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Q&A Starting from future smoothing your way to present

Ok, so the hook for my novel is a quote from the future that my protagonist will eventually say. But I need a way for my novel to go back to present tense. In what way can I smooth my novel back to...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Sarah‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:12:17Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/46009
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Sarah‭ · 2019-12-08T12:12:17Z (over 4 years ago)
Ok, so the hook for my novel is a quote from the future that my protagonist will eventually say. But I need a way for my novel to go back to present tense. In what way can I smooth my novel back to present tense?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-06-15T21:11:28Z (almost 5 years ago)
Original score: 4