tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post7263369900697679293..comments2024-03-20T02:49:17.606-07:00Comments on Between Fact and Fiction: Building A PlaceNatalie Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-70303042269185364002013-02-19T20:13:21.441-08:002013-02-19T20:13:21.441-08:00I'd say live a little at one of your favorite ...I'd say live a little at one of your favorite real places, and feel how your fantasy will take those impressions and produce the fictitious place that is right for your novel's (or other) characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-49029093969773585342013-02-14T16:45:15.613-08:002013-02-14T16:45:15.613-08:00Great tips, Natalie.
One of the things I did with...Great tips, Natalie.<br /><br />One of the things I did with my MS was to have my main characters sitting down to a meal at least once together, and mentioning the food, local cuisine.<br /><br />Another path I followed, as you pointed out, was making use of climate. In this case, the tendency of rain in London made one of my main characters remark occasionally on the weather...William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-76931625846297275442013-02-07T04:19:51.205-08:002013-02-07T04:19:51.205-08:00All great points, Natalie!All great points, Natalie!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-34395419619226869912013-02-06T18:48:41.864-08:002013-02-06T18:48:41.864-08:00What a great post - I'm drafting something, an...What a great post - I'm drafting something, and haven't quite found a way to insert setting without all those descriptive passages. I'll definitely bookmark for quick reference - thanks!Daisy Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17735098333414333404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-30704926599821357282013-02-06T14:02:52.220-08:002013-02-06T14:02:52.220-08:00This is a very helpful post; thanks for the advice...This is a very helpful post; thanks for the advice! I'm in the process of revising, and one of the things that I noticed right away in my draft was that I need to include more descriptions of the places that the characters are interacting in. In the first draft it almost seems like they're in the middle of empty rooms most of the time. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-40750021664609999312013-02-06T10:21:40.057-08:002013-02-06T10:21:40.057-08:00Great tips here. I'll be back often. And I'...Great tips here. I'll be back often. And I'm looking forward to how you incorporate these things.ilimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899071063752311737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-73806841425321086772013-02-06T09:53:43.565-08:002013-02-06T09:53:43.565-08:00I am bookmarking this! A very useful reference! Th...I am bookmarking this! A very useful reference! Thanks, Natalie. :) Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270893925385208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-83595292707003439812013-02-06T09:47:09.608-08:002013-02-06T09:47:09.608-08:00I think you're a mind reader because I was jus...I think you're a mind reader because I was just thinking up ways of getting out of this "white space" I've created in my draft without going overboard with descriptions. Some things I definitely didn't think about here. Thanks!Leigh Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493703354330273953noreply@blogger.com