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POV: Threat or Menace?
Course Information: No subject in writing leads to such bitter arguments, such frequent fisticuffs, or so many duels, as POV. Books on writing contradict each other; critique partners disagree; and the “rules” never seem to be reflected in the latest best-seller. This workshop will try to explain what all the bruises and black eyes are about. We’ll address the wide variety of readers’ expectations, the hard truths of editors’ demands, and how you can keep up with changing techniques in your own genre. You’ll learn how to pick your POV, how to establish it, how to transition, and how to avoid embarrassing screw-ups. Tim Esaias promises to turn dull theory into a sharp tool, and give you conscious control of the cinematography of your narrative.
Author Benefits/Takeaways—Participants will:
- Choose the correct POV
- Balance readers' expectations with editors' demands
- Learn tools and techniques to control POV in your writing
Instructor Bio:
Timons Esaias is a sporadically award-winning satirist, writer and poet living in Pittsburgh. His works, ranging from literary to genre, have been published in twenty-two languages. He has been a finalist for the British Science Fiction Award and the Seiun Award, twice won the Asimov's Readers Award, and won the Winter Anthology Contest for 2020. His story "Norbert and the System" has appeared in a textbook, and in college curricula. He was shortlisted for the Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Prize. He is a Pushcart nominee and Intrepid Award winner for the story "To Do." His full-length Louis-Award-winning collection of poetry—
Why Elephants No Longer Communicate in Greek—was brought out by Concrete Wolf.