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 that's all I have for you today. The next post in this miniseries will come next week, so keep your eyes peeled!

As always, I'm Kayleigh, extraterrestrial life form and teen authoress extraordinaire.