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I’m writing a short story. I am using the past tense, but I have sections where I describe people and places that are supposed to still be in existence. Should I continue to refer to them in the ...
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2019-12-08T03:51:03Z (over 4 years ago)
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2019-12-08T03:51:03Z (over 4 years ago)
I’m writing a short story. I am using the past tense, but I have sections where I describe people and places that are supposed to still be in existence. Should I continue to refer to them in the past tense e.g., “She **_had_** green eyes”, or should I switch to present tense e.g., “She **_has_** green eyes”? I know that switching tense on readers is not very good form. What would be the effect of switching tenses like this?
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2014-11-04T12:04:08Z (over 9 years ago)
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