Past/ present tense

by Clare Williams
25th April 2017

Hi all

I'm experimenting with past/ present tense in my MS, would it be ok to use both? i.e One character's POV told in present tense, the other told in past? Would that be too confusing? Has anyone seen good examples of that working?

Many thanks

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Jimmy Hollis i Dickson
26/04/2017

Oh Lordy, Clare! Your spelibg and, punctuation, are confusing enough... And now you want to confuse us even MORE with 2 tenses???

_I_ say go for it!!!

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Thanks Elsie

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