How to Add Details to Your First Draft to Show Your Reader the Effects of Setting
Introduction to story details and how to use them, using editing to complete each scene with sensory details to ground the reader in your story.
Setting: Know Your Character’s Home to Write Better Dialogue
A technique to use a character’s home to help refine dialogue.
Storyworld vs. Story
Tips to get your reader into the story and keep turning pages.
On-Site In Your Story Settings
Tips to add setting details to make your story come alive and keep readers engaged.
Keep Time in Your Mystery
Don’t overlook time elements in your story. From time of day in a scene to the timeline of the entire story. Tips to keep time in your mystery.
Location Scout for Your Story
How to gather story setting details and use them in your mystery to keep your reader engaged.
How To Get the Most Impact From Your Setting
Bring your mystery setting alive with details. How to use them without overloading your reader.
Create Clues from Your Mystery Setting
The Hidden Treasures in Your Setting When I first wrote mysteries, I was in awe of writers who could create clues out of the setting. I read Pompeii by Robert Harris and was astonished at how the clues in the story were directly related to volcanic action, mystifying the young aqueduct engineer. The best way to discover…
Weave Your Setting for Maximum Story Impact
Setting – A Force In Your Story Setting is like a character in your story that has no dialogue. Setting not only grounds your characters and your readers, setting interacts with characters to enhance your story. Setting is what makes readers feel like they are there.Beginning writers often overlook the depth that setting adds to a…