https://writersinthestormblog.com A Blog On Writing Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:28:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://writersinthestormblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WITS-Logo-150x150.jpg https://writersinthestormblog.com 32 32 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2017/04/stuck-in-a-rut-how-to-amp-up-a-boring-story-setting/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2017/04/stuck-in-a-rut-how-to-amp-up-a-boring-story-setting/#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:00:27 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=31372 Angela Ackerman Taking the time to choose the right setting for each scene is one of the best ways to ensure our writing has impact. Why? Because the setting touches everything. It can characterize the story’s cast, evoke mood, generate conflict, shape the plot, and even use symbols and emotional triggers to show readers what […]

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