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Setting (Elements of Fiction Writing) (Rated: ASR)
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Setting can be every bit as important as your character in a story. In fact, often setting may even act as sort of a character. It’s more than physical description, it’s the entire panorama of time and place that create and affect your characters. Bickham lists many contributions of setting to your story:  intensification of reader involvement enhancement of story unity tightening of plot structure and/or intensification of suspense motivation or explanation of character clarification of theme excitement of the writer’s own imaginationCHAPTERS 1. Why setting is important How casual decisions may ruin a story How to develop the correct professional attitude toward development of your story setting 2. Presenting sense impressions Why sense impressions are vital How to deliver them to the reader 3. Presenting factual material Why facts are important How to deliver them to the reader 4. Fudging facts: When it's okay to stray from truth How to know when facts aren't necessary Knowing when it's okay to lie How to know when the truth is not enough 5. Setting in specialized stories It pays to know if your reader has set expectations 6. How setting acts as your story backbone Using setting to unify the story 7. How to use setting to advance plot Setting can make things happen and increase tension 8. How setting affects character Choosing the right setting-character match Using setting to enhance character credibility Using setting to change a character 9. How setting adds to story meaning and vitality Setting: A source of story ideas Setting and story meaning 10. Setting and viewpoint: It's how you look at it How viewpoint affects setting Finding the effective vantage point 11. Setting the mood: How setting viewpoint viewpoint creates atmosphere How setting affects story atmosphere How setting contributes to your story's mood 12. Showing setting during movement and action How to show setting during movement and action How to describe setting without slowing the story 13. The story behind your setting How history and attitude link How both relate to setting--and everything else The importance of cultural/regional attitudes 14. Setting and style Using precise language in settings How to present strong, vivid setting How to get the words right 15. Exercises to sharpen your settings Practice, practice, practice 16. A program for further study and growth Keeping a setting journal Increasing your awareness Asking setting questions Developing your own resources Appendix 1 Research resources and techniques Appendix 2 Nancy Berland's setting research form | ||
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