"Plot and characters tend to get all the glory, but each scene has a secret superpower to make it successful. Yep, we’re talking about the setting! The location for each scene should be so much more than a “backdrop” for the action. Used properly, it can become an active participant that deepens the story moment."
- Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi, https://writershelpingwriters.net/wor...
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"Sometimes in our enthusiasm to draw readers into the scene, we go a little crazy when it comes to describing. Trying to convey every feature, every angle, every facet of the setting will not only smash the pace flat, it will likely cause the reader to skim. And, if they skim, they are missing all that great description you’ve worked so hard to include. So, to avoid over-describing or focusing on the wrong details, try to make each bit of description earn the right to be included."
- Angela Ackerman, https://writershelpingwriters.net/202...