POV - is basically who is telling the story.
If there are multiple people POV (point of views) in a story, then the question becomes who story is this?
According to a blog at The Wild Rose Press. http://behindthegardengate.blogspot.com/ , this is the single most reason for manuscripts to be rejected.
Why?
Because new authors jump from head to head, not staying with one person long enough for the reader to understand that person's emotions and feelings before they jump to someone else.
It confuses the reader and pulls them out of the best stories. Most authors try to write a scene in one person's POV. Then when they start the next scene they may switch to another person's POV.
The only time I tend to break this rule is if I'm writing a love scene. I might go for a page in herione's POV and then switch to the hero's POV. This way I can reveal both of their emotions.
There are of course many ways to tell a story. 1st person POV only uses one person through the whole book.
3rd person POV usually uses more than one person. But how many is too many?
That question is up to the author of the piece.
The main question to ask is who has the most invested in this book, in this scene, that is the person who the reader should connect. In most romances, the heroine and hero are the two most important characters. Though some authors can get by with having multiply POV in a book. It is important for the reader to stay in each person's POV long enough for them to connect to the character. If it's for one one scene in the book, then the author might want to question why she/he has included it in the book.
Other questions to ask when choosing who is going to tell the story--
Who has the best chance of getting your message across?
Who has the most to lose?
Remember your readers need to be able to follow the story if they are to enjoy it the way the author envisioned.
Hope this helped,
Anita
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