JP Harker
Scribe
OK, this may have been asked before, but how important is strict attention to chronology when writing a multiple POV book?
My problem is that I have a character fall into a river late at night, then some stuff with other characters in another city which takes place during the day, and then a chapter of the first bloke swimming to safety. It's all still a work in process but I just wanted to ask how much that would annoy any of you if you were reading it.
The timeline mix doesn't effect anyone but I've got nothing happening with the other characters during the night and I need a gap between the man falling in (and being presumed drowned) and swimming to safety.
opinions please?
thanks,
James
My problem is that I have a character fall into a river late at night, then some stuff with other characters in another city which takes place during the day, and then a chapter of the first bloke swimming to safety. It's all still a work in process but I just wanted to ask how much that would annoy any of you if you were reading it.
The timeline mix doesn't effect anyone but I've got nothing happening with the other characters during the night and I need a gap between the man falling in (and being presumed drowned) and swimming to safety.
opinions please?
thanks,
James