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why do I use past tense so extensively?

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Jun 3, 2024
  • 1 min read

I dunno. From my perspective, prose mostly feels like it takes place in a reflective space. Memory pieces are probably my favourite style of story. I picked up the active tenses that journos use while working for RNZ, but that doesn't feel natural for Tina's story, or most of my recent stories.

 
 
 

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