novelist, her musicals have been performed throughout the world. She is a member of Read more
Sadly, there will be no podcast for the month of August, but rather than leave you with a week of nothing, we thought we would share some of the writing tips found on the Odyssey website. Please enjoy. Writing Tip: Punctuation We’ll start with a very basic issue. Punctuation. I Read more