Active tense.I suppose the inspiration I got was being raised in a household that was not only filled with books, but where ???I???m gonna write books??? was greeted not with ???suuuure you are??? or ???good lord, why???? but ???all right, that???s a tough career, but if that???s your dream, go for it!??? My mother is a short story writer, and my uncle was in publishing, so I learned early on what