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DoubleG Since: Feb, 2011
#1: Apr 9th 2012 at 3:39:03 PM

Chapter 1. Chapter 2. I'm writing a romance story, and since I'm writing chapters from different point of views from each character, I would want to know how the reader can tell. How can I do that without making it confusing?

Also, how you describe the characters?

edited 9th Apr '12 3:40:18 PM by DoubleG

SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#2: Apr 9th 2012 at 3:58:50 PM

The Kane Chronicles had two narrators *

. Each chapter opens up with a Symbol above the title to indicate who's talking. You could do something like that.

edited 9th Apr '12 3:59:15 PM by SalFishFin

DoubleG Since: Feb, 2011
#3: Apr 9th 2012 at 4:33:36 PM

Thank you. I am writing this online, (say Fiction Press for example), so I wouldn't know how to do that other than place the names in the title.

HeavyDDR Who's Vergo-san. from Central Texas Since: Jul, 2009
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#4: Apr 9th 2012 at 4:37:31 PM

If you're going with first-person, there's cheap ways you could specify who's narrating. You could label the beginning of each chapter with who's speaking, like, "Chapter 1: The Beggining: Bob." Or something, depending on how creative you want to get with the font and placement.

Some people try to give every perspective a unique tone of voice, like a verbal tic or a stylized way of speaking. I don't suggest that, mostly because the reader could forget who says what and how, and it makes for a really rough beginning.

I'm pretty sure the concept of Law having limits was a translation error. -Wanderlustwarrior
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