• Setting as Character

  • Oct 10 2021
  • Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • n some of the most popular stories, the setting-- the "where and when"-- is so PRESENT that it is almost another character-- one that causes changes in the plot and grows in response to plot events. Think about the Millenium Falcon, Walter Moseley's postwar LA, Jane Austen's villages.  

    We're discussing how to make your setting more than just a backdrop where your characters to move around-- but an actual living and changing element in the story. 

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    Learn more about making your story and characters come to life in the Building Bolder Scenes course.  https://bit.ly/scenes-course

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