No, You Probably Shouldn’t Write Omniscient Narration. Here’s Why.

If you mess up your novel's point of view, you're probably going to face massive rewrites. Here are the most common third person pitfalls, how to avoid them, and why I generally recommend writing in choose close third person over omniscient. WORK WITH ME ON YOUR STORY https://www.alyssamatesic.com/inquire... DOWNLOAD MY FREE STORY SELF-ASSESSMENT! https://www.alyssamatesic.com/#freebi... SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER FEATURING WRITING/PUBLISHING EXPERTS https://www.chapter-break.com/ GET A QUERY LETTER REVIEW https://www.queryacademy.com MORE WRITING AND PUBLISHING ADVICE: Common Mistakes When Writing Close Third Person    • Common Mistakes When Writing Close Third P...   Why Head Hopping Ruins Your Novel (Don't Do It!)    • Why Head Hopping Ruins Your Novel (Don't D...   The Huge Mistake You’re Probably Making in Your Novel    • The Huge Mistake You’re Probably Making in...   7 Mistakes That Scream “Amateur Writer”    • 7 Mistakes That Scream “Amateur Writer”   THE BIGGEST THIRD PERSON POV MISTAKES 00:00 Intro 00:30 Omniscient narration vs. close third person 02:27 Example 1 04:29 Example 2 06:51 How to tell which POV you're writing in 07:39 Hot take! Why I don't recommend omniscient 08:38 Head hopping 12:01 Not going deep enough with the POV 15:56 Including too many POVs 17:52 Ignoring genre conventions ABOUT ME: My name is Alyssa Matesic, and I’m a professional book editor with nearly a decade of book publishing and editorial experience. Throughout my career, I’ve held editorial roles across both sides of the publishing industry: Big Five publishing houses and literary agencies. The goal of this channel is to help writers throughout the book writing journey—whether you're working on your manuscript or you're looking for publishing advice. SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER FEATURING WRITING/PUBLISHING EXPERTS https://www.chapter-break.com/ FOLLOW ME ON MY SOCIALS! Instagram:   / alyssabookeditor   Twitter:   / alyssamatesic   TikTok:   / alyssamatesic   MUSIC: Charlie Brown by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT