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It appears that most "rules" regarding internal monologue advise restricting its use to one or two POV characters. My novel, however, will have five or six major (POV) characters, and I would like ...
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System
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2019-12-08T07:39:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Suttroper
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2019-12-08T07:39:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
It appears that most "rules" regarding internal monologue advise restricting its use to one or two POV characters. My novel, however, will have five or six major (POV) characters, and I would like to use interior monologue with perhaps four of them. I understand and agree that limiting internal monologue to one or two characters is normally advisable to achieve and maintain an intimate connection. But I feel that showing the internal monologue of four of my characters in this particular story makes it deeper, richer, and more involving. Just wondering how others feel about this.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-01-09T18:58:03Z (almost 7 years ago)
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