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by Azeher on October 17th, 2009

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If you're writing a story where there are more than one main character, how you get into their separate lifes without breaking the plot and in a way that will be enjoyable?

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  • by The Reverend Soleil on October 30th, 2009

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    You could do like in Austin Grossman's novel "Soon I Will Be Invincible", alternating between the two characters in each chapter. Or, if you're talking about the medium of comics, you could have the panels or pages alternate, and try to create similarities and contrasts, both in the visual imagery of the two panels/pages and in the dialogue. Take a look at Morrison/Gibbons' "Watchmen" to see some really masterful work at alternating between two timelines/storylines...

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