Tag, You're It!
I've hit the moment I knew was coming. There is a place in my novel draft where I stop narrating from the point of view of the Commander of the ship. His point of view is still included, but I also start narrating from the view points of several other characters.
My draft has two possibilities:
1.) Short and sweet: cut out the extra characters and include their dialogue "over the radio" with no extra descriptions.
2.) Lengthy and detailed: turn the rest of the draft into a narrative with multiple points of view.
In the meantime, I know that I need to continue writing my synopsis so I can try to submit the draft. Every time the point of view changes, I'm using bold text to remind myself of the shift. But if my draft does make it to an editor's desk, the change in perspective might get the book rejected.
I deliberately "forgot" this problem so I could finish the draft. Now, I have a feeling I will be required to think of a solution.
And I still think writing science fiction is fun.
Is there anybody out there with another idea?


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