Tuesday, June 28, 2011

How's Your Movie Showing In Your Readers Mind?

Think back on the book you last read. Where was it set? Can you picture it in your head still? Was the author good at creating that movie in your head while you read or was it slightly choppy reading as they put too much description or too little in and the flow of your mental movie just wasn’t right?
One of the hardest parts of creating a setting isn’t deciding what that setting will be, but in weaving it so seamlessly into the story that the readers don’t realize how easily it draws them in and puts them in the story. Whether you’re working with a real place, a hidden world connected to real Earth, or your own setting all together, using all five senses to transport your reader into a world they may never have seen or imagined before is vital to a readers enjoyment of the story.

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