Learn why setting is so important for your book, and 4 important questions to ask yourself when you are making the decision around the setting and backdrop for your book, in this episode of Indie Author Weekly.   

Today’s episode topic is another listener-submitted question from Alana, who wants to know, “How do you do setting? Do you see setting as an additional character, or does it not matter? Is it important for you to represent certain places with your setting?”   

Before we can get into answering these questions about setting, we first need to look at what exactly setting is. Setting is about the time, place, and society in which a story is told.   

You want to make sure that the setting you’ve chosen is one which highlights the main themes of your story, and really showcases them. If you choose a setting that detracts from the themes of your story, then that can really take away from the emotional effect. A setting that bolsters your story’s themes will resonate more strongly with your readers, so that whatever messages you might be trying to convey are really driven home.   

Tune into this episode of Indie Author Weekly now to get the inside scoop and behind-the-scenes peek at how your host Sagan Morrow writes setting into her books, plus why setting matters so much and how you can apply these tips to your own writing…   

Resources & links mentioned in this episode:  

• Learn more about Sagan’s books at SaganMorrow.com/books   
• Winnipeg locations: Forth, Langside Grocery, Goodwill Social Club, Peasant Cookery   
• Access sample chapters of Sagan's novels, transcripts of each episode, cheatsheets and spreadsheets relevant to the episode topics, and additional resources, at SaganMorrow.com/secretpodcast  
• Submit your questions for future episode topics at SaganMorrow.com/question   

Connect with Sagan (@Saganlives) on Twitter and Instagram. Feel free to use the hashtag #IndieAuthorWeekly to chat about this episode.  

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