The Power of Setting

Writing Craft
2012
Featuring Annamaria Alfieri, Carrie Bebris, Deborah Turrell Atkinson, Erin Hart, Mark Greaney

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Setting can act as a character with its own influence and agenda. This session explores how grounding story in place, time, and culture heightens tension and pulls readers deeper into the narrative.

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