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March 31, 2025

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Writing Fictional Settings

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig When I was starting to write my Memphis BBQ series in about 2009 (assigned as a writer-for-hire for Penguin), I packed up and my husband and two young [...]

October 24, 2022

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How to Quickly Establish the Setting in Scenes

by C.S. Lakin, @LiveWriteThrive Setting is largely ignored by writers, and that’s a shame. Setting is not only important in fiction to transport your readers into your story, it’s one of the most [...]

November 16, 2018

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Writing the Small Town Setting

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig As a mystery writer, I’m especially fond of small town settings.  I have written larger cities (notably the Memphis Barbeque series), but to make it work, I basically [...]

October 13, 2017

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Setting the Scene for Mystery

by Mike Martin, @mike54martin The setting for the Sgt. Windflower Mysteries is not just a prop or a way to entice the reader to enter the realm of these books, although I certainly hope [...]

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