Jeanne Cavelos on Going Cold: Pulling Back from Character Emotion

An excerpt from the question and answer session Arley Sorg held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on literary agents.

An excerpt from the lecture Arley Sorg gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on literary agents.

An excerpt from the question and answer session Paul Park held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on point of view.

An excerpt from the lecture Paul Park gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on point of view.

An excerpt from the lecture Jeanne Cavelos gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on Going Cold, a technique for pulling back from character emotion at key moments.

An excerpt from the question and answer session Rebecca Kuang held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on character description.

An excerpt from the lecture Rebecca Kuang gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on common pitfalls in character description.

An excerpt from the question and answer session Jessie Mihalik held for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on worldbuilding, exposition, romance, and sticking with a writing project.

An excerpt from the lecture Jeanne Cavelos gave for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on a complex character arc that combines character growth and transformation.

An excerpt from Meagan Spooner's question and answer session at Odyssey 2021 on building a writing career and working in the Young Adult field.