Comments on: #5OnFri: Five Tips for Mastering Multiple Points of View https://diymfa.com/writing/tips-tricks-mastering-multiple-points-view/ Tools & Techniques for the Serious Writer Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:24:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jason Bougger https://diymfa.com/writing/tips-tricks-mastering-multiple-points-view/#comment-3706 Sat, 14 Jan 2017 22:22:00 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=29464#comment-3706 You would think that writing in multiple POV wouldn’t be as difficult as it is, but it needs to be done the right way. Your tips here are perfect. I definitely run into trouble with characters sounding the same and one of the things that works for me is to pick a few scenes and write them from the POV of a few different characters. It helps me differentiate between each of the characters see things and also helps me get more insider their heads.

A couple of things to look out for, make sure their is no head-hopping (stick to one POV for each scene) and in short fiction (say, < 5000) I wouldn't recommend multiple POVs at all, unless it's really vital to the story.

Great post and I hope you're having an awesome 2017 so far!

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