Because when you write, you’re technically writing about the past.
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Anon2024
MatchaChocolate69
@Anon2024 Certainly this is true, but it is not a rule written in stone
melchi
Most fictions are written in past tense. Though having a consistent tense is most important.
RepresentingEnvy
Please don't tell me you are writing in first person present!
MatchaChocolate69
@RepresentingEnvy I'm guilty your honor!
MatchaChocolate69
Once, I didn't like it either, but after reading Japanese and Korean novels extensively, I converted. The past tense drives me to tell, and I aim to show. The first person present is perfect for this purpose.