tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049654549567033617.post8542690639479691142..comments2024-03-01T14:08:44.282-07:00Comments on Cowboys and Dragons at the Cafe: Sense of Place: Writing SettingsMarne Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05981717156518711702noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049654549567033617.post-58125646659543907962011-07-25T05:07:38.134-06:002011-07-25T05:07:38.134-06:00Yes, a sense of place does matter. It gives the st...Yes, a sense of place does matter. It gives the story context and depth, but I prefer background to um, stay in the background. A skillful writer can make the setting a single thread in the story she weaves and can seamlessly immerse the reader in it without hitting her over the head with it. The well-known author of a book I read recently was so enamored with the setting of her story, she kept Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.com