tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584986441435970939.post6269592995050148312..comments2023-10-15T06:31:49.268-07:00Comments on JUST THE WRITE CHARISMA: To Be or To Have Been -- POV and TenseAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064541432630743730noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584986441435970939.post-3924067863804572952013-11-18T11:55:38.489-08:002013-11-18T11:55:38.489-08:00I think every story is different. Most scream for ...I think every story is different. Most scream for past tense, but there are some that need present tense. It enables the reader to be involved in the story as it unfolds. That said, not all authors are comfortable writing in present tense, but it's still a tool we can use if needed.<br /><br />I wrote the entire Class Reunion series in multiple first person present tense. So far, readers don't seem to have a problem with it. In fact, I've gotten more positive feedback with these books than I ever have with my other books.Debby Maynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593507686779363321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584986441435970939.post-31399171998984664982013-11-17T08:33:35.927-08:002013-11-17T08:33:35.927-08:00Both issues have been a challenge to me at one tim...Both issues have been a challenge to me at one time or another. Just ask my editor! Recently I began a novel and decided to write it in the 1st person, present tense, as something new for me. Forty pages into the manuscript, I thought: This isn't working! So I spent the rest of the day, converting it back to the style in which I usually write. I stepped outside my comfort zone and then quickly retreated back to the comfort. Thanks for your post, Bruce. Insightful, as ever.Darrel Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515362617604903826noreply@blogger.com