Is it okay to change POV halfway through the story? So I started with a 1st person POV, but I realized that I can't explain everything with that, so I want to c

  • A) Yes, only if it'll explain things more clearer.   (2 votes)
  • B) No! Stick with what you started!   (4 votes)
  • C) No! Changing POVs turns me off   (5 votes)
  • D) Yes, I don't mind changing POVs. You can even change it whenever you want!!   (5 votes)
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Minini #1
Also I just realized it sounds as if I'm calling you incompetent, especially with that thing about learning a few things about storytelling - I swear I'm not, even the best writer can learn a lot.
Minini #2
It would be one thing if you did it for stylistical choices, but typically switching POVs is a sign of incompetece, sorry for being so blunt. As you said, you're doing it because you realized you can't write this one - 1st person POV is actually very hard to do well, despite its popularity. But you should still stick with it, you might learn a thing or two about storytelling (like new techniques to give info - doesn't have to be by what the character sees; you could even learn that it's nice when the reader is just as confused as the character but that is hard to pull off well)