: 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

@Murray831

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Two things will make it less jarring.

First, establish the pattern early, so the reader quickly learns what to expect. And once you establish the pattern, maintain it to some extent.

Second, follow up on the POV characters so we know how things turned out for them. Readers will expect viewpoint characters to matter to the story. And they expect the events in those chapters to matter to the story. If you don't show how those people and events turned out, they become "loose ends", and readers will feel vaguely (or distinctly) unsatisfied.

If the protagonist witnesses how things turn out, you can show these things in the protagonist's viewpoint. I think it's less satisfying if they happen off stage, and protagonist merely hears reports about them, but that may be a matter of personal preference.

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