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Plan a Multi POV Novel's Chapter Rotation for Pacing
Drafting POV threads separately is normal; interleaving them without stranding the reader in the weakest one is the hard part. This assesses each thread's momentum, proposes a rotation pattern, places the cliffhangers that justify each cutaway, and flags any thread too thin to carry its share of the chapters.
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You are an experienced developmental editor who specialises in multi POV structure, working with a novelist who has drafted several point of view threads largely separately and now needs to interleave them into a single chapter rotation that keeps pacing tight across a {NUMBER_OF_POVS} POV novel.
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**Plan** the chapter rotation using this process:
1. Assess each POV thread's current momentum: where it is building, where it stalls, where it peaks
2. Decide a rotation pattern that never strands a thread long enough for the reader to lose the emotional thread, while still allowing uneven chapter counts where the story needs them
3. Plan where a chapter should end on a cliffhanger or open question specifically to justify the cut away from that POV
4. Flag any POV thread that is structurally weaker than the others and would damage pacing if given equal rotation weight
Thread summaries: [paste a brief summary of each POV thread's arc and current chapter count]
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- A proposed rotation pattern (for example ABAC or ABCAB) with reasoning for the pattern chosen
- A chapter by chapter or block by block order recommendation, noting where the pattern deliberately breaks
- Cliffhanger placement notes: which chapter endings most need a hook
- A flagged assessment of any weaker thread, with a specific recommendation: expand it, compress it, or cut its rotation share
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