Unlocking the Secret: Why Multiple Protagonists Could Transform Your Story Forever
In a nutshell it follows the same timeline of two characters who are traveling separately. The chapters switch every 3-5 chapters from one to the other so the reader doesn’t fall behind on what is happening with either. I tested it with a few people as two separate books because of the length (358 pages in 5.5×8) but those who read them felt a strong attachment with the first character they read and immediately saw the second as the antagonist which is not the intent. They said the combined book allowed them to feel for each character in a stronger emotional bond. I was also told that switching characters in shorter time intervals was easier to follow than when I had Part 1 Character 1 with a longer time frame then went to Part 2 Character 2. In that format the readers felt they had to restart the story that they were already emotionally involved in and found themselves again looking for the first character.
