“How do we kill her?” The entire classroom fell silent as they pondered the dark deed, and then suddenly, each creative writing student began to offer ideas. From grisly to ridiculous, theories were batted around the room. We’d grown close after only a few weeks, and each member offered pieces of themselves to the creation of the screenplay. Even though it was over a quarter-century ago, I can still remember many of those faces. After all, in studying characterization, each s