by Janine Mick Wills
Omniscient POV is another POV that editors frown upon and one that exposes a newbie writer. An experienced writer can get away with it, but why would you want to take a chance? (To find out more about POV, see my blog post Point of View (POV) and Head-Hopping.)
This POV is considered god-like or all-knowing. Each aspect of the story is known by the narrator (Including the backstory and each character’s thoughts, emotions, and actions). Everything is on the table with no surprises. It can easily become a boring read.
I recommend that beginning novelists use a first POV (“I”) or a third POV (“she” or “he”). Master those two, and then proceed to a second POV (“you”) or an omniscient POV if you so desire.
Here are several articles on omniscient POV. The first will help you understand it better; the second will tell you why editors don’t like it.
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