tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415397004190195457.post4431815286193847254..comments2023-12-09T15:55:32.433+00:00Comments on Portia Da Costa: still bad blogger....Portia Da Costahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415397004190195457.post-88478972372414600752008-02-12T19:00:00.000+00:002008-02-12T19:00:00.000+00:00Good point, Amanda, about all present or all past....Good point, Amanda, about all present or all past. <BR/><BR/>I've tried it now, and the first/present, third/past feels okay to me, but that could be just because I'm on the inside.<BR/><BR/>I don't like first/past all that much as it reads like a memoir... but not sure how third/present is going to work for him. <BR/><BR/>Of course I'm cheating, because each section is prefaced by the characters name! LOLPortia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415397004190195457.post-87178933171298554932008-02-12T18:51:00.000+00:002008-02-12T18:51:00.000+00:00My opinion as a reader and a writer. I was startle...My opinion as a reader and a writer. I was startled the first time I read a novel that was broken into 1st person for heroine and 3rd person for hero. That was Amie Stuart. I don't have an issue with it. <BR/><BR/>I do think that you should keep the tense the same as in both present or both past. I think it could get very confusing very fast. You could always write it in present and revise it to past. Good luck.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810590407001594471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415397004190195457.post-59125644735904667972008-02-11T07:57:00.000+00:002008-02-11T07:57:00.000+00:00Yeah, I used to always automatically write novels ...Yeah, I used to always automatically write novels in third person, but then I tried first person, present tense once and it was like being bitten by a bug. I want to always do it that way now. It seems easier and more 'real' to me... at least for the heroine, who is sort of a projection of me. The hero is at slightly more at a distance, so third person feels right for him.<BR/><BR/>Don't think I could do multiple first, that seems entirely wrong, because only one person can *be* the book.<BR/><BR/>Does any of that make sense?Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415397004190195457.post-60324488113001073232008-02-11T07:43:00.000+00:002008-02-11T07:43:00.000+00:00I'm only ever drawn to writing 1st person in short...I'm only ever drawn to writing 1st person in short stories. Anything longer goes multiple 3rd person PoV by auto default. no help, sorry. I'm curious to see how it works for you.Saskia Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487645520140379667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415397004190195457.post-63010409031288346012008-02-10T20:01:00.000+00:002008-02-10T20:01:00.000+00:00aAs a reader, some writers could not pull this off...a<BR/>As a reader, some writers could not pull this off, the book would be confusing and uncomfortable to read. I think you could make it work!!maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353674126612624046noreply@blogger.com