tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37870345.post1386365271363830178..comments2023-03-13T00:53:25.860-07:00Comments on Writer's Wavelength: Setting - Finding the Magic AnywhereSamAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11957168329971743563noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37870345.post-62287559651222130232012-01-15T19:23:23.678-08:002012-01-15T19:23:23.678-08:00Rena, thanks for joining the conversation. Russel...Rena, thanks for joining the conversation. Russell's book SWAMPLANDIA has a lot of buzz right now, but to get the flavor of her writing, I recommend checking out her collection of short stories, ST LUCY'S HOME FOR GIRLS RAISED BY WOLVES.Cynthia J. McGeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117497921942534828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37870345.post-76692823708337125372012-01-15T15:34:44.553-08:002012-01-15T15:34:44.553-08:00I love when an author's setting surprises me. ...I love when an author's setting surprises me. I recently read Dark Deeps by Arthur Slade and the entire book took place underwater (excellent book). I sometimes find it difficult to write a scene about a place I have never been. I agree that a writer should find the magical, the exotic etc. or risk losing readers. I set a goal this year to find the wonder in things like a child does and use this in my writing. <br /><br />This is first time I've heard of Karen Russell, I shall have to google her.Rena J. Traxelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950062537755234879noreply@blogger.com