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Q&A Should i have four points of view for my novel?

I have four friends who all have roles to play in my novel. Person A is why things start to happen to the whole group. Person B has protected person A his whole life but A never knew. Person C betr...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by icefire‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:00:27Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/26324
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar icefire‭ · 2019-12-08T06:00:27Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have four friends who all have roles to play in my novel. Person A is why things start to happen to the whole group. Person B has protected person A his whole life but A never knew. Person C betrays the group later in the book and person D is currently betraying his friends but he doesn't know it.

Chapters in my book will be separated by whose view it is. I will demonstrate how i want to have it play out in my book.

Chapter 1 character A

Chapter 2 character B

Chapter 3 character C

Chapter 4 character D

Chapter 5 character A

Chapter 6 character A

Chapter 7 character B

The two perspectives that are most important are person A and B so i can't get rid of theirs, but i feel as if i leave the other friends out people will see them as not important enough. How can i show all four perspectives without confusing or overwhelming my readers with the switches?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-01-27T03:52:48Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 2