Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, May 25 2010
Location, interrupted
Sometimes when I get bogged down while writing fiction I end up changing the setting of the story, or at least the location of some scenes. When a scene takes place in the wrong setting it can come across to the reader as forced or stilted. If you're trying to increase tension between characters that can actually be useful. But most of the time it ends up being a distraction. If that romantic hacienda lawn isn't working, you might try switching to a busy street corner or an empty sports arena.
posted at: 21:32 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Sometimes when I get bogged down while writing fiction I end up changing the setting of the story, or at least the location of some scenes. When a scene takes place in the wrong setting it can come across to the reader as forced or stilted. If you're trying to increase tension between characters that can actually be useful. But most of the time it ends up being a distraction. If that romantic hacienda lawn isn't working, you might try switching to a busy street corner or an empty sports arena.
posted at: 21:32 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
