WIP challenge - day 10 check

[lullabymoon]

Apologies about missing yesterday, I'd lose my head if it wasn't screwed on at the moment.

Poll #7739

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What were your ficcish achievements today?

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Wrote
6 (75.0%)

Edited
4 (50.0%)

Posted
2 (25.0%)

Researched
0 (0.0%)

Betad
0 (0.0%)

Other
1 (12.5%)

If you wrote, how many words did you achieve?

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0-249
2 (28.6%)

250-499
1 (14.3%)

500-749
1 (14.3%)

750-999
1 (14.3%)

1000 or more
2 (28.6%)

 

Today's discussion topic comes from ficwriter1966 : What are your thoughts on the recent trend of using present tense in fic? Have you tried it and loved it/hated it? Do you like/hate reading fic written in the present tense?

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[mexta]

I see people say that they really hate present tense writing, and I don't really get why. I actually really like it myself, though I often don't notice it at first. In fact, I wrote a story myself in present tense without even realizing I'd done it until someone commented asking why I'd chosen that style! I guess there are probably times when it doesn't work well, but for me, stories told that way just seem to flow really well -- so well that I don't notice the present tense until I stop and think about it.

I'm a bit mystified by reader's reactions both to present tense and to first-person POV - I hear people say they dislike both and I don't really get it in either case.

[meridian_rose]

Re First person POV; I think it can work really well, but that it depends on how you take to the character.
I read the Vampire Chronicles without any issues, each of which is told first person from a different character's POV. However - and I think having watched 'True Blood' with its large cast of characters and their stories, which interest me as much/more than the Sookie stuff - when I read the Charlaine Harris novels, I find myself a bit irritated with having everything revolve around Sookie and what she thinks and does...

I'd never say it's wrong or annoying as a style however. Not at all. Same for present tense fic :D