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Using Location to Deepen Mood and Meaning

Presented by: Deborah Sharp | PJ Parish | Stacy Allen
Categories: Setting | Writing

Learn how to choose and develop settings that enhance mood and meaning. This discussion focuses on making locations feel alive and integrating them seamlessly into plot, theme, and character development.

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