A colon suggests that there will be a list that will follow it. Using the words 'such as', 'for example', and 'including' in a sentence also directs the attention of the reader to a list. It will be redundant to use a colon after the word 'including' in a sentence.
The police throw tear gas; The Hate U Give was one of my favorite books to read. :-)
Mainly using i and me in a sentence identifies that the story is in third person.
EDIT: sorry wasn't thinking straight, so third person is you or the narrator seeing/feeling/visualizing the character that is in play. just imagine as if you are stalking that person like a ghost! and you see everything they do and feel, emotionally of course. its just like watching a movie you're the third person.
Writers interaction with their readers develop a form of imagery and emotion in relation to the reader. They are known to use multiple literary devices, commonly imagery, personification, etc. These literary devices help develop a theme or central message towards the reader in which engages them further into the reading and further connect to the writer. If they are appealing readers in a blog for say, they may use some persuasion or inspire them
