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It's perfectly okay to have multiple viewpoint characters in a single story, as long as readers always know whose viewpoint they're in.

The safest way approach is to use only one viewpoint character within each scene. If you want a new viewpoint character, finish the current scene, and start a new scene with a new viewpoint character.

The benefit of switching scenes is that readers understand that each scene break represents a change of some kind (to a new time, place, or viewpoint character).

Make sure you start each scene by making it clear to the reader which viewpoint they're in.

It is possible to switch viewpoint characters within a scene. But it's very easy to confuse readers. For this to work, you have to be very good at helping the reader follow the viewpoint switches. It's rare for writers to do this well.

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