Points of View

Getting Under Their Skin: Mastering Deep Point of View

Jennifer Crosswhite — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:01:12 GMT

Current Revision posted to Points of View by Jennifer Crosswhite on 8/5/2026 7:01:12 PM

Point-of-view (POV) mistakes drain emotion from a scene and put a barrier between you and your reader. In this webinar session with author, editor, and book coach Jennifer Crosswhite, we cover the most common mistakes, how to choose the right POV, and how to use senses to anchor your readers in a scene--things you can apply to your manuscript today.

Here is the handout referenced in the session:
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Deep-POV-Handout_5F00_ALC.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../GettingUnderTheirSkinMasteringDeepPointofView26.mp4

About the Presenter:
Jennifer Crosswhite is owner and CEO of Tandem Services, an author services company that empowers influencers to harness the transformative power of story to spread their message, create an impact, and leave a legacy. Her twenty years’ experience spans both sides of the publishing desk, from managing editor to author of 20 books and counting.

Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

Getting Under Their Skin: Mastering Deep Point of View

Jennifer Crosswhite — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:59:15 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Points of View by Jennifer Crosswhite on 8/5/2026 6:59:15 PM

Point-of-view (POV) mistakes drain emotion from a scene and put a barrier between you and your reader. In this webinar session with author, editor, and book coach Jennifer Crosswhite, we'll cover the most common mistakes, how to choose the right POV, and how to use senses to anchor your readers in a scene--things you can apply to your manuscript today.

Here is the handout referenced in the session:
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Deep-POV-Handout_5F00_ALC.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../GettingUnderTheirSkinMasteringDeepPointofView26.mp4

Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

How Lisa Jewell Writes Multiple POVs

Lisa Jewell — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:32:15 GMT

Current Revision posted to Points of View by Lisa Jewell on 8/25/2025 1:32:15 PM

How does Lisa Jewell get in the heads of not just so many characters, but so many different characters?

For more on this #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three novels visit: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Lisa-Jewell/75656043.

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How Lisa Jewell Writes Multiple POVs

Lisa Jewell — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:29:34 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Points of View by Lisa Jewell on 8/25/2025 1:29:34 PM

How does Lisa Jewell get in the heads of not just so many characters, but so many different characters?

For more on this #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three novels visit: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Lisa-Jewell/75656043.

www.youtube.com/watch

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How Lisa Jewell Writes Multiple POVs

Lisa Jewell — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:29:18 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Points of View by Lisa Jewell on 8/25/2025 1:29:18 PM

How does Lisa Jewell get in the heads of not just so many characters, but so many different characters?

For more on this #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three novels visit https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Lisa-Jewell/75656043.

www.youtube.com/watch

Tags: fiction, video

How to Write a Historical Saga

Signe Pike — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:23:53 GMT

Current Revision posted to Points of View by Signe Pike on 3/10/2025 4:23:53 PM

Author Signe Pike chats about building the world of The Shadowed Land, which reimagines the legends of King Arthur by resurrecting the real historical figures who inspired these enduring tales. She discusses writing in multiple points of view, and how this approach keeps the story going.

Signe Pike is the author of The Lost Queen series, recently optioned for television, and the travel memoir Faery Tale. She has researched and written about Celtic history and folklore for over a decade. For more on this author visit https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Signe-Pike/101034402.

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Tags: fiction, video, Historical Fiction

Point of View: The What, How and Why of Your Story’s Perspective

Helga Schier — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:22:53 GMT

Current Revision posted to Points of View by Helga Schier on 9/29/2022 4:22:53 PM

Broadly stated, point of view is the perspective from which a scene or an entire story is told. Do you tell your thriller from the murderer’s point of view, the detective’s, or the victim’s? The drama from the perspective of the philandering husband, the lovesick lover, or the depressed wife? Point of view determines what the reader knows and when, directs the way the story will flow, and shapes the narrator’s voice, stance and attitude. This webinar session with editor Helga Schier explores the pros and cons of common narrative points of view and how to avoid common pitfalls and traps.

Here is the handout referenced in the session:
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ALC-2022-Schier_5F00_Point-of-View_5F00_Handout.pdf

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../PointofViewTheWhatHowandWhyofYourStorysPerspective22.mp4

About the Presenter:
Helga Schier, Ph.D., is the founder and owner of withpenandpaper.com, an independent editorial services firm. She is also the editorial director of CamCat Books, www.camcatbooks.com, a publisher of quality genre fiction. With over 25 years of experience, Helga guides authors through the development and revision process. Helga's editorial work focuses on the refinement of story, character, and style, helping writers sharpen their vision, refine their voice, and unlock the potential of their manuscripts. Her clients are published, self-published, and not-yet-published writers. Helga has published essays on contemporary English and American fiction, and translated numerous novels and memoirs. Contact her at helga@withpenandpaper.com or visit www.withpenandpaper.com.

Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

Point of View: The What, How and Why of Your Story’s Perspective

Helga Schier — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:22:32 GMT

Revision 5 posted to Points of View by Helga Schier on 9/29/2022 4:22:32 PM

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../PointofViewTheWhatHowandWhyofYourStorysPerspective22.mp4

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Point of View: The What, How and Why of Your Story’s Perspective

Helga Schier — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:20:04 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Points of View by Helga Schier on 9/29/2022 4:20:04 PM

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../PointofViewTheWhatHowandWhyofYourStorysPerspective22.mp4

Tags: fiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

About the POV in 'Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead'

Emily Austin — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:10:11 GMT

Current Revision posted to Points of View by Emily Austin on 10/18/2021 5:10:11 PM

Emily Austin reflects on the point of view in her thrilling debut, 'Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead'.
For more on this debut author visit https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Emily-Austin/177220594.

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Tags: fiction, video, Women's Fiction

About the POV in 'Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead'

Emily Austin — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:09:02 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Points of View by Emily Austin on 10/18/2021 5:09:02 PM

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Point of View: The What, How and Why of Your Story’s Perspective

Helga Schier — Thu, 13 May 2021 21:31:42 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Points of View by Helga Schier on 5/13/2021 9:31:42 PM

Tags: fiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

5 Reasons to be Riveted by 'Facing the Sun' from Janice Lynn Mather

Janice Lynn Mather — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 21:36:48 GMT

Current Revision posted to Points of View by Janice Lynn Mather on 2/15/2021 9:36:48 PM

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants meets The Education of Margot Sanchez in this Caribbean-set story about four friends who experience unexpected changes in their lives during the summer when a hotel developer purchases their community’s beloved beach. Author Janice Lynn Mather is a Bahamian writer with an MFA from the University of British Columbia. Her first novel, Learning to Breathe, was a Governor General’s Literary Award finalist, a BC Book Prize finalist, shortlisted for the 2019 CCBC Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection, an Amelia Bloomer’s Top Ten Recommended Feminist Books for Young Readers pick, and a Junior Library Guild selection. For more on this award-winning author visit https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Janice-Lynn-Mather/2134096116.
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Tags: fiction, Teen & Young Adult, video, Women's Fiction

5 Reasons to be Riveted by 'Facing the Sun' from Janice Lynn Mather

Janice Lynn Mather — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 21:36:21 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Points of View by Janice Lynn Mather on 2/15/2021 9:36:21 PM

Tags: fiction, Teen & Young Adult, video, Women's Fiction

When to Tell a Story from a Villain or Monster’s Point of View

Neil V. Young — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:46:40 GMT

Current Revision posted to Points of View by Neil V. Young on 9/18/2020 1:46:40 PM

Telling your story from the villain's or antagonist's point of view can bring a unique perspective, as author Neil V. Young explains.
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../WhentoTellaStoryfromaVillainorMonsterPointofView.mp4

Tags: fiction, Subscriber, Thriller & Suspense, video, Science Fiction & Fantasy, mystery, Horror

When to Tell a Story from a Villain or Monster’s Point of View

Neil V. Young — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:45:03 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Points of View by Neil V. Young on 9/18/2020 1:45:03 PM

Tags: fiction, Subscriber, Thriller & Suspense, video, Science Fiction & Fantasy, mystery, Horror

When to Tell a Story from a Villain or Monster’s Point of View

Neil V. Young — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:06:11 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Points of View by Neil V. Young on 9/18/2020 1:06:11 PM

Telling your story from the villain's or antagonist's point of view can bring a unique perspective, as author Neil V. Young explains.

Tags: fiction, Subscriber, Thriller & Suspense, video, Science Fiction & Fantasy, mystery, Horror

Telling a Story from an Antagonist’s Point of View

Brandyn Cross — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 20:24:18 GMT

Current Revision posted to Points of View by Brandyn Cross on 6/26/2020 8:24:18 PM

There are many points of view from which every story can be told. Different iterations can be based on the same storyline, but a completely different perspective emerges when told from the antagonist's POV instead of the protagonist's. Some thriller novels tell the story from both perspectives by jumping back and forth between character perspectives in each chapter. Author and screenwriter Brandyn Cross can't think of an example of where a story is told only from the antagonist's POV, other than possibly the recent "Joker" film, but that doesn't mean it can't be done. Something to keep in mind is that there are different types of villains and antagonists, with vastly different motivations.

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TellingaStoryfromanAntagonistsPointofView.mp4

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Telling a Story from an Antagonist’s Point of View

Brandyn Cross — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 17:00:45 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Points of View by Brandyn Cross on 6/26/2020 5:00:45 PM

Point of View: The What, How and Why of Your Story’s Perspective

Helga Schier — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 19:14:02 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Points of View by Helga Schier on 4/21/2020 7:14:02 PM

Point of view is one of the most powerful and at the same time one of the most misunderstood tools in a writer’s kit. Should genre help decide which point of view to choose? Why are so many sci-fi stories and fantasies written in third-person narration? Should memoirs always be written in first-person-narration? And does that choice influence the story? These are important questions. However, point of view goes beyond choosing the narrative mode. Broadly stated, point of view is the perspective from which a scene or an entire story is told. Do you tell your thriller from the murderer’s point of view, the detective’s, or the victim’s? The drama from the perspective of the philandering husband, the lovesick lover, or the depressed wife? Point of view determines what the reader knows and when, directs the way the story will flow, and shapes the narrator’s voice, stance and attitude. This webinar with editor Helga Schier explores the pros and cons of common narrative points of view and how to avoid common pitfalls and traps.

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../PointofViewTheWhatHowandWhyofYourStorysPerspective.mp4

Here is the handout that goes along with this presentation:
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Point-of-View-HANDOUT.pdf

About the Presenter:
Helga Schier, Ph.D., is the founder and owner of withpenandpaper.com, an independent editorial services firm. She is also the editorial director of CamCat Books, a new publisher of quality genre fiction. With over 25 years of experience, Helga guides authors through the development and revision process. Helga's editorial work focuses on the refinement of story, character, and style, helping writers sharpen their vision, refine their voice, and unlock the potential of their manuscripts. Her clients are published, self-published, and not-yet-published writers. Helga has published essays on contemporary English and American fiction, and translated numerous novels and memoirs. Contact her at helga@withpenandpaper.com or visit http://www.withpenandpaper.com.

Tags: fiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar