Becoming a novelist

[Sakura]

In the age 12-17 I was a goddess of trouble. People crossed the street when seeing me especially when going home after playing with the boys in the fields.

[oldwrench]

You and Dinky would have made a dangerous pair.

[Elvin]

Are you guys going to bypass the literary agents and submit straight to the publishers?

[Sakura]

I'm Dinky's publisher already

[Dinky]

I love you, Sakura!!! Next chapter of Oil and Water coming soon!

[Sakura]

Sadly this won't have any illustrations. I have used all of them for your Mystic Moon Vacation. There isn't alot of fan art for this old series, and you can't use the mecha fighting scenes for a wedding can you?

[oldwrench]

Ya, Dinky told me she has the beginning and ending of the next chapter....... just no middle. *Oldwrench walks off singing.... ".......Here I am, stuck in the middle with you....."*

[Sakura]

Clown to the left of me... jokers to the right?

[Elvin]

I need some reference material, can anyone recommend books with high quality writing involving the following?

First person present POV
Cool fight/action scene
and while I'm at it, recommend a book that's mind blowingly awsome.

I'm writing in the first person present tense POV, it would lose out if I use second or third person (as my main character's inner thoughts pretty much make the book), but as past tense is infinitly more popular, I don't know whether I should stick with present. Thoughts?

[Sakura]

Sorry about that but I rarely read any english books.

Anyone?