Another technique I love: interspersing different tenses.

…m the rest of the work, and it also replicates that immersive, live-action feeling of a real dream. This means that a story might contain both present-tense and past-tense sections, carefully separated from one another through chapter or page breaks.
I Wrote One Million Words of Creative Fiction Last Year: Here’s What I Learned
1.94K
44
Cam
Roman Newell
·Follow
Oct 7, 2023
--
Another technique I love: interspersing different tenses. Very useful. Especially when you’re trying to create chaotic or conflicted mood.
--
--
Written by Roman Newell
5.1K Followers
·233 Following
Busy working on my novel, 20xx. I also talk about the writing journey on Substack. romannewell.substack.com.
No responses yet
Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams