In this first post talking about writing techniques, we’ll look at Seattle author J.A. Jance, and examples from one of her J.P. Beaumont novels, Betrayal of Trust.
As a native Seattlite, I love to read -- and write -- novels based in
the Emerald City and its surroundings. But
creating a setting for a book is not just about giving shout-outs to local
places and describing the weather (rain, mist, drizzle, rinse and repeat…) It’s about creating character opinion. While it’s true that the setting can be a
character, it’s more accurate to say that the setting helps to show character. We can only see the place through the
person.
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