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An example of using multiple points of view for effective storytelling is in the game “Heavy Rain” by Quantic Dream. In the game, you play as four different people who are involved with the same case in various ways. For example, one of the protagonists, Ethan Mars, is the victim’s father, so his perspective is one of parental necessity and hunger to solve the case, whereas one of the others, Norman Jayden, is from the FBI, so it views the case from a crime-procedural viewpoint.

Keep in mind that typically, the more time a reader spends engaging with a certain character's point of view, the more the reader will sympathize with that character. Moreover, the point of view that you start with will often be the character readers will either sympathize with most or perceive as the protagonist, especially if this character's point of view is one you return to often. See John Milton's use of Satan's point of view in Paradise Lost for an example of this.

Switching between different POVs can be tricky. If your character stories overlap, readers might get confused about whose POV they're reading. On the other hand, if your character stories are entirely disconnected, your novel might not feel cohesive. To help distinguish between similar POVs: - Use your POV character's name in the opening line of the chapter. - Have different POVs refer to the same people/objects by different names (e.g. Use a character's first name in one POV, but their surname in another). For disparate POVs: - Include details that link chapters (e.g. an arrest witnessed in one POV is heard about as rumour in another)

Creating suspense with multiple points of view involves employing strategic character knowledge, cliffhangers, and scene switches to keep readers hanging and eager for resolution. Diverging timelines and unreliable narrators add layers of uncertainty, while parallel storylines gradually intertwine, building anticipation for their convergence. Tension is heightened through contrasts, withholding strategic information, and intensifying stakes, all working together to keep readers on the edge of their seats, anxiously awaiting the moment when the threads of the narrative will be woven together, revealing the full picture and satisfying their craving for resolution.