Writing Excuses 4.13: Juggling Multiple Viewpoints

We called "can-of-worms" on multiple viewpoints last week because the topic is too big to share the 'cast with anything else. We talk about why multiple viewpoints are useful, and then how to do it well. We discuss the pitfalls and how to avoid them, and then the strategies we use to pull off multiple viewpoints well. Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: John Ringo's Live Free or Die, in which the main character is based on Howard Tayler, only shorter and more Napoleonic. Writing Excuses Podcaster Book Launch-of-the-Week: I am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells is available now in the United States, and he's on tour promoting it. Writing Prompt: Write a multiple viewpoint story in which a single tree serves as the focus for each of the different viewpoints. This episode of Writing Excuses has been brought to you by Audible. Visit http://AudiblePodcast.com/excuse for a free trial membership*. *Note: From the Audible website, here are the terms of the free membership. Read the fine print, please! Audible® Free Trial Details Get your first 14 days of the AudibleListener® Gold membership plan free, which includes one audiobook credit. After your 14 day trial, your membership will renew each month for just $14.95 per month so you can continue to receive one audiobook credit per month plus members-only discounts on all audio purchases. A very small number of titles are more than one credit. Cancel your membership before your free trial period is up and you will not be charged. Thereafter, cancel anytime, effective the next billing cycle. Any unused audiobook credits will be lost at cancellation.