tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post3659372669273513843..comments2024-03-21T03:22:46.645-06:00Comments on My Story, My Way ~ An Indie Adventure: THE MYSTERY CHARACTER IN YOUR NOVEL ~ SETTINGLeslie Ann aka LAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15584041234338927880noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-10026783987995890102013-03-29T13:17:33.661-06:002013-03-29T13:17:33.661-06:00Thanks. Everyone used to ask about O.J. until we e...Thanks. Everyone used to ask about O.J. until we explained we are hundreds of miles away. LOLJill Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754506629717417267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-36089233760624707362013-03-29T12:28:05.352-06:002013-03-29T12:28:05.352-06:00Hi Tamara,
I, too, love setting, it makes a book s...Hi Tamara,<br />I, too, love setting, it makes a book sing for me if it's done right and really makes me believe I'm there. <br /><br />Glad you visited the blog<br />~LALeslie Ann aka LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584041234338927880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-4211891810080291512013-03-29T12:27:01.774-06:002013-03-29T12:27:01.774-06:00Hi Jill,
Thanks for visiting...when you said Brent...Hi Jill,<br />Thanks for visiting...when you said Brentwood, I jumped (I grew up in Pacific Palisades) then laughed with you said the one in the North. <br /><br />I can't wait to see how you make this work. Follow up with me, okay?<br /><br />~LALeslie Ann aka LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584041234338927880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-59698080340082738562013-03-27T13:44:07.508-06:002013-03-27T13:44:07.508-06:00So glad I read this today! I love setting and ther...So glad I read this today! I love setting and there's nothing like reading an author who weaves it in so beautifully that you're right there in the thick of the action. <br /><br />Thanks for the informative interview, Ann!Tamara Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520967002081732399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-33984865983656085582013-03-27T12:59:54.518-06:002013-03-27T12:59:54.518-06:00Thanks for all the comments.
I agree with the &quo...Thanks for all the comments.<br />I agree with the "write what you know" approach, because it is the most authentic you can get. Good luck with Paris, Julie. It's a wonderful setting and definitely has a personality that will play a role in your book.<br />Viki Lyn, thanks for bookmarking it. Feel free to pass it on to other writers. Ann Siracusa R. Ann Siracusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201903849873369648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-60394652477433464762013-03-27T11:34:09.211-06:002013-03-27T11:34:09.211-06:00Great blog post. My WIP is set in my town of Brent...Great blog post. My WIP is set in my town of Brentwood, California. The one in Northern California. It is transitioning from a farming community to a bedroom community and that is the point that I set my zombie apocalypse. Most people would be at work, not home. It is the middle of nowhere and its saving grace is an abundance of strip malls. LOLJill Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754506629717417267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-53444599318789848902013-03-27T10:57:08.035-06:002013-03-27T10:57:08.035-06:00Hey Susan,
Thanks so much. I do think writers ov...Hey Susan, <br />Thanks so much. I do think writers overlook setting as being as intregal as their Heroine/Hero.<br /><br />Done well, the reader is immeresed in the entire story, and that's what we strive for, right?<br /><br />Thanks for commenting today! Where do you teach?<br /><br />~LALeslie Ann aka LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584041234338927880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-73098753529510339212013-03-27T10:55:16.806-06:002013-03-27T10:55:16.806-06:00Hi Melissa,
Absolutely right. And as writers isn&...Hi Melissa,<br />Absolutely right. And as writers isn't it a treat when that happens? I love it.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting today and taking the time to comment.<br /><br />~LALeslie Ann aka LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584041234338927880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-38129786096530186022013-03-27T10:54:09.770-06:002013-03-27T10:54:09.770-06:00Hi Viki Lyn,
It's an honor you bookmarked Ann&...Hi Viki Lyn,<br />It's an honor you bookmarked Ann's post! <br /><br />Thanks for visiting My Story My Way, hope to see you here again.<br /><br />~LALeslie Ann aka LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584041234338927880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-48431925257345636902013-03-27T10:52:57.391-06:002013-03-27T10:52:57.391-06:00Hi Julie,
I'm glad you enjoyed Ann's post....Hi Julie,<br />I'm glad you enjoyed Ann's post.<br /><br />I also use Google Earth to get a real birds-eye view (or street level) view of the area. It's amazing.<br /><br />I think we also forget that our own home town can be fascinating. My Christmas novel is set in Boulder CO and I'm looking forward to seeing it through new eyes.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting<br />~LALeslie Ann aka LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584041234338927880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-26922987469150306902013-03-27T10:30:26.508-06:002013-03-27T10:30:26.508-06:00I often teach setting as character and I'm mig...I often teach setting as character and I'm mighty happy to see other professional writers teach this too. Thanks for this great post!Susan Wingatehttp://www.susanwingate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-31115997799713036362013-03-27T10:19:40.569-06:002013-03-27T10:19:40.569-06:00Setting is a vital part of any story and it does s...Setting is a vital part of any story and it does shape the story and characters in ways no one can anticipate. <br /><br />Great Blog!Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-18065798457273789642013-03-27T09:43:46.087-06:002013-03-27T09:43:46.087-06:00What an interesting article. I bookmarked it and w...What an interesting article. I bookmarked it and will read it again as I plot my next book.Viki Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489600990204059802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507548911400837437.post-90884799654316899422013-03-27T09:21:06.926-06:002013-03-27T09:21:06.926-06:00Wow, what an interesting blog. I hadn't though...Wow, what an interesting blog. I hadn't thought about the setting as a character, but what you've said made a lot of sense. I've set some of my stories in my home state of Missouri, even to placing them near where I live, in St. Louis. What we know, right? But others take place in places I've never been and can only imagine.<br /><br />That's where google becomes imperative. There's a lot to be learned, even with using Google maps to get close up views of a particular area.<br /><br />Some authors make up their own settings, such as other planets, where they are forced to world build so that the reader can see the same world.<br /><br />Other times, it's a familiar setting but perhaps drawn into an alternate world.<br /><br />My current WIP takes place in Paris. Why? It felt right, and one of my characters works for the Cardinal of Paris. But at the same time it is an AU version of our world, and things are not the same as you'd expect. At least not in attitudes and such. Paris is still Paris.<br /><br />Good luck with your new release, sounds intriguing!<br /><br />JulieJulie Lynn Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574029767523627749noreply@blogger.com