POV - I kind of need advice (no spoilers)

[barbayat]

I hope this okay, I just feel like I need some sort of fellow writer advice.

So I am currently struggling with my Star Trek into Darkness fanfic. My problem is that the first 5-6 chapters I have written from my main characters POV (the guy in my icon). It's hard and eventually I really need to switch POV ... but my concern like when?

Would you find it odd if there was suddenly after so many chapters one with a different POV?

I think it would be easier for me to write from a different POV every other chapter.

Therefore I am contemplating re-writing chapter 4, as this is the first one with another main character. After that maybe make it a general rule to write from her POV every other chapter?

Check-in: Day 20 - Monday

[annotated_em]

Happy Monday, everyone! How's your writing going?

Poll #13472

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Today I have

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planned.
3 (60.0%)

researched.
2 (40.0%)

written.
3 (60.0%)

edited.
0 (0.0%)

posted.
1 (20.0%)

taken a break.
0 (0.0%)

done something else.
0 (0.0%)

How do you feel about your progress?

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I feel great!
1 (20.0%)

I feel okay.
2 (40.0%)

I'm pretty neutral.
0 (0.0%)

Kind of meh, to be honest.
2 (40.0%)

Can we not talk about it?
0 (0.0%)

For discussion: what's the most difficult part of writing something for you? Is it coming up with ideas? Figuring out the perfect first line? Or the snappy close? For me, it's a combination of coming up with titles--I hate that part--and sustaining momentum during the middle part of the story, after the joy of starting a story has worn off and before the momentum of the final act catches me up. How about you?

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