Susan’s Comments (group member since May 21, 2014)

Susan’s comments from the Ask Susan Shell group.

Scott, you started New Myths magazine. Were you planning to before you went to Odyssey? I'm curious how and why you got started?

Susan

Hello Abby!
I know you've been writing an excellent Science fiction series on the Torth Empire. You workshopped many of the chapters during Odyssey and tneo's. (the never ending odyssey workshop for grads that's even more intensive than Odyssey). Did you start the series at Odyssey, or before? How did it change your ideas about it?

Susan

Odyssey workshop for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror writers is about to start its 19th year this summer. I'm asking friends and other writers, many of whose work you've read, to speak of their experiences at either Odyssey or Clarion, and how that experience helped them in their career. Or perhaps discouraged them? For me, Odyssey under the tutelage of our fearless leader, Jeanne Cavelos, former editor at Dell, was one of the greatest experiences of my lifetime. I formed many friendships there, and it definitely helped me to improve my novel, Singer of Norgondy, that I started writing during the first Odyssey in 1996. Anyone who has experiences at similar workshops or who would like to ask questions to those of us who've attended writing workshops are welcome to comment.

Susan Shell Winston