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Weird POV Question: Should you be "inside" a character's head the same amount throughout the story?
I know that topic title probably didn't make a ton of sense, so I'll explain in here:
I'm writing a novel in 3rd person limited POV.
Throughout the entirety of the novel, we catch glimpses of inner dialogue from the one and only viewpoint character. However, toward the end of the novel, as the actions are getting more and more intense and there is more on the line, we are inside the head of the character more and more.
For example, in one of the more intense parts later in the book:
He couldn’t see their faces or hear what they were talking about. All he could do is watch and wait as they stepped toward his truck with apparent curiosity.
There’s nothing left in the bed that would interest them, Smith thought. There’s no body left. It’s just tools and junk. Could be any old truck out here.
There's lots of stuff like that later in the book. But in the beginning, when the stakes aren't *quite* as high, it doesn't seem as necessary to be getting inside his head and feeling that same tension at all times, you know? Sure, there are bits and pieces of it. But so long as we're clearly with the same viewpoint character at all times, and we already know that we can see inside his head, is it OK to get inside his head a bit more and more as the story goes on, or should it be a consistent amount throughout?
Thanks.
I know that topic title probably didn't make a ton of sense, so I'll explain in here:
I'm writing a novel in 3rd person limited POV.
Throughout the entirety of the novel, we catch glimpses of inner dialogue from the one and only viewpoint character. However, toward the end of the novel, as the actions are getting more and more intense and there is more on the line, we are inside the head of the character more and more.
For example, in one of the more intense parts later in the book:
He couldn’t see their faces or hear what they were talking about. All he could do is watch and wait as they stepped toward his truck with apparent curiosity.
There’s nothing left in the bed that would interest them, Smith thought. There’s no body left. It’s just tools and junk. Could be any old truck out here.
There's lots of stuff like that later in the book. But in the beginning, when the stakes aren't *quite* as high, it doesn't seem as necessary to be getting inside his head and feeling that same tension at all times, you know? Sure, there are bits and pieces of it. But so long as we're clearly with the same viewpoint character at all times, and we already know that we can see inside his head, is it OK to get inside his head a bit more and more as the story goes on, or should it be a consistent amount throughout?
Thanks.