Ramblings of a First Time Novelist

So, apparently, there are two main categories to the third person point of view: objective and subjective. Today we'll be going over what each one means and the difference between the two. Objective POV Objective POV is when the narrator cannot tell what the characters are thinking. Emotions, thoughts, and opinions are conveyed through dialogue or body language.   This perspective is sometimes called the "fly-on-the-wall" or "camera lens" point of view. There can be a non-human narrator to make the story less biased, and only observes the visible actions of each character.   To summarize: the objective point of view consists of external action and dialogue— the reader cannot see inside the characters' heads.   Pros:  puts story at the forefront; allows the story to be more action/plot driven  makes unnecessary exposition less likely flexible   Cons:  creates distance between characters and reader all information must be conveyed through dial

A little while ago, I thought to myself, wouldn't it be great if I wrote a blog about writing in the third person? I wanted to write about the step-by-step process of writing in the third person— specifically third person omniscient. Later, when I went to research the topic, I realized exactly how vast the subject of writing in third-person is. This blog post I was going to write became a miniseries. So, before I make the first post, here are three basic terms. Third-person: the perspective that uses he, she, and they, but never I, us, or we. There can be one main character, but nobody refers to themselves as "I." Third-person, multiple: third person, but with multiple characters/perspectives being taken into account. Third-person, limited: one main character's perspective. (Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, The Giver by Lois Lowry, 1984 by George Orwell). We'll go over third-person omniscient and third-person alternating later on in the series. And