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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there it's Peter here again from writers life coming up today how to write multiple points of view writing a book with multiple points of view is one of the most challenging ways to tell a story and requires doodling and bouncing various personalities points of view and motivations as well as the ability to pull these together to create a narrative that not only makes sense but is compelling and read worthy - however done right and using multiple points of view can provide added layers of insight and intrigue to a story they can be a smart and insightful way to widen the readers perspective and allow them to get to know multiple characters in more depth before you get started it's essential to make sure that telling your story from multiple points of view is the right decision list the reasons why your story will benefit from using this narrative device and be clear on why this will enhance your story for example by giving your reader a broader insight into the into the world you are creating or allowing different secrets to come out through the different perspectives giving the reader information that other characters in the story do not have once you have decided to go ahead and use multiple points of view here are some useful tips to ensure you make this as effective as possible first be clear and distinct when switching point of view there's nothing worse than confusing your reader and the danger of doing so is far greater when using multiple points of view be very clear when you are switching from the perspective of one character to another only changing when beginning a new chapter is usually a more natural way to keep switches defined and easy to follow next have distinct characters and voices if you're using multiple points of view make sure that they are all distinctive and exciting enough to stand alone in your story each character should have a unique voice and personality that feels utterly separate from the others and next make everyone as important as each other each point of view needs to come from a character that's the hero of their own story give equal importance to each character and make sure that they all have their journeys struggles conflicts and obstacles to overcome which make the reader interested in them and want to hear more from their own point of view next don't repeat the same scenes over and over telling the same scene from each character's point of view runs the risk of boring your reader and not allowing the story to move forward of course there are times when it is essential to reveal the same scene from a different characters perspective but unless truly necessary to the plot try to avoid this next plan plot and have a good strategy there needs to be a reason you are using a particular character to reveal a specific scene ask yourself why that character works best to tell that part of the story what insight they bring and make sure that they are the best man all best woman for the job planning how the points of view will come together and which character to use to tell which bit of the story will make sure things don't get confused and that there are no inconsistencies in your story either writing from multiple points of view is tough but done right can be incredibly smart and a useful device to intrigue your reader to bring different levels to your story and to give the reader a whole cast of characters to fall in love with if you're thinking of using multiple points of view to tell a story remember to keep your reader in mind and use these tips to help ensure you're doing well and don't forget if you're struggling to write off an issue but our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up like this video if you will and I'll see you again next time bye for now.