Point of View, or who's seeing this scene anyway?

Viewpoint is one of a storyteller's most powerful tools. It's also the craft element that seems to be subjected to the most rules, meaning an author needs to understand its potential in order to use it for maximum impact. You may have heard that you should never head hop. What you may not have heard is that head-hopping is not the same thing as a deft point of view change. Do you know the difference? Do you know how to deftly make such a switch? Do you know why some readers like the back and ...