Episode 62 - In at the deep end. How to immerse readers in your story

The Creative Writer's Toolbelt

Apr 16 2016 | 00:15:41

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Show Notes

In the previous episode we explored the two essential qualities of setting through describing the need for setting to be credible and immersive. In this episode we focus on one of those qualities, the immersive setting, and we explore how to make the setting an immersive and compelling place for readers by taking the time to research and plan the backstory, creating a mood and style for the setting, and by presenting the setting with sparse, specific, and sensory language.

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