Change viewpoint without confusing the reader

Switch at a scene break and ground the new viewpoint through a goal or a distinctive observation. Use the new perspective to add information.

Try it

After switching from the librarian to the guard, show what the guard is trying to protect. Skip a replay of dialogue readers already know.

References

• Fiction writing basics · CUNY OpenLab

• Build a consistent first-person narrator
• Orient readers after a jump in time or place