I'm trying 2 right a novel with 2 main characters and each character had their own point of view.?

Question

'm trying 2 right a novel with 2 main characters and each character had their own point of view. In the middle of the story the 2 characters will meet.

Now here is my question:

What is the better point of view for me to use? 1st person or 3rd person?

Answer 1

i rather you use first person. that way, you can write what the character is thinking as well as what he or she is saying. you can include everything the characters sees and the reaction of all the thoughts that come to mind.

when you write in first person, that person becomes real to the reader as the reader becomes the character while reading the novel. then i read in the third person, i am watching the story. when i read in first person, i empathize and know his thoughts and know his feelings. i get involved rather than watch from the outside.

it is also more personal, i think. but bare in mind, it is harder to write in 1st person as you have to really know your character in and out. it becomes more personal to you too as you are not viewing the situation..... you are in it as you become the character as you write your novel.

you can dedicate each chapter to one person. 1st chapter, is what is happening to the first character. the next, introduce the next character. when they meet, one character starts describing the whole situation, his reaction on meeting the other, his feelings, etc.

then, it is the turn of the other character..... what is happening to him when he met the other person, how he sees the situation and this all can be totally different from how the other saw it.

just take your time and take each one character at a time, each in each chapter. each one tells his or her separate story and each one has his or her own ending. even if it is a love story, each one tells his reader his and her side and her ending.

Answer 2

I don't think you even have to put asterisks in. If two viewpoints were being told by the narrator at the same time, the names would be clear enough. If both viewpoints were in the first person, it may make it a little harder. For instance (this is something that I've just made up, I hope I'm not offending your story by the sheer rubbishness of it!) Sally looked at the dress, hidden behind the glass screen in the shop. She knew that as soon as her best friend Gemma found it again, she'd buy it for the prom. But Sally wanted it. Gemma had an amazing figure, beautiful hair, and had already got herself a date for the homecoming dance. But why should Gemma get the best of everything? Last week, Gemma had seen this green satin babydoll dress in the shop near London square. It was the prom the following week, and as usual, she'd left it until the last moment. But Gemma's thoughts were cut short as she saw Sally gazing at it from the other side of the store. Poor Sal, Gemma thought. She hasn't got a boyfriend to go to the dance with, and that dye she put on last week has really ruined her hair. Maybe I should just let her get the dress, and it may make her a little happier...

Answer 3

first person for each character. You could use a different font for each character to make your readers more visually aware of the switching. When they meet you may need to switch to 3rd person, but i would try writing it in 1st person and have people read it, then change it later if it doesn't work.

Answer 4

third person. first person is hard to do in a novel without sounding amateurish, because it is easy to just tell what the character is thinking instead of showing it.

write each in a different style. make one a male and one a female. your audience will get it.

i just hope your grammar and spelling is better in your novel... or else it won't matter what point of view you use...

Answer 5

First person is widely considered the most difficult view to write. Hence, I recommend first person.

Answer 6

how about 2 first persons ... then when they meet, part of the chapter is written from one's enlightened view, and other sections are from the other guy's experience.

If your reader relates to your least favourite character, you haven't lost them when they meet

Answer 7

I agree two first person views would be tricky, but if you do it right, a good read.

Answer 8

Best to learn to write (not right)