Shifting POV

[MatthewCEarls]

My novel is flowing two POV Characters. The two are separated roughly 1/3 of the way through the book. I was going to alternate chapters for each, but I think there is a point where, for timeline's sake, have two chapters in a row for each character. My question is this: If you were reading a novel which alternated chapters for characters in different location, would you find it awkward if eight chapters into the alternating there was suddenly two chapters in a row of the same POV character?

 

[Steerpike]

It wouldn't really bother me and I wouldn't find it awkward necessarily, but I would wonder why the author didn't simply combine the material from the two chapters into one and keep with the alternating POV scheme.

 

[MatthewCEarls]

Good point, but I'd like to keep my chapters somewhat the same length, save a few pages here and there. I don't want one chapter to be thirty pages if the others are roughly eight. I'll give it a second look and see if I can adjust anything to combine or possibly give the second POV character, who is traveling at the time, a few road bumps/blocks.

 

[Steerpike]

Matthew: that makes sense. Like I said, it wouldn't really bother me. I think I've even come across what you're talking about from time to time, though I can't place a specific example of it.