tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post6371909339200393037..comments2023-10-23T12:40:22.672-07:00Comments on The Writers Alley: Setting Up Your Story – Your 3 Point TerrainSherrinda Ketchersidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-15769258638309765082013-03-25T22:22:31.417-07:002013-03-25T22:22:31.417-07:00Nice description of setting! Love the photos! Nice description of setting! Love the photos! Dee Dee https://www.blogger.com/profile/12568993522822927873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-23642511453082938952013-03-25T17:12:16.521-07:002013-03-25T17:12:16.521-07:00Setting is such a fun topic to think about. I real...Setting is such a fun topic to think about. I really love making setting an extra character in my novels, and now that I've been writing some YA, it's fun to see setting in a different light when I use it in sci-fi and fantasy instead of a real-life contemporary way.Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-16218132155053443352013-03-25T17:00:28.335-07:002013-03-25T17:00:28.335-07:00Karen,
Every post you write makes me think so I FI...Karen,<br />Every post you write makes me think so I FINALLY returned the favor?? Awesome!<br />And I know, we can always dig deeper into cultural differences and peel back layer after layer after layer.<br /><br />But they're wonderful influences to settingPepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-81566163134501601282013-03-25T16:59:25.469-07:002013-03-25T16:59:25.469-07:00Thanks, Ames.
Easy to give a shout out when your w...Thanks, Ames.<br />Easy to give a shout out when your writing makes me sin with envy.<br />Yeah, your fault - totally!!! :-)Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-74425073278850898132013-03-25T16:58:35.812-07:002013-03-25T16:58:35.812-07:00Woohoo! Go Jeanne! I"m almost finished with m...Woohoo! Go Jeanne! I"m almost finished with my fast draft. Just now writing into the black moment. AHHHH!!!Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-32910725417076325422013-03-25T16:57:46.480-07:002013-03-25T16:57:46.480-07:00Thanks Ang and Mary.
I'm trying not to beat my...Thanks Ang and Mary.<br />I'm trying not to beat myself up about not spicing up this post some more. Hopefully it's good basicsPepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-49934968501943679192013-03-25T16:57:01.059-07:002013-03-25T16:57:01.059-07:00Debra!!
I'm a big Downton fan, but in all hone...Debra!!<br />I'm a big Downton fan, but in all honesty, I started writing this series about 10 years ago, so it wasn't influenced by Downton - although when I'm reading over it I'm thinking "Gee, that sounds like something that would happen on Downton" :-)Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-35035891995929232922013-03-25T16:56:01.056-07:002013-03-25T16:56:01.056-07:00thanks, Sherrinda! I LOVE my home in the mountains...thanks, Sherrinda! I LOVE my home in the mountains. It's so easy take this culture and add a little 'spice' for fiction. Oh so much fun!!!!Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-80214940329205435752013-03-25T16:54:55.782-07:002013-03-25T16:54:55.782-07:00Thanks, Andrea. Glad it was interesting to youThanks, Andrea. Glad it was interesting to youPepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-27578435257515298732013-03-25T15:20:29.781-07:002013-03-25T15:20:29.781-07:00Great stuff, Pep. I really like what you wrote abo...Great stuff, Pep. I really like what you wrote about cultural expectations. You made me start thinking along a whole new tack (for me)... like how within every culture are subcultures with different rules and different accepted behaviours. So even in the same setting (say a big contemporary city) there are so many different faces of that setting depending on the part of the city, the socio-economic strata the characters are in, their jobs/interests etc.... Anyhow, totally rambling, but I love it that you made me think!<br /><br />And as a side note, there is NOTHING more fun than making up your own setting for a fantasy! I love that! Total creative freedom - much more fun than research and having to get it "right". At least I think so. ;)Karen @ a house full of sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17787916466155321686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-44171851578867121622013-03-25T13:04:59.529-07:002013-03-25T13:04:59.529-07:00So great, Pepper! And thanks for the shout out! Yo...So great, Pepper! And thanks for the shout out! Your settings most definitely have a pulse in your stories! Amy Leigh Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631381714658134094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-43298299413333004132013-03-25T08:29:18.020-07:002013-03-25T08:29:18.020-07:00I love this, Pepper. I'm good with describing ...I love this, Pepper. I'm good with describing story world, but I don't always utilize setting as an important character in my books. I love how you brought in cultural norms and expectations as well. This series comes at a good time, as I move closer to really fast drafting my next story.<br /><br />Loved this today! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-64262700298178276372013-03-25T06:55:11.536-07:002013-03-25T06:55:11.536-07:00I love setting. It paints the story in 3 D and tos...I love setting. It paints the story in 3 D and tosses me into the canvas with the characters. Mary Vee Storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235494928887348835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-83602252409481763162013-03-25T05:52:24.567-07:002013-03-25T05:52:24.567-07:00I am a huge setting person! I love to think of it ...I am a huge setting person! I love to think of it as a character in my book too. It really has a life of its own!<br />Great post to start this series, Pepper!Angie Dickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794268733490363528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-66143044141287124632013-03-25T05:03:49.170-07:002013-03-25T05:03:49.170-07:00looking forward to more on setting. It's such ...looking forward to more on setting. It's such an important "character" for me as well. I'm excited to hear about your 1916 novel. LOVE THIS SETTING and it's not just because of Downton Abbey, either.<br />Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-86692220414535973462013-03-25T04:13:57.410-07:002013-03-25T04:13:57.410-07:00Nice post, Pepper! You spelled it out nicely. I lo...Nice post, Pepper! You spelled it out nicely. I love that the Blue Ridge Mountains are a "character" in your book! I love that particular "flavor"! :)Sherrinda Ketchersidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-16584234298700834802013-03-25T03:18:47.286-07:002013-03-25T03:18:47.286-07:00Thanks for sharing this interesting approach to th...Thanks for sharing this interesting approach to thinking about setting!Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.com