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I've been debating all week about writing stories that switch POVs. Is it acceptable, generally, to switch POVs within a story? Not every paragraph, which I find terribly distracting, but from one chapter to the next. Or is it a sure sign of novice-writer?
In my shorter stories, I always write from the same POV, but in the longer ones I do, on occasion, switch perspectives when I need to show the other person's view. Is it a sign of poor writing skills that I can't convey that while maintaining the 'main' character's point of view? I admire writers who are able to tell entire stories from one side, but when I'm writing a scene I sometimes feel the need to show the other character's side of the events that are occurring. Is this a bad thing? I know I've spent hours writing and re-writing scenes because I can't decide whose perspective that scene needs to be told from...
Let me know what you think, please!
In my shorter stories, I always write from the same POV, but in the longer ones I do, on occasion, switch perspectives when I need to show the other person's view. Is it a sign of poor writing skills that I can't convey that while maintaining the 'main' character's point of view? I admire writers who are able to tell entire stories from one side, but when I'm writing a scene I sometimes feel the need to show the other character's side of the events that are occurring. Is this a bad thing? I know I've spent hours writing and re-writing scenes because I can't decide whose perspective that scene needs to be told from...
Let me know what you think, please!
