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5 Tips for Writing Setting as a Character
By Liz Michalski
May 4, 2022
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A Fabled Kingdom: Why Readers Love a Southern Setting in Fiction
By Kimberly Brock
Apr 14, 2022
Writing Techniques
Choosing a Setting for Your Fight Scene: FightWrite™
By Carla Hoch
Feb 4, 2022
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Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Using Too Much Exposition (Too Early)
By Robert Lee Brewer
Dec 10, 2021
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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 Techniques
Beyond the Five Senses: Six Powerful Tricks to Enhance a Sense of Place
By Jonelle Patrick
Nov 3, 2020
Writing Techniques
Learn Better World-Building Strategies Through World of Warcraft and the New Shadowlands Expansion
By Moriah Richard
Oct 27, 2020
Settings
Writing Strong Settings: Writing Prompts for Socially-Isolated Authors
By Christine Meade
Apr 15, 2020
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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
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Old and New: Merging Memory and Research in New Zealand
By Guest Column
Apr 1, 2019
Writing Articles
8 Best Settings in Literature for Writers
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jan 23, 2019
Settings
7 Research and Writing Tips for Setting a Book in Another Country
By Guest Column
Nov 23, 2018
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
How to Turn Your Writing World Around, Part 1: Setting and Detail
By Guest Column
Oct 5, 2018
Interviews
Cara Black: Passion for Paris
By Guest Column
Aug 2, 2018
Settings
Maximize Your Setting: Bringing Locations, Eras and Worlds to Life on the Page
By Guest Column
Jun 14, 2018
Settings
Beloved Settings: Considerations for Fictionalizing a Favorite Place
By Guest Column
Jan 19, 2018
Writer's Digest Magazine January 2015 Online Exclusives
Series Author Roundtable: Setting As Character
By Adrienne Crezo
Nov 6, 2014
Settings
How To Make Your Setting a Character
By Donald Maass
Nov 19, 2013
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