Comments on: Setting is about people http://jordanmccollum.com/2010/07/setting-people/ mysteries to fall in love with, romance to keep you in suspense Tue, 22 May 2012 21:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jordan http://jordanmccollum.com/2010/07/setting-people/#comment-3812 Jordan Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:21:33 +0000 http://jordanmccollum.com/?p=2817#comment-3812 What a compliment! I wish I could say I realized this while writing, but it shows why we must always be reading. What a compliment! I wish I could say I realized this while writing, but it shows why we must always be reading.

]]> By: Jordan http://jordanmccollum.com/2010/07/setting-people/#comment-3811 Jordan Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:15:58 +0000 http://jordanmccollum.com/?p=2817#comment-3811 I agree that settings can distract. I read a book recently where it seemed like the author was trying to force the city to be a character. I didn't buy it and couldn't finish the book. I agree that settings can distract. I read a book recently where it seemed like the author was trying to force the city to be a character. I didn’t buy it and couldn’t finish the book.

]]> By: Deb Salisbury http://jordanmccollum.com/2010/07/setting-people/#comment-3795 Deb Salisbury Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:06:48 +0000 http://jordanmccollum.com/?p=2817#comment-3795 > Settings won’t have an impact on the reader if they’re not having an impact on the characters. I had an ah-ha moment tonight! I've been groping toward this realization, but I couldn't put it in words before now. Thanks! > Settings won’t have an impact on the reader if they’re not having an impact on the characters.

I had an ah-ha moment tonight! I’ve been groping toward this realization, but I couldn’t put it in words before now. Thanks!

]]> By: Iapetus999 http://jordanmccollum.com/2010/07/setting-people/#comment-3794 Iapetus999 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:46:04 +0000 http://jordanmccollum.com/?p=2817#comment-3794 That's one of the things I do when I analyze my writing. I try to determine the "mood" of a scene. Light, dark, open, closed, etc. Sometimes I want it to echo the sentiments of a scene (a dark and stormy night) or contrast it (a murder during a festive wedding). But sometimes I think that settings do too much. I had a dinner scene that I thought be more effective somewhere besides a dinner table, somewhere a bit more exciting, but then I realized sometimes people just have dinner, and the setting just needs to go away. That’s one of the things I do when I analyze my writing. I try to determine the “mood” of a scene.
Light, dark, open, closed, etc. Sometimes I want it to echo the sentiments of a scene (a dark and stormy night) or contrast it (a murder during a festive wedding).
But sometimes I think that settings do too much. I had a dinner scene that I thought be more effective somewhere besides a dinner table, somewhere a bit more exciting, but then I realized sometimes people just have dinner, and the setting just needs to go away.

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