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The power of place: 6 tips to craft a strong story setting
“But you don’t have to be a David Bowie fan to appreciate the power of the setting.”
Last fall, I instructed a course at my local community college on the power of devising an impactful setting for your story. Before curating the content for this course, I hadn’t thought too deeply about the importance of this fundamental building block in storytelling. But let me tell you, the more I thought a
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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 The Midnight Library gave me a lot to think about, even though I didn’t connect with the storytelling as much as I’d hoped. I was fascinated by the idea of exploring the lives that might have followed from di ...more |
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5) Not in Love* by Ali Hazelwood Ali Hazelwood takes a bold swing with Not in Love, and I genuinely appreciated how different this one felt from her earlier books. The biggest strength, for me, was the plot complexity. This wasn’t a romance ...more |
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (4.5/5) I’m not typically a YA reader, but this one absolutely hooked me. I picked it up for a cross-country flight and didn’t look up once. That’s always my test: if a book can make turbulence feel irrelevant and five hours disappear, it’s ...more |
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Paper Towns by John Green is one of those rare novels that changes as you change. I first read it in college. Back then, I loved the mystery. I loved the road trip. I loved Margo Roth Spiegelman—the girl who felt larger than life, who turned ordinary ...more |
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| Birds of California succeeds most clearly on concept. The setup is compelling, and Sam is an easy protagonist to root for from the outset. His motivation is clear, emotionally grounded, and consistent throughout the novel. Internally, Sam grows in me ...more | |
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| Birds of California succeeds most clearly on concept. The setup is compelling, and Sam is an easy protagonist to root for from the outset. His motivation is clear, emotionally grounded, and consistent throughout the novel. Internally, Sam grows in me ...more | |
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| Wildfire is a fun return to the Maple Hills universe, this time set at a summer camp instead of an ice rink. I really enjoyed stepping back into that world and seeing familiar characters from Icebreaker pop up—it gave the book a cozy, connected feel ...more | |