SEMINARS & CLASSES

September 24-26
East of Eden Writers Conference
Salinas Community Center
Salinas, CA

David will be teaching a class titled The First Fateful Step, in which he will address the myriad complications of a simple thing: How to begin. Point of attack, establishing authority, foreshadowing, "throat clearing" and other secrets will be divulged.

Saturday, October 30, 10:45-11:45 AM
Redwood Writers Conference
Flamingo Resort & Hotel
Santa Rosa, CA

David's one-hour talk will be on the following:
Method, Madness & Magic: Creating Compelling Characters

Characters begin as emanations in the mind's eye. In this class, students will learn various strategies for fleshing out those elusive beings, so that the result is compelling, surprising and convincing.

David has taught at UCLA Extension, Book Passage, Wordstock, and both the East of Eden and Truckee Meadows Community College writers conferences.