Podcasts

An excerpt from the lecture Elizabeth Hand gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2014 on using intense personal experience in fiction writing.

Every month or two, the Odyssey Writing Workshop releases new podcasts created from excerpts from lectures given by guest writers, editors, and agents at the Odyssey Writing Workshop. Each one is ten to fifteen minutes long. Our two newest podcasts feature authors and guest lecturers Alexander Jablokov (Brain Thief), from Read more

An excerpt from the lecture Alex Jablokov gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2014 on how character functions within plot.

An excerpt from the lecture Holly Black gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on creating a magic system.

An excerpt from the lecture Sheila Williams gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on examples of how short story openings can appeal to an editor.

Part two of an excerpt from the lecture Nancy Holder gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on short story and novel contracts.

Part one of an excerpt from the lecture Nancy Holder gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on short story and novel contracts.

An excerpt from the lecture Nancy Holder gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on the secret to a satisfying short story.

An excerpt from the lecture Adam-Troy Castro gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on writing the Middle-Grade novel.

An excerpt from the lecture Jack Ketchum gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 entitled “Don’t Waste My Time.”