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Thứ Sáu, 24 tháng 4, 2015

Tips In Writing Novels Set On An Unfamiliar Place

By Alta Alexander


One of the most favorite recreation by a lot of people across different ages is reading. May it be fiction or non fiction, there is something about the activity that edifies the mind and helps us relax. Good thing about reading is the variety of selection that you have. There are many areas or genres that you will surely love.

With the high demand of quality books in the market, it is easy to see why there is almost an unlimited supply of the latest releases. For authors, creating something that the public will like remains a big challenge. Novels set on Pacific Coast Highway is among those things that is proving to be a challenge to those who arent familiar with the place.

Same goes for those who are writing about a foreign place and have never been there. The need to provide vivid description that will show the readers how the site looks like is part of the craft. Without knowing first hand how an area appeals like, the impact that it will have may not be that big. Here are some things you can do when you are dealing with this scenario.

Read relevant information. This is the primary thing that you can do to learn about anything. You can either go online or secure books about the place that you are writing. It could be about the culture, religion, and the geography of the site. All of these can be useful in visualizing its appearance.

Visit the site. After you get its basic information, your next option would be to go there. Even if you have perfectly memorized the details of a site by simple reading, its a whole new different experience if you get the chance to walk on the real streets and see all those things that are described online. If you are writing about a character treading the road you are taking, at least you know how it actually feels to be there.

Engage with the locals. Different localities have different practices. If you are not familiar with something, then the best people that you can ask about it are the people who are living on the place. May it be about their practices and traditions, you are sure to get direct answers. If you come in the right time, you might get the chance to attend to some events with cultural value to the locals.

Check its historical significance and most notable areas. Any site, no matter how remote, has its own story to tell. Some of these things can be found online. And then there are those which you will only see and understand once you take time to visit the place.

Observe the surroundings. There is a lot more things you can see if you only observe. Observing is different from just seeing something. It means taking in the details of something, reading between the lines and even adding a degree of interpretation from those which you do not directly understand.

If its about giving your readers some quality tour on any area, providing vivid description based on your research and observation will be great. Read what you can find out. Get a feel of the real deal.




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