The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide To Personal and Natural Places

Publication Date:

June 2016

Pages:

248

Original language and publisher

English (USA) | JADD Publishing

Territories Handled

World excl. English

Territories Sold

Japan (Film Art Sha)
Taiwan (Solution Publishing/Eurasian Publishing Group)
South Korea (WillBooks)
China (Ginkgo Beijing Book, 5-book deal)
Turkey (Hep Kitap)
Romania (under option)
France (La Comédie Française)

Genres

Creative Writing, Practical Guide, Reference

Foreign Covers

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Film Art Sha
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Solution Publishing
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Willbooks

The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide To Personal and Natural Places

Synopsis

Making the Story World Rich, Layered, and Unforgettable

Within the pages of a book exists a world drawn from a writer’s deepest imaginings, one that has the ability to pull readers in on a visceral level. But the audience’s fascination will only last if the writer can describe this vibrant realm and its inhabitants well. The setting achieves this by offering readers a unique sensory experience. So much more than stage dressing, the setting can build mood, convey meaning through symbolism, drive the plot by creating challenges that force the hero to fight for what he wants, and trigger his emotions to reveal his most intimate feelings, fears, and desires.

USE DESCRIPTION TO PLACE READERS AT THE HEART OF EVERY SCENE

Within this volume you will find:

  • A list of the sights, smells, tastes, textures, and sounds for over 100 settings revolving around school, home, and nature
  • Possible sources of conflict for each location to help you brainstorm ways to naturally complicate matters for your characters
  • Advice on the many effective ways to build mood, helping you steer both the character’s and readers’ emotions in every scene
  • Information on how the setting directly influences the plot by acting as a tuning fork for what a character needs most and by testing his dedication to his goals
  • A tutorial on figurative language and how different descriptive techniques can bring settings alive for readers while conveying a symbolic message or deeper meaning
  • A review of the challenges that arise when writing description, as well as special considerations that apply specifically to rural and personal settings

The Rural Setting Thesaurus takes “show-don’t-tell” to new heights. It offers writers a roadmap to creating fresh setting imagery that impacts the story on multiple levels and keeps readers engaged from the first page to the last.

Marketing Information

  • 115,000 copies sold in the Setting Thesaurus. Over 908,000 copies sold in the series.

 

 

Foreign Covers

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Film Art Sha
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Solution Publishing
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Willbooks