tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post2073651097163567675..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Where in the World?Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-84652319825008298382013-10-03T12:27:03.925-06:002013-10-03T12:27:03.925-06:00I agree with Terry; I've made maps of villages...I agree with Terry; I've made maps of villages and floor plans of houses so rooms, buildings, etc. stop migrating.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-89576337469126343962013-10-03T11:04:58.159-06:002013-10-03T11:04:58.159-06:00I can go either way — detailed place or simply bac...I can go either way — detailed place or simply background place that gives way to more detailed characters . . . or both. For me, writing quality trumps all else, and it will provide sufficient detail in all areas for me to visualize the story.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686488133905538811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-74098198145735894982013-10-03T11:04:43.003-06:002013-10-03T11:04:43.003-06:00As long as they make the garden real to me, I'...As long as they make the garden real to me, I'm okay not knowing in which geographic location it resides. That said, a garden on the island of Hawaii will be very different from a garden in Arizona or Iceland.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-47601279256566244282013-10-03T09:33:06.726-06:002013-10-03T09:33:06.726-06:00And in series, it's important to make notes so...And in series, it's important to make notes so you're consistent. Is the police station next to, across from, or in the same building as the mayor's office? Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25171152048693732222013-10-03T09:06:58.316-06:002013-10-03T09:06:58.316-06:00I'm a big fan of "place" as characte...I'm a big fan of "place" as character. The more I know about it, the more it comes alive, the more rooted I am in the story. I think this is especially important in series writing.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-26323691958000647162013-10-03T09:04:13.628-06:002013-10-03T09:04:13.628-06:00If it weren't for Google Maps, my last tome wo...If it weren't for Google Maps, my last tome would still be ... um ... on the runway.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-59993457194301822292013-10-03T07:49:09.650-06:002013-10-03T07:49:09.650-06:00Although you personally dislike an unnamed setting...Although you personally dislike an unnamed setting, it is often a boon to a story. Detail does not demand knowledge of place. The reader can become intimately familiar with a garden without knowing where it lies. Sometimes it just doesn't matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-77977806760031535252013-10-03T07:19:59.593-06:002013-10-03T07:19:59.593-06:00I LOVE reading about my home town, Los Angeles, in...I LOVE reading about my home town, Los Angeles, in Michael Connelly's and Robert Crais' books. It's fun to go to the Farmer's Market with Harry Bosch. But with one exception, I used the "based on real places but not exactly" so I can take liberties with details. <br />Terry <br /><a href="http://terryodell.com/terrysplace" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br />Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-44020016979229360012013-10-03T06:33:18.580-06:002013-10-03T06:33:18.580-06:00Great points, Diana. I would go a step further and...Great points, Diana. I would go a step further and say I like settings from which the author has selected details specific to that story. Meaning, not every story set in San Francisco need include Lombard Street. Used judiciously, setting can so effectively be used to evoke the emotional undercurrent of the story.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.com