Writing Convincing Stories in Foreign Places

Writing Craft
2014
Featuring Alana White, Lisa Alber, Mark Troy, Stacy Allen

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International settings can add depth and excitement to fiction. Learn how writers research foreign locations, balance imagination with accuracy, and use politics, history, and culture to create immersive worlds.

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