{"title": "Point of View—Creating a World Through Their Eyes", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "Irish Arts Center", "address": "726 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10019", "price": "$206 general / $256 members (inclusive of $6 service fee)", "price_from": "200.00", "price_to": "250.00", "tickets_url": "https://irishartscenter.org/whats-on", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "A one-day creative writing master class at a New York arts center, built around point of view as a writer's tool. Led by writer Yvonne Cassidy, it explores how a narrator's experiences, personality, and emotional lens shape what appears on the page, and how point of view influences tone, mood, and pacing. The six-hour session includes an introduction to different points of view, short examples, writing prompts, time to develop your own work, and supportive group feedback. 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