What are some Que and Clues on 3rd Person POV shift?

Question

I am writing in 3rd person limited POV. I have noticed I have section of text that seem to shift to omniscient. A lot of this happens when I'm forced to tell bits of information to the reader. By telling this information during this POV isn't it implied that particular person knows this? Sometimes to me it seems like I'm shifting POV.**Are there any obvious ques and clues, words, phrases, etc.. that are an obvious give away that I am now writing in 3rd omniscient rather than 3rd Limited?**

Answer 1

If you are ever writing where you start getting into the character's head, then you have shifted. You can use certain words in limited to change the tone. For example:

Sara sat at the table writing a latter. Her hands jerked rapidly across the paper, twisting and turning at a rapid pace. Upon completion, she slammed the pen down into the holder, jerked up the paper, and folded it haphazardly as she shoved it into the envelope.

Sara sat at the table writing a letter. Her hands trembled ever-so slightly as her pen moved across the paper. Upon completion, she gently placed the pen in the holder. She folded and refolded the paper over and over again before sealing it in the envelope completely.

Do you see how the emotion shifts?

Think of the "limited" POV more as the "show" POV. You are showing me, not telling me. The flaw of an omniscient POV is that you end up "telling" me what is going on. That doesn't make for a surprising experience. Nor is it a good POV for action sequences. You can always switch between the two. That is fine. Just use it wisely.