Write Every Day: Day 22

Apologies for the late post - I'm having one of those Sundays where I absolutely fail to accomplish anything productive.

I did go out for a short walk though, and on a whim I took some pictures around my neighbhourhood. The photo above is of the south side of a tree, so that confirms there is no validity to that old, "moss only growing on the north side of trees" story. I have to figure out some other way for my characters to make their way when they get lost.

( Some additional photos under the cut )

Part of my story is set in Toronto, and little quirky things like this are very much a part of my setting. But I also have events happening far from home and I'm thinking about ways to make those remote or imaginary settings feel as real as the ones I know so well. I'll probably dig out a map and try to figure out how to base some of the locations on places they could conceiveably get to. (And maybe go visit them in person in the After Times.)

How do you deal with the environment of your stories, whether they be in an established canon universe, a real place or a fantasy setting? Do you describe the background in depth or leave a lot of it "unpainted"? If your story is set in a known location, how do you evoke it for the reader? (A used bookshop in Soho? A Portland brewpub? The bridge of a well-known spaceship?)


Day 22 Tally:
alexseanchai, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, shadaras, brainwane, sakana17, sanguinity, nafs, phrenk, cornerofmadness, lferion, yasaman, auroracloud, shopfront, luzula, ysilme, silveradept, ysilme, iberiandoctor

( previous tallies )

Let me know if I missed your name at any point. And participation is always open, so jump in with a comment any time.