Small places that surround you, contain you, feel safe. Think about this when you are working with descriptions of place in your writing. I'm focusing on reading/writing/thinking about SETTINGS that literally envelope you, that evoke those cramped little hiding places you crawled into to observe without being seen. The entire process seems to trigger powerful feelings. It seems so strong to me, almost as if just imagining the place releases some type of survival instinct brain chemical.
How does this sound to you?
It's given me some food for thought
ReplyDeleteThinking about setting always helps deepen a story. I think because, in part, how a character feels in a particular setting tells us something about the character.
ReplyDeleteLast night my son's girl friend said (out of the blue) that when she was little she always wore hats because they made her feel safe. Talk about a little place that envelopes!
ReplyDeleteSo maybe hats & clothing can be considered part of our own micro-setting?
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