[Writing Prompt] Up Close and Third Person

This time, let’s come out of our own heads and get inside someone else’s.

The Prompt

Write a story in the Third Person, Limited perspective

Tips

Third person limited is a lot like first person except you’re not writing “I”. By that I mean you can only show the thoughts of one person.
A good way to remember not to show other characters’ thoughts is to imagine your story as a TV show or movie. All characters apart from the one whose point of view you’re following, must walk across the screen, being observed by him (or her)
Try not to use ‘he thought’, or ‘she felt’, or ‘he wondered’. Take a look at this writing advice (allegedly by Chuck Palahniuk) which has some great examples of how to avoid this trap — and why it’s so much more effective when you do

Go!