An excerpt from the lecture Tim Waggoner gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on managing pace in novels.

Tim Waggoner on Managing Pace in Novels

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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An excerpt from the question and answer session David Corbett gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 rediscovering what you love about writing, developing useful habits, and generating subtext.

David Corbett on Rediscovering What You Love About Writing, Developing Useful Habits, and Generating Subtext

An excerpt from the lecture David Corbett gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on characterization and the three facets of character struggle.

David Corbett on Characterization and The Three Facets of Character Struggle

An excerpt from the question and answer session E.C. Ambrose held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on dialog, description, worldbuilding, and character pressure points.

E.C. Ambrose on Dialog, Description, Worldbuilding, and Pressure Points

An excerpt from the question and answer session Tim Waggoner held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2023 on balancing multiple conflicts, creating unusual structures, and writing short stories vs. writing novels.

Tim Waggoner on Managing Pace in Novels

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