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24th January 2021
The literature I surrounded myself with reflected this desire and books such as Michael Morpurgo’s Kensuke’s Kingdom; The Secret Garden by Frances...
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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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16th September 2020
Setting is an anchor. It has the ability to weight a story in any given time, or place. Daphne Du Maurier saw setting (her beloved Cornwall) as...
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23rd September 2020
Author Emma Chapman discusses her research methods for creating an authentic atmosphere and setting in her writing.
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15th September 2020
Both of my novels, Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand and The Summer Before the War are rooted in place; East Sussex, a childhood home and still an...
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8th December 2020
A Sense of Place – Or why floating dialogue always sinks
Many good writing habits are about avoiding seasickness. Just as securing the reader in...
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10th December 2020
For nearly 20 years I lived in central London, working as an architectural journalist. Buildings, you might say, are in my DNA (...