I'm just as self-taught, and all though I can't say much for some bad uses of techniques like that, I can say that the switching narrative techniques is quite a fun way to write. I've only run into slight problems with a tentative inclusion of Second Person thanks to F. Scott Fitzgerald and his sudden use of I or you in the middle of a third person imminent story, however, I think that this adds a certain conversational flair to the voice of your story.

Make sure not to restrict yourself to third person and then to kill off your voices indefinately - First person can often give your reader the edge they need to see within, especially if your conflict is Internal or remotely personal.

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