Would it be okay to change the perspective of my story?

[Ab_e_kat]

Right now I'm writing in first person, then I plan on changing to third person. Would this be okay or should I just stick to first person?

[joannekwan]

What kind of story are you writing and is there a purpose to changing the pov?

[BlairFujin]

You should ask yourself why do you want to do it and what would your story gain from it. Then try to figure out why isn't it usually done in published novels. Then it is up to you if your reason for the change is worth it.

[cherrystark]

You are the only one who can answer "would this be okay?" since it's your story.

I have two general "rules" when determining what POV to use.

1. Do we (the readers) NEED to know exactly what is going on inside your MC's head to understand what is going on in the story? If yes - first works. If not - try third.

2. Does your plot rely on the actions of multiple MCs to drive the story forward? - For my sanity, I've learned that it's generally easier to write in third person if you have a large cast of characters.

[HGohwell]

I'm not sure if you mean mid-story or you're drafting and just want to change overall. So, for lack of context, advice for all situations:

If changing mid-story: it can definitely work, I've read a few stories around the internet in my years that had a decent enough framing device to switch and make it work (like, plot twist, you were reading a diary or the person who was pov character died) but you need to have a solid transition to make it work.

If you're already publishing and want to change mid-way through just because you think it works better, be honest with your readers, webnovels are kind of unique in the sense that you can do that, some people won't like it, but some will be ok with it.

If you're drafting and just want to change everything: ask yourself which pov works better. 1st is used a lot in things like YA and webnovels, but rarely is it done well. It's a uniquely intimate pov that lets you get a long way into your character's head and a lot of time it's not used as effectively as it could be and ends up stale and boring and "They laugh. I smile. It's weird, so I leave." kind of repetitive which is not what you want. Third is a lot harder to get wrong but isn't as close and if you have a larger plot with lots of moving parts is definitely easier to handle.

[Ab_e_kat]

I'm writing one about Towers, right now I'm doing first person so you can meet one of the main characters, I was planning on doing it this way during the Prologue
and Epilogue. Then in the middle to third person because there are many characters that you need to know what they're thinking.

[Ab_e_kat]

I going with the later so 2, I have many Mcs who you will need to what they think and why.

[Ab_e_kat]

Thanks that helped. I'll keep what you said in mind.

[joannekwan]

Ah okay! Yeah as long as the first person pov is kept to the prologue and epilogue to bookend the story, it shouldn't be too jarring.

[cherrystark]

My main series has a larger cast and working in third really smoothed out a lot of hiccups for me.

[Ab_e_kat]

Thanks, I'll have to fix what chapter one is called, because it's more of a prologue