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I think you answered your own question: I'm wondering whether it might be worthwhile to add the occasional POV switch early on ... to get the reader used to this taking place If you're worr...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T13:09:39Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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gatkin
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2019-12-08T13:09:39Z (over 4 years ago)
I think you answered your own question: > I'm wondering whether it might be worthwhile to add the occasional POV switch early on ... to get the reader used to this taking place If you're worried that the reader will be thrown by the POV switch, trust that instinct. But I don't think you need more than one POV switch at the beginning to warn the reader that another POV switch might occur later. It would suffice to add a short prologue or preface from the POV of the character you're planning to switch to at the end. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, has that structure (though with more levels.)
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-10-19T22:02:43Z (over 4 years ago)
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