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Writer's Guide to Places: A One-Of-A-Kind Reference for Making the Locales in Your Writing More Authentic, Colorful and Real
Writer's Guide to Places A OneOfAKind Reference for Making the Locales in Your Writing More Authentic Colorful and Real Author:Don Prues, Jack Heffron Writers who want to craft richly detailed settings for their characters can either spend lots of time and money researching dozens of travel guides, or they can get all the facts they need right here. Writers Guide to Places provides information on all 50 states and more than 80 cities in North America, encompassing all the details writers... more » need to develop convincing characters and realistic settings, including: Basic ethnic, religious and economic issues that shape their character
Regional history and facts their character might know
Their characters favorite food and drink
Things their character may be proud or ashamed of concerning his or her birthplace
Interesting places to set a scene
Myths about the state
Resources for further research Within each detailed state characterization, readers will find dozens of cities profiled for easy referencingfrom major cities to smaller towns of interest, including New Orleans, Birmingham, Honolulu and Chicago.« less