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143: Neolithic Age: Third-Person Omniscient, Explained

143: Neolithic Age: Third-Person Omniscient, Explained

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In our penultimate episode on point of view in fiction, we load you up with omniscient narrator tips. We discuss everything from the Quran to Tolkien as we tackle third person omniscient in our craft discussion. When do you limit, and when do you embrace the godlike power of omniscience? What are the biggest traps writers fall into with omniscient narrators? We discuss it all.

And we have mulled cider, which was extremely pleasant for us, but I doubt it translates to audio particularly well.

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