Your Setting Is Like a Soundscape
Let’s discuss one of the building blocks of your stories. Besides characters, what is the foundation that needs to be established?
If you said setting, give yourself 10 points.
The setting is what brings you into the world of your characters. It’s your free space to build up what you’re trying to show your audience. Don’t you want your audience to get locked into the world you’re building?
Before you throw words on paper and hope for the best, let’s talk about what makes a good setting and how you want your readers to feel when they begin to enter your world.
Does Engagement Matter?
Is pulling your audience into your story actually important? Is it really that imperative to give your readers a strong visual representation of what the world is?
Yes.
Dialog and character development are both important aspects of any story. These aspects rely heavily upon the setting in which they’re placed. Your audience wants something tangible. To feel as if they’re grasping the world around them they need to be able to see the things you’re describing.
Take a moment to consider some of the literary works that stand out to us. Are you able to see the overwhelming surroundings of Hogwarts Castle? Did you ever…
