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Action/Adventure: December 28, 2016 Issue [#8048]

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 This week: Destinations
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter


Welcome to the Action/Adventure Newsletter. I'm spidey Author Icon, and I'm your guest-editor this week. .


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Letter from the editor


One of my favorite aspects of Action/Adventure novels is their setting or their destinations. I love reading about exotic or distant locations that I haven't visited in my real life. I love getting immersed in another culture or environment that isn't anything like my own!

Whether it's the sandy desserts of Egypt, the canyons of southwest U.S. or the jungles of the Amazon, the setting really help immerse the reader into the story, don't you think?

They say write what you know, but it can get boring setting everything you write in an area like your hometown. Probably the best way to get to know a new environment is to visit it, but we can't all afford trips across the world! The next best thing would be research! The great thing about the internet is all the free information! (Just be sure you can find reputable sources or confirm what you're finding is accurate)

It's great to get academic writings on an area, but don't forget about informal sources, like travel magazines and blogs. Search for different perspectives, from visitors to natives, to really get the feel for a culture or setting. Find background information on cultural aspects, like myths and legends, cuisine, art, history, etc. There is SO much information that can give flavor to your writing. Even if you don't use the information verbatim (this isn't a "History" or "Documentary" genre), it can help you to get a feel for a place, which will help to convey that to your reader in your writing!

Settings in the Action/Adventure genre don't have to be "real" places. They can be fictional based on real places or they can even be totally made up. In the case of Fantasy or Sci-Fi that mixes with Action/Adventures, they don't even have to be on our planet or in our reality! Research for those would obviously be different! *Laugh*

I think the setting of a story can be just as important as its characters and plot! It can really help to pull the reader in and make them forget that they're reading!



Editor's Picks


A few items & activities of the Action/Adventure genre:

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"Gator in the Road or Losing my Head" Open in new Window. [E]
In the lowcountry in South Carolina, alligators flourish.
by Lesley Scott Author Icon


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A California state of mind
by Rex Kramer Author Icon


 
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The story of five teens, a mission trip, an island... and a disaster.
by Elaine Jordan Author Icon


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Welcome to White Meadow, a small, quiet town that relies on magic for its everyday needs.
by William E McLean Author Icon


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 Modjadji Street Open in new Window. [ASR]
Dead in a dungeon street of freedom to learn and be taught schemes and tricks weirdly
by Phumlani Author Icon

 
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Ask & Answer



As a guest-Editor, I don't have any feedback to share, but I'd like to pose some questions:

What are your favorite settings? Do you prefer to read about places you've been or haven't visited before? Do you like "real" locations or fictional ones? And what is your favored research method for settings?

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