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David Sheppard
David Sheppard is the author of Story Alchemy: The Search for the Philosopher's Stone of Storytelling, and Novelsmithing: The Structural Foundation of Plot, Character, and Narratio...view moreDavid Sheppard is the author of Story Alchemy: The Search for the Philosopher's Stone of Storytelling, and Novelsmithing: The Structural Foundation of Plot, Character, and Narration. He is also the author of the non-fiction work Oedipus on a Pale Horse, and the novel The Mysteries, A Novel of Ancient Eleusis (two volumes). He holds a bachelor's from Arizona State and a master's from Stanford University. He also studied creative writing and American Literature at the University of Colorado. His poetry has appeared in The Paris Review and in England (The 1987 Arvon International Poetry Competition Anthologyjudged by Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney). While living in Colorado he was a member of the Rocky Mountain Writers Guild for seven years, participated in its Live Poets Society and Advanced Novel Workshop, and chaired its Literary Society. He founded a novel critique group that lasted ten years. He has attended the Aspen Writers Conference in Colorado and the Sierra Writing Camp in California. He has taught Novel Writing and Greek Mythology at New Mexico State University at Carlsbad. He has traveled throughout western Europe and is an amateur photographer and astronomer.view less
Books by David Sheppard
On Some Faraway Beach: The Life and Times of Brian Eno Story Alchemy: The Search for the Philosopher's Stone of Storytelling Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNovelsmithing, The Structural Foundation of Plot, Character, and Narration Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Encountering Hermes, On the Road in Greece: Essays, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn Pursuit of Sleep: The Origins of Insomnia and What to Do About It Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mysteries, A Novel of Ancient Eleusis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOedipus on a Pale Horse, Journey through Greece in Search of a Personal Mythology Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSirius Chasing the Pleiades, An Essay on Euripides' Iphigeneia at Aulis: Essays, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHigh Heels, With a Touch of Prufrock: Short Stories, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Eternal Return: Oedipus, The Tempest, Forbidden Planet: Tales of the Mythic World, #2 Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Walking That Short Distance, Childhood Enlightenment in the '50s: Short Stories, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings