The Novel Analyst Podcast: Creative Writing Advice & Author Interviews

51. Red Country by Joe Abercrombie - Concrete and Specific Setting Descriptions


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Red Country is an innovative and captivating work, merging the fantasy and western genres into something new and fresh. A big part of its success are Abercrombie's vivid and immersive descriptive language. This episode dissects how to write setting descriptions that make readers feel like they're part of your story's world. 

Show Notes:

My fantasy book, Across the Broken Stars, is free on Amazon until 01/05/2020! Get it here: https://amzn.to/2Ya3WEf

Previous episodes on Joe Abercrombie's books:

  • Episode 50: Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie - A Simple Way to Craft Compelling Characters
  • Episode 7: The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie - Exploring Theme
  • Episode 2: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie - Characterisation through Contradiction


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