Why Visiting Your Setting in Real Life Can Help Your Story – On the RMFW Blog

It’s tempting to rely on your memory, imagination, or the internet when it comes to describing a setting in your story. However, nothing beats a real-life visit to add authenticity, nuance, and layers to the setting you’re writing about. Even if your story involves fairytale or science fiction settings, you can find places in our real world to visit that will help you set your fictional stage with more authenticity. See how in my article on the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog, at “Visit Your Setting (Field Trip Time!).”