Odyssey SF/F Writing Workshop Podcasts
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Feb 22, 2022
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Jul 25, 2018
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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..
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David Corbett on Rediscovering What You Love About Writing, Developing Useful Habits, and Generating Subtext
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May 04, 2024 |
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David Corbett on Characterization and The Three Facets of Character Struggle
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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E.C. Ambrose on Dialog, Description, Worldbuilding, and Pressure Points
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Tim Waggoner on Balancing Multiple Conflicts, Creating Unusual Structures, Writing Short Stories vs Novels
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Tim Waggoner on Managing Pace in Novels
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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E.C. Ambrose on the Intersection of Setting and Character
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Steven Barnes on Speaking Your Truth and Dealing with Writer's Block
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Steven Barnes on Creating the Hero's Journey for Your Characters and You as a Writer
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Nancy Kress on Authorial Presence, Exposition, Character Motivation
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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Mary Robinette Kowal on Trusting Your Taste and Retaining What Makes Your Piece Special
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May 01, 2023 |
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Nancy Kress on How to Characterize with Details
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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Mary Robinette Kowal on The Character Story
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Jeffrey Carver on Characterization
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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David Brin on Researching Topics, Trends in SF, and Receiving Feedback
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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Meagan Spooner on Retelling Familiar Legends
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Scott Edelman on Choosing the Best Character for Your Story Idea
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Barbara Ashford on Crafting Compelling Scenes: The Hook
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Melissa Scott on World-building and How It Works in SF/F
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Gregory Ashe on Scene and Sequel, Pt 2
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May 02, 2022 |
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Gregory Ashe on Scene and Sequel, Pt 1
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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P. Djeli Clark on Incorporating History into Fiction, Gaps in History, and Originality
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Mar 05, 2022 |
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David Farland on His Experiences as a Teacher and Mentor
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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Sheree Renee Thomas on Editing, What She Looks For in Stories, How To Work With an Editor, What She Asks For in Revisions
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Jan 02, 2022 |
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David Farland on His Plotting, Outlining, and Drafting Process
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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Barbara Ashford on Getting the Big Picture
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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Scott H. Andrews on Making Character Emotions Real, Powerful, and Immediate to Readers: Character Motivation
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Gregory Ashe on Outlining, Writing, Revision, Prolificity, Plotting a Series
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Sheila Williams on Editorial Process, Story Endings, and What Differentiates a Story She Buys
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May 03, 2021 |
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Carrie Vaughn on Revision, Plot, and Point of View
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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John Joseph Adams on Worldbuilding and What He'd Most Like to See in Submissions
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Brandon Sanderson on Story Promise, Progress, and Payoff
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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J.G. Faherty on His Biggest Career Break and His Biggest Dislike About the Field
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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J.G. Faherty on Writing Advice and Beta Readers
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Barbara Ashford on Crafting Compelling Scenes
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Scott H. Andrews on Making Character Emotions Real, Powerful, and Immediate
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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E.C. Ambrose on How To Middle a.k.a. Plot Turns
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Holly Black on Writing Young Adult and Middle Grade Fiction
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Nisi Shawl on Dialect and Representation, Pt 2
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May 01, 2020 |
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Nisi Shawl on Dialect and Representation, Pt 1
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Barbara Ashford on Using Her Theater Experience to Enrich Her Fiction Writing
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Holly Black on the Writing Process
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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Fran Wilde on Worldbuilding
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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Scott H. Andrews on Creating Stories with Spark
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Dec 01, 2019 |
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Sara King on Tension
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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Paul Witcover on Description, Pt 2
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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Paul Witcover on Description, Pt 1
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Sep 02, 2019 |
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Theodora Goss on Creating Characters, Pt 2
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Jun 01, 2019 |
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Theodora Goss on Creating Characters, Pt 1
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May 02, 2019 |
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Scott H. Andrews on Worldbuilding, Reading Submissions, and Voice
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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Meagan Spooner on Collaboration and Writing for the Young Adult Audience
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Mar 02, 2019 |
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Elizabeth Hand on Secret Knowledge and Secret Wounds, Pt 2
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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Elizabeth Hand on Secret Knowledge and Secret Wounds, Pt 1
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Jan 01, 2019 |
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E.C. Ambrose on Setting and Research
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Dec 01, 2018 |
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Nisi Shawl on Writing Process, Avoiding Didacticism, and Writing the Other, Pt 2
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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Nisi Shawl on Studying Plot, Clarity, and Ambiguity, Pt 1
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Oct 01, 2018 |
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Dan Chaon on Incorporating Backstory, Creating Open Endings, and More
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Sep 01, 2018 |
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J.A. White on Writing Across a Large Canvas
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Jun 01, 2018 |
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Gemma Files on Using Personal Experience to Generate Horror Fiction, Pt 2
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May 01, 2018 |
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Gemma Files on Using Personal Experience to Generate Horror Fiction, Pt 1
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Apr 02, 2018 |
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David Brin on Writing as Magic
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Mar 01, 2018 |
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Mark Gottlieb on The Elevator Pitch
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Dec 01, 2017 |
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Scott H. Andrews on Making Your Stories Stand Out
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Nov 02, 2017 |
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E.C. Ambrose on Writing Process, Characters, and Connecting Theme
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Oct 01, 2017 |
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Mary Robinette Kowal on Using the MACE Quotient, Pt 2
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Jun 01, 2017 |
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Mary Robinette Kowal on Using the MACE Quotient, Pt 1
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May 01, 2017 |
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N. K. Jemisin on Micro Worldbuilding
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Apr 02, 2017 |
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Meagan Spooner on Characters
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Mar 03, 2017 |
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Melanie Tem and Steve Rasnic Tem on Characters
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Feb 01, 2017 |
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Patricia Bray on Researching Your Story Elements, Pt 2
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Jan 02, 2017 |
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Patricia Bray on Researching Your Story Elements, Pt 1
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Dec 01, 2016 |
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Scott H. Andrews on Magazine Submissions and Rejections, Pt 2
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Oct 01, 2016 |
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Scott H. Andrews on Magazine Submissions and Rejections, Pt 1
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Sep 01, 2016 |
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Kij Johnson on Scale and Complexity
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May 15, 2016 |
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Alma Alexander on Discovering and Developing Characters
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Apr 01, 2016 |
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Kij Johnson on Choosing and Prioritizing Descriptive Detail
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Mar 04, 2016 |
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Kij Johnson on Description
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Feb 01, 2016 |
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Brendan DuBois on the Fantastic World of the Short Story
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Jan 04, 2016 |
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E.C. Ambrose on Making It Real, Pt 2
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Dec 02, 2015 |
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E.C. Ambrose on Making It Real, Pt 1
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Nov 02, 2015 |
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Alex Hughes on Productivity for Writers, Pt 2
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Oct 02, 2015 |
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Alex Hughes on Productivity for Writers, Pt 1
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Sep 03, 2015 |
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Delia Sherman and Ellen Kushner on Characterization, Pt 2
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Jun 03, 2015 |
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Delia Sherman and Ellen Kushner on Characterization, Pt 1
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May 02, 2015 |
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Gordon Van Gelder on the Fiction Publishing Market, Pt 2
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Apr 01, 2015 |
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Gordon Van Gelder on the Fiction Publishing Market, Pt 1
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Mar 02, 2015 |
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Melanie Tem and Steve Rasnic Tem on Beginnings, Middles, Ends, and Structure, Pt 2
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Feb 02, 2015 |
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Melanie Tem and Steve Rasnic Tem on Beginnings, Middles, Ends, and Structure, Pt 1
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Jan 05, 2015 |
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Catherynne M. Valente on Openings and Titles
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Dec 02, 2014 |
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Elizabeth Hand on Writing from Intense Experience
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Nov 03, 2014 |
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Alex Jablokov on How Character Functions Within Plot
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Sep 05, 2014 |
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Holly Black on Creating a Magic System
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Aug 03, 2014 |
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Sheila Williams on Appealing Story Openings
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Jun 03, 2014 |
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Nancy Holder on Short Story and Novel Contracts, Pt 2
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Apr 02, 2014 |
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Nancy Holder on Short Story and Novel Contracts, Pt 1
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Mar 05, 2014 |
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Nancy Holder on the Secret to a Satisfying Short Story
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Feb 04, 2014 |
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Adam-Troy Castro on Writing the Middle-Grade Novel
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Jan 02, 2014 |
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Jack Ketchum on Don't Waste My Time
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Dec 03, 2013 |
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Patricia Bray on Writing a Series, Pt 2
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Nov 01, 2013 |
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Patricia Bray on Writing a Series, Pt 1
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Oct 02, 2013 |
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Jack Ketchum on Writing from the Wound
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Sep 01, 2013 |
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Lane Robins on Information Dissemination
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Mar 03, 2013 |
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Lane Robins on Outlining
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Feb 04, 2013 |
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Craig Shaw Gardner on How to Make Characters Alive
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Jan 01, 2013 |
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Barbara Ashford on Tension Headaches, Pt 2
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Nov 02, 2012 |
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Barbara Ashford on Tension Headaches, Pt 1
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Oct 02, 2012 |
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Barry B. Longyear on Imagination Building, Pt 2
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Sep 01, 2012 |
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Barry B. Longyear on Imagination Building, Pt 1
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Jun 03, 2012 |
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John Joseph Adams on the Short Fiction Market
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May 01, 2012 |
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Gary A. Braunbeck on Establishing and Maintaining Emotional Realism, Pt 2
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Apr 02, 2012 |
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Gary A. Braunbeck on Establishing and Maintaining Emotional Realism, Pt 1
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Mar 01, 2012 |
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Elizabeth Bear on Narrative Structure and Types of Plot, Pt 2
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Feb 03, 2012 |
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Elizabeth Bear on Narrative Structure and Types of Plot, Pt 1
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Sheila Williams on the Short Fiction Market
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Dec 05, 2011 |
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James Patrick Kelly on his Approach to Plot
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Dec 04, 2011 |
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Theodora Goss on Finding Your Voices
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Nov 03, 2011 |
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Elaine Isaak on Description and Making Your Setting Real, Pt 2
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Oct 02, 2011 |
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Elaine Isaak on Description and Making Your Setting Real, Pt 1
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Sep 03, 2011 |
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Bob Mayer on the Original Idea
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Jun 07, 2011 |
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James Morrow on a Calypso Wheel Model for Fiction
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May 03, 2011 |
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Michael A. Arnzen on Making the Reader Squirm: Sensory Immersion
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Apr 01, 2011 |
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Elizabeth Hand on Creating Unsympathetic Characters
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Mar 03, 2011 |
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Laura Anne Gilman on Revision
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Feb 02, 2011 |
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David G. Hartwell on Titles and Other Writing Advice
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Jan 03, 2011 |
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Gregory Frost on Viewpoint, Voice, and Psychic Distance, Pt 2
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Nov 03, 2010 |
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Gregory Frost on Viewpoint, Voice, and Psychic Distance, Pt 1
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Oct 02, 2010 |
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Alex Jablokov on Plot in Genre Fiction
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Sep 03, 2010 |
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Ginjer Buchanan on Getting Your Novel Published
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Jul 04, 2010 |
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Carrie Vaughn on Settings Goals and Building a Writing Career
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Jun 03, 2010 |
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Lori Perkins on What Agents Do
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May 03, 2010 |
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Carrie Vaughn on Suspense and Pacing
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Apr 02, 2010 |
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Carrie Vaughn on Ideas for Short Stories vs. Novels
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Mar 02, 2010 |
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Jack Ketchum on Crafting Strong Openings
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Feb 02, 2010 |
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Jeffrey Carver on Story Structure
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Jan 04, 2010 |
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Patricia Bray on the Protagonist-Sidekick Relationship, Pt 2
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Dec 02, 2009 |
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Patricia Bray on the Protagonist-Sidekick Relationship, Pt 1
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Nov 02, 2009 |
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Catherine Asaro on Developing a Scientific Novum for Your Story
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Oct 02, 2009 |
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P.D. Cacek on Debunking Alleged Truths About Writing
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Sep 02, 2009 |
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Bruce Holland Rogers on Flash Fiction Structures, Pt 2
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Jul 01, 2009 |
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Bruce Holland Rogers on Flash Fiction Structures, Pt 1
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Jun 02, 2009 |
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Allen Steele on Creating a World's Environment
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May 04, 2009 |
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Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman on the Difference Between Writing a Novel and a Short Story
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Apr 02, 2009 |
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Jenny Rappaport on Writing a Strong Query Letter
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Feb 25, 2009 |
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Jenny Rappaport on How to Get an Agent
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Jan 29, 2009 |
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Nancy Kress on Writing in Scenes
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Dec 29, 2008 |
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Melissa Scott on World-building--How to Show It
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Dec 01, 2008 |
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James Maxey on Writing Strong Openings
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Nov 02, 2008 |
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Barry B. Longyear on Revision and Writing Unique Stories
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Oct 02, 2008 |
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Craig Shaw Gardner on Humor in Speculative Fiction
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Sep 01, 2008 |
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Shawna McCarthy on Selling to Magazines
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Jul 01, 2008 |
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Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem on Theme and Idea
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Jun 02, 2008 |
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Patricia McKillip on Fantastic Landscapes
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May 02, 2008 |
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Thomas Monteleone on Writing for Anthologies
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Apr 02, 2008 |
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Rodman Philbrick on Viewpoint
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Mar 03, 2008 |
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Michael A. Arnzen on Humor
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Feb 04, 2008 |
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Michael A. Burstein on The Plot Skeleton
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Jan 04, 2008 |
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Nina Kiriki Hoffman on Writing for Teens
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Dec 03, 2007 |
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Robert J. Sawyer on Is Your SF Element Extraneous?
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Nov 02, 2007 |
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Elizabeth Hand on Using Personal Experience
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Oct 02, 2007 |
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Christopher Golden on Setting the Scene
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Sep 03, 2007 |
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Terry Bisson on Setting
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Jun 29, 2007 |
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Melissa Scott on World-building Parameters
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May 30, 2007 |
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Robert J. Sawyer on Point of View
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Apr 27, 2007 |
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Gardner Dozois on Getting Published
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Mar 30, 2007 |
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Jeff VanderMeer on Why Fantasy is Important
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Feb 26, 2007 |
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Charles L. Grant on Characterization
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Jan 27, 2007 |