Writers' Cafe discussion

get any help with setting here!

hey i have this draft in the works that takes place in Victorian England. The problem? I have literally never been to England and I know virtually nothing about it 😭 so if anyone can help that would be greatly appreciated

Reading about whatever time period I'm referencing from helps me when writing. Here are some books set then:
Smoke by Dan Vyleta,
The Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer,
A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn,
Twelve Minutes To Midnight by Christopher Edge.

And you can always search specific questions to find what you're looking for. Hope this helps!

what do u guys do for locations? i'm in canada and idk i feel like for some reason it's silly to use a real city in canada but at the same time making it up is weird too. like i'm mostly MOSTLY familiar w edmonton but IDK if i wanna include that in my book LOL

I either use one that already exists and research whatever defining things of that area I want to include, or make one up.

JΛDΛ wrote: "I either use one that already exists and research whatever defining things of that area I want to include, or make one up."

ohh okay yea bcz i'm writing a romance series and i feel like making up a country and stuff might be too complicated (i'm thinking canada just bcz i'm from there) but idk abt the city stuff ig i can sorta make it up too. thanks fr ur feedback!

OH also another question! for romances, what timeframe do u guys commonly use (90s, 2000s, 2010s)? obviously if it's historical ten it'd be older but i'm talking abt contemporary romances (romances after ww2)

alyymaas wrote: "OH also another question! for romances, what timeframe do u guys commonly use (90s, 2000s, 2010s)? obviously if it's historical ten it'd be older but i'm talking abt contemporary romances (romances..."

usually I focus on 2000-2012 so you can avoid referencing TikTok or Instagram cause that kinda gets awkward in my opinion

Kay wrote: "alyymaas wrote: "OH also another question! for romances, what timeframe do u guys commonly use (90s, 2000s, 2010s)? obviously if it's historical ten it'd be older but i'm talking abt contemporary r..."

omgg yes ur so right i hate it when books mention specific social medias. hat's a good timeframe tysm!!!