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Q&A In multiple narratives, does time have to be in sync?

This goes for any amount of narratives, dual, triple, quadruple, whatever. I'm writing a story with three points of views going on simultaneously right now, about at the same time. However, is it ...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Daniel Cann‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:42:57Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/25117
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Daniel Cann‭ · 2019-12-08T05:42:57Z (over 4 years ago)
This goes for any amount of narratives, dual, triple, quadruple, whatever.

I'm writing a story with three points of views going on simultaneously right now, about at the same time. However, is it okay to have one of the characters a day ahead of the others, or one a day behind? If I end one chapter with the character's day ending, and I go back to resume from a cliffhanger on a different character where it is still daytime, and by the time I finish that I switch to the other POV where its already tomorrow, is that okay?

> In a dual narrative, does time have to be absolutely in sync? Can characters be days ahead of each other?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-11-03T07:00:00Z (over 7 years ago)
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