Hello all,
In the novel I am currently writing, I plan on using a third person limited POV ("TPL"). There are two main protagonists, both females. In most of the novel I plan on writing from the POV from these females, occasionally shifting the POV to a male in the story for contrast.
I know "head hopping" is a general no-no in writing. However, in the early part of the novel, I am trying to emphasize how the girls (who are long time friends) often work in unison together. Given this, I'd like to write certain chapters in the beginning where we see into the heads of both women. Only very rarely will we hop into the heads of the males in the story and usually this will only be done for a specific purpose (to show the male perspective of these two characters).
Obviously, care must be taken to make sure its clear whose head we are in, but does this approach as I've described it sound like a bad idea that should be avoided altogether or could it, if written well, be considered acceptable?
Any thoughts are appreciated.
In the novel I am currently writing, I plan on using a third person limited POV ("TPL"). There are two main protagonists, both females. In most of the novel I plan on writing from the POV from these females, occasionally shifting the POV to a male in the story for contrast.
I know "head hopping" is a general no-no in writing. However, in the early part of the novel, I am trying to emphasize how the girls (who are long time friends) often work in unison together. Given this, I'd like to write certain chapters in the beginning where we see into the heads of both women. Only very rarely will we hop into the heads of the males in the story and usually this will only be done for a specific purpose (to show the male perspective of these two characters).
Obviously, care must be taken to make sure its clear whose head we are in, but does this approach as I've described it sound like a bad idea that should be avoided altogether or could it, if written well, be considered acceptable?
Any thoughts are appreciated.