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Livvie · 2007-04-04 21:27:41

The "rules" say that you shouldn't mix povs, as it's confusing to the reader, and even in the case of an omniscient pov, you shouldn't change it within a small section, preferably limiting changes to large paragraphs, scenes, or chapters. This was one of my major "mistakes" before I learned about this, but I still find it…

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The "rules" say that you shouldn't mix povs, as it's confusing to the reader, and even in the case of an omniscient pov, you shouldn't change it within a small section, preferably limiting changes to large paragraphs, scenes, or chapters.

This was one of my major "mistakes" before I learned about this, but I still find it confusing. More confusing in fact than a paragraph which does state the thoughts of two characters - providing it's made obvious who is thinking what.

So, is it sloppy writing to veer into the head of more than one character?

I've noticed that Cecelia Aherne does this. I've also read that published authors get away with it all the time, but that it's one of the reasons that new authors will get rejected.

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