MINI-WORKSHOP: How, When and Why to Change Point Of View Mid-Scene (Mar 7

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Mini-Workshop How, When and Why to Change Point Of View Mid-Scene
Presented by Laurie Saunders. If you write romance and you’ve been writing it for very long you’ve heard the advice. Don’t head-hop! Don’t change viewpoint anywhere but at scene and chapter breaks! Join Black Velvet Seductions founder and Editor-in-Chief Laurie Sanders for an exploration of why the advice to maintain a single viewpoint through an entire chapter or an entire scene is flawed. Explore the many situations when changing viewpoint mid-scene is exactly what you need to do. Learn Laurie’s method for changing viewpoint smoothly, efficiently, and without confusing or jarring your reader. Topics will include: Establishing point of view (a brief overview of point of view what it is – how to use it to your advantage) Why the advice you’ve heard is flawed Some very good reasons to change point of view – even mid-scene The difference between head-hopping and a pre-meditated, purposeful viewpoint shift Laurie’s technique for accomplishing a smooth viewpoint shift Questions and answers Examples & Test – Headhopping or viewpoint shift?
WHEN:	Mar 7 - Mar 13
COST:	FREE for ALL PREMIUM Members! $5 for Basic & NON-Members
REGISTRATION:	* Registration Closed*
WHO:	Laurie Sanders is the Founder, CEO, and Editor at Black Velvet Seductions. She writes and lectures frequently on topics related to writing romance and erotica. In her “spare” time she writes as Alyssa Aaron. Her book His Perfect Submissive was a 2008 bestseller at All Romance Ebooks. It also attained the #1 position at Fictionwise for erotica. His Perfect Submissive is available at Black Velvet Seductions, Amazon, Fictionwise, and AllRomanceEbooks.com
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