tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post3829139594393619337..comments2024-03-08T05:27:56.968-08:00Comments on 1000th.monkey: I use a mac, not a typewriter: Switching voices and the first day of NaNo1000th.monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-46928511576441701012013-11-02T09:14:41.515-07:002013-11-02T09:14:41.515-07:00Hahaha, go right ahead! I'd love to see what t...Hahaha, go right ahead! I'd love to see what that looks like ;)<br /><br />...just no Simon & Faith...1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-72668734892412792152013-11-02T09:06:37.231-07:002013-11-02T09:06:37.231-07:00... also, now I am considering a fanfic where both...... also, now I am considering a fanfic where both characters meet :P alcarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929849073911012353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-69523867065516531642013-11-02T09:05:43.639-07:002013-11-02T09:05:43.639-07:00There is that. It's also easier to 'hide&#...There is that. It's also easier to 'hide' stuff from the reader in present than in past tense, at least for me. alcarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929849073911012353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-4689228187467909932013-11-01T21:21:29.272-07:002013-11-01T21:21:29.272-07:00Ha, I replied to Alcar before I read your comment....Ha, I replied to Alcar before I read your comment... guess we were thinking the same thing :)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-85567348857498383092013-11-01T21:21:08.049-07:002013-11-01T21:21:08.049-07:00Is it only me who is getting totally confused that...Is it only me who is getting totally confused that we both have a character named Jay?<br /><br />I guess present tense would give it more of a feeling of immediacy/spontaneity :)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-38475199859351049742013-11-01T19:25:03.783-07:002013-11-01T19:25:03.783-07:00sometimes first person needs more immediacy hence ...sometimes first person needs more immediacy hence present tensesuehttp://sassyspeaks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-12719981448236994392013-11-01T17:56:56.771-07:002013-11-01T17:56:56.771-07:00I mostly try and keep the universes distinct enoug...I mostly try and keep the universes distinct enough so that the characters are forced to be different in first-person narratives. It IS interestingly harder to write the magician series in first person past vs. present tense, however. Something just feels 'off' when it's not in present tense; I may shift back into it .... 6K into the story, but hey :)alcarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929849073911012353noreply@blogger.com