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For as long as I have been writing, a very long time, I have been told head hopping is taboo, a no-no. When you change point of view of a character, you make it clear with a section or chapter break.
Recently, I found book titled Mistaken Identity, a true life account of families finding out their children in an accident- one dead and the other in the hospital-had switched identities. The book is written by the two involved families and a published religious author. The publisher is an imprint of Simon and Schuster.
The head hopping is prevalent from the start, but I think I know why. From the beginning, the writers made it clear that all people in the situation have been equally effected.
I don't get the sense the story is being told in omniscient point of view.
I don't think it's working because I want to sympathize with someone, even though it's a true life account.
Have you seen any other books, whether fiction or non-fiction, where head hopping has worked? This might be a silly little subject, but I would love to hear your thoughts.
Recently, I found book titled Mistaken Identity, a true life account of families finding out their children in an accident- one dead and the other in the hospital-had switched identities. The book is written by the two involved families and a published religious author. The publisher is an imprint of Simon and Schuster.
The head hopping is prevalent from the start, but I think I know why. From the beginning, the writers made it clear that all people in the situation have been equally effected.
I don't get the sense the story is being told in omniscient point of view.
I don't think it's working because I want to sympathize with someone, even though it's a true life account.
Have you seen any other books, whether fiction or non-fiction, where head hopping has worked? This might be a silly little subject, but I would love to hear your thoughts.
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