On 11/7/97 10:02 AM, David Johnston at rgorman@telusplanet.net wrote:

But this is wrong.  It's okay to write 3rd person in either present
or past tense; the important thing is to be consistent.  If you start
out in past tense, stay in past tense; if you start out in present
tense, stay in present tense.  Just don't switch between the two.
Thomas Schmidt
Tschmidt@trader.com

Maybe so.  But personally, I find third person/present tense to always
read like a synopsis, not a story.  For some reason it seems far less
immediate and involving than third person/past tense or either tense
in the first person.

Of course, with second person, present tense seems to work better. ^_^

Oh, by the way --

Jo-chan: Damn, I thought it would never end.

Wolf: Well, hopefully we helped.

Tybalt: Until next time, this is Tybalt,

Wolf: Wolf, 

Jo-chan: And Jody, signing out.

Jody!!! How're you doing? Thought you went back to the rest of the Band, 
with Robma -- good to see you again. :)

Speaking of... has anyone heard from Robma lately?



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