Present, Past, 1st Person, 3rd Person.

[KatnissEverdeen]

Present, Past, 1st Person, 3rd Person.
I am going to be honest, I don't know where am going with this.
But for an action packed book which is better to lead the story.
This is my 4 draft. And this one I got really into it. I haven't started writing though.
This is what am planning on writing about;
The whole world has been 'erased' out by U.S.A . Due to World Hunger, Deaths, and mostly, over population. The U.S.A, now called Luxuria (Luxury.) is pretty crowed and President Nomen, came up with a pretty 'good' idea. At the start of every year 1 girl and 1 boy from all the 50 states will be picked out of all the 13-18 kids in the states to go and fight to death on live TV. 100 kids will be put for 1 week in a training center to recive scores on different tasks. Only 24 (12 males, 12 females.) will enter the Challenge. The other 76 (between girls and boys) will be executed.
Therefor making it easy to get rid of people and over population in the only, and most powerful country in the world. Sooo the main character will be going through all of this.
Is it better to write in 1st person here? In present? That's what I think its better, plus present and 1st person is my strong skill.
So what do you think.?

[Ecurb]

I think present tense fiction generally seems coy and pretentious.

[G L Wilson]

Present, Past, 1st Person, 3rd Person.
I am going to be honest, I don't know where am going with this.
But for an action packed book which is better to lead the story.
This is my 4 draft. And this one I got really into it. I haven't started writing though.
This is what am planning on writing about;
The whole world has been 'erased' out by U.S.A . Due to World Hunger, Deaths, and mostly, over population. The U.S.A, now called Luxuria (Luxury.) is pretty crowed and President Nomen, came up with a pretty 'good' idea. At the start of every year 1 girl and 1 boy from all the 50 states will be picked out of all the 13-18 kids in the states to go and fight to death on live TV. 100 kids will be put for 1 week in a training center to recive scores on different tasks. Only 24 (12 males, 12 females.) will enter the Challenge. The other 76 (between girls and boys) will be executed.
Therefor making it easy to get rid of people and over population in the only, and most powerful country in the world. Sooo the main character will be going through all of this.
Is it better to write in 1st person here? In present? That's what I think its better, plus present and 1st person is my strong skill.
So what do you think.?

Your story seems like The Hunger Games revisited.

[KatnissEverdeen]

its different, different things happen, and the reason is different everything is different. I am sorry I don't like to be compared. I do have read and ♥ The Hunger Games. But my theme is different. About the number, I just needed an even number.

[Venerable Bede]

I don't think the president would be able to get that wonderful idea past congress. It seems like a really barbarous solution to overpopulation.

[KatnissEverdeen]

There is no congress, he is supposed to be kind of like in supreme power. Its just him. I'll make it work. (:

[Venerable Bede]

But if there's no congress, it's really not the United States anymore. How many years in the future is this story supposed to be?

[KatnissEverdeen]

But if there's no congress, it's really not the United States anymore. How many years in the future is this story supposed to be?
2019 :p I was thinking 2015 but I might take that long to finish it xD. Imagine I finish it and release it and its 2015 that be funny.
the thing is he took power, killed, and changed everything for his convinience. he's kind of wanting to be god to overpower death and life. To make everything in his shape. get it?

[Venerable Bede]

Meh, it doesn't really seem plausible but whatever.

[G L Wilson]

It's plausible and very crafty.

[KatnissEverdeen]

it's suppose to be fiction. of course it isn't real...

[G L Wilson]

it's suppose to be fiction. of course it isn't real...

Oh, it is a very real possibility.

[G L Wilson]

Of course we are talkin about science fiction, whatever else could we be talking about?

[PeterL]

Present, Past, 1st Person, 3rd Person.
I am going to be honest, I don't know where am going with this.
But for an action packed book which is better to lead the story.
This is my 4 draft. And this one I got really into it. I haven't started writing though.

Is it better to write in 1st person here? In present? That's what I think its better, plus present and 1st person is my strong skill.
So what do you think.?

Writing in the past tense is easier to read and makes more sense.

The matter of point of view is very important. If you have a suitable point of view character, the first person would be best, because it puts the reader into the mind of the narrator. First person has the problem that it limits what the narrator can tell. He can't give accounts of things that he didn't see. Multiple first person narration can work, but it can also fail. Third person would allow you to tell the story from an overview, but it doesn't have the personal touch of first person. I think that you should be sure that you have a good character from whose point of view things can be told.

[KatnissEverdeen]

Writing in the past tense is easier to read and makes more sense.

The matter of point of view is very important. If you have a suitable point of view character, the first person would be best, because it puts the reader into the mind of the narrator. First person has the problem that it limits what the narrator can tell. He can't give accounts of things that he didn't see. Multiple first person narration can work, but it can also fail. Third person would allow you to tell the story from an overview, but it doesn't have the personal touch of first person. I think that you should be sure that you have a good character from whose point of view things can be told.

Thanks(: you've helped. I guess 1st person is better. And still got to figure the peresent/past.

[PeterL]

Thanks(: you've helped. I guess 1st person is better. And still got to figure the peresent/past.

Thar's the easy one. The narrator is telling what has happened after the fact. That is how readers understand stories, regardless of how they were written.

[KatnissEverdeen]

Thar's the easy one. The narrator is telling what has happened after the fact. That is how readers understand stories, regardless of how they were written.

Thanks a ton PeterL.

[tonywalt]

present tense can give the book a certain tension. It's happening now...kind of thing.

[ennison]

Present tense is boring after page four - maybe five for those with a high boredom thresh