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description/setting
Settings
5 Tips for Writing Setting as a Character
By Liz Michalski
May 4, 2022
Settings
Quite the Character: Writing New York in My Novels
By Stephanie Gangi
Nov 2, 2021
Settings
3 Tips for Picking the Perfect Setting for Your Novel
By Sarah Echavarre Smith
Sep 30, 2021
Settings
4 Tips for Setting a Novel in a Place You Don’t Know Well
By Kim Hooper
Jun 21, 2021
Writing Techniques
Writing Multiple Timelines and Points of View
By Natalie Lund
Apr 21, 2021
Writing Habits and Practices
9 Lines of Writing Advice With Cats
By Robert Lee Brewer
Dec 12, 2020
Writing Techniques
Beyond the Five Senses: Six Powerful Tricks to Enhance a Sense of Place
By Jonelle Patrick
Nov 3, 2020
Settings
Writing Strong Settings: Writing Prompts for Socially-Isolated Authors
By Christine Meade
Apr 15, 2020
Settings
5 Thoughts on How to Use Place to Move Your Story Forward
By Jane Bernstein
Nov 1, 2019
Settings
5 Tips for Building a House or Setting That Comes Alive for Readers
By D.M. Pulley
Oct 21, 2019
Writing Articles
8 Best Settings in Literature for Writers
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jan 23, 2019
Settings
The Importance of Story Setting For Writers
By Guest Column
Jul 27, 2016
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
5 Things The Path Can Teach Us About Writing
By Cris Freese
Jun 6, 2016
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
Creating Setting and Subtext in Your Fiction
By Cris Freese
May 24, 2016
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
3 Things Bloodline Can Teach Us About Writing
By Cris Freese
Apr 25, 2016
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
Are You Making These Setting Mistakes?
By Cris Freese
Apr 9, 2016
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
6 Things Fargo (Season 1) Can Teach Us About Writing
By Cris Freese
Mar 28, 2016
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
4 Things True Detective (Season 1) Can Teach Us About Writing
By Cris Freese
Mar 14, 2016
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
The Five Cardinal Sins of Description
By Chelsea Henshey
Nov 11, 2015
What's New
How to Write Vivid Descriptions
By Eli K.P. William
Aug 22, 2015
Character
11 Secrets to Writing an Effective Character Description
By Rebecca McClanahan
Jan 14, 2015
Settings
How To Make Your Setting a Character
By Donald Maass
Nov 19, 2013
How to Improve Writing Skills
Horror, Mysteries and Setting: Playing on the Unexpected
By Courtney Carpenter
Oct 2, 2012
What's New
Popular Author Adriana Trigiani Explains How to Bring a Setting to Life
By Jessica Strawser
Jul 25, 2012
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