The main advantage of the omniscient approach is that it's the easiest to handle. That's the major reason so many writers select it. Arthur Herzog More Quotes by Arthur Herzog More Quotes From Arthur Herzog To fake it is to stand guard over emptiness. Arthur Herzog stand over emptiness fake Understanding POV is essential, or ought to be. Arthur Herzog pov essential ought understanding The universal narrator knows all and can enter a character's head any time he chooses. Arthur Herzog head universal time character It's also possible to have two third person singular points of view, as represented by two characters through whose eyes the story is told in alternating chapters, say. Arthur Herzog person eyes view story But if two's company, three's a crowd - and that demands the omniscient point of view. Arthur Herzog view point-of-view company three But whatever the POV, and the difficulty of forcing the action into a particular frame, stay within it. Arthur Herzog frame stay whatever action Vesco was always on the trail in search of money. Arthur Herzog trail search always money