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I was directed to the writers stackexchange from the English/grammar forums. I'm writing a novel in present-tense. If all the actions are in the present-tense, e.g. as the character is experienci...
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2019-12-08T04:45:37Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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2019-12-08T04:45:37Z (over 4 years ago)
I was directed to the writers stackexchange from the English/grammar forums. I'm writing a novel in present-tense. If all the actions are in the present-tense, e.g. as the character is experiencing them, does the phrase, "I spend the next few hours pondering about it" make sense then? Doesn't it seem like a flashback instead? I know in past-tense this would be no problem. Thanks!
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2015-11-04T17:23:42Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 5