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I like making use of the setting throughout the story, so I do use places I've been.
My last book was set in the area I'm at now. I remember getting crits about how the setting came to life---and a lot of what I did was mention the names of trees and plants instead of saying "a tree" or "a bush."
My current one is a urban fantasy set in another country, but it's essentially Los Angeles. I had a good laugh when someone fussed at me because she couldn't believe the school I described existed. I went to it, and it's still there. I even researched Googie, which is a type of archtecture that was prevelant in Los Angeles and put that in the book.
My next one will be set in Morro Bay, California, a place where I often visited. Though I know it pretty well, I'm still researching it for the birds, trees, seashells, etc. I even found out that it used to have the world's largest chess set, which was there when I visited, but I don't remember ever seeing it.
And my next one is set in the house in the avatar, which is being featured in a book to be released in 2010. The house also appears in the current WIP.
My last book was set in the area I'm at now. I remember getting crits about how the setting came to life---and a lot of what I did was mention the names of trees and plants instead of saying "a tree" or "a bush."
My current one is a urban fantasy set in another country, but it's essentially Los Angeles. I had a good laugh when someone fussed at me because she couldn't believe the school I described existed. I went to it, and it's still there. I even researched Googie, which is a type of archtecture that was prevelant in Los Angeles and put that in the book.
My next one will be set in Morro Bay, California, a place where I often visited. Though I know it pretty well, I'm still researching it for the birds, trees, seashells, etc. I even found out that it used to have the world's largest chess set, which was there when I visited, but I don't remember ever seeing it.
And my next one is set in the house in the avatar, which is being featured in a book to be released in 2010. The house also appears in the current WIP.