Vu discusses his work as a fiction writer and how identity informs character and narrative. He teaches how to use other literature to find the mood of our new story, and how complimenting narratives and styles can be woven into the same book.

Elena discusses her work as an essayist/non-fiction writer who uses cultural moments to tell stories. She explores how to use cultural memory to tell a story, and how to use artifacts to encourage and enhance that cultural memory. She comments on the power and complications involved in using a famous voice/character to tell a story.

Amy discusses her work as a fiction writer and using character desire to create structure, choose a point of view, and drive the narrative--just as desire drives our thoughts and behaviors in our real life. She speaks to us about how desire can change the story based on our choice in point of view.

Jonathan discusses his work as a fiction writer and how to use juxtaposition and causality to animate a narrative. He explores the complexities involved in creating a story and characters, and encourage us to embrace these complexities as we seek to gather ideas and develop plot.

Len discusses his work as a playwright and how our perspective as a writer affects the meaning, timing, and purpose of our writing. He goes into the theory of exploring character development/arc as well as the importance of structure in dramatic theory.