Odyssey Podcast #156 is an excerpt from a question and answer session with Mary Robinette Kowal for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 in which she explains the importance of trusting your taste and how to retain what makes your piece special. Mary Robinette is the author of The Spare Man, Read more
Odyssey Podcast #155 is an excerpt from a lecture by Nancy Kress for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on how to characterize with details. Nancy is the author of thirty-five books, including twenty-eight novels, four collections of short stories, and three books on writing. Her work has won six Nebulas (for Read more
Odyssey Podcast #154 is an excerpt from a lecture by Mary Robinette Kowal for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on The Character Story. Mary Robinette is the author of The Spare Man, The Glamourist Histories series, Ghost Talkers, and the Lady Astronaut Universe. She is part of the award-winning podcast Read more
Odyssey Podcast #153 is an excerpt from a lecture by Jeffrey Carver at Odyssey 1999 on characterization. Jeffrey is a recipient of the Helicon Awards’ Frank Herbert Lifetime Achievement Award for writing science fiction. He is the author of numerous novels, including the two-volume epic, The Reefs of Time and Read more
Odyssey Podcast #152 is an excerpt from the question and answer session with New York Times bestselling author David Brin at Odyssey 2021, in which he answered questions about researching topics, trends in science fiction, and receiving feedback. David is a scientist, inventor, and author. With books translated into 25 languages, Read more
Odyssey Podcast #151 is an excerpt from the question and answer session with New York Times bestselling author Meagan Spooner at Odyssey 2021, in which she answered questions about retelling familiar legends, including reader expectations and writing about a known character. A 2009 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, Meagan is Read more
Odyssey Podcast #150 is an excerpt from a lecture by Scott Edelman at Odyssey 1999 on choosing the best character for your story idea. Scott has published nearly 100 short stories in magazines such as Analog, The Twilight Zone, Postscripts, Absolute Magnitude, Science Fiction Review and Fantasy Book, and in Read more
Odyssey Podcast #149 is an excerpt from the Odyssey Online course “One Brick at a Time: Crafting Compelling Scenes,” taught by Odyssey graduate and award-winning author Barbara Ashford in Winter 2018. Barbara will be teaching the course again this winter. You can find more information on all of Odyssey’s 2023 Read more
Award-winning author Melissa Scott was a guest lecturer at the 2021 Odyssey Writing Workshop. Podcast #148 is an excerpt from her lecture on worldbuilding. Melissa was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, and studied history at Harvard College. She earned her Ph.D. from Brandeis University in the comparative history program with Read more
Odyssey graduate and bestselling author Gregory Ashe was a guest lecturer at the 2021 Odyssey Writing Workshop. Podcast #147 is part 2 of an excerpt from his lecture about scene and sequel. Gregory is a longtime Midwesterner. He has lived in Chicago, Bloomington (IN), and Saint Louis, his current home. He primarily Read more