Setting is a story element we tend to ignore sometimes. It makes sense. After all, it's the backdrop, the shuffling of props on a darkened stage, the tugging of ropes on pulleys behind the scenes. Yet, wise writers know that setting isn't only a story element. Setting also reflects character. Sometimes setting is a character. At the mention of certain places in our connected histories, we recognize the theme, time, action, and key people represented in places such as Walnut Grove, Minnesota, Mayberry, Gettysburg, Tombstone, and Walton's Mountain.
Home: Where My Heart Is When We're Apart
Home: Where My Heart Is When We're Apart
Home: Where My Heart Is When We're Apart
Setting is a story element we tend to ignore sometimes. It makes sense. After all, it's the backdrop, the shuffling of props on a darkened stage, the tugging of ropes on pulleys behind the scenes. Yet, wise writers know that setting isn't only a story element. Setting also reflects character. Sometimes setting is a character. At the mention of certain places in our connected histories, we recognize the theme, time, action, and key people represented in places such as Walnut Grove, Minnesota, Mayberry, Gettysburg, Tombstone, and Walton's Mountain.