The Importance of Setting within Storytelling

Writing Craft
2018
Featuring Christine Carbo, Con Lehane, Gigi Pandian, James Anderson, Lisa Unger, Steph Cha

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Does setting inspire the story, or does the story determine the setting? In this session, authors discuss how they develop the worlds of their novels, whether location or plot comes first in their creative process, and the role setting plays in shaping character, atmosphere, and narrative.

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