MatthewCEarls
Dreamer
How would you feel if the POV character (3rd person) for the first chapter of a novel was an unknown person? Would you be confused or feel cheated in some way by the author not letting you in on the "secret" of who this person is?
To give you a little background, the first major event of my novel is the murder of the former Hand of the King. He left the kingdom several years ago because his popularity was rising to volumes that overshadowed the King. The Hand befriended the King many years before and they had become like brothers. So, to prevent any future conflict between the two, the Hand decided to step down and leave the kingdom. The King resented but understood what the Hand had to do.
The person killing the Hand is an integral part of the story, but I do not want his identity as the murderer to come out at the beginning.
So, I have a couple of options: (1) Tell the story from the murderer's POV or (2) Tell the story from the former Hand's POV. Don't know how awkward it would be to tell the story from the POV of someone who is about to be murdered.
Any other suggestions? Comments? Concerns?
Thanks in advance.
To give you a little background, the first major event of my novel is the murder of the former Hand of the King. He left the kingdom several years ago because his popularity was rising to volumes that overshadowed the King. The Hand befriended the King many years before and they had become like brothers. So, to prevent any future conflict between the two, the Hand decided to step down and leave the kingdom. The King resented but understood what the Hand had to do.
The person killing the Hand is an integral part of the story, but I do not want his identity as the murderer to come out at the beginning.
So, I have a couple of options: (1) Tell the story from the murderer's POV or (2) Tell the story from the former Hand's POV. Don't know how awkward it would be to tell the story from the POV of someone who is about to be murdered.
Any other suggestions? Comments? Concerns?
Thanks in advance.