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LIVE: Developing Contemporary Settings

LIVE: Developing Contemporary Settings

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Elza
Elza
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4 days ago

What’s the difference between world building and creating a setting?

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Amy
Amy
4 days ago

When writing your books, what comes first? Setting, plot or characters?

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Elza
Elza
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4 days ago

I love quirky contemporary Middle Grade, where the worlds feels a little bit bigger-than-life. Do you have any recommendations for how to pull this off?

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Amy
Amy
4 days ago

Any tips for setting the scene in the first chapter without info-dumping?

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Elza
Elza
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4 days ago

I’ve read about including symbolism in the settings of a book to help bring the world and characters together. Do you know of any contemporary stories that do this well?

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Kendra
Kendra
4 days ago

When creating a contemporary setting do you personally take from what you know and base a fictional setting on that area or do you research an area?

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Elza
Elza
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4 days ago

What’s the difference between contemporary and realistic fiction? Does this affect the settings?

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PepperHawk
PepperHawk
4 days ago

This is a wonderful topic and panel 🙂 any tips for a portal fantasy where they move pretty quickly through known international settings? (National park and UNESCO site type)

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BrieannaWilkoff
BrieannaWilkoff
4 days ago

Do you make the setting completely realistic, or do you fictionalize a real place? If the latter, how much do you change from the real place?

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Elza
Elza
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4 days ago

Is there such a thing as going “too real” in a contemporary book?

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Amy
Amy
4 days ago

Can you talk a little bit about tools you use to ground your reader in your setting?

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Elza
Elza
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4 days ago

What is your advice for showing off your setting in the story without halting the action?

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Amy
Amy
4 days ago

What are some common mistakes you see in setting/world-building?

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Amy
Amy
4 days ago

What are some of your all-time favorite settings in books (contemporary or otherwise)?

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Elza
Elza
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4 days ago

Can fantasy elements exist in a contemporary story, or does that change the genre?

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Rebecca
Rebecca
4 days ago

I struggle getting my MG characters into new location because they can’t hop in a car and drive. Any recommendations for MG writers on finding creative settings?

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Amy
Amy
4 days ago

If you can’t afford to travel widely (or are stuck in quarantine!), can you still set books in other places? Any tips for researching online?

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4 days ago

Absolutely! Though I think if it’s a place you’ve never been, that it’s useful to eventually visit or find a beta reader who’s very familiar with the place. But as far as drafting right now goes, if it helps motivate you to write something set somewhere new or exciting, go for it! We all need that escpe.

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Tara Kennedy
Tara Kennedy
4 days ago

Does the setting need to affect the story?

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Rebecca
Rebecca
4 days ago

I’ve heard I should use setting to describe the character and to show POV. Can you speak to this idea? Is it something you do?

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Rebecca
Rebecca
4 days ago

Is there a point in the story when you stop introducing new locations because it slows down pacing?

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PepperHawk
PepperHawk
4 days ago

Do I need to spend much/any time in a middle school in MG?

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Alyssa
Alyssa
4 days ago

When writing a contemporary character who would have an accent in real life (Scottish, southern, etc), should you attempt to write their dialect on the page? Or is it better to just write in your natural voice?

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Alyssa
Alyssa
4 days ago

Are there any contemporary settings you would not recommend, or would caution writers to be very careful about? I know some editors can feel like NYC is overdone/almost impossible to pull off unless you’re from there.

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Alyssa
Alyssa
4 days ago

Do you have tips for characters living in big cities? How can the author make the setting feel unique and accessible, despite its enormous nature?

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HabonJama
HabonJama
4 days ago

Thanks!

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