Unlock the Hidden Power of Point of View: Master First, Second, and Third Person Like a Pro!
The guideline I learned in my first creative writing class in college is a good one:
Establish the point of view within the first two paragraphs of your story.
And above all, don’t change your point of view. If you do, it creates a jarring experience for the reader, and you’ll threaten your reader’s trust. You could even fracture the architecture of your story.
That being said, as long as you’re consistent, you can sometimes get away with using multiple POV types. This isn’t easy and isn’t recommended, but for example, one of my favorite stories, a 7,000-page web serial called Worm, uses two point of views—first person with interludes of third-person limited—very effectively. (By the way, if you’re looking for a novel to read over the next two to six months, I highly recommend it—here’s the link to read for free online.) The first time the author switched point of views, he nearly lost my trust. However, he kept this dual-POV consistent over 7,000 pages and made it work.
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