TEACHING:

2007-2008:  Arizona State
University
Instructor, Virginia G. Piper School of Creative Writing
(See ASU Writing Program)
 

1987 – 2000:  Squaw Valley Community of 
            Writers, Lake Tahoe, California.
            Staff member, Workshop Leader,
            Lecturer, Panel Discussion Participant.
 
1995 – 1996:  University of California,
            Berkeley, Extension
            Lecturer, Creative Writing Workshop.

1997:   Mission High School, SanFrancisco 

            Volunteer teacher,
            9^th Grade American  Literature.
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KEYNOTE AND/OR FEATURED SPEAKER at events and conferences, including those sponsored by: 
 

Truckee Meadows Writers’ Conference, Reno, Nevada.

San Francisco Jewish Community Center

Peninsula Writers Workshop, San Mateo, California

San Mateo Press Club, San Mateo, Ca.

Romance Writers of America, Sacramento Chapter

Fresno Writers’ Conference, California

Valley Writers’ Conference, Fresno, California.

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 LECTURES:

Method Writing:
As in method acting, how to draw deep inside yourself, and access a character by mining personal experiences and emotions from your own past.
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Beckoning the Muse:    
Tapping into your creative energies, developing your own style and, when all else fails, overcoming your fear of the blank page.
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Changing Genres:
How to adapt in face of a market change, OR ELSE when you feel you are creatively 'running on empty.'
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            Is the Writer's Lifestyle for You? 
            Ten sensible and practical
            questions to ask yourself, such as:
            1.   Do I mind spending a great deal
            of time alone?
            2.   Why am I doing this anyway?--
            because I want to and need to write, or
            because I want to be rich and famous? 
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           Turning Your Worst Moments Into
            Money, Or, Revenge is the Best
            Medicine!
            How to make productive use of those
            horrific memories by passing them on to
            your characters and enriching and
            galvanizing your work.
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           Tapping Into Your Roots:
           There's a great story inside everyone.
           Learn to use events from your own life
           and background as a fertile and
           authentic base for your writing.
                            
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