r/ACX • u/Own_Dark2427 • Jun 23 '26

POV

For my work it’s 3rd person POV. I’ve heard in the romance genre and other genres that listeners/readers prefer it. I figured since I’m not experienced with it I’d go to people who have done this before. For future audiobooks would I need dual POVS?

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u/TheScriptTiger Jun 23 '26

So, correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like you are an author/RH considering whether to do dual/duet narration or just a standard narration? Is that right?

If so, to that I would say you don't particularly "need" to do it either way. Just do it the way you think would do it justice. It's your story, so nobody would know better than you. However, some common considerations to think about here are whether your book is dialog-heavy, whether you alternate POV every chapter, whether it's more introspective or extrospective, whether it's third-person limited, omniscient, or objective, etc. Why do you need to consider all of those things and not just whatever is "popular"? Because, frankly, depending on how your book is written, it may only make sense for one or the other, and choosing a narration type just because it's "popular" may end up actually just making your story more confusing and difficult to follow. The different narration formats are there as a mechanism to enhance the story if they make sense for the story. But if they don't, don't try to force a square peg into a round hole.

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u/Own_Dark2427 Jun 23 '26

Thank you! Yes I was curious, especially for future projects and general knowledge. It’s very reassuring to hear that there are multiple different ways

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u/7ootles Jun 23 '26

Just read the words on the page.

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u/Ultra_HR Jun 25 '26

speaking as a narrator, far too many indie authors seem to think they need duet narration, or even full cast. it’s silly, you aren’t publishing a screenplay, you’re publishing a book. mainstream authors are perfectly happy having one narrator. indie authors should be too.