Comments on: How to Write Unforgettable Settings Readers Never Want to Leave

By: Kristen Lamb

Kristen Lamb — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 13:14:00 +0000

In reply to arya. LOVE IT!

By: arya

arya — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 05:55:40 +0000

I found that you can describe settings by the characters feeling of the place. I could say it was a mess but saying the room made your characters skin crawl and want to wash his hands would show the disgust better. Its especially great if you don’t want to describe a room in detail and just want the feeling. “Barb never felt more inadequate in her neatness then walking into Sharon’s craft room. After the 4th drawer she finally found the scissors she needed.” You don’t need to describe the crazy clean organized room when it’s only used for a second but the readers get the idea.

This is a great article.

By: David Anderson

David Anderson — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:28:31 +0000

I love great settings in a story.

By: theharpistofmadrid

theharpistofmadrid — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:17:33 +0000

Nice work. I write historical novels and I’ve just finished the first draft of my fourth. I’ll look again at the settings as I read it again!

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By: Denise Covey

Denise Covey — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 23:31:45 +0000

I love writing and reading great settings. Thanks for this great post.

By: Rachel C. Thompson

Rachel C. Thompson — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 20:50:58 +0000

Tricks for setting? Add in smells and tastes,sounds that are unusual.The crackle of sand on the pipe rail as a guide wheel of a rusty security gate rolls open.The smell of flowers growing out of a dried dung heap. Add textured contrary details.

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Writing Links 3/19/18 – Where Genres Collide — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:02:58 +0000

[…] https://authorkristenlamb.com/2018/03/writing-unforgettable-settings/ “Setting is an extremely powerful toolthat can hook readers into a world they never want to leave. Oddly, too many writers fail to appreciate just how powerful settings can be. Details make the difference between the mediocre and the magnificent. Settings, written properly, can come alive and transition from boring backdrop to becoming an actual character (I.e. Hogwart’s).” I always worry I’ll bore the reader but I’ve been trying to add more setting to my scenes lately. […]

By: Kathryn Magendie

Kathryn Magendie — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 11:33:26 +0000

Yes! “Place/Setting” is like another character!

Though, if a writer over-describes, I’m bored. I’m reading a novel now from an author I adore but there’s so much description of “place” – rooms, buildings, houses, this’s and that’s – I find myself wanting to skim. So, yes, that balance of capturing the reader without losing them!

By: Christina Delay

Christina Delay — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 01:41:16 +0000

In reply to sjhigbee. Hi Shjigbee! Thanks!