Thread: Bad writing or is MY brain scrambled?
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Old 09-07-2023, 10:10 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by rcentros View Post
I decided to read one of my Kindle books I "bought" a few months ago (free with Amazon Prime) because it looked interesting. But the author has a habit of using past tense for what's happening in the present. Is the following bad writing, or is my brain just scrambled? I'm really having trouble focusing on the story because this keeps pulling me out of it.

Here's a short passage... (near the beginning of Chapter One - my "corrections" in parentheses.)



I don't think I'm going to be able read this book because of this. This author is (apparently) fairly well known. Is this kind of writing common now?
I looked into fiction writing once, and there are various opinions as to the best way to go about it. It is much more difficult than writing non fiction, and kudos to anyone who has the passion to get it right.
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