FutureTense

When the main narrative thread shifts POV indiscriminately, either frequently or without suitable cues such as scene breaks. Considered rather poor form as the reader is left seasick and confused by the need to continually adjust to a new POV. Almost guarantees the reader won’t be able to identify with with the characters.

The cause is usually a lazy author, or one who is clueless and unable to perceive the effect on the reader. The cure is easy. Pick a POV. Change it as seldom as you can within a scene. Mark changes with a formal break. Use both the appearance of the text and markers within the world of the characters such as tempo, specific internal dialog or visuals and give the reader a chance to immerse deeply into specific characters for blocks of time. that are long enough to appreciate the trip.

This was taken from a discussion in Broad Universe