Thomas Harris' Hannibal Rising and others of the Hannibal saga switch tenses from present past to present during scenes where a sociopathic character perpetrates a deviant behavior.
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- February 18th, 2023, 3:17 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Past Tense & Present Tense Blunders
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- February 11th, 2023, 12:54 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Past Tense & Present Tense Blunders
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Re: Past Tense & Present Tense Blunders
I think most people probably suffer from this at least a little bit. Pick a tense (almost always past tense) and be consistent. My preferred method is to write my story down and then go back and read it aloud. The tense changes (along with a zillion other things) will stick out to you and you just c...