tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post2364249884584303415..comments2024-03-06T04:58:28.830-07:00Comments on Chronicles of a Novice Writer: Point of View and TenseStephanie McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00056571020961572031noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post-24306026587232856162012-02-06T10:35:31.656-07:002012-02-06T10:35:31.656-07:00Great point! I hate it when the writing doesn'...Great point! I hate it when the writing doesn't let me get into the story.<br /><br />I like present tense...though it is different, LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post-9401383728762961622012-02-03T16:36:50.697-07:002012-02-03T16:36:50.697-07:00All of these points of view and tenses are differe...All of these points of view and tenses are different tools in the writer's arsenal, to be used when the story calls for them, but some are of more everyday use than others. (Like the difference between a ninja's trusty dagger, or some sort of obscure blowgun?)<br /><br />I'm a firm supporter of past tense, but also tend to like first person - it can indeed be hard to work right, but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post-40887610582594931672012-02-02T21:18:18.164-07:002012-02-02T21:18:18.164-07:00I totally agree. Perhaps it's why I've ne...I totally agree. Perhaps it's why I've never finished any of the 1st person POV stories I've started writing. Thanks for coming by!Stephanie McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507025637411479409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post-50249547670759300902012-02-02T21:17:34.602-07:002012-02-02T21:17:34.602-07:00I wonder if authors just feel it gives more immedi...I wonder if authors just feel it gives more immediacy to their writing. I'm not sure. Appreciate you stopping by the blog!Stephanie McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507025637411479409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post-38962008131102497012012-02-02T19:45:39.525-07:002012-02-02T19:45:39.525-07:00I think first-person is one of the hardest ways to...I think first-person is one of the hardest ways to write a story. I've only managed to write first-person in short stories. Novels, I haven't dared yet. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287168903003077619.post-12263184128571003112012-02-02T11:12:13.256-07:002012-02-02T11:12:13.256-07:00The Hunger Games trilogy is written in the present...The Hunger Games trilogy is written in the present tense. I remember wondering "Is there a reason Ms. Collins is telling her story this way?" I wanted to know more about her creative process and the reasoning behind her POV decisions.Susan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06499496263977402609noreply@blogger.com