tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300548035543931528.post2700483513705880242..comments2023-11-05T11:35:00.217+00:00Comments on The Quest for a Literary Agent: Hunger Games and a Contest ReminderTessa Quinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619129838476851241noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300548035543931528.post-68549377403741964102011-01-11T21:02:48.091+00:002011-01-11T21:02:48.091+00:00Yeah, I wrote a short story in first person, prese...Yeah, I wrote a short story in first person, present tense (inspired by the Hunger Games) and it turned out all right. This tense seems to bother a lot of people, though, so I don't know if I'll attempt longer projects in it. Suzanne Collins is definitely the best present tense writer I've found.Tessa Quinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619129838476851241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300548035543931528.post-34634646459567595602011-01-11T20:47:20.412+00:002011-01-11T20:47:20.412+00:00The Hunger Games trilogy in first person present t...The Hunger Games trilogy in first person present tense made such an impact on me, that I started writing my NaNoWriMo novel in present tense. I couldn't pull it off though; a chapter in and I had to switch it back to past.Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300548035543931528.post-19901194773724224192011-01-07T07:37:03.629+00:002011-01-07T07:37:03.629+00:00I just got the first two in the series for Christm...I just got the first two in the series for Christmas and have resisted starting them because I'm pretty positive I'll get sucked right in. But... I'm gonna do it. *evil laugh* Hopefully I don't forget who my children are. Or lose my job.The Weedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402140616200621802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300548035543931528.post-40096117217571941902011-01-06T17:41:15.190+00:002011-01-06T17:41:15.190+00:00I don't have a favourite to read, although I g...I don't have a favourite to read, although I guess I pick 1st person more because that's my favourite way to write. :)<br />Reading a 3rd person story while writing 1st confuses me >.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300548035543931528.post-77460819988068850572011-01-06T13:00:41.156+00:002011-01-06T13:00:41.156+00:00It definitely should, Erica/Christy ;)
Su, I'...It definitely should, Erica/Christy ;) <br /><br />Su, I'm so lucky to be a late bloomer in reading. Most series are completed already, so I can read them all in one go ;) I've lost count on the number of books I've read over the past two years!<br /><br />Dawn, I know exactly what you mean. I wrote my first manuscript in third person, then changed it to first person, but I'm considering third person again. Still, I've read so many first person books in the YA genre that they seem like the norm these days.Tessa Quinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619129838476851241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300548035543931528.post-72282722598364122322011-01-06T03:20:00.787+00:002011-01-06T03:20:00.787+00:00In general, it depends on how it is written. I sti...In general, it depends on how it is written. I still need to read The Hunger Games. I have read a present tense that had a strange feel to it that affected the reading a little for me so I mostly read past tense. My biggest issue is with first person: it's harder for me to like first person novels. I just can't get into the main character as well because it is a strict requirement of first person. I just find myself wondering who the main character is and struggle figuring out the main characters name, which is a problem to me. So, I like third person more for reading.Dawn Embershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214560861614476799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300548035543931528.post-83791662159145814752011-01-06T02:23:35.711+00:002011-01-06T02:23:35.711+00:00I write 1st past. And dabble in 1st person present...I write 1st past. And dabble in 1st person present. If the story's compelling, it should read, well, compelling, right??!!erica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300548035543931528.post-65476846170484782582011-01-06T02:12:48.662+00:002011-01-06T02:12:48.662+00:00The Hunger Games Trilogy is awesome.The Hunger Games Trilogy is awesome.Melissa Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700191547004665402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300548035543931528.post-23689962650187573722011-01-05T23:09:24.460+00:002011-01-05T23:09:24.460+00:00The Hunger Games is in present tense? I didn't...The Hunger Games is in present tense? I didn't notice, either. I got the first two pretty quickly from the library, but was 59th on the waiting list for Mockingjay. !?! Fortunately, a friend with a Nook used the loan feature to keep me from moping around for weeks wondering what happened next. :)Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.com