A Writer's Guide to Active Setting by Buckham, Mary -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction

Overview

Part One: Characterization & Sensory Detail

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Active Setting

Anchoring the Reader Subtext in Setting Setting the Stage Pacing and Setting What Not to Do Assignment Recap

Chapter 2: Using Subjective Setting Detail to Reveal Character

Showing with Setting Revealing Character Through Setting What Not to Do Assignment Recap

Chapter 3: Using Sensory Detail to Enhance Setting

How to Use Sensory Detail in Your Novel Layering POV and Sensory Details Ways to Bring Out Sensory Details What Not to Do Assignment Recap

Part Two: Emotion, Conflict, & Backstory

Chapter 4: Using Setting to Show Emotion

Creating an Emotional Experience Using Concrete Descriptions Foreshadowing Reinforcing Story Themes What Not to Do Assignment Recap

Chapter 5: Using Setting to Create Complication

Foreshadowing Trouble or Conflict via Setting Internal and Emotional Conflict Conflict and World Building Orientation and Conflict Conflict via Contrast What's Not to Do Assignment Recap

Chapter 6: Using Setting to Show Backstory

Defining Backstory Using Contrast Tying It All Together What Not to Do Assignment Recap

Part Three: Anchoring, Action, Setting as a Character, & More

Chapter 7: Using Setting to Anchor the Reader

Using POV to Anchor Setting Use Deeper POV to Anchor Setting Transitioning via Setting Transitioning via Same Setting from a Different POV Transitioning in Stories with Large Worldbuilding Chapter and Scene Beginnings What Not to Do Assignment Recap

Chapter 8: Using Setting in an Action Sequence

Using Short Cues Movement Through Space Word Allocation in Setting Details Showing Versus Telling Character in Action Through Setting What Not to Do Assignment Recap

Chapter 9: Using Setting as a Character in Your Story

When Place Matters Setting in a Series What Not to Do Assignment Recap

Chapter 10: The Devil in the Setting Details

Your Story, Your Setting, Is Unique Pay Attention to Setting in What You Read and Write Other Details to Remember Additional Setting Pitfalls Wrap Up: What Makes a Great Setting

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