Jeffrey A. Carver will be a guest lecturer at the Odyssey Writing Workshop this summer. He is the author of sixteen science fiction novels, including Sunborn (Tor Books, November 2008). Prior to that, his most recent books were Battlestar Galactica: the Miniseries (a novelization), and Eternity’s End, a grand-scale epic Read more
At Odyssey 2005, Allen M. Steele lectured on building a world’s environment. In this excerpt from his lecture, Allen takes writers through the process of creating a believable, realistic world, using the setting from his “Coyote” novels as an example. He explains how to use scientific discoveries as a basis Read more
Recent/Upcoming Publications Novels Lane Robins, class of 1999Kings and AssassinsPublished by: Del ReyRelease Date: Available Now!!!Lane’s website: http://lanerobins.livejournal.com/ Lane Robins (Lyn Benedict), class of 1999Sins & ShadowsPublished by: AceRelease Date: April 28, 2009 Short Stories Scott H. Andrews, class of 2005“Ebb”Published by: Space and Time MagazineScott’s website: http://www.scotthandrews.com/ Larry Hodges, Read more
While a cool idea, unique world, or suspenseful plot may grab the reader’s interest, the story’s protagonist is often the key to making the reader love your story. A strong protagonist can move the reader to tears and stay with him for the rest of his life. A protagonist who Read more
Jack Ketchum is the pseudonym for a former actor, singer, teacher, literary agent, lumber salesman, and soda jerk–a former flower child and baby boomer who figures that in 1956 Elvis, dinosaurs and horror probably saved his life. He will be a guest lecturer at the Odyssey Writing Workshop this summer. Read more
There’s only a few more days to apply for this summer’s Odyssey Writing Workshop! If you’re serious about improving your writing, Odyssey provides a great opportunity to work with Jeanne Cavelos, former senior editor at Bantam Doubleday Dell and winner of the World Fantasy Award. Jeanne will critique your work Read more
In their guest lecture at Odyssey 2008, Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman discussed the many differences between writing a novel and writing a short story. In this podcast, Delia and Ellen explore how the opening of a novel differs from the opening of a short story. What must the beginning Read more
We run a pretty tight shop here at Odyssey via WordPress, which means you get the same type of post on the same week of each month. However, some months are a little longer than others, and when that happens, we’ll post some writing advice from the director of Odyssey, Read more
Recent/Upcoming Publications Novels Luisa Prieto, class of 2002Cooking with ErgotPublished by: Aspen Mountain PressRelease Date: Available Now!Luisa’s website: http://www.luisaprieto.com/ Short Stories Erica Hildebrand, class of 2007“In the Seeonee Hills”Anthology: Queer Wolf AnthologyPublished by: Queered FictionErica’s website: http://rogue-psion.livejournal.com/ Larry Hodges, class of 2006“Defeating Death”Published by: Weird TalesLarry’s website: http://www.larryhodges.org Larry Hodges, Read more
Short-story writers are often told that if they don’t grab the attention of an editor immediately with a hot hook in the opening sentence or opening paragraph, the editor will reject the story. Similarly, novelists are told that they must captivate the bookstore browser with their first page, or the Read more