I've got a POV question I hope you kind folks can help me figure out.
So I'm planning for my NaNoWriMo (or write a novella month in my case, as I'm going to spend two weeks writing and two weeks editing, I hope!) and I have two main characters in my story. The plan was to do the 3rd Person Limited POV with one character, but the more I think about it, I want to do two POVs. However, for most of the story, the two main characters are together. What I'm thinking of doing is doing the "named" chapter thing, where you get one character's perspective and then in a different scene you may get another's. I think this will solve my problem I'm having of "Who's the main POV character?" I can dedicate time to both of them.
I notice usually when people utilize this idea, it's when characters are far apart. Have you seen books that use this approach to good effect? Have you tried it before? Just looking for some opinions on what you think about two POVs that are in the same vicinity.
So I'm planning for my NaNoWriMo (or write a novella month in my case, as I'm going to spend two weeks writing and two weeks editing, I hope!) and I have two main characters in my story. The plan was to do the 3rd Person Limited POV with one character, but the more I think about it, I want to do two POVs. However, for most of the story, the two main characters are together. What I'm thinking of doing is doing the "named" chapter thing, where you get one character's perspective and then in a different scene you may get another's. I think this will solve my problem I'm having of "Who's the main POV character?" I can dedicate time to both of them.
I notice usually when people utilize this idea, it's when characters are far apart. Have you seen books that use this approach to good effect? Have you tried it before? Just looking for some opinions on what you think about two POVs that are in the same vicinity.