tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post271394455105431363..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: Location Impacts characterization - Carolyn McsparrenPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-39987553977862089272013-05-08T07:17:26.397-07:002013-05-08T07:17:26.397-07:00I have a tendency to write about places I've n...I have a tendency to write about places I've never been, so a lot of research is always required lol, but it almost feels like a mini-vacation to explore a new place-even if it's just online:)<br /><br />xo<br />JenJennifer Snow https://www.blogger.com/profile/11612858248083325495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-85273563813202328332013-05-08T06:45:10.660-07:002013-05-08T06:45:10.660-07:00I want to go to the pizza place mentioned in Janet...I want to go to the pizza place mentioned in Janet Evanovich's stories It's not there. I usually make up places and lately, they've all been in Arizona.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-15741369292378010952013-05-08T06:25:45.178-07:002013-05-08T06:25:45.178-07:00What a good post this is, but I'm figuring out...What a good post this is, but I'm figuring out I must not have a very good ear. I can't tell where in the South an accent originates. And then there was the time I asked a customer at work what part of England he came from. The Australian didn't appreciate the question.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-91605784500767533662013-05-07T21:51:50.794-07:002013-05-07T21:51:50.794-07:00I'm such a coward. My settings are 99% Oregon...I'm such a coward. My settings are 99% Oregon where I live, or Massachusetts where I lived until I was 10. I have occasionally written a book set elsewhere when I was invited into a series, but if I have a choice, I stick to what I know well - and I probably still screw something up. Before the Internet, I used to write to the Chamber of Commerce in the city I intended to use as a setting,Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-15259151985458924012013-05-07T17:15:48.805-07:002013-05-07T17:15:48.805-07:00I agree about setting details, Carolyn! My agent f...I agree about setting details, Carolyn! My agent feels the same way and she's the first to call me out if I get something wrong- such as the fact that having a nurse live in a SoHo loft would only be possible if it was sublet... and shared at that... When I set an outdoor chess scene in Washington Square Park I needed to get it right down to the types of local chess 'celebs'/ tables/ Karen Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621736343432643472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-41013278829724881732013-05-07T13:20:02.563-07:002013-05-07T13:20:02.563-07:00Carolyn, you now have me worried if I have Wisteri...Carolyn, you now have me worried if I have Wisteria blooming at all in my Heartwarming book set outside of Louisville. I may not have Wisteria at all, but it panics me to worry that I could miss some small tidbit like that which would upset a reader.<br />Aimee, like you I've had readers tell me they can't find my story town on the map and yet they're familiar with other places I rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-68526484643132086112013-05-07T12:26:13.301-07:002013-05-07T12:26:13.301-07:00Trying to keep the authentic flavor while also cre...Trying to keep the authentic flavor while also creating fiction is soooo difficult. I try to mix the real and the fictional but keep the details authentic to the location, the time and of course, the characters. <br /><br />Good blog!Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-6510598268623491922013-05-07T11:35:49.423-07:002013-05-07T11:35:49.423-07:00The problem I've found when I make up a place ...The problem I've found when I make up a place is that people want to try and find it. They want to go to the Totah Cafe on the Rez - only problem it doesn't exist. Or they want to find THE OUTPOST trading post - again, I made it up. If I describe a house, I have to make sure the directions there are vague. -- Aimee, author of Time of Change, a trading post mystery. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com