A tense situation

[polomonkey]

Hey guys, was hoping to solicit some opinions! I tend to automatically write in present tense but I wonder if it puts people off. I'm about to embark on another long fic which feels like it probably should be past tense but I have to fight all the time while I'm writing not to slip back into present! Any thoughts?

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On a side note, do you think different tenses suit different kind of fics?

Comments

[merlocked18.livejournal.com]

OK, funny how I thought of this exact thing earlier today, reading fic. If I had to choose: past tense. And 3rd person.
But Polo can do whatever she wants, because she has  the gift.

[polomonkey.livejournal.com]

I think past tense is definitely slightly favoured among most! I definitely agree about third person! I can't really read first person fic, it just doesn't work for me somehow