Use Places You’ve Lived to Enhance Your Story

Use Places You’ve Lived to Enhance Your Story

You don’t need to use the actual place, but you could use the memories: • something you saw (good or bad) • a specific feeling you had (exhilaration, fear, sadness) • a general feeling you had (ominous, out of place, homey) • a person you met (friend, enemy,...
Story Setting Part 1: It’s More Than a Place

Story Setting Part 1: It’s More Than a Place

What’s Included in Setting?   A story setting is more than the place(s) where the author sets characters. It provides the environment in which your drama unfolds, so establish it early in your story. It’s interactive—creating the mood, giving meaning to the...

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