: Re: Switching POV from protagonist to antagonist? I'm writing a young adult fantasy with two main characters. Right now, I'm planning on writing it in 3rd person limited from the point of view of

@Moriarity138

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I think the most important point here is write your book, not the book someone who has only heard a plot summary thinks should be written.

It seems to me that you have given very good reasons to stick to a single POV here. Personally, I generally dislike books with multiple POV, and while I do think it can be done well, it's unlikely to be done well in a book where the author has only chosen to do that on someone else's say so. In this case, the sustained mystery of the out-of-character actions seem like a major part of the book.

On the other hand, it might be worthwhile doing this as an exercise. Even if you don't include any of those sections in the final book, it might help make your villain more three-dimensional and believable if you (the author) spend some time in his head.

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