Eric D. Martin is a novelist and screenwriter. He has a B.A. in Film Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an M.F.A. in Screen and Television Writing from Pepperdine University. While studying at Pepperdine, Eric served as president of the student film society, Courier 12, and was a semifinalist for the Academy of Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship. Recently, Eric adapted the novel THE LIAR'S CHAIR for the screen and is in development on his feature screenplay PRESIDIO.