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Q&A Switching perspectives for a single chapter in a first person POV novel, to do or not to do?

I was planning to do this when I start with the other character's POV and somehow explain how she was able to see things from his eyes when she wakes up, but there is a problem with that pla...

posted 8y ago by Lew‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:26:10Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/23884
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Lew‭ · 2019-12-08T05:26:10Z (over 4 years ago)
> I was planning to do this when I start with the other character's POV and somehow explain how she was able to see things from his eyes when she wakes up, but there is a problem with that plan.

I see absolutely no problem with that. If your character's magic/superpower/special abilities allow her to experience the world from someone else's point of view, it is unavoidable that she will eventually see herself, when inhabiting a friend's or even lover's mind. I suggest you emphasize the effect and let her learn a thing or two about how her new "host" thinks and feels about her...

It might be challenging, but worth it!

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-07-19T16:33:32Z (almost 8 years ago)
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