I enjoyed reading about how you picked your setting, Amanda-Grace! I’ve gravitated toward New England settings for several of my novels, because that’s where I grew up and went to college.
Great description. Many of my stories are set in places I have visited and based on experiences I have had. For example, Passion in Praiano is set on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. I loved the scenery and the energy of the place and so I set the murder on a cliff over the sea.
I helped a friend in the Cleveland Clinic and so I set a story in the clinic, starring an MD there. But since I eventually had to return home, I moved the action back here, too. (Confucius in Cleveland)
The beach in North Carolina is my favorite and so several of my stories (30 short stories published, too) are set there, often with the ocean playing a major role!! (GAFF—Wisdom from the Sea, The View from Afar, Sex on the Beach). Saudade is set in Portugal as are a number of short stories I have published. As in other cases, the energy and the vibe of the place as well as some of my experiences took front row center in the stories.
So, part of what I write is about place as character as Amethyst mentioned.
I enjoyed reading about how you picked your setting, Amanda-Grace! I’ve gravitated toward New England settings for several of my novels, because that’s where I grew up and went to college.
Great description. Many of my stories are set in places I have visited and based on experiences I have had. For example, Passion in Praiano is set on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. I loved the scenery and the energy of the place and so I set the murder on a cliff over the sea.
I helped a friend in the Cleveland Clinic and so I set a story in the clinic, starring an MD there. But since I eventually had to return home, I moved the action back here, too. (Confucius in Cleveland)
The beach in North Carolina is my favorite and so several of my stories (30 short stories published, too) are set there, often with the ocean playing a major role!! (GAFF—Wisdom from the Sea, The View from Afar, Sex on the Beach). Saudade is set in Portugal as are a number of short stories I have published. As in other cases, the energy and the vibe of the place as well as some of my experiences took front row center in the stories.
So, part of what I write is about place as character as Amethyst mentioned.