Your 3rd POV will probably be fine, as long as the reader knows whose POV he/she is in. Don puts the name of the POV character for each chapter just below the title.
I also alternate between two POV characters throughout my book, but it's 3rd person limited. I have one chapter that needs to be in another character's POV, and it worked out fine.
Don't forget to join the Medieval Fanatasy/Magic group. There's a group of reviewers there who would be happy to help. Create a thread there with your name and book/name(s) in the subject line. Many of us do that. You can use that to brainstorm with other members about your book. There is a member there named Kdot who just recently posted that he's looking for new material to review.
Don Chambers on this site uses first-person multiple POVs. He frequently alternates between two characters on a chapter-by-chapter basis. You may want to contact him to see what guidance he can give. Perhaps he can recommend one of his books to read/review. He's an excellent reviewer.
I started with omniscient, but most current fiction is third limited, so I switched. Fortunately, I did. There are several chapters that absolutely would not have worked in omniscient. If you plan to self-publish, you can break whatever rules you like. Some of the best-selling fiction of all time used omniscient, although the ones I know were written a long time ago.
Ah, maintenant je comprend tous qui passe. Kdot, est que vous et en France pour les vacances?
Wow! My French sucks. Only slightly better than my English.
trip li'l cat
bimmy wrote:Hey ya'll. I'd love a roll with some honey butter.
so... a baked ball of controlled fungus with bee vomit and a cow's fat-based mucus
That's not a nice way to describe bimmy. For shame!
I'd love to roll in some honey butter.
I think I finally found what Vern is talking about. Choose Portfolio-> Edit-> Content. It lists all the active and inactive content is one pace.
Thanks all.
Dirk
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Who are the rest of you who don't pipe up in here? I need new cannon fodder.
You're getting senile. Where's my review? And where's your next chapter?
Bzzt!
Huh?
Portugese
Portly geese
Thank you both.
I own several. Bricks running Windows.
Silly question: are human-like tones in speech considered to be "modulated"? The dictionary definitions are a little vague.
Jesus of Nazareth
Thank you, Mrs. Piddles. Very handy. Too bad we (as authors) can't select from our inactive chapters when on the chapter view screen. That should be the default.
Thanks again.
Dirk
I would rather not have had to wait 25 years of my life to learn Yoda had a lightsabre.
Don't get me started.
I dedicate a sentence to it: Lupus straightened the collar of his uniform. Black with red trim, it included the Imperial emblem — a golden eagle surrounded by a crimson laurel wreath — above the heart. Seems reasonable since it's a brief description to help picture the character. It's also a description of the Imperial emblem, which appears again later, including on the Imperial flag.
Jackaroo? This has the advantage of being Aussie and male, which fits for a drag queen.
Next up, the name for the loony AI. So far, the best I could do to jazz up (and lightly disguise) Janet's name is Janette. Could use more sizzle. Ideally, something a little over the top.
Imperial ruling elite are definitely black with red trim to match the flag. The reverse for everyone else is easy to remember, but it will make the classiarii and legionarii very easy targets, even in low light. Cannon foder. :-) Will ponder some more.
Ah, yes, but can you recharge batteries using coconuts?
I'm too lazy to Google. I don't recall much diversity in Star Wars or Dune. I'm considering black with red trim and gold accessories for all uniforms to match the colors of the Imperial flag. I should still have something to identify the Imperial Family and maybe the governors. Perhaps gold eagles on the collars.
You're definitely special, Vern. ;-)
I tried what you said. Only the active chapters show up on the view screen. The inactive ones are not visible from there. I decided my readers can wade through the active versions for a while until I'm done with the reviews. In other words, screw the reader. :-) They'll figure it out.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Dirk
