this is a very good 3d mensi

Thanks for explaining this about the tenses used, especially in writing different kinds of books.  I never thought about it.

The poem is too cute.  We had fun as children singing and reciting fun poems, even while jumping rope.  

Many poems are passed down from each generation (used to be anyway).

I will be rereading this so best to resteem it so I can always find it.

Hello @michelle.gent, it is always a pleasure to read post that guides us to improve our writing, very important lesson of not mixing the times in our narratives, Happiness always.

Past tense story telling or writing speaks from the point of an event that has happened in the past and you are able to tell the story in a way the readers can imagine the event just happening. 
I think most writers relates more when they write from the past than the present. It also gives one the liberty to effectively paint the scene in a more clearer picture.

And writing in the present tense has some sought of limitation for  writers using that style just  because it tend to limit the level of the writer's imagination. he event in question had not happened so you want to be careful how you will paint the picture you want your readers to see.
(My opinion)

But you said in your post, both style is good. However the  success of any  of the style will depend solely on the writer and his level of imagination when it comes to creating a picture in the mind of his readers (fiction). 

Thanks for sharing this.

There’s a joke…
Doctor, I feel like a marquee and a wigwam.
That’s your problem, you’re two tents…

There’s a joke...where?
😂😂

this is a clear example for understanding. At the time of writing, I sometimes encounter such problems. Times play an important role. Often I used the "present" for writing. It's so much easier for me to describe the sit and feelings of the protagonist. But nevertheless, I believe that the use of the past time allows us to describe more clearly what is happening

The knowledge you shared about tenses to write a story will be beneficial for everyone here.
It may help someone who has got a good idea about a story, but isn't a good writer.

I have never written a story, but I write a few posts every week on steemit, and there are times when I feel stuck on a post. I can't figure out how to complete it. Or to leave the topic and start writing a new one.

I am sure that you face such situations too, what do you do then, when you are completely stuck in a post/story?

Do you leave it/ rewrite it from the starting, or take some time out to think about it?

This is a very useful lesson. 

Initially i would get tense about the future, but i dropped the pretence and stuck to the past!

That poem is super cool, i am going to try memorising it

I hadn't heard an explanation for why authors might use one tense or another for writing. That makes a lot of sense though. 

I appreciated your comment about not deleting your work. That's how I approach it, but I think it's important that people remember their work isn't garbage if they made mistakes, it's just in the process of coming out. It takes time to be revealed. I normally push the paragraphs down and start writing at the top. I'll pull elements of the previously written paragraphs into my current version, and then delete the rest when I've used what I needed. Works very well for me. 

That poem is maddening! I was trying to remember that it's an example of what not to do, but it was still hard to not get upset. :)

This is one of my biggest problems with writing.  I mean to be writing in past tense but throw in present tense verbs all over the place.