The ole' bait and switch

I've got a little effect that cropped up accidentally in my novel, but that I'm growing more and more attached to.

Mainly, most of my book is written from Third Person limited perspective. However, one of my three Viewpoint characters is very different from the others, and I wanted to represent that by writing his chapters in First Person so that the reader really gets into his viewpoint. Particularly since it's a very inhuman point of view - the impact is stronger in First Person.

Now, my main worry here is that my very first chapter is thus in First Person. It's very short, introduces the character and gives a rough overview of the main character's plot. I could really call it a Prologue.

It kinda frames the next chapter, in a way, so that the reader understands some of what is going on before the main character does. I think it makes the manuscript stronger.

My main worry is that this kind of bait and switch will not fly with a publisher, particularly since I'm a nobody in terms of being published. So, what all do you think of this? Trust my gut and keep it like this, or listen to my inner editor and change that in the second draft?

Nope, its not new - I just worry that I'm setting up one story, and the actual story is something different. But the fact that the prologue basically lays out what's happening probably averts that.

Thanks, Danitha. I suppose that's one of the benefits of having an agent; they can tell you things that make you not worry about stupid little things that would otherwise worry you.

Chaos, thank you as well. I will definitely check that out. I know I'm making a book run later this week to grab some texts for just that purpose, so I'll just see about adding that one