How to choose a setting for your novel? That depends on what your story is. But can your story depend on your setting? I think so.
I chose mine because I wanted to write a thriller. I wanted the novel to be tense, and I wanted the setting to have a lot to do with it.
For a mystery novel, choosing a location that isolates your characters, pummels them with bad weather, scares them with wildlife, and gives them nowhere to run, opens up the imagination.
I spent 6 years living in an isolated mountain ski resort, and that had a lot to do with my choice of setting, Even though I write about a fictitious resort, I know what it’s like to live in the depths of BC. Experience lends authenticity; my imagination can do the rest.
Tell me the photo doesn’t give you any ideas for choosing a scary setting.
An intriguing and beautiful setting.
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Thanks. I think you might even have been there. In fact, I’m pretty sure you’ve seen this exact scene!
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This photo could be a painting. Magical. 🙂
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