tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post6697931962320311469..comments2024-02-10T03:13:55.366-05:00Comments on Behind The Garden Gate: Don’t Be Stingy With Setting DetailsThe Wild Rose Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788008988163575341noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-53416815380721805952014-12-11T15:48:21.234-05:002014-12-11T15:48:21.234-05:00Excellent point! I love to get lost in a book rich...Excellent point! I love to get lost in a book rich details of where the story takes place and what the characters see, feel, hear, taste and smell. I also enjoy knowing what the characters look like.<br /><br />Tena Stetler, excited to be a new Wild Rose author.Tena Stetlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-8083330785356984842014-11-12T11:59:58.106-05:002014-11-12T11:59:58.106-05:00I'm guilty of that one, similarly with describ...I'm guilty of that one, similarly with describing characters' appearance. However, at a workshop I learned a neat reminder:<br />if the writer doesn't specifically tell the reader what a character looks like then the reader is free to imagine a middle-aged man, in a purple tutu, sitting in a Frootloop tree on the planet Zarg.<br /><br />Ruins the romance...Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-33108631270012312042014-10-21T22:11:34.218-04:002014-10-21T22:11:34.218-04:00I couldn't agree more. I enjoy getting a sens...I couldn't agree more. I enjoy getting a sense of place when I read and giving it when I write. Thank you for vindicating my convictions.<br /><br />Gail MacMillan, proud to be a Wild Rose author.292Gail MacMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963900428502050113noreply@blogger.com