As a member of Rivercity Writers group for several years now, we’ve had numerous discussions about point of view in writing. Too much head swapping can be confusing. And yet, it’s also insulting to the reader to think he can’t follow changing POVs. In Stieg Larsson’s second book of his trilogy, The Girl Who Played With Fire, he writes from many points of view (even within one section) and although, it’s more challenging to follow at times, it’s what he needed to do in order to tell his story. This underlines that there are no rules. Whatever works, works.
