what makes you tense?

[deborah]

I have no objection to present tense narration in any single instance, but oh, my kingdom for a book written in past tense.

Dear authors and publishers: writing everything in the present tense will not give your book the success of Hunger Games. PLEASE STOP.

Comments

[rantingnerd]

This is more and more common with what I've been reading. Sometimes it works (I barely noticed with Hunger Games), sometimes it doesn't.

I wonder how much is the influence of screenplays and/or the desire to get the work optioned.

[deborah]

Hmm, interesting thought.