3 Mistakes To Avoid When Writing Multiple Main Characters | Writing Advice

I made sure that I have 3 or 4 main characters while having a few supporting ones.

What made me want to write multiple was which ones to root for. For instance, both Brother and Sister wants to defeat their main enemy, but certain moments got them separated. The Brother tries to find his foe’s whereabouts, while the Sister was busy protecting innocent people.

What do you think?

Another well timed video🙂

I think this is why Epic fantasies are so long. They might have 10 main characters, but now they have 8 chapter each or so.

It's a bit easier to switch MC perspective when you're writing a script for a movie or a tv show.
Example, Orange is the New Black. That show has well over 1,000 cast members. Yet we mainly follow roughly 12 to 20 characters that are inside the prison system.

I read book where they switched POV in the scene with no alert (It's not as if enough that the ending was horrible as hell). I did write a story where I have the two POVs in the same scene, but they are seperated by (***). Yeah, I had only two POVs and I switched between them a few time within chapters

I had multiple POVs because I thought having someone on the villain's side could help the readers assess how much danger the protagonist is in or not. I also had a lot going on with the villain that I don't want to splurge as backstory exposition the second before he's out of the story so that's the method I came up with. Whether I'm doing this right or not, I have no idea.

Hmm 🤔 I might have to try that whenever I eventually start my rewrite attempt at Miraculous 😅

It’s…a passion project to keep me sane🙃

The second point is such a pet peeve of mine when reading and editing! Great, informative video :)

im breaking all the rules, switching mid scenes (but giving them distinct voices and emphasizing their identity at each chapter) and having 6+ different povs while only two get the main focus because i just think some things need their specific pov. well, they all have their own story but for the sake of not being overwhelming, the main two are more than samples.

Keep strong. Dont forget that despite the struggles and madness in this world today, God is full of justice, mercy and love.
Justice said we broke His perfect law - causing the world's previous perfection to be
destroyed - and therefore we deserve Hell (like a punishment in any legal system but this is eternal as His perfect law is eternal too). Don't think you fit in that category? Ever done one of these?: lying, stealing - regardless of how small the object EVER, hating others - which is murder in God's perfect law, lusting (plus God sees our entire thought life). Justice says "the soul that sins shall die" - if we break one in thought/word/deed it's as if we're guilty of all of them. Quite simply, living by the law (which is doing everything perfectly) is impossible for sinful humans

. The law shows us that 1. We will die in Hell if we fail to follow it and 2. We cannot save ourselves BUT, 3. God's perfect, immovable law points us to Christ, who followed and fulfilled the law in thought, word and deed perfectly in our place. He did what we couldn't and did it on our behalf. He was then sentenced to death on a cross, and took our personal punishment for our sin, paying our penalty (like paying our fine) completely FOR us, and has given us freedom.

If we turn from the sins we have committed and repent (pursue the opposite direction of love through Christ) He will, overtime, recreate us back into that previously perfect image through The Holy Spirit which Jesus sends to all who accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior of their life. He will help us through the struggle, the stress, and anything we experience in the world. It's about letting Christ in to guide and teach you and obeying Him through His power (not ourselves, we need Him to help us as it's impossible without depending on His power and instruction).

He is our substitute in His life, death and resurrection. He essentially rewrote history in our place so that, if you believe in Him, it will be as if you had never sinned if you accept Christ's death as our own in our place.

He is in Heaven right now preparing a place for us so that He can take His faithful, believing children home with Him when He returns. He will ressurrect us from death when He returns, giving mercy to those who accept His love, instruction and teachings in their life, and give justice to those who refuse it.

He doesn't want ANY of us to go to Hell and die for continuing in evil and rejecting His way to life, thats why He died FOR us. Hes giving EVERYONE a chance, He wants everyone to take the free gift of salvation from Hell. He wants us to be His and begin to follow His life of love and service through His power and abiding (staying) with Him. So long as we keep our hearts near to Christ through His strength, strive to follow His will of perfect love revealed in the Bible, and let Him lead in the midst of (very certain) pitfalls and struggles, we will, in time, win the ultimate victory over sin, pain and DEATH through Christ. Even if you are willing to be made willing, pray for Jesus to come in and He will do what we can't. Give us The Holy Spirit who will guide us in the right way.

Christ says in John 16:33: I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]
-  (AMPLIFIED version)

NOTE: You are NEVER too sinful or messed up that God cannot turn your life around through Jesus. EVER. Regardless of what you've done or what you're going through you CAN make it through Jesus.
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