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coalie ([personal profile] coalcube) wrote in [community profile] coaltide2021-10-13 07:35 pm
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Re: X or Y

(Anonymous) 2021-10-29 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
any particular reason as to why, coalie?

Re: X or Y

(Anonymous) 2021-10-29 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Some readers aren't a fan of present and will click out when they see it. But no one has that strong feelings about past, so it's more accepted and you'll theoretically get more readers.

I think this is because present tense is harder to do well. When it's done well it's amazing (and the haters don't even realise they are reading present). Done badly and it's pretty noticeable. With past it's usually fine either way.

That said, if anyone is more comfortable writing in present, do that. It's only because you asked.

Re: X or Y

(Anonymous) 2021-10-29 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you have any examples that come to kind of excellent present tense vs bad present tense?

Re: X or Y

(Anonymous) 2021-10-29 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Da

The most obvious one is that if you're shifting between tenses - like if you're doing a flashback or even just stuff like a character walking down a street and reminiscing a bit - a lot of people don't know how to do that as smoothly in present as in past.

Re: X or Y

(Anonymous) 2021-10-30 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Examples of coal wank that make me paranoid af about my fic

Re: X or Y

(Anonymous) 2021-10-30 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
But no one has that strong feelings about past

We do. It's just less acceptable to be vocal about them so we mostly hold our nose a deal with it.
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