tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post4694307331870508560..comments2024-03-29T02:19:42.154-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: Settings that Pop - by PK Hrezo (guest post)Dena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-6133992615982791032014-07-24T06:30:50.093-05:002014-07-24T06:30:50.093-05:00I love that too Carrie-Anne! Settings can totally ...I love that too Carrie-Anne! Settings can totally be another character. Like Hogwarts, for ex, It's a big part of what made HP so beguiling. <br /><br />That comment from GR is ignorant. Nothing would get written if writers had to go every place they wrote about. We can research. But maybe the way the author set up their scenes didn't work, and the reviewer didn't understand why it wasn't working, only that it wasn't believable. Or it could be they just wanted to brag about how much they knew. You just never know with GR. :)PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-19843021467488479472014-07-23T11:42:53.929-05:002014-07-23T11:42:53.929-05:00I was very turned off by some comment in a Goodrea...I was very turned off by some comment in a Goodreads review of a recent historical set in Germany. The reviewer claimed it was "obvious" the writer had never visited either Germany or that particular city, and gave all these show-off details about the city that were missing from the book. She claimed writers have no business writing about places they've never visited. Most writers don't have the time or money to travel to each and every single place they write about, either foreign or in their own nation. The next-best thing is careful research.<br /><br />I love when the setting becomes like another character. One of the reasons I love writing about the Manhattan of days gone by is because it often feels like another character, so much is the city an integral part of the story and its setting.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-18259387640778116402014-07-22T19:36:24.319-05:002014-07-22T19:36:24.319-05:00Thanks Jeri! I think settings are something that g...Thanks Jeri! I think settings are something that get easier with each new story. I pick up a lot of what not to dos by beta reading for unpubbed authors. ;)PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-30730884502782892392014-07-22T14:35:49.836-05:002014-07-22T14:35:49.836-05:00Setting is always a struggle for me. Thanks for th...Setting is always a struggle for me. Thanks for the tips! I love the idea of watching a movie and jotting down the things I notice and the feelings I experience.<br /><br />Looking forward to INDUCTION DAY!Jeri Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576975074158550253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-92167439748494407282014-07-22T12:09:12.257-05:002014-07-22T12:09:12.257-05:00I've found that while writing the first draft ...I've found that while writing the first draft it's easier not to worry about those so much anyway, but then going back for that first round of rewrites/edits, I really spend more time finding the perfect details to bring to the readers' attention. And really, it's more about the little details we ourselves notice when we're somewhere new. I mean, we don't walk into a room and notice every bit of furniture and lighting and paint color all at once. It's a gradual soaking in. :)PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-78268910087892601372014-07-22T10:56:52.095-05:002014-07-22T10:56:52.095-05:00Thanks for this. And need to put this on a sticky:...Thanks for this. And need to put this on a sticky:<br /><br />What brings a setting to life is not the general description, it’s the tiny details sprinkled throughout the scenes that stirs an image.<br /><br />I know to do this, but then get caught up and tangled in trying to describe all. the. things. which then overwhelms me and I think I can't write description. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-49830067838622856482014-07-22T09:01:01.669-05:002014-07-22T09:01:01.669-05:00Exactly Jeff. We don't need to know everything...Exactly Jeff. We don't need to know everything about how a room looks--but give us some of those unique little details and we'll fill in the rest with our imaginations. PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-12961181232414037112014-07-22T04:53:54.917-05:002014-07-22T04:53:54.917-05:00I've talked about how what I call 'stupid ...I've talked about how what I call 'stupid little truths' are a key in fiction and I think a lot of those 'stupid little details' are exactly what make setting pop. Congratulations and best of luck with your books!JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.com