What work better for the following piece of writing? Past or present tense? @Neil Fein I guess I want some sense of immediacy in the opening paragraph. I'm not sure about the rest (I haven't thought about the rest of the story). I think I don't want to use first-person since I want to hide the main character's true feelings (e.g. she's scared of getting engaged).
How to keep the reader engaged in a novel where “not much happens”? @Kristof Claes Actually I started writing after reading his work. Well, In those books, many things "happen" in my opinion (e.g. Naoko dies, Sumire disappears, and Kafka has sex with his mom and 'kills' his dad). But I think I know what you mean.