That is a thought--I could do the rewrite with the idea of keeping both viewpoints...maybe there's another reason the story doesn't work.

I've read short stories with two POV that worked, certainly. Sometimes it's necessary.

I could easily see a short story with a cop and a crook and a chase, with one describing how he got away/was caught, and the other describing the chase, and which POV goes first would depend on your twist.

I'm working on some back cover type text for my book Cog. It's a middle-grade steampunk thingie. Here's what I've got so far:

Thirteen-year-old Cog loves getting her hands greasy in her Uncle's workshop and building the occasional mud-cannon before her mother's return completely derails her life. Before long, she's stowing away on a royal airship and tricking her way into a dream apprenticeship with the Queen's master engineer by pretending to be a boy named Claude. But her situation takes a dangerous turn when she discovers a plot to assassinate the Queen and throw the kingdom into war.

If Cog can keep her identity a secret despite her best friend's crush on Claude, unravel the deadly conspiracy, and keep the demanding master engineer happy, then maybe she can have the future she's always wanted. Saving kingdoms may not be the same as fixing an auto-mechanical potion mixer, but Cog has a set of precision screwdrivers and she isn't afraid to use them.

Follow Cog's rollicking adventure as she uses her wits and ingenuity to find friendship, trust, and justice in a colorful but sometimes unforgiving steampunk world full of mechanical mayhem.

Does that seem any good?

For a blurb to catch interest, it's great, but

Thirteen-year-old Cog loves getting her hands greasy in her Uncle's workshop and building the occasional mud-cannon before her mother's return completely derails her life.

Is the tense odd in that sentence? For me, it flows better with "building the occasional mud-cannon, but her mother's return completely derails her life."

I'm stopped by "derails," which implies that she was going somewhere. I'm making stuff up, but I'd look for something more like this:

The most excitement in 13-year-old Cog's life had been the mud cannons she made in her uncle's workshop. Then her mother returns and before long ....

How about instead of "before", "until her mother's return..."

And I feel like it wants a bit more transition between "...derails her life." and "Before long..."

Thanks for the input!

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