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Q&A Do I have to write my book in the main character's POV?

I know there's 3rd person etc... but can a story be told from a secondary character's POV? or does that never happen and would be useless? I want the story from the girl's view, but i really want t...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Firebird‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:27:49Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/18205
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Firebird‭ · 2019-12-08T04:27:49Z (over 4 years ago)
I know there's 3rd person etc... but can a story be told from a secondary character's POV? or does that never happen and would be useless? I want the story from the girl's view, but i really want the story to revolve around the guy.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-07-14T23:26:05Z (almost 9 years ago)
Original score: 1