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Director’s Corner

Director's Corner Podcasts

Odyssey Podcast #171: Odyssey Director Jeanne Cavelos

Odyssey Podcast #171 Odyssey Podcast #171 is an excerpt from a lecture by Odyssey Director Jeanne Cavelos for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on going cold, a technique for pulling back from character emotion at key moments. Before creating the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust, Jeanne was a senior editor Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 1 year ago May 14, 2026
Director's Corner Podcasts

Odyssey Podcast #167: Odyssey Director Jeanne Cavelos

Odyssey Podcast #167 Odyssey Podcast #167 is an excerpt from a lecture by Odyssey Director Jeanne Cavelos for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on a complex character arc that combines growth and transformation. Before creating the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust, Jeanne was a senior editor at Bantam Doubleday Dell, Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 2 years ago May 14, 2026
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Best of the Odyssey Blog

Since launching this blog in 2008, the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust has shared numerous posts aimed at helping writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror improve their craft. With so much content over so many years, it’s easy to miss things, so this month we’re highlighting some of the Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 2 years ago May 14, 2026
Director's Corner

Director’s Corner: The Compelling, Emotional Complex Sentence

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

By Odyssey Editor, 4 years ago May 14, 2026
Director's Corner Interviews

Director’s Corner: Introducing Your Personal Odyssey, a One-On-One Online Writing Workshop

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

By Odyssey Editor, 4 years ago May 14, 2026
Director's Corner

Director’s Corner: Uncovering the Mysteries of Flow in the Opening of Stephen King’s 11/22/63

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

By Odyssey Editor, 7 years ago May 14, 2026
Director's Corner

Director’s Corner: Unifying Your Story around a Meaningful Theme

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

By Odyssey Editor, 7 years ago May 14, 2026
Director's Corner

Director’s Corner: Tying Character Types to Plot, Suspense, and Emotion

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

By Odyssey Editor, 9 years ago May 14, 2026
Director's Corner

Director’s Corner: Tracking Your Character’s Emotional Arc

Jeanne Cavelos is the director of the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust, which is in its 20th year of operation.  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 Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 11 years ago May 14, 2026
Director's Corner

Director’s Corner: Staying Motivated and Productive

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

By Odyssey Editor, 12 years ago May 14, 2026

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