Check narrative tense during revision

Read a short run of paragraphs and mark the verbs carrying the main action. Keep planned shifts clear through a time cue or a scene break.

Try it

A past-tense chapter may quote a present-tense diary entry. Check that the narration returns to its established tense afterward.

References

• Fiction writing basics · CUNY OpenLab

• Track important objects from scene to scene
• Use a read-aloud pass to find rough prose