: Re: Length of segments in rotating POV When rotating POV between multiple characters, how long should a segment in one POV be? I'm writing ensemble 3rd person and tend to like to let the story

I don't see the length of each segment done in a particular character's point of view as the issue. I've seen excellent stories split into many short glimpses of the world through multiple characters' eyes, and I've seen stories equally excellent split into just two halves consisting of Character A's view of the story followed by a contrasting second half from the POV of Character B.

What can be a problem with short sections in different POVs is failure to make the identity of each new POV character clear at the start of each section.

If you go for short sections, I recommend starting each section with either of

a single-word announcement of the name of the character we are following, or
stating the viewpoint character's name in the very first sentence.

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