tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post4762430733942048405..comments2024-03-28T00:28:02.920-07:00Comments on Navigating the Slush Pile: YA: VoiceVickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-31583567133409997922011-01-03T23:03:28.421-08:002011-01-03T23:03:28.421-08:00First off let me just say I really enjoy reading y...First off let me just say I really enjoy reading your blog. Since I'm an aspiring writer, I find your posts both helpful and amusing. However, I was wondering if you've ever read any of Cassandra Clare's books? She is my favorite author based on voice and her characters, scnery, and plot seems so real. Just a suggestion in case you haven't read it yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-59741209311492247312010-12-21T10:32:38.405-08:002010-12-21T10:32:38.405-08:00First person present tense has to be done well. R...First person present tense has to be done well. Really, really well. Hunger Games does it perfectly (didn't realize what it was until book 3). A Great and Terrible Beauty achieves it with some grace, but you are aware of it throughout. I think HG did so well because it had a lot of action. But, until you are 110% sure you can do it perfectly, stick with past tense.Vickie Motterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-21774907810163246152010-12-20T20:40:29.590-08:002010-12-20T20:40:29.590-08:00What are your thoughts on first-person present ten...What are your thoughts on first-person present tense? I've heard many agents and publishers stray away from it.AlaskaNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511547366315573302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-5737996624867991922010-12-10T08:05:17.947-08:002010-12-10T08:05:17.947-08:00Vickie, you make me blush!Vickie, you make me blush!Diana Peterfreundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681841474717604660noreply@blogger.com