Elements of Fiction: Character

Scrooge. Odysseus. Portnoy, Holden, Gatsby. Some characters are so real to us, they live with us, enter our language, matter as much as our friends and loved ones. (Ok: sometimes they matter more.) In this class we'll talk about the range of techniques available for conveying character so that the people in your head come alive on the page. We'll analyze some short passages, write, talk, and have fun. You?ll go home armed with ideas for your next story or chapter.