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Cristi Taijeron
Immerse yourself in your setting. The stronger your connection to your tale, the more realistic you can make the experience for your readers. Touch the fabric of the clothing and spray on the perfume your characters wear. Burn candles that smell like their homelands. Visit places similar to the setting, or at least find pictures to represent them. Read books and watch movies similar in genre. Interview people who know the fields your characters work in. Talk to friends or family who may have experienced emotional elation or turmoil you are not familiar with. If you write historical fiction, read all the history books you can. If it is fantasy, draw maps of the lands you have created. The best way to learn something is to experience it, so get out there and live the stories you write.
Any way you can immerse yourself in the setting—places, pictures, scents, fabrics, tastes and flavors—will help you to better bring it to life on the page. If you choose historical, get to the library and see what books you can find on the era. If you choose to create a fantasy world of your own, try drawing maps of the area and perhaps even write a brief history of the people and culture to get a better understanding of the place you are creating. No matter what setting you choose, I highly recommend visiting a location similar to what you choose, or at least start looking up pictures to get inspired. The stronger your connection to your tale, the more realistic you can make the experience for your readers.
Any way you can immerse yourself in the setting—places, pictures, scents, fabrics, tastes and flavors—will help you to better bring it to life on the page. If you choose historical, get to the library and see what books you can find on the era. If you choose to create a fantasy world of your own, try drawing maps of the area and perhaps even write a brief history of the people and culture to get a better understanding of the place you are creating. No matter what setting you choose, I highly recommend visiting a location similar to what you choose, or at least start looking up pictures to get inspired. The stronger your connection to your tale, the more realistic you can make the experience for your readers.
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Oct 17, 2021 10:16AM · flag