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Odyssey SF/F Writing Workshop Podcasts

NewCarrie Vaughn on the Delivery of Information in FictionSeptember 1, 2026

Episodes: 176
Released: monthly
Latest episode: Sep 1, 2026

About the podcast

The Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust is a nonprofit with the mission of helping writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror improve their work. To fulfill our mission, we offer Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop, an intensive, one-on-one online program, customized for each student. Top authors, editors, and agents serve as guest lecturers and guest critiquers. We also offer five-week online writing classes each winter; webinars, critiques, consultations, and coaching year-round, and many free resources. These podcasts are excerpts from guest lectures at our workshop and from our online classes. For more information on Odyssey, visit odysseyworkshop.org.

Episodes 176

Carrie Vaughn on the Delivery of Information in Fiction
September 1, 2026
Arley Sorg Questions on Literary Agents
June 6, 2025
Arley Sorg on Literary Agents
May 5, 2025
Paul Park Questions on Point of View
March 7, 2025
Paul Park on Point of View
March 3, 2025
Jeanne Cavelos on Going Cold: Pulling Back from Character Emotion
February 2, 2025
Rebecca Kuang on Character Description
January 1, 2025
Rebecca Kuang on Common Pitfalls in Character Description
December 1, 2024
Jessie Mihalik on Worldbuilding, Exposition, Romance, and Sticking with a Project
November 4, 2024
Jeanne Cavelos on a Complex Character Arc of Growth and Transformation
October 6, 2024
Meagan Spooner on Building a Writing Career and Working in the Young Adult Field
September 1, 2024
David Corbett on Rediscovering What You Love About Writing, Developing Useful Habits, and Generating Subtext
May 4, 2024
David Corbett on Characterization and The Three Facets of Character Struggle
March 2, 2024
E.C. Ambrose on Dialog, Description, Worldbuilding, and Pressure Points
January 2, 2024
Tim Waggoner on Balancing Multiple Conflicts, Creating Unusual Structures, Writing Short Stories vs Novels
December 2, 2023
Tim Waggoner on Managing Pace in Novels
November 3, 2023
E.C. Ambrose on the Intersection of Setting and Character
October 2, 2023
Steven Barnes on Speaking Your Truth and Dealing with Writer's Block
September 3, 2023
Steven Barnes on Creating the Hero's Journey for Your Characters and You as a Writer
July 2, 2023
Nancy Kress on Authorial Presence, Exposition, Character Motivation
June 3, 2023
Mary Robinette Kowal on Trusting Your Taste and Retaining What Makes Your Piece Special
May 1, 2023
Nancy Kress on How to Characterize with Details
April 1, 2023
Mary Robinette Kowal on The Character Story
March 12, 2023
Jeffrey Carver on Characterization
February 4, 2023
David Brin on Researching Topics, Trends in SF, and Receiving Feedback
January 1, 2023
Meagan Spooner on Retelling Familiar Legends
December 2, 2022
Scott Edelman on Choosing the Best Character for Your Story Idea
November 4, 2022
Barbara Ashford on Crafting Compelling Scenes: The Hook
October 5, 2022
Melissa Scott on World-building and How It Works in SF/F
June 7, 2022
Gregory Ashe on Scene and Sequel, Pt 2
May 4, 2022

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