I'm
always open to doing seminars and interviews so if you would like
me to speak at your event or be a guest on your radio show/podcast
(especially if your name is Oprah) shoot me an e-mail and let's talk!
For a listing and brief description of the lectures I currently offer, click
here.
JULY 2010
Sunday, July 25th, 7-9:30 PM (MST) — WRITING LECTURE: Do you believe you might be able to write the great American novel but don't know how to get started? Or have you become stuck with a novel you've been working on? Then join me as we explore the basics of plot and character development, pacing, point of view, and how and when to use narration and dialogue most effectively. Learn the do's and don'ts of novel writing so you can make your story pop with new energy. This course works for all genres of fiction writing and all aspiring writers are welcome! For a full class description or to register, click here.
Saturday, July 31st, 1-3:30 PM (MST) — PUBLISHING LECTURE: Will be presenting a lecture at Denver Free University entitled Inside the Publishing Industry: Getting Your Manuscript Through the Door--an in-depth look at how the publishing industry works and the various paths to publication available to aspiring fiction and non-fiction writers. A must for beginning authors and "old hands" who have been trying for years to get their manuscript into print without success. For a full class description or to register, click here.
AUGUST 2010
Saturday, August 14th, 1-3:30 PM (MST) — COIN COLLECTING SEMINAR: Will be presenting a lecture at Denver Free University on coin collecting entitled How Valuable is that Coin?: A Beginners Course in Coin Collecting. It'll touch on all the tricks of the numismatic trade from grading standards to proof sets, and from type errors to the most common rip-offs to avoid. For a full class description or to register, click here.
Saturday, August 28th, 1-3:30 PM (MST) — PROPHECY LECTURE: Will be giving a seminar at Colorado Free University entitled Doomsday Prophecy: History and Perspective that will look at the Mayan calendar prophecies that supposedly predict doomsday on December 21, 2012 as well as other doomsday prophecies throughout history (and in the Bible). A must class for anyone considering stocking supplies in an effort to survive the end of the world. Signed copies of my latest book, 2012: Extinction or Utopia, will be for sale ($16) after the lecture. Full a full class description or to register, click here.
SEPTEMBER 2010
Saturday, September 25th, 1-3:30 PM (MST) — PUBLISHING LECTURE: Will be presenting a lecture at Denver Free University entitled Inside the Publishing Industry: Getting Your Manuscript Through the Door--an in-depth look at how the publishing industry works and the various paths to publication available to aspiring fiction and non-fiction writers. A must for beginning authors and "old hands" who have been trying for years to get their manuscript into print without success. For a full class description or to register, click here.
OCTOBER 2010
Friday, October 1st, 7-9:30 PM (MST) — WRITING LECTURE: Do you believe you might be able to write the great American novel but don't know how to get started? Or have you become stuck with a novel you've been working on? Then join me as we explore the basics of plot and character development, pacing, point of view, and how and when to use narration and dialogue most effectively. Learn the do's and don'ts of novel writing so you can make your story pop with new energy. This course works for all genres of fiction writing and all aspiring writers are welcome! For a full class description or to register, click here.
Friday, October 22nd, 7:00 PM (MST) — GHOST LECTURE: Will be presenting a seminar at Bemis Public Library on ghosts and spirit photography. Class will look at ghosthunting equipment, theories about ghosts and other basic questions about the supernatural. The lecture will also feature a slide presentation on how to spot hoaxes, anomalies, and genuine spirit photographs. My book, The Case for Ghosts, will be for sale ($13) after the lecture.
Saturday, October 23rd, 7-9:30 PM (MST) — GHOST LECTURE: Will be presenting a seminar at Colorado Free University entitled Ghosthunting 101: Searching for the Paranormal. Class will look at ghosthunting equipment, theories about ghosts and other basic questions about the supernatural. My book, The Case for Ghosts, will be for sale ($13) after the lecture. Full a full class description or to register, click here.
NOVEMBER 2010
Friday, November 6th, 1-3:30 PM (MST) — COIN COLLECTING SEMINAR: Will be presenting a lecture at Denver Free University on coin collecting entitled How Valuable is that Coin?: A Beginners Course in Coin Collecting. It'll touch on all the tricks of the numismatic trade from grading standards to proof sets, and from type errors to the most common rip-offs to avoid. For a full class description or to register, click here.
Saturday, November 13th, 1-3:30 PM (MST) — PROPHECY LECTURE: Will be giving a seminar at Colorado Free University entitled Doomsday Prophecy: History and Perspective that will look at the Mayan calendar prophecies that supposedly predict doomsday on December 21, 2012 as well as other doomsday prophecies throughout history (and in the Bible). A must class for anyone considering stocking supplies in an effort to survive the end of the world. Signed copies of my latest book, 2012: Extinction or Utopia, will be for sale ($16) after the lecture. Full a full class description or to register, click here.
Sunday, November 14th, 1-3:30 PM (MST) — WRITING LECTURE: Do you believe you might be able to write the great American novel but don't know how to get started? Or have you become stuck with a novel you've been working on? Then join me as we explore the basics of plot and character development, pacing, point of view, and how and when to use narration and dialogue most effectively. Learn the do's and don'ts of novel writing so you can make your story pop with new energy. This course works for all genres of fiction writing and all aspiring writers are welcome! For a full class description or to register, click here.
Sunday, November 21st, 1-3:30 PM (MST) — PUBLISHING LECTURE: Will be presenting a lecture at Denver Free University entitled Inside the Publishing Industry: Getting Your Manuscript Through the Door--an in-depth look at how the publishing industry works and the various paths to publication available to aspiring fiction and non-fiction writers. A must for beginning authors and "old hands" who have been trying for years to get their manuscript into print without success. For a full class description or to register, click here.
