Unlock the Secret to Perfect Storytelling: How Many Viewpoint Characters Should Your Novel Really Have?
Don’t get carried away, of course. If your novel has 100 scenes and 100 viewpoint characters, that’s going to take some extra skill to make sure that the main story hangs together as a story.
But for practical purposes, 1 viewpoint character is as good as 3, which is as good as 6.
It’s not something to sweat too much over.
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