Head Hopping - Discussion (Patreon)
Published:
2018-05-13 16:26:27
Imported:
2026-06
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I'm currently doing my last editing pass on Medusa Chapter 7, and I thought I'd ask about this.
Head Hopping, or where I switch POVs from person to person. You notice these sections each time I start a new section with:
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I've noticed that I've come to use this more freely in my writing. I used to force myself to stick to a specific POV for a certain amount of time, but I've come to find a lot of scenes work best with a lot of head hopping. Then again, some scenes would work better with a single POV, but using multiple POVs makes it easier. So it's a valuable tool but easily abused.
How about you readers? Do you find my head hopping annoying? Too often? I switch up my narrative style for each POV, so it would make sense if it was too jarring to do it too often