tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post7450473783866793943..comments2023-05-03T08:32:57.233-04:00Comments on Patricia Gligor's Writers Forum: Using Setting to Create AtmospherePatricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-38001626435474639512011-09-17T09:09:23.061-04:002011-09-17T09:09:23.061-04:00Thanks for your comments.Thanks for your comments.Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-11281591874705010232011-09-16T00:25:18.401-04:002011-09-16T00:25:18.401-04:00Patricia, you proved your point AugiePatricia, you proved your point AugieAugiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848187134055619150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-70048751643436441232011-09-15T21:50:12.655-04:002011-09-15T21:50:12.655-04:00I agree with you. I have a story where the house i...I agree with you. I have a story where the house is as much a character as the people. I love the examples, wonderfully descriptive.Kat Hinksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381877732736883715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-50140491224952233492011-09-15T18:46:01.333-04:002011-09-15T18:46:01.333-04:00I feel that a good mystery should have at least pa...I feel that a good mystery should have at least part of the story take place in shadow or at night. To me, the black of night is the perfect setting for a crime. Even though my book takes place inside a hotel, the crime is discovered at nighttime in a dark room. But crimes in broad daylight are shocking and unexpected, so this setting works too.<br />Sally Carpenter<br />"The Baffled Beatlemaniac Caper"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-1630482496985023672011-09-15T17:08:59.600-04:002011-09-15T17:08:59.600-04:00I couldn't agree more if the setting is not th...I couldn't agree more if the setting is not there the story is one dimensional very well done.ysam51@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263668645175499427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-81285385790416918462011-09-15T14:29:25.251-04:002011-09-15T14:29:25.251-04:00Thanks for your comments. I'm happy to see tha...Thanks for your comments. I'm happy to see that we're all in agreement on this.Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-28478439698828209742011-09-15T13:26:30.354-04:002011-09-15T13:26:30.354-04:00Yeah, and I don't see how anyone could divorce...Yeah, and I don't see how anyone could divorce the three. Setting, and how our characters view it, is often how we come to know who our characters are. After all, a young man who sneers at the Eifel Tower is a particular sort of person, and we know who he is through that action.<br />-John Brantingham<br />Author of East of Los AngelesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-11609197340412958382011-09-15T13:12:15.047-04:002011-09-15T13:12:15.047-04:00I agree. Plot and character don't exist in a v...I agree. Plot and character don't exist in a vacuum. Setting helps put everything in perspective.J. R. Lindermuthhttp://jrlindermuth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-5069056934840955252011-09-15T12:27:59.427-04:002011-09-15T12:27:59.427-04:00Patricia,
I couldn't agree more. My Henry Gr...Patricia,<br /><br />I couldn't agree more. My Henry Grave mysteries are set on a cruise ship, but the ship itself is more than just a background. It becomes a vital presence in the story line. <br /><br />William Doonan<br />www.williamdoonan.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-63898872883696113492011-09-15T11:43:59.273-04:002011-09-15T11:43:59.273-04:00Patricia, I agree with you that setting is vital t...Patricia, I agree with you that setting is vital to a good story. It's especially effective if the setting somehow drives the plot or helps define the characters. You have accomplished these ends in the samples you show here. Good work!john M. Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175415154857919353noreply@blogger.com