Though I don’t have any official statistics to share, my experience in person and across the web has been that most adults prefer the past tense and many are reluctant to (or flat out won’t) read present tense. While MG and YA readers may embrace the present tense without distress, adult readers may not do the same. Quick shout out to Writeditor reader Aimee for this awesome blog post idea! Past Tense Pro: Tradition/Consider Your Reader There are certainly advantages and disadvantages to both tenses, but how do you choose? In this post, I explain the pros and cons of the two tenses and why you might choose one over the other. Should you write your novel in past or present tense? If you don’t have a default, “go to” tense that you write in, this is one of the first decisions a writer has to make when starting a new novel.
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