First vs. third

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So, after looking at my opening with a fine-toothed comb, I'm wondering if I should do my novel in first person. The problem is I have one part where the viewpoint changes and I'm pretty sure I need it for some explanation/foreshadowing of the following events.

My main question: Would it be possible to switch viewpoints in first person?

Secondary question: If it is possible, would it be understandable?
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Ooh! I know!

Use 1st person when you can, and when the viewpoint changes, use 3rd.




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It's possible to change the POV character when writing in first person. It's not too uncommon to change character like this every chapter.

It helps to make it nice and clear who's POV you're writing from though, like by giving the character's name in the chapter title.
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The thing is, said viewpoint shift is only for a handful of paragraphs, near the end of a chapter.
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So make a new chapter that is only a handful of paragraphs long. ^_^ There's no rule on how long chapters have to be.
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