Megan Staffel: Now You See It, Now You Don’t: A Glimpse into the Locked Box (January 2014)

This two-hour discussion class led by Megan Staffel explores what is gained when the writer shows the protagonist having a sublime experience in the early pages of a novel. Not only does it allow the reader insight into the character’s secret ambition, but it establishes the reader’s sympathy with the character’s often risky or impossible purpose: to return to the sublime that was so fleetingly achieved.