tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970580783721930227.post710671652634636632..comments2023-06-15T03:14:13.942-05:00Comments on Book Counselors: The Tense Conversation Can Get TenseRegina Quentinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16541489650098107512noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970580783721930227.post-57995549283869452682009-10-07T12:06:55.292-05:002009-10-07T12:06:55.292-05:00Mine is 1st person past tense. That just feels no...Mine is 1st person past tense. That just feels normal to me.Marsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970580783721930227.post-7917048022857681842009-10-06T17:20:29.258-05:002009-10-06T17:20:29.258-05:00My current MS is in third person, present tense. M...My current MS is in third person, present tense. My story reads well this way and I love the flexibility to change POV'S between my four main characters.<br /><br />I am reading first person present tense right now, and this author is a captivating storyteller. I would love to brave first person one day. But not today.<br /><br />Blessings to youTamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970580783721930227.post-81016590216298065662009-10-06T16:02:57.055-05:002009-10-06T16:02:57.055-05:00Have you read my post today? Great minds think ali...Have you read my post today? Great minds think alike, girlfriend!Clementinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745982305618408952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970580783721930227.post-66341006091245144602009-10-06T14:17:54.064-05:002009-10-06T14:17:54.064-05:00I write in past tense, third person and I usually ...I write in past tense, third person and I usually write in two POV's. I do mentally read my drafts in first person to make sure I'm not switching POV's by accident.<br /><br />I enjoy reading first person. Some genres are more accepting of it than others. The publisher I'm targeting generally does not want it, but I've seen exceptions. However, paranormal tends to sell lots of first person novels. Just depends.Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970580783721930227.post-80003615362516296632009-10-06T13:17:04.635-05:002009-10-06T13:17:04.635-05:00Where I'm targetting my stories they want thir...Where I'm targetting my stories they want third person, past tense, so that's what I write in. I find most who write in 1st person really need strong characters to pull it off, otherwise all I see on the page is "I" this and "I" that. Not what I'm looking for in a story.Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970580783721930227.post-72848872755457810762009-10-06T12:31:48.943-05:002009-10-06T12:31:48.943-05:00Interesting. This is the second post I've rea...Interesting. This is the second post I've read today about POV. My completed ms is in first person. The other post I just read points out that rarely does first person work. I don't know about that. What do you think?Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970580783721930227.post-16850417693293646552009-10-06T12:12:32.910-05:002009-10-06T12:12:32.910-05:00I usually write in 3rd person past tense, but my f...I usually write in 3rd person past tense, but my favorite story was written in 1st person present tense, though lots of it was written as a recount to the reader, so, it was also past tense and 2nd person.<br /><br />I feel like there's more emotional depth available in 1st person, but there's also more of a tendency to digress into introspection. Double-edged sword for me.<br /><br />RE: sidebar. Brett Favre (aka Graybeard) was phenomenal. He needs to use some of that coin and darken that hair some, though :)Joshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970580783721930227.post-13107419433162480602009-10-06T12:07:18.717-05:002009-10-06T12:07:18.717-05:00I'm writing my ms in first person present tens...I'm writing my ms in first person present tense (with a few flashbacks of past tense). It's definitely a struggle for me to remain consistent. Sometimes I get flowing and realize I'm not in the same tense! <br /><br />I like to read all styles. However, I don't enjoy when people refer to themselves in the third person, i.e. Beth is eating her lunch and trying not to get crumbs on her keyboard while she blogs! ;PBeth Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279427592537427039noreply@blogger.com