Writers Digest (unofficial)Nov 18
Using Setting to Create Conflict in Fiction https://www.writersdigest.com/using-setting-to-create-conflict-in-fiction #WritingCharacterConflict #TipsForWritingSetting #WriteBetterFiction #CharacterConflict #ConflictInFiction #WritingSetting #StorySetting #Settings #conflict #setting
Using Setting to Create Conflict in Fiction

Author Tanya Grant dives deep into the ins and outs of using setting to create conflict in fiction, including building plot and characters.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Sep 30
4 Tips for Turning Unexpected Settings Into Horrific Playgrounds https://www.writersdigest.com/4-tips-for-turning-unexpected-settings-into-horrific-playgrounds #WritingSettingAsCharacter #description/setting #WriteBetterFiction #HowToWriteSetting #WritingSetting #HorrorSetting #Settings #setting
4 Tips for Turning Unexpected Settings Into Horrific Playgrounds

Author Philip Fracassi shares four tips for turning unexpected settings into horrific playgrounds, whether in a retirement home or DMV.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Sep 5, 2025
Dark Corners: 4 Strategies for Developing Horror Settings https://www.writersdigest.com/dark-corners-4-strategies-for-developing-horror-settings #TipsForWritingSetting #WriteBetterFiction #WritingSetting #GothicSetting #HorrorFiction #Settings #setting #Horror #horror #Genre
Dark Corners: 4 Strategies for Developing Horror Settings

Author Kailee Pedersen shares four strategies for developing horror settings that will leave your readers on the edge of their seats.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Jun 26, 2025
Setting the Scene: How Travel, Close Quarters, and Only-One-Bed Brought My Characters Together https://www.writersdigest.com/setting-the-scene-how-travel-close-quarters-and-only-one-bed-brought-my-characters-together #WritingSettingAsCharacter #TipsForWritingRomance #TipsForWritingSetting #WritingTipsForRomance #forcedproximitytrope #WriteBetterFiction #AdventureRomance #WritingSetting #RomanceTropes #Settings #Romance #romance #setting #tropes #Genre
Setting the Scene: How Travel, Close Quarters, and Only-One-Bed Brought My Characters Together

Romance author Chip Pons discusses how setting can change the relationship dynamic between your characters.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Mar 18, 2025
Setting the Gothic Scene in the South https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/setting-the-gothic-scene-in-the-south #description/setting #WriteBetterFiction #SouthernLiterature #SouthernFiction #SouthernStories #SouthernGothic #WritingSetting #GothicSetting #NovelSetting #StorySetting #Settings #setting
Setting the Gothic Scene in the South

Internationally bestselling author Mark Mustian discusses setting the gothic scene in the South in fiction.

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