Podcast #42: Gregory Frost

Podcast #42 is now available for download here. As a guest lecturer at Odyssey 2010, Gregory Frost spoke about “Character, Viewpoint, and the Critical Voice of the Story: Why It Matters How You Tell It.” In this podcast, the second of two parts, Gregory continues his discussion of the properties, Read more

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Writing Question: Quitting?

It’s no secret that most people who set out to write a book never finish. But what about those writers who keep working year after year, penning one book and then another, or one short story and then another, with little to show for it? What keeps them going? Odyssey graduates represent every Read more

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Podcast #41: Gregory Frost

Podcast #41 is now available for download here. Gregory Frost was a guest lecturer at Odyssey 2010. In his lecture, “Character, Viewpoint, and the Critical Voice of the Story: Why It Matters How You Tell It,” Gregory explained how to choose the best point of view for a story, how Read more

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Odyssey Graduates’ News: Publications and Sales

Recent/Upcoming Publications Short Stories E. Bundy, class of 2010“Einstein’s Last Calculation”Published by: Aoife’s Kiss, September 2010 Maggie Della Rocca, class of 2005“The Robber King and the Blood Orange Tree”Published by: Northern Lights M.C. DeMarco, class of 2004“Sympathy from the Devil”Anthology: ParamourtalPublished by: CreateSpaceM.C.’s website: http://mcdemarco.net/ Larry Hodges, class of 2006“Pruning Read more

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Writing Question: Themes?

For many writers a theme is a nebulous concept, a concept best left to academia where one can write a term paper on the color of autumn leaves appearing on page 397 of a 500-page novel. But for others, a consciously selected theme guides their entire work. To wit, we pose these related questions Read more

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Podcast #40: Alexander Jablokov

Podcast #40 is now available for download here. Alexander Jablokov was a guest lecturer at Odyssey 2010. In his lecture on how plot works in genre fiction, Alex discussed the key elements of plot and the specific requirements for plot in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. In this excerpt, Alex Read more

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