JuliePgh
Re: POV shifts b/w major and minor characters
Jim,
In another thread (Endings) you wrote:
<blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Your viewpoint character does not need to be your main character, or even a major character. Remember when I told you to cherish your minor characters? This is one of the places where they can come in handy: they're great viewpoints.
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If an author is alternating POV between two major characters for many chapter and then uses a minor character's POV only once, is this considered inconsistent or disruptive, generally speaking? Should the patterns of POV used in the first few chapters be followed through to the end?
Jim,
In another thread (Endings) you wrote:
<blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Your viewpoint character does not need to be your main character, or even a major character. Remember when I told you to cherish your minor characters? This is one of the places where they can come in handy: they're great viewpoints.
<hr></blockquote>
If an author is alternating POV between two major characters for many chapter and then uses a minor character's POV only once, is this considered inconsistent or disruptive, generally speaking? Should the patterns of POV used in the first few chapters be followed through to the end?