Too Many POVs? Check it out...
For those of you who are writing in multiple points of view, how many is "too many"?? How do you decide? (I don't decide...I've learned I suck at multiple POVs and therefore don't try it, lol.)
According to author/blogger/writing instructor Janice Hardy, one of the problems with multiple POVs is that you end up with TOO MUCH PLOT:
"...This structure lends itself to each POV having a story and plot of their own, and those plots often have several subplots as well. You might be over plotting if:
Each POV problem requires its own resolution
Each POV has subplots of its own that are not connected to the core conflict
Each POV’s problem is unique and not connected or loosely connected to the core conflict.
You can’t say which POV is your protagonist."
READ MORE at The Other Side of the Story...
According to author/blogger/writing instructor Janice Hardy, one of the problems with multiple POVs is that you end up with TOO MUCH PLOT:
"...This structure lends itself to each POV having a story and plot of their own, and those plots often have several subplots as well. You might be over plotting if:
Each POV problem requires its own resolution
Each POV has subplots of its own that are not connected to the core conflict
Each POV’s problem is unique and not connected or loosely connected to the core conflict.
You can’t say which POV is your protagonist."
READ MORE at The Other Side of the Story...