I don't really know how to describe this question; it's somewhat structural, I guess.
For background info: I'm nearing the end of my draft. I have maybe 7,000 words left, give or take. Thus far I've consistently alternated chapters between two first-person narrators. (e.g., Chapter 1=Character A, Chapter 2=Character B, Chapter 3=A, Chapter 4=B, etc.)
I've written to a point where it would seem to make sense from a narrative standpoint to write a chapter from a third character's perspective. This isn't a new character; in fact he's been in it from the beginning. But I'm not sure it makes sense from a technical writing perspective, writing a POV from a different character so late in the book, and in such a one-off fashion. Should I avoid that sort of thing?
I'm only tentatively considering this as an option. I'm not 100% sure how all of the ending is going to go down, so this might not be the best route even if it's acceptable from a technical standpoint.
For background info: I'm nearing the end of my draft. I have maybe 7,000 words left, give or take. Thus far I've consistently alternated chapters between two first-person narrators. (e.g., Chapter 1=Character A, Chapter 2=Character B, Chapter 3=A, Chapter 4=B, etc.)
I've written to a point where it would seem to make sense from a narrative standpoint to write a chapter from a third character's perspective. This isn't a new character; in fact he's been in it from the beginning. But I'm not sure it makes sense from a technical writing perspective, writing a POV from a different character so late in the book, and in such a one-off fashion. Should I avoid that sort of thing?
I'm only tentatively considering this as an option. I'm not 100% sure how all of the ending is going to go down, so this might not be the best route even if it's acceptable from a technical standpoint.
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