#WordWeavers how far beyond the local home of your MC does your story extend?

"When We Were Murderous Time-Traveling Women" has story within story within story--the furtherest away these extend is the state of New York. But the plot, that all takes place in her local neighborhoods, which, of course are the Bywater and French Quarter of New Orleans.

#WordWeavers 2026.04.17 —How far beyond the local home of your MC does your story extend?

Bolt flies back and forth all over the capital in Home City, to the Residency (aka The Palace) and the University district, the business district uptown, the Strand where the best restaurants, theatres, and people are, and Lowtown where she lives. Not the nicest neighborhoods. She also flies a dozen leagues west to the old suburbs abandoned 200 years ago thanks to population decline. Over the ruins and reforestation is a relatively private airspace to practice flying tandem. She'll soon visit the forests of the Wild twenty leagues southwest for a dangerous delivery. The interstellar gateways are nine leagues west of the city, and it's a point in the story that she's never seen one until one shows up Mid-City, and a gateway is a miracle you can't forget seeing. For her, it's like you or I never having needed to visit an airport. She may yet do so.

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#WordWeavers April 17. How far beyond the local home of your MC does your story extend?

The events in this story take place within about a 30 mile radius of the village of Trafton-on-Herring, where the two MCs live.

#WordWeavers 17 April: How far beyond the local home of your MCs does your story extend?

@AudraBalionArt created a lot of world to play in. At the moment, the story is extending to realms unknown.

#WordWeavers 17. How far beyond the local home of your MC does your story extend?

the main storyline takes place within a few miles of Eleanor's house. the other storylines range from Europe to the Middle East, plus an angel dimension that isn't even part of planet Earth. i think this range in the secondary storylines prevents the main plot from feeling too little and claustrophobic.

#WordWeavers Apr. 17: How far beyond the local home of your MC does your story extend?

According to Google Maps, Lysandra's journey from Korinth to Mt. Olympos was 388 km. It would have been longer had she been able to use a car, but it would only have taken about 6 hours one way instead of 4+ days.

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#WordWeavers 17 April: How far beyond the local home of your MCs does your story extend?

You know, I really should make a map...

The action centers on the 'home city' and the surrounding area, the characters travel for several weeks (horseback and on foot) in their trips outside of the city, so... an area somewhat smaller than New York state?

Yeah, definitely need to make a map and plot out travel properly.

#WordWeavers 17 How far beyond the local home of your MC does your story extend?

It mostly happens in the glorious and very waterlogged city of México-Tenochtitlán, with events on location in a few places around the country, some in northern Europe, one or two in Antarctica, and at leas one in Saturn, at a nice and small ice and rock moon that no one knew was there…=)

#WordWeavers 17 April: How far beyond the local home of your MCs does your story extend?

I’ve got 2 primary locations with cities that are 80 miles apart. Significant events occur in each city. My MC grew up in 1 and lives his adult life in the other.

#WordWeavers 17 April: How far beyond the local home of your MCs does your story extend?

The serial killer's house, in the opening chapter, is probably the furthest out we get. Most of the action happens in an MC or SC's home, or at their work.