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I read that recently. Has been gathering dust on my bookshelf for years (inherited it when my nan died) I decided to give it a read just before Christmas. So well done omniscient POV, and a good story too.

Go BookTokers!

Shocking bias and unfair to all those great writers struggling to get a deal.

When Luke Bateman – Australian former rugby player, former TV Bachelor 2023 star – joined BookTok to talk about his love of fantasy novels, his first video alone generated 2 million views. But as his overnight success produced a two-book deal...

I'll try again. Everything went south last month (pun intended)

and a fantasy example is Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel. Sublime omniscient. She's a master. You don't notice the POV shifts (unless you're looking for them and then you just think WOW!).

This is a summation of the entire indie industry, sadly.

Aw, I'm sorry that happened to you. I had the same thing done to me when I started out. It boils down to telling kids to use training wheels to learn to balance the bike. It makes it easier for some kids, other kids get on, fall down, repeat...

Yep - if it works it works. As long as it does work. And we can ask Litopians whether it works or not; they'll tell us straight. As long as it isn't unnecessarily confusing, I love a multi-POV novel. Absolutely agree. It's not head-hopping...

Hey @Ronnnie Here's an old Craft Chat discussion if you want to delve further into the topic: https://colony.litopia.com/threads/feb-%E2%80%93-point-of-view.10505/ IMHO, Omniscient is a whole new craft skill - a master skill :) Cheers Rachel

If you're writing in first person POV (inside your protagonist's head) or close third person POV (on your protagonist's shoulder) and your protagonist leads the chapter then your workshop people are correct: your reader can't know anything the...

I agree with all of the above. Some stories are better with just one POV, some are better with multiple. It's up to you as the author to decide which to go for. There should also be an obvious break to show that a new POV has been entered...