Setting

A strong sense of place can enrich every other element of your narrative, transporting your reader to the world in which your story is set as well as adding real atmosphere to your scenes as your plot unfolds. This collection of advice articles bring together a wealth of advice on how to build and develop the setting of a book.

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5 min read
17th May 2016
Edited
16th September 2020
Anyone writing a novel set in the past faces a number of related challenges. One is the siren call of hindsight: the temptation to litter the story...