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Three first-person POVs might be too much. It's already a little difficult to switch gears when going from one narrator to another; going entirely from one interior perspective to another, and then...

posted 9y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T12:00:28Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:06:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T04:06:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
Three _first-person_ POVs might be too much. It's already a little difficult to switch gears when going from one narrator to another; going entirely from one interior perspective to another, and then another, would probably be overwhelming. I wouldn't mind multiple POV characters if the book was in third person, because you're already at a certain remove from the action, so the "camera" is just being shifted to focus on a different actor.

But ultimately it's dependent on the book — it's always possible that you could make it work.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-03-17T10:16:00Z (over 9 years ago)
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