PROS AND CONS OF PRESENT AND PAST TENSE

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Jul 20 2022 | 00:09:50

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This week we’re going to give a quick rundown of the pros and cons of present and past tense. For some books, you just write in one of these bad boys and it’s all good. But sometimes it’s not so easy and you waffle back and forth trying to choose which one to write in. […]

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