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    Writing in Third Person, Omniscient

    Writing in the third person, omniscient is a powerful and dangerous way to narrate your books. If done right, it can provide a fulfilling experience for your readers; if done wrong, it can bore them to tears. Third Person, Omniscient a common form of third-person narration in which the teller of the tale, who often appears to speak with the voice of the author himself, assumes an omniscient (all-knowing) perspective on the story being told: diving into private thoughts, narrating secret or hidden events, and speaking through the voices of multiple characters. The secret to writing a great third person, omniscient narration is to avoid the second phrase of that…