4 Point of View Breaks That Sneak In Even When You Know Better

Point of view errors break the fictive dream for readers. This is a problem in general, but in deep point of view where the aim is to create an immersive experience for a reader – this is equivalent of ripping off the virtual reality goggles without warning. A little jarring at best, enough to make you walk away from the story at worst.

What’s A POV Break?

You must remain in one character’s head at any given time unless you’re writing in omniscient pov. I don’t know of anyone writing in omni...