You may have a clear vision for what or who your book is about - but do you know how to tell your story? One of the first major decisions you'll face as an author is determining the style of narration in your book. Is your story best served by writing in first person, third person, or - if you're feeling adventurous - second person?
In this post, we'll be looking at the options available to authors writing in the third person: omniscient and limited. In third person omniscient narration, the narrator has a god's eye view of the story and is privy to all characters' thoughts, as well as knowledge of the past and future. Then there's third person limited, where the narrator's scope of knowledge is intimately tied to a particular character - very often the protagonist.