I personally think 2 are equally important because they start together and end together and connected over long distances but can still communicate because they are two halves like yin and yangI haven't. But I guess when deciding which character goes first, you just need to ask yourself:
1. How do you want to begin your story?
2. Who happens to be there at the time, and whose eyes do you want to see this event through?
Lets take Game of Thrones as an example. The purpose of the prologue is to establish that White Walkers exist and they like killing people. Hence, the prologue had to be told from the POV of one of the Night's Watch, beyond the wall.
Then we have Chapter 1, in which the only member of the Night's Watch who survived the encounter with the White Walkers is executed by Ned Stark for desertion. Now, this scene could have been told from the POV of Ned, Jon or Bran. George R.R. Martin decided to go with Bran's POV. From this we get to see the execution through the eyes of a small boy who is only just starting to learn about the harsh realities of life. So the scene hits a bit harder than it would if it were told from Ned or Jon's POV.
Also keep in mind that often, while a multiple POV story has several main characters, whichever character the novel begins with is usually considered to be the MAIN main character. So you might want to begin the novel with whichever character you feel is most important to your story.
Ah! Tricky!I personally think 2 are equally important because they start together and end together and connected over long distances but can still communicate because they are two halves like yin and yang
This is hard to decipher, I think you meant to say this:But i really need 2 main character povs in first person then but when there together that is the problem because they need mis interprete each other and not know there pov of the other and get deep into there minds what they see objectively.
And it wouldn't show in 3rd person but think it wasn't an art form I'd get a professional to answer it.
Yeah that's what I am doing? Scene by scene.This is hard to decipher, I think you meant to say this:
But I really need two main character POVs in first person. But when they are together this is a problem, because they need to misinterpret each other and not know the POV of the other. And I get deep into their minds to show what they see objectively.
It wouldn't show in 3rd person. I think, if it wasn't an art form, I'd get a professional to answer it.
Here is your professional answer....
Stop fretting about this and just write it out. You have plenty of time to get the thing in cruise control, and come back to adjust after.
Nonprofessional answer.
If what you say is how it has to be, I would write this scene twice, one from each POV, and show the two scenes as covering the same event.
Scene 1:
I went into the room, Mary was dead on the floor, Ralph was holding a knife dripping with her blood.
What the hell? He looked right at me. I ran from the room, and rushed for the stairs, I had to get away. I had to find my pistol.
Scene 2:
I could not believe it. Mary was dead. A knife stuck in her back. I pulled it out and rolled her over. Her blood got on my hands. I had to tell someone, call the police....
The door opened, Jack was standing there looking at me. I was holding the knife. I know how it must have looked. I opened my mouth to speak, but Jack just ran off.
What could I do? I had to chase after him.