Setting Advice?

[fishr]

lol I've written about Colonial America, but that was back in my historical fiction kick in like elementary school =P

Actually, I'm writing the Pre-Rev years now. It's a huge undertaking; lots of work and researching. I just thought someone else was taking a stab at, other than me.

Adivce that was given to me long ago, and I'm sure others have heard it too, is that I suggest writing what you know, or are familer with. That way when you create your world, it will be smooth, consistant, and pleasing to you. The place you've described sounds grand too, and since it seems you're happy with that setting, maybe stick with it.

For me, the setting already existed, but I've been interested in Revolutionary America for over a decade, so it just goes back to, writing what you are comfortable with, and have a grasp on.

Best of luck.

[Deloclya]

Good luck to you as well! I remember writing historical fiction...endless research, checking up on dates, and I'd get an idea I liked and then find out that it couldn't have happened because of some part of history I'd overlooked before.

It makes me want to take a stab at it again though, I did love writing about colonial america... mostly because [don't laugh =P] I loved the Felicity books from American Girl... =P

[skye]

deloclya said:

It makes me want to take a stab at it again though, I did love writing about colonial america... mostly because [don't laugh =P] I loved the Felicity books from American Girl... =P

;D Me too! Everyone at my school had Kersten or, later, Josefina, but Felicity was always my absolute favorite character! ;D

[Deloclya]

I loved Felicity and Samantha... I bought Samantha first though because people told me I acted like her =P

[fishr]

mostly because [don't laugh =P] I loved the Felicity books from American Girl... =P

Oh my God! *dances* I read the series too and Felicity was my absolute favorite too! Small world.

Good luck to you as well! I remember writing historical fiction...endless research, checking up on dates, and I'd get an idea I liked and then find out that it couldn't have happened because of some part of history I'd overlooked before.

Thanks! I'm having so much fun with it. The only problem I occasionally have is incorporating historical backgrounds with fictional characters, and thus, rewriting, lol.

Hey, it's not my fault. Blame my characters!

[Deloclya]

Duh. as a writer, it's our perrogative to blame everything on the characters! then they revolt and refuse to be written. or maybe that's just my characters... they're very stubborn and like things to be told the way they like them. they don't let things work any other way. it's a good thing i see eye to eye with my characters, for the most part

[fishr]

Well, I try not to point fingers to some of my characters because then they revolt, and thus a writer's block, lol.

Then there are the few where they welcome (<- it will be a while before I get used to that word) criticism, and won't shut up, no matter how dismal their positions have become.

Out of the fifteen or so odd characters, I have some unique ones for sure, lol. Whether that's a good thing or not, I'm not sure.

I was writing last night, and thinking about atmosphere, and how it can coexist with the setting of a story. The setting of my story is in the mid seventeen hundreds, but the atmosphere was charged with emotion. The two just seemed to mesh well together, adding depth to the story itself. I don't know. Perhaps, I'm not making any sense but I was thinking about the setting for your story, and maybe if you can find an unique or an atmosphere that grabs the reader, they'll be sucked into the setting?

It's a crazy thought that occurred to me, but I'd thought I'd share it with you. Then again, maybe I should elaborate if I sound like a lunatic, lol.

[Deloclya]

I understand perfectly what you're saying! the setting of my story is modern day in an average town, but the mood [or atmosphere] is... hmm i'm not really sure how to describe the mood of my story. I mean the second book in the trilogy that I have outlined [well sort of outlined] is very emotional and has a darker premise than the first, but the first is my main character figuring things out and stuff. It's actually kind of tragic at the end... But it sets things up for a sequel so easily =] and I have the full story for the three books planned out, though I decided that now I have an idea of where I'm going with the next two books I'd get the first story polished and send that off to an editor, then work on the next two and be absolutely positive that I haven't got anything that has to be added to the first...you know for depth.

so that was quite of a tangent...but what i meant to say by all of that is that yes, i understand what you meant =P