The Power of Perspective: A Fiction Writing Workshop on Point of View
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About Us
Join South Bay Paper Trail for our fiction writing workshop! Our mission for our workshops is to foster a South Bay writers’ community through sustainable workshops and professional development. Whether you're a hobbyist looking for a creative writing group or an aspiring pro, our workshops support your creative fulfillment through specialized craft talks and guided exercises.
This writing workshop will be hosted by our South Bay Spaces Writer in Residence, Tori Huang - published author and MFA.
The Curated Writing Workshop
For this 2 hour writing workshop, Tori will be exploring the art of writing stories in different points of view - first, second, and third person, limited or omniscient! We will be exploring the different narrations through examples, discussion, and writing prompts to start your own story. By the end of the workshop, you will also discover the hidden strengths of the uncommon 2nd person “you” POV.
Everyone is welcome to share their writing as time permits, though feedback cannot be guaranteed.
No writing experience required! Come meet new people and unearth your writing talent. Create and walk away with the start of your own story with Tori's expertise!
You will also be able to purchase Tori's powerful poetry book, Estrangement, on-site at a 10% discount. The book delves into various forms of estrangement from politics, familial, and societal expectations.
Learning Objectives for this Workshop
- Identify Narrative Perspectives: Recognize first, second, and third-person (omniscient vs. limited) viewpoints through excerpts from famous short stories.
- Differentiate Narrators from Writers: Understand the similarities and differences between a character voice, a narrator voice, and the personal voice of a (fictional) writer.
- Analyze the Impact of POV: Evaluate how a chosen POV influences the revelation of character motivations and emotions.
- Apply POV in Practice: Demonstrate the ability to write a character from multiple POVs.
About Tori Huang - The Host
Tori is a NYU graduate with a MFA in Creative Writing from the University of San Francisco. She has a published book of poetry, Estrangement, available at Barnes and Nobles, Amazon and in the San Francisco bookstore Nowplace located in Chinatown. Her story "Backfield Blues," was part of a performance piece at the Esplanade Theaters - which is Singapore's premier performing arts center. It hosts local and international performances with 1,600 - 2,000 seats.
Her other accolades include winning the Writing The City contest in Singapore (2021, 2022) with her short stories "Teacher's Pet" and "Extra," organized by the prestigious Sing Lit Station organization which hosts workshops, events, writing contests in Singapore. She has had her work featured in the sold-out anthology What We Burn For which features 25 Singapore-based writers as well as being featured in the Singapore Kinokuniya bookstore, Japan's largest bookstore chain.
Her writings have also appeared in Neocha, Cha: A Literary Journal (based in Hong Kong), The Hooghly Review, Wildscape (upcoming), and Expat Living Singapore, to name a few. She is currently working on a story cycle regarding the Chinese diaspora. Tori brings a global perspective to the craft of fiction.
We hope to see you there!
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***There may be more people attending this event than is shown on Meetup. This event is also on Luma. Please RSVP either on Meetup or Luma. Do not RSVP on both platforms.***