![]() “I need some chocolate to get me through this day. ![]() Dialogue (including direct internal dialogue) is written in present tense:.In these days of social distancing, she didn’t want to take any chances. The narrative of most stories is written in past tense:.The default tense choices for storytelling are: *smile* What does literary past tense mean, and how is it different from normal past tense? Past Tense: The Default for StorytellingĪs writers, we should all be familiar with the basics of verb tenses. Huh.Īlrighty then! Let’s dig into the term. ![]() Surprised that her search didn’t reveal anything, I did several searches as well to try to point her to a good resource. My mention of “literary past tense” prompted Anne Kaelber to ask for more information, especially as her Google search didn’t result in easy answers. That means for a direct quote, the verb tense would change to present tense. What verb tense do we want to use? Although some authors like to write in present tense, most stories are still written in literary past tense. ![]() Last time, I shared that one of the questions we can ask ourselves to determine when we should italicize our characters’ thoughts was: ![]()
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