1. Third Person Omniscient POV

2. Third Person Omniscient POV
The narrator has the perspective of more than one character
Knows what all the characters think, feel, and want
An external unnamed narrator

3. Third Person Omniscient POV
According to author Walter Mosley, the third person omniscient narrator
is the most powerful
can withhold information
can be perceived as the voice of God
reveals information when it wants to

4. Third Person Omniscient POV
Can know things that the characters do not
Can jump from character to character
Can travel through space and time

5. Example: Third Person Omniscient POV
Mary sat alone at the table and wondered if anyone would join her for lunch. When Harry sat next to her, he also wondered if anyone would join Mary for lunch. He, however, hoped the answer was no one because he wanted to lunch with her by himself. Todd saw their interactions from afar and envied the otherwise shy Harry.

6. Sources
Bender, Sheila. Creative Writing Demystified. New York: McGraw Hill, 2011
Mosley, Walter. This Year You Write Your Novel.
New York: Little, Brown and Company,
2007.