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Can you use past and present tense in a novel?

2024-10-04 18:47
2 answers

Yes, you have the flexibility to do that. The key is to use the tenses appropriately and consistently within a specific context to make the narrative coherent and engaging for the readers.

Definitely! But it's important to have a clear purpose for using different tenses. It could be to show flashbacks, create suspense, or give a sense of immediacy. Just make sure it doesn't confuse the reader.

He's My Fiancée ! : I Went Back To The Past and You !

He's My Fiancée ! : I Went Back To The Past and You !

In the past, Yu Xiao Yun was tricked, betrayed, and at the moment of her death, she finally understood how twisted her fate was. Her parents had died and her elder brother was thrown to jail. She realized that everything was her fault. Her fault for being too naive and innocent to the world. However, the wheel of fate turned again and the next moment Yu Xiao Yun opened her eyes, she realized that she had gone back to the past. The past where everyone condemned her? The past where her beloved was forced to the edge by her own hands? Where her parents died? Or where her elder brother was sent to jail? None of that should ever happen again! Xiao Yun wasn't the same person the moment she was reincarnated. She had turned into a clever and evil to avenge everyone that she lost in the past. Once again, she was engaged to Wang Li Lei, the most renowned "Demon Lord of the century". The person who she wronged in the past and fell in love with him again. And so began the life of Xiao Yun and the possessive love of the demon lord who always showered her with love. The Demon Lord who always spoiled her to the point of vomiting sugar! By the side of Wang Li Lei, her beloved; her second life plan was to turn everything upside-down! Using evil trick to trap everyone by her palm, the naive little girl turned into the fiancee of the demon lord. Discord link to join the author as a reading comrade: https://discord.gg/YPKueb4 [ The Picture in the cover isn't mine ]
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From Past To Present, I Still Love You

From Past To Present, I Still Love You

“Did you offer to let me live at your house for my safety or because you had other intentions?” Minhyun stared at her with a playful smile on his face. “If I were to be honest, I would say both.” “It’s like... Wait... What?! I was joking! What other intentions are you talking about?!?” Yoona widened her eyes in the midst of her sentence. Did she just hear what he said? He fixed his tie. “Its a secret.” “Mini!” —- When he was a child, Minhyun had nobody to lean on. His days were filled with darkness. That is, until he met Yoona. After they became friends, he smiled for the first time in a long time. Every night, he felt excitement in his chest for the next day to come. She brought the foreign feeling of happiness in his heart and was able to heal his loneliness. However, the cold reality of this world separated the two children. One becoming darker than he once was, and the other struggled to make end's meet. After fifteen years, the childhood friends meet again as adults. Yoona becomes a university student, while Minhyun overtakes his father as the CEO of MH conglomerate, one of the biggest companies in the world. With newfound enemies and cold betrayals, would the two be able to find love? But most importantly of all, will they be able to help each other heal the demons of their pasts? [Happy ending and not too melodramatic like most stories] TAGS: #Female Protagonist #Comedy #Handsome Male Lead #Modern Day #Pretty Female Lead #Revenge # CEO ---- If you like my novel, don't forget to support! https://ko-fi.com/authorsho Discord link: https://discord.gg/YzVvebP
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