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ASparrow · 09-15-2010, 06:42 PM

I love present tense, partly because the words look so sleek and pretty on the page. Present tense often uses the simpler, root form of a verb, no need to add on all those clunky -eds.

I like reading it, too, if done well, but that goes for any kind of writing. I will not discard a book merely because of an unfamiliar tense.

That said, I still mostly write in the past tense, the exception being my novel, LETHE.

09-15-2010, 06:42 PM	#5
ASparrow Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 600000 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Boston Device: Palm TX	I love present tense, partly because the words look so sleek and pretty on the page. Present tense often uses the simpler, root form of a verb, no need to add on all those clunky -eds. I like reading it, too, if done well, but that goes for any kind of writing. I will not discard a book merely because of an unfamiliar tense. That said, I still mostly write in the past tense, the exception being my novel, LETHE.