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Q&A Can you use third person limited in a story that begins before the MC is born?

I'm writing a story which starts with the birth of the MC; the scene just shows the parents talking with the doctor. The MC enters the picture in third person limited in the following scene (and th...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by alex‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:47:41Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/25518
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar alex‭ · 2019-12-08T05:47:41Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm writing a story which starts with the birth of the MC; the scene just shows the parents talking with the doctor. The MC enters the picture in third person limited in the following scene (and the POV continues throughout the story).

Is this still third person limited? Or it's third person omniscient at first and then I have to change the POV to third person limited with a scene break?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-12-13T01:13:31Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 4