tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post3106499495753992153..comments2023-10-04T08:53:38.290-07:00Comments on A Little Light Reading: Spectacular Settings Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17131037437485371037noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-28287402575243055252015-08-30T03:26:18.882-07:002015-08-30T03:26:18.882-07:00The forest and the village both sound fascinating....The forest and the village both sound fascinating. So cool! - not just the map, but also that you found images that slotted right into it! Living with fictional characters, either one's own or others, is one of the most enjoyable ways to spend one's days.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-75146924488428833282015-08-26T13:28:56.796-07:002015-08-26T13:28:56.796-07:00Thanks D.G. I love researching for images of thin...Thanks D.G. I love researching for images of things that are in my head. I also have pictures of characters, objects and the animals in the story. I helps me be there when I am writing. Raelene Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316816228739648286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-31552664646519520612015-08-26T13:26:20.321-07:002015-08-26T13:26:20.321-07:00Castles are cool. So much opportunity for all sor...Castles are cool. So much opportunity for all sorts of places and secret places and fire places and tapestries and creative lighting. Lighthouses can be castle-ish. This castle is on a rocky hill above the harbour, perhaps it can serve as a lighthouse also ... oh now you've got me thinking. !!Raelene Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316816228739648286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-87503443479608178432015-08-26T13:22:12.488-07:002015-08-26T13:22:12.488-07:00As the story develops, a lot happens in this fores...As the story develops, a lot happens in this forest and I have enjoyed trying different seasons and times of day to bring it alive too. Thanks for your comments, RasmaRaelene Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316816228739648286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-20819541866607775802015-08-26T13:20:03.479-07:002015-08-26T13:20:03.479-07:00HI Michelle. Worlds in literature have always ent...HI Michelle. Worlds in literature have always enthralled me: Narnia, Dune; Mars etc. Even for another story I have based in the Beach suburbs of Sydney, I still searched for pictures and found a picture of the house my main character lived in. It helps to put me in the picture and to write my way around it. Raelene Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316816228739648286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-11389459114411332942015-08-26T13:14:05.879-07:002015-08-26T13:14:05.879-07:00Hi Debbie. Now I just have to get the book itself...Hi Debbie. Now I just have to get the book itself to be a reality!!Raelene Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316816228739648286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-61130414895567892172015-08-26T13:11:54.281-07:002015-08-26T13:11:54.281-07:00'causing the reader to feel' - that would ...'causing the reader to feel' - that would be my main goal in this story, I think. I am enjoying the process of making the settings come alive too. Raelene Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316816228739648286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-29116155851394846552015-08-26T13:09:38.120-07:002015-08-26T13:09:38.120-07:00Thanks LauraThanks LauraRaelene Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316816228739648286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-26560572395709002402015-08-26T11:36:47.973-07:002015-08-26T11:36:47.973-07:00These sound like great fantasy settings :)These sound like great fantasy settings :)Laura Clipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748489198957473503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-8117732326406233742015-08-23T15:12:29.126-07:002015-08-23T15:12:29.126-07:00Never undervalue a good map! Excellent point.
Yes,...Never undervalue a good map! Excellent point.<br />Yes, settings can create feelings and be characters themselves. It's a lot to do with getting the characters to feel, which gets the setting to become a character, and then causing the reader to feel. J Lenni Dornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961335286982498158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-1235396170044154152015-08-22T03:37:54.884-07:002015-08-22T03:37:54.884-07:00A most wonderful place indeed. I particularly woul...A most wonderful place indeed. I particularly would love a walk in that forest. RasmaSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978012654446052037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-5138228608547367892015-08-21T14:11:13.118-07:002015-08-21T14:11:13.118-07:00You are so correct about settings. Some stories co...You are so correct about settings. Some stories could do more to place the reader in the middle of the scene without getting too verbose. Thank you for sharing.F. Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16241888058278268890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-66711049210011433722015-08-21T08:09:44.951-07:002015-08-21T08:09:44.951-07:00A setting can fire the imagination, as yours does....A setting can fire the imagination, as yours does. I also drew a map of the universe I was creating in my world building for one of my novels. I then can write about the distances between and make the story more believable. I like maps and believe they add to the experience when we are creating. Like the photos you have used, too.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-73214495074808424312015-08-21T07:40:50.888-07:002015-08-21T07:40:50.888-07:00Hi Raelene!
Great to connect via WEPFF challenge.
...Hi Raelene!<br />Great to connect via WEPFF challenge.<br />I think you have to have an 'extra-special imagination' to write fantasy. <br />The ability to create an entire world from scratch? To me that's a bit daunting. I really applaud those who can do so.<br />The Kingdom of Asteros is fascinating! I clicked your illustration to have a better look. Because my fiction is more reality-based, I've never used illustrations. But I can see how valuable it is when creating fictional worlds in the fantasy genre.<br />I enjoyed this! Thank you for the lesson.<br />Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-40992916213587598012015-08-20T07:32:18.945-07:002015-08-20T07:32:18.945-07:00I so admire fiction writers for their ability to c...I so admire fiction writers for their ability to create entire new worlds from imagination. Your process is thorough and fascinating. Thank you for sharing it. The Kingdom of Asteros has come to life!Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-41871267047399849562015-08-19T19:28:14.432-07:002015-08-19T19:28:14.432-07:00Fascinating. I've drawn maps for my stories bu...Fascinating. I've drawn maps for my stories but hadn't thought of actually illustrating one. Brilliant idea. Glad there's a castle. Can't ever decide whether I most want to live in a castle or a light house. Thanks for sharing.Jenny Brigalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463833821337419039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-38260798172273738692015-08-19T15:59:35.673-07:002015-08-19T15:59:35.673-07:00I've not argued with my characters yet althoug...I've not argued with my characters yet although for a long time they refused to tell me their story! The details of the settings continue to emerge which I love. Raelene Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316816228739648286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-17526013154491852032015-08-19T15:55:18.947-07:002015-08-19T15:55:18.947-07:00Hi Yolanda. Thanks for encouraging Denise to keep ...Hi Yolanda. Thanks for encouraging Denise to keep WEP going. I sometimes wonder if I am not insane with the people and places in my head. They are certainly more interesting than suburbia for me. Raelene Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316816228739648286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-49926642633976695672015-08-19T15:49:08.106-07:002015-08-19T15:49:08.106-07:00Yes places certainly do have personalities too don...Yes places certainly do have personalities too don't they. I am enjoying my settings too. Thanks ToinetteRaelene Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316816228739648286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-45055118123422282352015-08-19T15:47:22.558-07:002015-08-19T15:47:22.558-07:00Hi Sally. Thanks. I didn't think I had the sk...Hi Sally. Thanks. I didn't think I had the skills to cover cultural aspects and political intrigue but I am learning as the story developsRaelene Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316816228739648286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-50231584723703795922015-08-19T15:45:10.818-07:002015-08-19T15:45:10.818-07:00Thanks Robyn. I am enjoying the process of writing...Thanks Robyn. I am enjoying the process of writing this story and look forward to reading it myself!!Raelene Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316816228739648286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-56356912794897866182015-08-19T11:31:58.074-07:002015-08-19T11:31:58.074-07:00Thanks for sharing all of this with us! I love yo...Thanks for sharing all of this with us! I love your method for creating and fleshing out your magical world!<br /><br />I, too, continue to live among my characters. Sometimes they even argue. It's a great thing.L.G. Keltnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-86024300130911159992015-08-19T10:33:33.032-07:002015-08-19T10:33:33.032-07:00Raelene
Your trek to discover and create this new...Raelene <br />Your trek to discover and create this new Kingdom of Asteros is every writer's journey. Your settings will clearly come through in your writing as you've done the work to make them outstanding. This is the first year I've put a map in my book for the readers, yet I've always created a map for my own use. <br /><br />With each book I had stacks and stacks of research, but especially pictures so that I drew the setting as I'd imagined. Tina Marie Clark is spot on, but so is your statement "I continue to live among my characters". . . I do too!<br /><br />Thank you for participating in the WEP Spectacular Settings Challenge. I look forward to reading about the Kingdom of Asteros.<br />Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-52172792948480753032015-08-19T08:08:55.187-07:002015-08-19T08:08:55.187-07:00You have certainly created a wonderful world with ...You have certainly created a wonderful world with all sorts of classes and social aspects from the religious aspects to the have's and have not's and that's just from your description. It is certainly whetting my appetite to read the story. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1972385242460835456.post-50423382045931470092015-08-19T07:56:57.945-07:002015-08-19T07:56:57.945-07:00I love the idea that setting can be a character wi...I love the idea that setting can be a character within the story. I write of a home, in one of my stories, that takes on its own personality the more you read it. Sounds like your story will have many layers to it and the setting will pull it all together. Thanks for sharing.Toi Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493934864387695248noreply@blogger.com