I still think that most fics are a whole lot better in the past tense, but present tense can be good when they come with a strong sense of POV driving the story. Present tense lends it a great immediacy, but imo, most of the time you don't need that kind of breathlessness.
Like, not every story is The Catcher in the Rye. Most stories can create the same sense of presence by using different techniques. However, sex scenes are great in present tense and so is internal dialog or an unreliable narrator. So it's all the matter of what's the focus of your fic.
All that said, I won't backbutton out of a present tense or even the first person. A good writer can sell you on a lot!
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Date: 2017-12-08 06:29 pm (UTC)Like, not every story is The Catcher in the Rye. Most stories can create the same sense of presence by using different techniques. However, sex scenes are great in present tense and so is internal dialog or an unreliable narrator. So it's all the matter of what's the focus of your fic.
All that said, I won't backbutton out of a present tense or even the first person. A good writer can sell you on a lot!