ProfessorBrainfever
Scribe
So, I started writing my first novel. I'm about 8,000 words in, and what I've written so far has been in first-person.
Then the other night I went on a podcast and work-shopped the idea. I got a lot of great ideas for improving my characters and plot...but I think I have to change the POV and narrative mode to make it work.
Here's my question, though: how do you feel about the mixing of POV and narrative mode within the same story? Can I do some chapters from third-person and others from first? Can I do first-person for different characters in different chapters? Can I mix and match?
I think what I'm going to do is write the rest in third-person and go back after I finish and rewrite the first 8K the same way. But I'd love everyone's thoughts on whether mixing 'works' or not.
Then the other night I went on a podcast and work-shopped the idea. I got a lot of great ideas for improving my characters and plot...but I think I have to change the POV and narrative mode to make it work.
Here's my question, though: how do you feel about the mixing of POV and narrative mode within the same story? Can I do some chapters from third-person and others from first? Can I do first-person for different characters in different chapters? Can I mix and match?
I think what I'm going to do is write the rest in third-person and go back after I finish and rewrite the first 8K the same way. But I'd love everyone's thoughts on whether mixing 'works' or not.