tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post8053718356763232476..comments2024-03-15T00:15:04.424-07:00Comments on Marilyn's Musings: Your Fictional World Needs a Setting or LocationMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-59803874975948393772014-03-28T06:02:54.137-07:002014-03-28T06:02:54.137-07:00Thanks for stopping by, JoAnn and Sharon.Thanks for stopping by, JoAnn and Sharon.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-58444362206363668492014-03-27T08:08:38.188-07:002014-03-27T08:08:38.188-07:00John, an interesting post that reminded me of when...John, an interesting post that reminded me of when I taught genre fiction elements. I used to say that in a mystery sometimes the setting was akin to another character because of all it brought to the story. Thanks for sharing your town with us.River Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128604193981808617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-89246626013784788192014-03-27T06:30:45.495-07:002014-03-27T06:30:45.495-07:00I'm with you, John, on "learn something n...I'm with you, John, on "learn something new every day". It keeps life exciting.<br /><br />Loved the town's description. Since I grew up on the other end of PA, nearer Philadelphia, I could visualize the town as I read.JoAnnAinsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585904288360774577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-49377019744953181522014-03-25T14:51:34.851-07:002014-03-25T14:51:34.851-07:00Thanks,Lesley. And I can say the same about your s...Thanks,Lesley. And I can say the same about your series.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-52135997052741085562014-03-25T12:10:26.367-07:002014-03-25T12:10:26.367-07:00I so love mysteries set in small communities, espe...I so love mysteries set in small communities, especially communities that the author has invented such as yours. The reader immediately feels at home, making the solving of the crime personally important. Your series has it all.Lesley Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552765934908042306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-310156660373068652014-03-25T10:17:21.384-07:002014-03-25T10:17:21.384-07:00Thanks, Lorna. I think we achieve our goal when re...Thanks, Lorna. I think we achieve our goal when readers start looking for our fictional places on the map. I'll bet lots of Marilyn's readers would love to visit Rocky Bluff.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-28124774269722891222014-03-25T09:39:28.827-07:002014-03-25T09:39:28.827-07:00John, I so agree with you about place and the impo...John, I so agree with you about place and the importance of setting. Our mysteries are set in Hawaii, and we weave the culture into the stories. My romance anthologies take place in a fictional Colorado town. Over the five books, we've managed to create a place our readers want to visit.Lorna Collins -https://www.blogger.com/profile/01800799069326690421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-84250264275671873502014-03-25T06:58:59.791-07:002014-03-25T06:58:59.791-07:00Thanks for hosting me, Marilyn. A pleasure to be h...Thanks for hosting me, Marilyn. A pleasure to be here.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-90758182155166150112014-03-25T06:24:16.989-07:002014-03-25T06:24:16.989-07:00Welcome, John, so nice to have you visiting me tod...Welcome, John, so nice to have you visiting me today. Great advice in this post.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.com