My book (vomit draft)/idea has 3 teens:
girl -- 15
boy-16 (passive at first)
boy -- 17, almost 18 (aggressive at first)
This was a "travel to another world" story where the three are from a non-traditional family, split up, and the perspective switches between them when they are not together.
After researching I found out that not only does perspective switching tend to turn off YA readers, but also that a single reader may have trouble settling into the story with switches between the different genders and types.
I thought about doing a short series with each character has the protagonist, but then I run into the same problem---a reader may identity with one character but be turned off when I switch mid-story or in the next book.
I'm considering using just one character even though I'm drawn to all three; I write also to be read.
Input?
girl -- 15
boy-16 (passive at first)
boy -- 17, almost 18 (aggressive at first)
This was a "travel to another world" story where the three are from a non-traditional family, split up, and the perspective switches between them when they are not together.
After researching I found out that not only does perspective switching tend to turn off YA readers, but also that a single reader may have trouble settling into the story with switches between the different genders and types.
I thought about doing a short series with each character has the protagonist, but then I run into the same problem---a reader may identity with one character but be turned off when I switch mid-story or in the next book.
I'm considering using just one character even though I'm drawn to all three; I write also to be read.
Input?