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  • Tom Adkins

    Nice blog. Historical events happening in the broader world also helps with the setting.

    March 22, 2021
    • Write in Community

      Yes, the history of a place matters, too. Often in an almost “haunting” kind of way.

      March 26, 2021
  • Zoya Zeman

    Marvelous idea. My list of places is long. I ponder choosing one place at a time. Then I wonder whether the Place is interior and constant. Thank you for this idea.

    March 23, 2021
    • Write in Community

      Ah, the “interior” place. Nice to think about this. Thank you, Zoya!

      March 26, 2021
  • Mike Stinson

    Yes! The power of place is mysterious and I have always resonated with writings that touch upon it. Your suggestions here are a gentle prod to remember “where I stand”. Thank you, Lucy!

    March 23, 2021
    • Write in Community

      You’re welcome, Mike. I love writings “heavy” on place. And yes, it is indeed mysterious.

      March 26, 2021
  • Thank you for wisdom on this!

    March 25, 2021
    • Write in Community

      Thank you, Marge.

      March 26, 2021
  • Molly Klocksin

    Sage advice: “Write about what you know.” I don’t do much creative writing, but when I do, it will be about my late mother’s hometown in Wisconsin. We visited every summer and the town seemed to have more character to me than the suburb we grew up in. BTW, I now live in Lincoln, Nebraska and have come to appreciate the beauty of the native prairie!

    March 26, 2021
    • Write in Community

      Hello Molly,
      Thank you so much for your comment. Small towns have lots of character, and it would be rewarding, I think, to write about your mother’s home town. And welcome to Lincoln!
      Lucy

      March 26, 2021
  • Setting often appears as a “character” in my books, because of how it’s often an agent of change.

    March 28, 2021
    • Write in Community

      You are so right, Faith. The setting can indeed be a character–often one of my favorite ones!

      April 01, 2021

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