The main reason I'm posting is because I'm hitting a bit of a mental barrier. Currently, everything is written from a third-person, limited, past tense viewpoint. That works well for three of four characters. However, there is one character that I keep writing in third person present and not realizing I've done so until I finish the scene and go back to re-read. Thus far I've been editing it back to past tense, but there's a catch: I really like the way the character reads from a present tense perspective. The character is pretty severely damaged emotionally and has an issue with thought beyond the moment and it just feels right.
My stylistic question is: if I have a book where 75% of it is past tense, would it be too much of a break in the narrative to switch to a present tense view for a single character?
My gut says yes, but then I read the scenes for this character in present tense and I just want to make it happen anyway.
I look forward to your thoughts.
