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Hi all, for those who are interested, my writing alma mater, Odyssey Writing Workshop, is doing online classes this year. They were one of the best things I ever did as a writer, and helped me "level up" my skills in ways I'll always be grateful for. You might want to check it out.

Here's the link and the listings for this year's online winter classes:



The Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit known for offering some of the best programs in the world for writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, is offering three live, intensive online classes this winter.

Odyssey's online classes are unique among writing programs. Live class meetings allow you to see and interact with the instructor, ask questions, and contribute ideas. Challenging homework assignments help you to understand and incorporate new techniques into your writing process. In-depth feedback from the instructor and your classmates provides insights into your work and your use of the new techniques. Each student has a one-on-one meeting with the instructor to allow for private discussion. With class size limited to 14, each student receives personal attention in a supportive yet challenging, energizing environment.

Odyssey offers just three online courses each winter and focuses them on some of the biggest challenges writers face.

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http://www.odysseyworkshop.org/online...


One Brick at a Time: Crafting Compelling Scenes

SF/F/H & Spec Fic Writers: Stories and novels are made up of scenes, so if your scenes are weak, your work as a whole has little chance of success. Learn how to create compelling scenes that engage readers, change something of significance, and leave readers eager to turn the pages. Award winning novelist and highly-rated returning teacher Barbara Ashford teaches the Odyssey Workshop Online class “One Brick at a Time: Crafting Compelling Scenes.” Deadline to apply is 12/7/17.


Saying the Unsayable: Building Meaning and Resonance Through Subtext

SF/F/H & Spec Fic Writers: You asked for it, so we’re teaching it. Finally, a course on subtext! Writers spend most of their time focused on the text, the words on the page. But often the part of the story that most engages readers is the subtext the layer of meaning below the surface of the words. Donna Glee Williams teaches Odyssey Workshop Online class “Saying the Unsayable: Building Meaning and Resonance Through Subtext.” Deadline to apply is 12/8/17.


Standing Out – Creating Short Stories With That Crucial Spark

SF/F/H & Spec Fic Writers: How do you stand out from hundreds of submissions? Every day, writers submit well-crafted, engaging stories and novels only to have them rejected. What is that crucial “spark” and how do you create one? Five-time Hugo Award finalist editor-in-chief and publisher of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Scott H. Andrews teaches the Odyssey Workshop Online class “Standing Out – Creating Short Stories With That Crucial Spark.” Deadline to apply is 12/15/17.