: Re: What happens with changing POV Irregularly? I have a story that is primarily told from one POV character (third-person limited). However, plotted within this story are a few chapters from other

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I’m not a head-hopper writer. I keep view point characters focused in distinct scenes or chapters. Romance writers may make an exception and head hop.

I have a personal rule of thumb, the more viewpoint characters I explore the farther the narration takes place. In my opinion it depends upon the distance you intend to narrate your story. That’s key in my opinion.

For example: Take Game of Thrones, a 3rd person omniscient story exploring a variety characters. It must be distant with so many characters and switching plots all over the place, which may lead and tie into the final and ultimate conflict against the White Walkers.

Imagine if Game of Thrones were written in Deep point of view. Each book would be massive. Each character having an arc and exploring the world from their own point of view as opposed to an outside narrator telling you. I couldn’t even begin to imagine, but at the same time it sounds like a cool idea.

If you head hop, it may be frowned upon.

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