This topic has come up in my circle of friends and writers recently. The general opinions came down to two thoughts on the matter; Change of POV is ok if there is a line break/segment break indicator to clarify it AND/OR that it is more acceptable in romance/sex scenes. The thinking being that an omniscient POV can actually make a romance/sex scene more enjoyable and fulfilling and that stopping to break a scene with a segment line can be a distraction.
For me, it comes down to good writing. A good writer can get away with more because I'm just going to be pulled into the story and I could care less about technical things. However the same technical issues might become a distraction in a story that I am less interested in.
I don't really see POV as something that has a right or wrong answer, not in the same way there is a right and wrong way to use punctuation. It's a style choice - and some people are better at it than others.
As a writer, I'm still working my way through this. I have one beta who will nail me on it if I do it, and another beta who likes to know what both people are thinking. If I write a POV change there is still a consistency to it. I'll write an alternating Harry and Ginny POV, because the whole story is from them, but I wouldn't suddenly throw in something from Arthur's POV. KWIM?
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For me, it comes down to good writing. A good writer can get away with more because I'm just going to be pulled into the story and I could care less about technical things. However the same technical issues might become a distraction in a story that I am less interested in.
I don't really see POV as something that has a right or wrong answer, not in the same way there is a right and wrong way to use punctuation. It's a style choice - and some people are better at it than others.
As a writer, I'm still working my way through this. I have one beta who will nail me on it if I do it, and another beta who likes to know what both people are thinking. If I write a POV change there is still a consistency to it. I'll write an alternating Harry and Ginny POV, because the whole story is from them, but I wouldn't suddenly throw in something from Arthur's POV. KWIM?
Bit of ramble there...heh :)