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Students discuss Odyssey changes: pros, cons

April 12, 2017April 13, 2017 Trojan Living

Draven Jackson Staff Writer Writing for the Odyssey may seem like a creative and fun pastime, but content creators, present and former, say it can be hard work and compensation isn’t always on par with effort or good content. Odyssey is an online publication where writers can submit articles, poems, short stories or videos, and share unique experiences. Odyssey’s website states that Odyssey “democratizes content, giving people the opportunity to share what’s most important to them and their communities, enriching everyone with broader, more honest perspectives on topics they care…

Expanding the creative realm: Professors and students talk about opportunities for writers on campus

October 20, 2016 Trojan Living

Anushka KC Contributor Madina Seytmuradova Variety Editor Almost everyone at one point or another has written a poem or story, but not many share their works, let alone publish them. “Do any people try to do uncreative writing?” said Michael Orlofsky, the director of the creative writing program at Troy University. “Writing up those ideas is one way that they (writers) identify what constitutes their psyche or spirit or imaginative life. Plus, a lot of times it is fun.” Troy University has a large number of faculty members involved in…