tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291959289927933385.post4114997054999168985..comments2023-08-09T07:45:54.617-07:00Comments on Spiller Writes: Setting: One More Time Please.Robert Spillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02508547891422075914noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291959289927933385.post-18544653803446155562012-02-17T14:53:55.471-08:002012-02-17T14:53:55.471-08:00I know what you mean. Sometimes the Setting is so...I know what you mean. Sometimes the Setting is so vivid that I either revel in it or am distracted or even sometimes annoyed with the amount of it. George R R Martin in his epic fantasies is Setting heavy and truth be told sometimes I skip over them (although sometimes I am forced to go back and read them because they are necessary). An entire 2 pages to describe a massive wall at the edge of a kingdom fascinated me because I wanted to remember this structure because I know that 'Beyond her monsters dwell'.Robert Spillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02508547891422075914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291959289927933385.post-27314216571149655362012-02-17T11:04:40.973-08:002012-02-17T11:04:40.973-08:00I have to admit that your settings are very vivid ...I have to admit that your settings are very vivid to me. I have never before read a series of books based on places that I have been, much less grew up in. However, because of this sometimes I'm so involved in the setting that I miss the actual story, so I have to go back and re-read to find out what is going on.Deb Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15587135357071119191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291959289927933385.post-7191724666872654442012-02-17T08:21:14.012-08:002012-02-17T08:21:14.012-08:00A point: if you're going to have your charact...A point: if you're going to have your characters react to something, you have to describe it. That's setting, too.DeAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10260429251547575572noreply@blogger.com