tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post2704673776567254819..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Visit Me at RU! :)Edittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-13185356709651821812010-04-17T11:47:19.251-05:002010-04-17T11:47:19.251-05:00JT,
Yes, I agree that present tense can be strain...JT,<br /><br />Yes, I agree that present tense can be straining. An author that goes that route should have a good reason beyond the desire to make it more "immediate" since I think it would strike many readers as off-putting.<br /><br />At least it's not as bad as 2nd person. That's just plain annoying. :)<br /><br />With either of those, if readers are feeling some internal "push-back" to your words, that's the opposite to "immediate".<br /><br />Jami G.Jami Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957122956518765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-30644125396361429602010-04-16T21:03:56.064-05:002010-04-16T21:03:56.064-05:00It's a great article and I enjoyed it a lot. ...It's a great article and I enjoyed it a lot. I'm so not a present tense kind of girl. I much prefer past tense. One argument for present tense I hear a lot is that it, like 1st person perspective, lends "immediacy" and "intimacy" to the prose and characters. Me? I find it very disruptive. I'm too aware of the actual writing and my brain is constantly trying to shift everything to past tense. I get very tired very fast. LOL.<br /><br />JTJulie Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880895598847092028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-19883965341345692452010-04-16T14:04:59.265-05:002010-04-16T14:04:59.265-05:00Kelsey,
I think for our appreciation of Theresa w...Kelsey,<br /><br />I think for our appreciation of Theresa we're supposed to do the 'show, don't tell' thing. We need to think up some way to do that. Who has ideas?Dave Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773380114295267509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-37842832374209228852010-04-16T13:49:32.539-05:002010-04-16T13:49:32.539-05:00Theresa -
As always, thanks for your fantastic mo...Theresa -<br /><br />As always, thanks for your fantastic monthly at RU! I can't tell you how much we appreciate you.<br /><br />KelseyKelsey Browninghttp://www.kelseybrowning.comnoreply@blogger.com