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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/8514
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I really love -- _and most of time write in_ -- [first person point of view](http://fictionwriting.about.com/od/glossary/g/firstperson.htm).

The novel I'm writing is somewhat different from what I'm used to. I have four main characters -- _I don't see any of them as more important than the others_ -- each one of them with his own separate plot (_even being related some way to fulfill the story_).

Like I said, I like to write using first person. I was thinking to title each chapter with the name of the dominant char -- since each chapter will be told from a single character point of view -- and write the contents in first person.

> **Example** : Mark - The Wishing Well

My doubt is: **does this work, or it can be too confusing for the reader to deal with different characters in different chapters, all using first person point of view**?

I have seen this type of subterfuge -- _chapters titled with character names for more than one main char_ -- but always from 3rd person point of view. I'm really not sure if I should go on with first person or just drop it, using instead 3rd person.

Original score: 10