tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356168308449034603.post2278296347473351342..comments2024-02-20T08:30:55.891-08:00Comments on The Chris Bellows Bedtime Reader: Tense... an illustrationChris Bellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861364945355670788noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356168308449034603.post-9891436839260755682010-09-17T07:38:40.943-07:002010-09-17T07:38:40.943-07:00Thanks all for the feedback. Yes, the frustration ...Thanks all for the feedback. Yes, the frustration of childhood transitioning into adulthood, plus adding sexual powerlessness into the mix makes for frothy stuff.<br /><br />When I go back and find stuff like this I begin to realize how much I've churned out over the years. And how one's style can change, hopefully for the better.Chris Bellowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861364945355670788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356168308449034603.post-91897875781295720922010-09-17T07:03:44.827-07:002010-09-17T07:03:44.827-07:00I write erotica in the present tense as well. I f...I write erotica in the present tense as well. I feel it helps the reader identify their own sexual response to the events of the story with more of a sense of immediacy. It helps to literally put the reader in the moment.<br /><br />Fascinating story, by the way. There's a blending of feminization and infantilization that heightens the sense of helplessness and objectification that seems to drive many of us boys crazy.Imperfective Aspectnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356168308449034603.post-14588583425723766032010-09-17T05:36:26.157-07:002010-09-17T05:36:26.157-07:00I did perceive the difference but I did not realiz...I did perceive the difference but I did not realize the cause until you explained it. In addition to choppiness or awkwardness, I feel present tense is more intense. When I read about events written in past tense part I (virtually unconsciously) assume that the subject has had time to at least partially adjust to a degree or to accept what has occurred; vs the intensity of first impact.Watsonnoreply@blogger.com