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Category: verb tense

Maybe Now

On May 15, 2011 By mapelbaIn NaBloPoMo, other blog, Story-a-Day-May, verb tense, writing1 Comment

I may begin more stories in the present tense. Well, maybe not. But I've used present tense in a few stories, and it seems the most natural way to describe heart break. Like, you have to feel it right now or your cynicism and experience get in the way. Maybe. Could be wrong. What tense …

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